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➢ Li,ght Poles � Electrical Appliance � Not considered an accessory structure � No building permit needed � Location not defined in the zoning code ➢ Basketball Hoops � Some have lights mounted on them,therefore aze an electrical appliance � Not considered an accessory structure � No building permit needed � Location not defined in the zoning code ➢ Portable Hot Tubs � Electrical appliance � Creates hardcover � Not considered an accessory structure � No permit building pernut needed ➢ Birdhouses � Mounted on poles � Not considered an accessory structure � No buildi.ng permit needed � Location not defined in the zoning code ➢ Weather Vanes and Weather Stations � Can be mounted on poles or roofs � Similaz in size and operation to many wind generatars � Not considered an accessory structure � Location not defined in the zoning code ➢ Bug Zappers � Electrical appliance � Noisy and annoying � Not considered an accessory structure � No permit building permit needed � Location not defined in the zoning code Further,the city of Orono allows ground mounted antennas up to 20'tall and amateur short wave radio antenna towers up to 65'. Many states and cities, including Orono,have sun resource laws or ordinances which pmlubit a neighbor from blocking the sun to a certain extent, or to allow certain access for a sun powered system, thus claiming the sun as a right to the property holder. The same is true of wind energy,the city of Orono is denying us our right to take advantage of the wind energy available to our property for no legitimate reason. We have presented an application for a building permit which takes into account many of the issues related to urban applica.tions of wind generators without any direction from the city of Orono. The system we have presented has very low noise and vibration levels during operation, is built to withstand 131 mph destructive wind speed,and is aesthetically pleasing. The locarion chosen is not in the 0-751ake shore setback,does not violate any height ordinance(the top will be near the edge of our roof line), and takes advantage of the best wind resource available to our property.