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A Residential 'WECS license shah remain. in effect for five (5) years following issuance,unless the CitY Council shall earlier revoke the. license for failureto comply with the terms of this Ordinance. 24.3.5. Revocation. If the City learns of a violation of this. Ordinance, it .shall provide a. notice to the property owner of thealleged violation and the date and time of a hearing before the City Council to consider the violation. The City Council' shall hold a hearing, at which it will receive evidence of the violation. and take testimony :from any :interested parties, including the.property owner. Following the hearing, if the Council determines that the WECS is in Violation of the standards in this. Ordinance, it.may revoke the WECS license immediately, give. the owner a reasonable period of time in.which'to correct the. violation wirhout.revocation; or choose to take no action on the WECS license.. if a WECS license is. revoked, the WECS and tower must be dismantled and removed.from the property within '90days' of revocation. 24.4. Code compliance. WECS installation is not exempt froth. the State Building Code and similar safety codes, and all permits required for the construction and/or installation of WECS. components must be obtained from the .City's Building Official prior to commencing work to install the WECS. 24.4.1. Compliance -With state building.coda. Standard drawings of the structural components of the. wir�d energy conversion system and support structures, including base: and footings. shall be provided.along with engineering data and calculations to demonstrate compliance with the ,structural design provisions of the state building ;code:.F]rawings anclengineering calculations :sh :be cerdfied:by. � _ i so a licensed �re jj Q, t eer: Y:• i2x....•.... _._. �' c.Y,�:•:<%3 "...YE`.-'��:w..cam"n....'r.'e➢a'�c"'E�'Z��... h•.urcx: .... ,_.. 5>F'(?"•.Y,..ti4 with I~Fatio`al<ElectricalodM'�e`ctric�al.Co WECS ele eal equipment and conneciions . shall be .>>--x N tionIN—s ado tedb g dinadherene=tvthe.p y-tlie city, lr, ' Standards flr siting staIiat[at °arid .Op height of a CS'm;:;s'"comply with.'1 d re ation parr:77 "Objects Af eE ing Navigable 4NDOT Rut"14`. t ,t1R.1.3015 "Grit iYa'for eterminin "'' g Obstruction. €r�;=Asr.Navigation. . 24:5.a Setback. WECS towers shall be set back from; the closest property :line at -least one foot for every.one.. foot of the system's total extended height. No part. of :a WE (including guy wire anchors) 'shall be located within orabove any required front, side or rear yard setback 24.53.. Rotor clearance. At installation, the bottoin of the .WECS. blade diarneter shall have.a =dnimum. of 5 . feet of clearance. over. any structure .(including aboveground. utilities} or tree within a. 200-footradius of the. WECS tower.. The property owner is responsible for ensuring that trees and othervegetatiort do not encroach on the. minimum. rotor clearance after the system is installed. 24.5.4. Rotor .safety. Each WECS shall be equipped with control equipment to prevent dangerous `operation in. high wind and to' allow the turbine to. be slowed or. stopped in an emergency. 24.5.5.. Tower access. To prevent unauthorized climbing, WECS: towers must comply with one of .the following provisions: A) Tower climbing apparatus -shall not be located v thin'12,feet of the ground. B) A locked"anti-climb.device shall beinstalled.on the tower. C) Towers capable of being climbed shall be .enclosed. by a. locked,. protective. fence at least. six feet high. 24.5.6. Component certification. Each electtical component of the WECS must be certified by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. The:overall WECS system must either he certified or pending.certifrcation.bythe Small.Wind Updated Tune 5,.2017 Gem .Lake Consolidated Land Use Ordinance —Page 121