§ 15.03.685. Wind energy conversion system (WECS).

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Any device, such as a wind turbine and tower, wind charger, windmill and associated control or conversion electronics, which converts wind energy to a form of usable energy. A Small Wind Energy Conversion System (SWECS) shall have a rated capacity of not more than one hundred kilowatts (100 kW) and which is intended primarily to reduce on-site consumption of utility power. A Commercial Wind Energy Conversion System (CWECS) shall have a rated generating capacity equal to or greater than one hundred kilowatts (100 kW). Tower height is the height above grade of the fixed portion of the tower, excluding the wind turbine itself. Total extended height is the height above grade to a blade tip at its highest point of travel. Wind energy conversion systems shall not be permitted within the corporate boundaries of the city of Council Bluffs.

(Ord. No. 6030, § 1, 6-8-2009).

                    
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