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ORDINANCE NO. 142, THIRD SERIES <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING <br />ORONO MUNICIPAL ZONING CODE SECTION 78-1379 <br />REGARDING WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMS <br />THE CITY COUNCIL OF ORONO ORDAINS: <br />SECTION 1. The following language is hereby deleted and added to Orono Municipal <br />Zoning Code Section 78-1379(c)(4): <br />(4) Wind energy conversion systems definitions. <br />Horizontal axis wind turbine. A wind turbine design in which the rotor shaft is parallel <br />to the ground and the blades are perpendicular to the ground. <br />Hub. The center of a wind generator rotor, which holds the blades in place and attaches <br />to the shaft. <br />Hub height. The distance measured from natural grade to the center of the turbine hub. <br />Monopole tower. A tower constructed of tapered tubes that fit together symmetrically <br />and are stacked one section on top of another and bolted to a concrete foundation <br />without support cables. <br />Small wind h"k enerzy conversion system (SWECS). A wind turibin WECS of SAA <br />5000 kW nameplate generating capacity or less. <br />Total height. The highest point above natural grade reached by a rotor tip or any other <br />part of a wind turbine. <br />Vertical axis wind turbine. A type of wind turbine where the main rotor shaft runs <br />vertically. <br />Wind energy conversion system (WECS). An electrical generating facility that consists <br />of a wind turbine, feeder line(s), associated controls and may include a tower. <br />Wind turbine. Any piece of electrical generating equipment that converts the kinetic <br />energy of blowing wind into electrical energy through the use of airfoils or similar <br />devices to capture the wind. <br />Page 1 of 5 <br />