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Article 22 Clear Area - The distance from the low- est point of the blade tip to the To see if the Town will vote to amend the Zoning By- ground. law by adding the following new Subsection 174- 25.H.(11) to the Section 174-25 Table of Use Height - Height is measured from the Regulations and specifying by the letters "SP" under average grade at the base of the tower all zoning district columns in said table that such use to the top of the fixed tower (move- is allowed by Special Permit in all zoning districts: able blades are not included). "(11) Land-based wind energy conversion facilities, Land-based - Land-based shall mean subject to approval of a Special Permit by the Planning wholly located on upland including Board under the provisions of Section 174-45.5" any guy wires as may be required. and by adding the following new Section 174-45.5: SPGA - Special Permit Granting Authority (SPGA) for Wind Energy "§174-45.5. Land-Based Wind Energy Conversion Conversion Facilities shall be the Facilities (WECFs) Planning Board A. Purpose and Intent. It is the express WECF - Wind Energy Conversion purpose of this section to accommo- Facility (WECF). All equipment, date distributed Wind Energy machinery and structures utilized in Conversion Facilities (WECFs) in connection with conversion of wind to appropriate land-based locations, electricity. This includes, but is not while protecting public health, safety, limited to, all transmission, storage, welfare, the character of neighbor- collection and supply equipment, sub- hoods, property values, preservation stations,transformers, site access,ser- of environmental, historical and vice roads and machinery associated scenic resources and minimizing with the use. A Wind Energy adverse impacts of WECFs. All Conversion Facility may include one WECFs shall require issuance of a or more wind turbines. special permit by the Planning Board, acting as the Special Permit Granting Met Tower - Wind Monitoring or Authority. This section is intended to Meteorological("test"or"met")Tower. be used in conjunction with other reg- Tower used for supporting anemometer, ulations adopted by the Town, includ- wind vane and other equipment to ing, but not limited to, historic dis- assess the wind resource at a predeter- trict, special permit, conservation and mined height above the ground. other applicable by-laws and regula- tions designed to encourage appropri- Wind Turbine - A device that converts ate land use and environmental pro- kinetic energy of the wind into rota- tection. Further, it is the express tional energy to turn an electrical gen- intent of this section that any special erator shaft. permit hereunder granted runs with the land and that any subsequent C. Use Regulations. WECFs or Met owner of said land be bound by the Towers shall require a building per- terms and conditions of said special mit. The construction of any WECF permit. or Met Tower may be permitted in all zoning districts, subject to issuance of B. Definitions. In addition to the defini- a special permit by the Planning tions contained in Section 174-3,the- Board and provided the proposed use following shall apply to Wind Energy complies with provisions of this sec- Conversion Facilities: tion (unless waived by the Board) and any other applicable provisions of this 91