Portsmouth, Virginia · General provision

Sec. 40.2-217(H)(h)

Extracted standards

3 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Time to remove abandoned system after notice90 days

    Any wind energy system that is not operated for a continuous period of 24 months shall be considered abandoned, and the system shall be removed the wind energy project within 90 days of receipt of notice from the locality instructing removal.

  • Time to repair or remove unsafe system6 months

    Any wind energy system found to be unsafe by the Building Official shall be repaired by the owner to meet federal, state, and local safety standards or removed within six months.

  • Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from lot line for freestanding wind turbine

    Freestanding wind turbines shall be set back from all lot lines a distance equal to the height of the turbine plus three feet.

From the ordinance

Freestanding wind turbines shall be set back from all lot lines a distance equal to the height of the turbine plus three feet.
Sec. 40.2-217(H)(h)