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get projected outward. Ms. McLaughlin asked if studies had been conducted on property values. Ms. Meredith said the studies which have been conducted have shown there has been no negative impact on property values and suggested audience members visit the websites listed on the wind resource sheet. Ms. McLaughlin suggested the web sites were special interest groups who have an interest in promoting the technology. Ms. Meredith said that the organizations are reputable sites; special interest groups can be found for any topic, for or against an issue. The sites listed at are sites including those the government uses and recommends. Mr. Diederich asked if units are required to be placed on 1 or 5 acres, what percentage of parcels within the city meet that requirement? Ms. Wenger said the city engineer created a map of all parcels 1 acre, 5 acre and up and the average residential lot in North Olmsted is less than one acre so the building mounted units are a greater possibility for most properties. She suggested the engineer convert the map into a PDF and make it available online. Mr. Collins estimated 20- 30% of parcels could meet the acreage requirement to accommodate a monopole unit. Mr. Leek asked if the city had conducted a wind feasibility study to see where the proposed units could work. What guarantee do the owners have that the units would in fact work in their area? Ms. Wenger said that it would be the responsibility of the consumer considering the technology to conduct their due diligence to determine feasibility. She did not believe the city should step into the role of conducting the studies and dictating what sites have sufficient wind for a WECS. She agreed conducting a study would be wise for someone considering an installation. There are broad wind maps available for the region but a site specific study would be best, the size or scale of a unit also dictates the amount of wind required for a unit to work. Mr. Leek suggested that the city should conduct the study to ensure the property owners are protected against purchasing units which can't work in their area. Mr. Lasko noted a letter from Mr. Jandecka which was read voicing his opposition to the ordinance which would be attached to the minutes as an exhibit. Mr. Lasko moved, seconded by Ms. Meredith, to table Ordinance 2009-63 to tlne July 8, 2009 meeting which was unanimously approved 5-0. Ordinance No. 2009-64 providing for the amendment of the zone map of the City of North Olmsted in order to supplementally zone the hereinafter identified parcels of real property so as to include them within the Wind Energy Overlay District (WEOD) of the City of North Olmsted. Mr. Lasko recused himself from all discussions pertaining to Ordinance 2009-64 as parcels identified to be included in the Wind Overlay District are part of the North Olmsted School District and he is a member of the Board of Education. Vice Chair Meredith conducted the meeting for the discussion of this ordinance. Ms. Wenger said Ordinance 2009-64 is the companion piece to the proposed zoning text. It establishes areas, as an overlay district, where medium wind energy conversion systems could be located if a conditional use permit was granted. The overlay is limited to select light industrial parcels and select public properties. Overlay districts do not change the base zoning of a piece of property but add additional regulations on top of the base zoning. The minimum lot size for a 9