2009-82 AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS

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r ORDINANCE NO. 2009-82 ORDINANCE AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE - WIND ENERGY SYSTEMS - WHEREAS, on the 5th day of November, 2009, upon due notice, the Decatur City Plan Commission held a public hearing on the petition of Greg C. Crowe, Assistant City Manager, to modify and amend the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur, the same being Ordinance No. 3512, as amended, and, WHEREAS, the Decatur City Plan Commission did report its findings and did recommend that said petition be granted and that the Zoning Ordinance be so modified and amended. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, ILLINOIS: Section 1. That the report and recommendation of the Decatur City Plan Commission be, and the same are hereby, received, placed on file and approved. Section 2. That Section II. of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Decatur (Ord. No. 3512 as amended by Ord. No. 2002-33) be, and the same is hereby, amended by adding two new definitions in their correct alphabetical order, said new definitions to provide as follows: SECTION 1I. DEFINITIONS. WIND ENERGY SYSTEM (WES): An aggregation of parts including the base, tower, generator, rotor, blades, supports, guy wires and accessory equipment such as utility interconnect and battery banks, etc., in such configuration as necessary to convert the power of wind into mechanical or electrical energy, e.g., wind charger, windmill or wind turbine. The wind energy system is incidental and subordinate to a permitted use on the same lot. WES are permitted only for electrical power to be