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<br />ORDINANCE #09-12 <br /> <br />CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNT <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 9, WHICH IS KNOWN AS ZONING AND <br />SUBDIVISION OF LAND. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.02 TITLED <br />"DEFINITIONS" AND CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.20 TITLED "ZONING <br />DISTRICTS" AND ADDING CHAPTER 9, SECTION 9.17 TITLED "WIND <br />ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS" OF THE CITY CODE OF RAMSEY, <br />MINNESOTA <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. AUTHORITY <br /> <br />This ordinance is adopted pursuant to and under the authority of the City Charter of the <br />City of Ramsey. <br /> <br />SECTION 2. AMENDMENT <br /> <br />Section 9.02 ofthe City Code entitled Definitions is amended to include the following: <br /> <br />Wind Energy Conversion System (WECS). Any device such as a wind charger, wind <br />mill, or wind turbine and associated facilities that converts wind energy to electrical <br />energy. This equipment includes any base, blade, foundation, generator, nacelle, rotor, <br />tower, transformer, vane, wire, inverter, or other component used in the system. <br /> <br />WECS, Blade. A component of a WECS mounted to the rotor, causing the rotor to <br />rotate under wind conditions. <br /> <br />WECS, Medium-Scale. A WECS with a height between 101 feet and 200 feet tall, <br />including the blade. <br /> <br />WECS, Micro-Scale. A WECS mounted to an existing Structure. <br /> <br />WECS, Small-Scale. A WECS with a height no greater than 50 feet tall, including the <br />blade. <br /> <br />WECS, Utility-Scale. A WECS with a height greater than 200 feet, including the blade. <br /> <br />Section 9.20 of the City Code entitled Zoning Districts is amended to include the <br />following: <br />