The purpose of this Article is to provide regulations for the effective construction and operation of wind energy conversion systems (WECS) in Springville City, subject to reasonable restrictions, which will preserve the public health and safety.
(Ord. No. 15-2011 § 1, 07/19/2011)
(1) 
Pole mounted WECS shall be permitted in all zones excluding parcels falling within the Springville Historic District.
(2) 
No more than one (1) WECS shall be permitted per parcel within residential zoning districts and no more than two (2) WECS shall be permitted per parcel within a commercial or industrial zoning district.
(3) 
No wind energy systems shall be permitted on the roof of a structure.
(4) 
Commercial wind power generating facilities (windfarms) shall not be permitted.
(Ord. No. 15-2011 § 1, 07/19/2011)
No permit shall be granted for a WECS unless the City determines that the proposed use meets all of the following criteria and any other applicable requirements:
(1) 
A building permit shall be required for all WECS.
(2) 
The owner shall submit two (2) complete sets of detailed plans and specifications for the WECS, including a site plan, a structural land and electrical design including standard drawings of the wind turbine structure, including the tower, base, and footings, completed by a registered professional engineer, licensed to do such work in the State of Utah, whose seal shall be affixed to all such drawings and plans.
(3) 
The owner shall submit all other information as requested by the Building Department and/or Chief Building Official.
(4) 
No WECS shall be connected to the power grid until Springville City Power has approved and inspected the system.
(5) 
The owner of the facility must sign a Net Metering Pilot Program interconnection and service agreement with Springville City Power.
(6) 
All engineering and electrical wiring/connections shall conform to the applicable provisions of the International Building Code and National Electric Code.
(Ord. No. 15-2011 § 1, 07/19/2011)
The base of the tower shall be set back a distance no less than fifty percent (50%) of the total extended height from a property line, and one hundred ten percent (110%) of the total extended height from all overhead utility lines, neighboring dwellings, and public roads. All WECS shall be located completely within the rear yard; they shall not be located in any front or side yard. The setback shall accommodate the potential buildable area of an adjoining parcel.
(Ord. No. 15-2011 § 1, 07/19/2011)
(1) 
The height of the tower shall not exceed forty-five feet (45'). The height including the turbine and rotor blades shall not exceed fifty-five feet (55').
(2) 
The minimum distance between the ground and any part of the rotor blade system shall be twenty feet (20').
(Ord. No. 15-2011 § 1, 07/19/2011)
(1) 
All access doors, climbing apparatuses, or access ways to towers and electrical equipment shall remain locked and inaccessible by the public.
(2) 
No WECS shall be permitted that lack an automatic braking, governing, or feathering system to prevent uncontrolled rotation, over-speeding, and excessive pressure on the tower structure, rotor blades, and turbine components.
(3) 
Procedures for emergency shutdown of power generation units shall be established and posted prominently and permanently within three feet (3') of the meter panel.
(Ord. No. 15-2011 § 1, 07/19/2011)
All WECS shall be located with relation to property lines so that the level of noise produced during any WECS operation shall not exceed sixty (60) decibels, measured at the boundaries of all of the closest parcels that are owned by a non-site owner or at any point past the property line.
(Ord. No. 15-2011 § 1, 07/19/2011)
If a WECS is not functional, operational, or maintained for a period of one (1) year, it shall be deemed abandoned. The owner, upon notification, shall immediately dismantle and remove the wind tower and associated appurtenances and restore the site.
(Ord. No. 15-2011 § 1, 07/19/2011)