35.15.570 Regulations – Renewable energy systems.
(1) At wind energy system sites, the design of the associated structures shall, to the extent reasonably possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping that will blend the wind energy system to the natural setting and the existing environment.
(2) No wind energy system shall be artificially lighted, except to the extent required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other applicable authority.
(3) The renewable energy system shall not interfere with established navigation routes.
(4) The renewable energy system shall be designed, constructed and operated in a manner that minimizes adverse impacts on shoreline ecological functions and processes.
(5) The County shall take the following into account in its review of renewable energy system applications:
(a) The potential hydrological effects (including physical effects at the site and adjacent coastline through changes to wave patterns, tidal streams, sediment transport, etc.);
(b) Interference with other marine activities;
(c) Potential risk to fish and other marine life, including mammals, from contaminants, noise and vibration;
(d) The effects of increased turbidity and potential for smothering/burial of benthic flora and fauna; and
(e) Other adverse implications on marine habitats and/or species.