[Ord. No. 257, 7-13-2010]
No person, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business, or other entity shall erect or maintain within the City limits of the City of Leadington any detached solar power system, tower or wind mill as defined in Section
405.020 of this Chapter unless and until an application shall first be submitted to and a permit issued by the City in accordance with the provisions of this Article and Article
XVI of this Chapter.
[Ord. No. 257, 7-13-2010]
A. The applicant shall submit the Zoning Administrator a written application
for a special use permit, which details the location and building
specifications of the detached solar power system, tower or wind mill
which shall also include engineering specifications for any tower
or structure erected or maintained to support the tower or wind mill
or to hold the detached solar power system.
B. The detached solar power system, tower or wind mill shall comply with the height limits set forth in Article
X of this Chapter.
C. The overhead clearance of each wind mill shall be a minimum of twelve
(12) feet.
D. The detached solar power system, tower or wind mill shall have at
least one (1) foot of setback from each respective property line,
for each foot of height of the accessory structure.
E. At the time of submission of such application, applicant shall have
entered into and executed an "interconnection application/agreement"
with AmerenUE, and shall submit written documentation of technical
specifications which meet all the requirements listed in said interconnection
application/agreement; provided, however, that if a wind mill is used
for non-power generating purposes, an interconnection agreement shall
not be required.
[Ord. No. 257, 7-13-2010]
A. The special use permit for any detached solar power system, tower
or wind mill shall automatically expire if the wind mill or detached
solar power system shall be nonfunctional for a period of at least
sixty (60) consecutive days, or if it shall otherwise no longer be
used for its original intended purpose.
B. Within ninety (90) days after receipt of written notice from the
Zoning Administrator of the expiration of the special use permit,
the owner shall remove the structure at owner's expense, and shall
further provide to the Zoning Administrator a copy of owner's written
notice to AmerenUE of the ower's intent to cease operations. Accessory
equipment or structures shall not be removed from the premises until
the detached solar power system, tower or wind mill shall first be
dismantled and removed.
[Ord. No. 257, 7-13-2010]
Any towers, wind mills and detached solar power systems in legal
operation at the same location as of the effective date of this Article
shall be considered as legal nonconforming uses, so long as in continuous
operation at all times hereafter, but any such existing use shall
not be extended, expanded or enlarged.