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ordinance in the same manner as was the first ordinance. Mr. Malone asked if a WECS <br />application proposed for the historic district would be required to seek a certificate of <br />appropriateness and Ms. Wenger said it would be subject to Landmarks Commission review. <br />Mr. Gorris asked if all City owned lands were included in the overlay district and Ms. Wenger <br />said only those parcels which could benefit from the use of a WECS was included. Mr. Gorris <br />questioned if the ordinance addressed single parcels or total land area. Ms. Wenger said the <br />question was a good question and that the commission could make recommendations as to <br />whether applications should be looked at as being parcel specific or as a cumulative lot area. Mr. <br />Nowak said specific colors and sizes should be chosen to ensure the affect of the towers is <br />minimized. Ms. Meredith reviewed that the legislation currently addressed color, size and states <br />no signage is allowed on the systems. <br />Mr. Dufala said the majority of the overlay district is public property which already has a <br />designated use and this would place an additional use on the property. He would like to see <br />regulations in place restricting windmills to mixed use areas only. Ms. Webb asked if the parcels <br />identified in the ordinance were the only parcels which would be allowed WECS as there are <br />parcels which are 5 or more acres near her home. Ms. Wenger said an owner of a 5 acre parcel <br />could apply to be included in the overlay district or request a small WECS; either way a public <br />process would be required. Mr. Wirtz said windmills can be installed outside the city and still <br />generate a savings without affecting public land. The North Olmsted area is not known for being <br />a great energy producer of wind. Ms. Shear is concerned that the parcels in the overlay district <br />are heavily populated by residents and she is concerned for the children safety if a tower falls. <br />Ms. Koziol is in favor of wind energy and using natural resources rather than fossil fuels <br />however she does not believe they should be in residential communities but should be restricted <br />to rural areas. An article in the Plain Dealer said electrometric fields around turbines have an <br />environmental impact. Having a turbine in a downtown noisy area is quite different from a quiet <br />residential area. She agrees an escrow account should be required and a study required before <br />installing turbines in areas which can adversely affect people. <br />Mr. Cosmic felt that the properties chosen to be included in the overlay district discriminated <br />against other areas which could benefit from being in the overlay district and that a115 acre <br />parcels should be included in the district. Ms. Harrison asked if some of the locations have two <br />parcels could more than one WECS be installed and questioned what type of lighting would be <br />used. Ms. Wenger said the commission may want to recommend to Council that it be site <br />specific instead of per parcel and the ordinance prohibits lighting or signage. Ms. Hill said most <br />of the lots in the overlay district include schools and public places were there are a lot of children <br />on a daily basis and she is concerned for what the systems will do to the children. <br />Mr. Rerko said the ordinance should address the overall development area instead of lot <br />specific; however consideration can be given for larger developments. Barton Bradley was <br />suggested to be added to the overlay however the benefit was debated. Ms. Wenger said <br />that a small WECS could be installed at the Barton Bradley fields. Mr. Malone thought it <br />important to make sure it was clear that Ordinance 2009-64 only pertains to medium size <br />systems as small systems are not required to be in the overlay districts.