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1 (B) Bicycle Rack. All non-residential uses shall provide a bicycle rack near the main entrance to the <br />2 building. <br />3 <br />4 326 Outdoor Dining Areas/Patios <br />5 Outdoor dining areas and patios accessory to restaurants/brew pubs, brewery taprooms, and distillery <br />6 cocktail rooms have the following standards: <br />7 (A) The seating must be located on the same parcel as the principal use. <br />8 (B) The outdoor seating area shall be defined with the use of landscaping, temporary fencing, or other <br />9 means that contains the tables and chairs for the use. <br />10 (C) Patrons shall access the outdoor seating area through the main entrance or host station. <br />11 (D) All exterior sound equipment shall be shut off at 10:00 p.m. <br />12 <br />13 330 Alternative Energy Systems <br />14 Purpose and intent. The purpose and intent of this section is to establish standards and procedures by <br />15 which the installation and operation of alternative energy systems shall be governed within the city. The <br />16 city finds that it is in the public interest to encourage alternative energy systems that have a positive <br />17 impact on energy production and conservation while not having an adverse impact on the community. <br />18 <br />19 331 Wind energy conversion systems (WECS). <br />20 The following standards are intended to facilitate the provisions for WECS to the residents and businesses <br />21 of the city; minimize adverse visual effects of wind towers, turbines, and generators through careful <br />22 design and site selection standards; and avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure <br />23 through structural standards and setback requirements. <br />24 (A) Location. WECS units shall be allowed by conditional use-4f listed as a conditional use in the <br />25 underlying zoning distrie Furthermore, WECS units shall not be allowed in the Critical River, Wild <br />26 and Scenic River, and Shoreland Overlay Districts, except for micro -scale WECS provided that it does <br />27 not violate the maximum structure height of the overlay district. <br />28 (B) Bulk standards. <br />29 (1) General requirements. No part of the WECS, equipment, guyed wires, blades, or braces shall <br />30 at any time extend across or over any part of the public right-of-way, public street, highway, <br />31 sidewalk, or recreation trail. <br />32 (2) Setback. All small scale WECS and medium scale WECS units shall maintain a minimum setback <br />33 of 1.5 times the height of the tower. In addition, WECS units in any residential district must <br />34 maintain a minimum setback of 1,000 feet from any principal dwelling unit on adjacent <br />35 parcels. Setbacks shall be measured from the center of the WECS tower to the nearest <br />36 property line. <br />37 (3) Height. Height for any WECS shall be: festrictcd by thc definition of thc WECS as listed in City <br />38 Code section 117 1, definitions. <br />39 a. WECS, small-scale. A WECS with a height no greater than 50 feet tall, including the <br />40 blade. <br />41 b. WECS, medium -scale. A WECS with a height between 101 50 feet and 199 feet tall, <br />42 including the blade. <br />43 c. WECS, utility -scale. A WECS with a height of 200 feet or greater, including the blade. <br />44 •d. The city council may increase thc height of a small scale WECS up to an e crall height <br />45 of 100 feet if thc applicant is able to demonstrate to thc satisfaction of thc city council <br />46 that thc purr raphy, structures, vegetation, and other factory make thc <br />47 4 eight limit for a eomply-i-r-g WECS impractical. <br />Page 39 of 160 <br />