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1 <br />2 326 Outdoor Dining Areas/Patios <br />3 Outdoor dining areas and patios accessory to restaurants/brew pubs, brewery taprooms, and distillery <br />4 cocktail rooms have the following standards: <br />5 (A) The seating must be located on the same parcel as the principal use. <br />6 (B) The outdoor seating area shall be defined with the use of landscaping, temporary fencing, or other <br />7 means that contains the tables and chairs for the use. <br />8 (C) Patrons shall access the outdoor seating area through the main entrance or host station. <br />9 (D) All exterior sound equipment shall be shut off at 10:00 p.m. <br />10 <br />11 330 Alternative Energy Systems <br />12 vurpose and intent. The purpose and intent of this section is to establish standards and procedures by <br />13 which the installation and operation of alternative energy systems shall be governed within the city. The <br />14 city finds that it is in the public interest to encourage alternative energy systems that have a positive <br />15 impact on energy production and conservation while not having an adverse impact on the community. <br />16 <br />17 331 Wind energy conversion systems (WECS). <br />18 The following standards are intended to facilitate the provisions for WECS to the residents and businesses <br />19 of the city; minimize adverse visual effects of wind towers, turbines, and generators through careful <br />20 design and site selection standards; and avoid potential damage to adjacent properties from tower failure <br />21 through structural standards and setback requirements. <br />22 (A) Location. <br />23 u ndeF11y"^a j*Strie+ F=, A-heFmere WECS units shall not be allowed in the Critical River, Wild <br />24 and Scenic River, and Shoreland Overlay Districts, except for micro -scale WECS provided that it does <br />25 not violate the maximum structure height of the overlay district. <br />26 (B) Bulk standards. <br />27 (1) General requirements. No part of the WECS, equipment, guyed wires, blades, or braces shall <br />28 at any time extend across or over any part of the public right-of-way, public street, highway, <br />29 sidewalk, or recreation trail. <br />30 (2) Setback. All small scale WECS and medium scale WECS units shall maintain a minimum setback <br />31 of 1.5 times the height of the tower. In addition, WECS units in any residential district must <br />32 maintain a minimum setback of 1,000 feet from any principal dwelling unit on adjacent <br />33 parcels. Setbacks shall be measured from the center of the WECS tower to the nearest <br />34 property line. <br />35 (3) Height. Height for any WECS shall be: restriete-ed b1y t. Ohl e- ed e� ;,,r 0f + Ohl e- MVEC S a S. 11,Is. +e,A ;n C 6 t y <br />36 Code section 117_1 definitions. <br />37 a. WECS, small-scale. A WECS with a height no greater than 50 feet tall, including the <br />38 blade. <br />39 <br />b. WECS, medium -scale. A WECS with a height between 10150 feet and 199 feet tall, <br />40 <br />including the blade. <br />41°. <br />WECS, utility -scale. A WECS with a height of 200 feet or greater, including the blade. <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />, <br />45 <br />nimogh+ Iirmi+ fer a Genq .1woma WF=C ��,,,r.r-,et ocal. <br />111111%.46 <br />e. A micro -scale WECS is limited to 25 feet taller than the structure to which it is mounted <br />47 <br />and can be no taller than the maximum building height of the underlying zoning district. <br />Page 39 of 160 <br />