§ 122-605. Approval of wind energy conversion systems located in regulated historic districts.

Approval of wind energy conversion systems located in regulated historic districts.

(1)

Design review required. Wind energy conversion systems located in regulated historic districts shall obtain approval from the historic district commission, where applicable, before seeking any other required approvals.

(2)

Procedures for design review shall be in accordance with articles XII and XIII. In addition to the applicable standards and regulations found therein, the following design standards apply for wind energy conversion systems:

a.

Wind energy conversion systems shall be installed in a manner which does not damage or obscure character-defining features of an historic resource.

b.

Towers shall be installed in locations that are not clearly visible from public streets.

c.

Roof-mounted wind energy conversion systems.

1.

Wind energy conversion systems on pitched roofs may only be attached to the side or peak of a roof that is clearly visible from public streets when such systems could not otherwise be located on sides and peaks of the roof that are not clearly visible from public streets.

2.

Wind energy conversion systems on flat roofs shall not be attached to:

a.

Parapet walls that are clearly visible from public streets.

b.

Any extension of a front wall of a building that is clearly visible from public streets.

d.

The historic district commission, where applicable, may require that wind energy conversion systems be painted, so as to be architecturally compatible with the building on which it is located or to blend in with the surrounding area.

(Ord. No. 2010-1, § 9, 1-4-10; Ord. No. 2012-8, § 1, 6-18-12)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 2010-1, § 9, adopted January 4, 2010, amended the Code by, in effect, repealing former § 122-605 and adding a new § 122-605. Former § 122-605 pertained to specific standards for wind energy conversion systems, and derived from Ord. No. 2009-4, adopted May 4, 2009; and Ord. No. 2009-9, adopted June 15, 2009. Similar provisions can now be found in § 122-606.