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must include a statement by a registered professional engineer certifying that the rotor and overspeed controls have been designed and fabricated for the proposed use in accordance with good engineering practices. This certification would normally be supplied by the manufacturer and include the distance and trajectory of the thrown blade from an exploding turbine or propeller according to the Loss of Blade Theory. (c) Electrical Components. All electrical components of the wind energy facility shall conform to relevant and applicable local, state and national codes, and relevant and applicable international standards. (d) Power Lines. On-site transmission and power lines shall be placed underground. (e) Height and Setbacks of Ground-Mounted Wind Turbines. Aground-mounted wind turbine shall be set back from all property lines, occupied buildings, street right-of- way lines, and overhead utility lines a minimum distance equal to 1.1 times the height of the wind turbine. Turbine setbacks shall be measured from the center of the wind turbine base. With respect to an overhead utility line that. provides service only to a single building or a single parcel of land, the setback requirement shall be met if the turbine is placed so that no portion of a rotor blade extends closer than five (5) feet to the utility line. The height of aground-mounted wind turbine shall be limited by the setback requirements of this section. (1) No Wind Energ. F~ty shall be located in any front yard. (2) No Wind Energy Facility shall be erected on any parcel that is less than one (1) acre in size. (3) Access. No tower shall have a climbing apparatus within fifteen (15) feet of the ground and the tower shall be completely enclosed by a locked, protective fence at least six (6) feet high enclosing the entire site of the tower. (f) Height for Roof Mounted Wind Turbines. All applicable regulations for ground- mounted wind turbines shall apply to roof mounted turbines. The height of a rooftop or other building-mounted wind turbine shall not exceed the maximum permitted building height for the property by more than twenty percent (20%). For a rooftop or other building-mounted wind turbine that exceeds the maximum permitted building height by more than twenty percent (20%), the Village Planning Commission, after a public hearing, may approve a greater height if the Commission determines that the placement of the turbine and context of the turbine site will mitigate any significant negative visual or safety impacts on nearby properties. 6