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Small Wind Turbines Development & Building Approvals Draft Regulations for Industrial, Commercial and Special Purpose Districts May 2013 Onward/ By 2020
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Project Purpose To more clearly facilitate non-residential urban wind turbines Industrial Areas Commercial Areas Special Purpose Areas (parks, schools, infrastructure) To define application requirements To define how applications will be evaluated To coordinate with other agencies with authority Development & Building Approvals May 20132
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Why non-residential areas? Project focus is on non-residential areas Trial areas and pilot projects Potential for lesser impacts on adjacent landowners Larger parcels may allow for mitigation options Future project phase likely to address residential parcels In the meantime, applications can be made will be evaluated as “Power Generation Facilities” Development & Building Approvals May 20133
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Common Turbine Styles Development & Building Approvals May 20134 Vertical Axis TurbineHorizontal Axis Turbine
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Common Pole Styles Development & Building Approvals May 20135 Lattice TowerGuyed Tower Not Allowed Monopole Allowed
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Range of Turbine Sizes Development & Building Approvals May 20136 WECS – Type 2WECS – Type 1Rural Wind Farm Not Allowed Allowed
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WECS – Type 1 Development & Building Approvals May 20137 Roof-mounted Turbines
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WECS – Type 1 Development & Building Approvals May 20138 Rural Installations
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WECS – Type 1 Development & Building Approvals May 20139 Calgary Zoo Enmax Headquarters Calgary Stampede
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WECS – Type 1 Development & Building Approvals May 201310 Olympic Heights School Installation Strathcona Community, SW Calgary
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WECS – Type 1 Development & Building Approvals May 201311 Comprehensive Systems
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Artful Windmills – not WECS Development & Building Approvals May 201312 Eau Claire Windmill Counting Crows Art Installation 13 Ave and 4 th Street SW
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WECS – Types 1 and 2 Development & Building Approvals May 201313 WECS – Type 1 WECS – Type 2
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Development & Building Approvals May 201314
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WECS – Type 2 Development & Building Approvals May 201315 100kW 47 m (157 feet) tall
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WECS – Type 2 Development & Building Approvals May 201316
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WECS – Type 2 Development & Building Approvals May 201317 WECS – Type 2 WECS – Type 1
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WECS – Type 2 Development & Building Approvals May 201318 WECS – Type 2
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E.g. Toronto Waterfront Turbine Development & Building Approvals May 201319 750 kW 90 m tall 52 m diameter
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Wildlife Impacts - birds Mitigation – best practices Avoid areas of key conservation Underground transmission cables Eliminating guy wires and lattice poles Eliminating lighting Pre-construction wildlife assessments Mitigation – site specific Monitoring post-construction Operational practices – halting operation in key periods Development & Building Approvals May 201320
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Wildlife Impacts - bats Mitigation – best practices Limiting allowable turbine size to prevent pressure changes Avoid areas of key conservation Underground transmission cables Eliminating guy wires and lattice poles Mitigation – site specific Monitoring post-construction Operational practices – halting operation in key periods Development & Building Approvals May 201321
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Input on Draft Regulations Please submit comment by: Tuesday May 7, 2013 Optional Feedback Form Email, phone, meeting, or fax Development & Building Approvals May 201322
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NEXT STEPS Calgary Planning Commission May 23 Council Public Hearing July 22 Development & Building Approvals May 201323
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Thank you for your time Development & Building Approvals May 201323
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