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n <br /> Council <br /> Exhibit D <br /> Date Application Received: NA <br /> Date Application Considered as Complete: NA <br /> 60-Day Review Period Ezpires: NA <br /> To: Chair Leskinen and Planning Commission <br /> Jessica Loftus, City Administrato <br /> From: Mike Gaffron, Senior Planner <br /> Date: January 16, 2015 <br /> Subject: #14-3700 Amendment of Zoning Code Chapter 78: Amend Section 78-1379 <br /> - Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems(SWECS) <br /> Application Summary Pursuant to the moratorium enacted by the Council on October 27, <br /> the City is conducting a study for the purpose of considering amendments to the Zoning Code <br /> to address the use of SWECS. <br /> The intent of the study is to: <br /> - refine the existing definitions related to WECS and SWECS; <br /> - establish standards and procedures by which the location, design, installation and operation <br /> of SWECS shall be regulated within the City; and <br /> - determine whether SWECS should be allowed in commerciaUindustrial districts as well as <br /> residential districts. <br /> List of Ezhibits <br /> A- Table- Comparison of Various Codes and Ordinances <br /> B - Draft Planning Commission Minutes 11/16/2014 <br /> C -Draft Orono Code for Discussion <br /> D - PC Memo dated 11/13/2014 <br /> E- Municipal and Model Ordinance Examples <br /> At its November 16 meeting the Planning Commission held a public hearing to receive public <br /> input regarding Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems. Please review the draft minutes of that <br /> meeting (Ezhibit B). Peter Lanpher, an Orono resident who lives adjacent to a property that <br /> contains a SWECS, showed video of the impacts of the SWECS on his enjoyment of his <br /> property. Planning Commission tabled the discussion for further consideration. <br /> Decision Points <br /> There are a number of decisions that must be made in order to craft an ordinance that meets the <br /> City's desired outcome. The items to be considered are listed below in the form of a series of <br /> questions to be answered. As a resource to help in reaching those answers, staff has provided a <br /> table (Ezhibit A) that compares key WECS parameters contained in existing or model <br /> ordinances from various sources. <br />