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Resource Documents: Ordinances (53 items)
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Wind Energy Facility Ordinance for the Town of Dixfield
Author: Dixfield, Maine
Section 11. Approval and Performance Standards 11.1 Setback A WEFU or WEFS shall comply with the following setback requirements. If more than one (1) set back requirement applies, the greater set back distance shall be met. All measurements shall be based on horizontal distances. 11.1.1 All WEFUs shall be set back a horizontal distance of four thousand (4,000) feet from any Occupied Building in Dixfield and two thousand (2,000) feet from the boundaries of the Project Parcel unless the Applicant . . .
More »By-law to provide for the regulation of wind turbine noise
Author: Corporation of the Town of Plympton-Wyoming
In this by-law: “A-weighting” means the frequency weighting characteristic as specified in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) Standard 61672, and intended to approximate the relative sensitivity of the normal human ear to different frequencies (pitches) of sound. It is denoted as “A”. … “Infra-sound” means sound with energy in the frequency range of 0-20 Hz. It is often considered to be inaudible for most people unless at a relatively high amplitude but has been shown to be perceived via other senses . . .
More »Wind Energy Conversion Systems Ordinance – Mason County, Ky.
Author: Mason County, Ky., Fiscal Court
Definitions: Industrial Scale WECS: A Wind Energy Conversion System constructed on the property ofanother by a company or corporation or other entity, whose general intent is to capture wind energy and place it on the electrical grid for resale to a public utility or other energy marketer. Mid-Scale WECS: A Wind Energy Conversion System with a generating capacity up to 50 Kw, the installation intended to collect wind energy for the purpose ofsupplying energy to the owners and shall not . . .
More »Wind turbine generators ordinance, Granville, Pennsylvania
Author: Granville (Pa.) Township Supervisors
I. Findings – The Granville Township Supervisors make the following findings with respect to the construction, operation and maintenance of Wind Turbine Generators: A. The construction, maintenance and operation of Wind Turbine Generators which fail to comply with all criteria and regulations set forth in this ordinance, present tangible and immediate dangers to the preservation of the natural, scenic, historic and aesthetic values of the environment of the Township of Granville. B. The construction, maintenance and operation of Wind Turbine . . .
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