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only allowed as a conditional use rather than a permitted use, which means the applicant must obtain a conditional use permit in addition to meeting all regulations of Chapter 1118. As with any development proposal, the Planning and Design Commission must review any such proposed use following the regular review procedures. Mr. Lasko said Bowling Green has a site with four utility scale wind turbines and questioned how they relate to the size of systems the city is discussing. Ms. Wenger said the Bowling Green turbines have a collective output of over 7MW which falls under State regulations and provides consumer energy. The regulations the city is considering would permit energy generation for onsite use only. The small systems have a rated capacity of 10 kilowatts or less which is considered a small scale, best used for home energy use and has a height cap of 75 feet. The medium size is no greater than 250 kilowatts with a height cap of 170 feet. Ms. Wenger reviewed each section of the newly proposed Chapter 1153 describing the zoning language and rationale for the proposed standards. Mr. Collins said he was involved with a community in the County which does not have such an ordinance at this time, but in the process of addressing the issue as residents are submitting building applications for personal residential wind turbines. Mr. Cotner questioned if the city Mr. Collins mentioned was a shoreline community and Mr. Collins said it was not. Mr. O'Malley said state law preempted all local jurisdiction of economically significant wind farms which are larger scaled turbines SMW and higher. The utility siting board recently established very extensive administrative regulations under which lists many of the issues the city planner has addressed in the proposed chapter before the commission. State codes provide local municipalities the jurisdiction to regulate small wind systems under local zoning laws which are more stringent then state law. Local zoning codes were established to advance the health, safety and general welfare of the community. The Commission's role in reviewing the proposed legislation is to ensure those safeguards are in place and to report their findings to City Council who ultimately exercises zoning authority. He commended the planner's efforts to put in place regulations overseeing WECS before they start arriving. He also noted that the State of Ohio was supportive of alternative energy through laws which require local utility companies to accomplish 25% of their energy through alternative sources by the year 2025. Section 1153.02 Definitions: Mr. Rerko said there were many types of WECS devices such as squirrel cage, lawnmower styles, those that run along building roofs and styles which use two monopoles channeling air flow between them. The fan type system is one style which would require a fall zone but he is not sure how the other devices would fit into the fall zone definition. Ms. Wenger said the chapter was a starting point for the city to be able to address the quickly evolving technology. There are wind spires and cubs as well as other wind devices being designed. As technology evolves the city can update the chapter to address new systems. Ms. Meredith believed that the term monopole did not relate to the device which captures the wind, but the base of the system. She questioned if the dual use systems which can be attached to existing poles would be considered an accessory use, a small system or whether or not they could be mounted on existing parking-lot light poles. Mr. Rerko said most existing light poles could only support the light attached they are not structurally design to carry heavy weight or withstand high wind loads. However existing cell towers designed to accommodate up to 6 carriers on one 4