A.

There are some areas of the city which by virtue of strong prevailing winds and the absence of extensive development are ideally suited for large scale development of wind energy. The Jurupa Valley General Plan provides the basis for the development of this resource.

B.

The provisions of this chapter are intended to recognize this unique wind resource in the city and the need for the development of alternative energy sources.

A.

Public utility uses.

(1)

Structures necessary to the conservation and development of water such as dams, pipelines, and pumping facilities.

(2)

Transmission facilities for gas.

(3)

Transmission facilities for electricity which are subject to the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission.

(4)

Electrical substations.

(5)

Railroads, including the necessary facilities in connection therewith.

(6)

Cable television transmission facilities.

B.

Meteorological towers.

(1)

Towers under fifty (50) feet high.

(2)

Towers fifty (50) feet and higher provided approval of a site development permit shall first have been granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.240.330(1)(a) Such a site development permit shall be valid for a period of two (2) years unless a WECS permit is approved on the underlying property within the two-year period, in which case the site development permit shall be valid as long as the WECS permit is valid.

C.

Commercial WECS and WECS arrays with no limit as to rated power output are permitted provided a commercial WECS permit has been granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.240.420.

D.

Accessory WECS are permitted provided an accessory WECS permit has been granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.240.420.

E.

The following uses are permitted provided approval of a site development permit shall first have been granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.240.330:

(1)

Electrical transmission facilities which are not subject to the jurisdiction of the California Public Utilities Commission and are not included in a commercial WECS permit application.

(2)

Electrical storage facilities for the temporary storage of power primarily produced upon the land where a permitted WECS or public utility use is established.

(3)

Storage of trucks and other vehicles, machinery and materials on land where a permitted WECS or public utility use is established.

(4)

Offices and maintenance shop buildings and structures on land where a permitted WECS or public utility use is established.

(5)

One family dwellings for caretakers or watchmen and their families on land where a permitted WECS or public utility use is established, provided no compensation is received for the use of any such dwellings.

F.

The following uses are permitted provided a conditional use permit has been granted pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.240.280: Mining operations which are exempt from the provisions of the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (Pub. Resources Code Section 2710 et seq.) and Chapter 5.65.

G.

Mining operations which are subject to the California Surface Mining and Reclamation Act of 1975 (Pub. Resources Code Section 2710 et seq.) are permitted provided the operator holds a valid permit pursuant to Chapter 5.65.

(Ord. No. 2012-02, § 1, 6-7-2012)

The following development standards shall apply in the W-E Zone:

(1)

Height limits:

(a)

No commercial WECS shall exceed five hundred (500) feet in height.

(b)

No other building or structure shall exceed twenty (20) feet in height unless a height up to seventy-five (75) feet for buildings or four hundred (400) feet for other structures is specifically permitted under the provisions of Section 9.240.370.

(2)

Setbacks. Minimum setbacks are as follows:

(a)

No building or structure shall be closer than fifty (50) feet from any lot line.

(b)

Setbacks for accessory WECS shall be as prescribed by Section 9.240.420.

(c)

Setbacks for commercial WECS and WECS arrays of all sizes shall be as prescribed by Section 9.240.420.

(d)

Setbacks for a commercial WECS or WECS array used primarily for research or experimentation shall be as prescribed by Section 9.240.420.

(3)

Automobile storage space shall be provided as required by Section 9.240.120.