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medium wind energy system is five acres. The exhibit shows each of the parcels projected to be included within the overlay district. Mr. O'Malley said zoning districts are usually bound to geographical areas of which residential is the largest within the city. An overlay district is a floating zoning which can encompass the entire city, lies on top of other zoning districts and pinpoints specific parcels such as listed in the exhibit. Mr. Malone questioned the parcels included in the overlay and said some appeared to be residential. Ms. Wenger explained that poor photocopying created shading on the map, and the residential lots are not included in the overlay district. Ms. Meredith questioned if there were 5 acre plus parcels within the city which were not included in the overlay district but would be allowed a medium WECS. Ms. Wenger said that if a property owner wished to be included in the overlay district in the future, they would have to request a rezoning and be reviewed in the same manner as the original overlay district. Ms. Csornok asked whether or not the Metroparks land which abuts Fire Station 2 was included in the overlay district. Ms. Wenger said the only Metroparks parcel included is the property on which the Fire Station's access drive is located. Ms. Leek said that she is concerned that many of the lots listed in the overlay district were along Butternut Ridge Road. With the number of public lots along Butternut Ridge the area could become a wind farm. Ms. Wenger said there would be no wind farms in North Olmsted nor does the ordinance target a specific street or neighborhood. The reason public property was included within the overlay district was because public buildings can benefit from the electricity generated by the systems. In identifying parcels to be included in the overlay district, the size of the lot and the location of a structure which would benefit from the use of a WECS were considered. Ms. Leek felt that the potential for Butternut Ridge Road to look like a windmill farm was evident due to the number of lots listed in the overlay district. If the city has not had feasibility studies for each property listed in the overlay district isn't the city spending public time and money discussing something which is not feasible? Ms. Meredith believed that the city paying to conduct wind surveys would be a larger burden on the tax payers. Ms. Leek suggested requiring the manufacturer to conduct feasibility studies. Ms. Wenger advised that if the city looked to invest in a WECS she would recommend a study be conducted; however she would not recommend the city become regulators to property owners wishing to install WECS, nor does she recommend requiring documentation showing a wind study has been conducted. Mr. Rerko said the size of the unit being installed is a factor required to complete a feasibility study. The payback for a unit is based on the wind velocity and how much energy it will generate. Each lot's microclimate is different and depending on the size of the fan or compulsion system of the unit it changes the study parameters for each lot. Mr. Stalter asked if there was any thought given to including commercial lots when creating the overlay district. Ms. Wenger said that depending on the size of the lot an owner can install a small unit or a building integrated system. The only WECS which would not be permitted on commercial would be a medium size WECS. Mr. Rerko noted that due to the size of most - existing commercial lots including its building layout, setbacks and parking field, most lots could only meet the requirements for building integrated systems. Mr. Young said he would like to see the 1,000 foot notice requirement increased. He abuts the Industrial Parkway and many of the parcels listed as light industry are residential and zoned 10