The following setbacks and separation requirements
shall apply to all small wind energy systems.
A.
Each wind energy system shall be set back from the
nearest occupied structure a distance of no less than 1.1 times its
total height.
B.
Municipal boundaries. Each wind energy system shall
be sited at least 1.1 times its total height from the nearest boundary
of all sewer service planning areas or sewer service boundary, or
1.1 times its total height from an incorporated municipal boundary,
whichever is greater. The setback shall be determined by utilizing
the area or boundary existing at the time of the permit application.
C.
Property lines. Each wind energy system shall be set
back from the nearest property line a distance of no less than 1.1
times its total height, unless appropriate easements are secured from
adjacent property owners for a lesser setback. The easement must be
recorded with the Register of Deeds.
D.
Public roads. Each wind energy system shall be set
back from the nearest public road a distance of no less than 1.1 times
its total height, determined as the nearest boundary of the underlying
right-of-way for such public road.
E.
Park and wildlife area. Each wind energy system shall
be set back a distance of no less than 1.1 times its total height
from a Park and Wildlife Area, as designated in the Outagamie County
Outdoor Recreation Plan, as adopted at the time of the permit application.
The blade tip on any small wind energy system
shall, at its lowest point, have a ground clearance of no less than
30 feet.
