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PAGE TWO <br />SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 30, SERIES 2012 — A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN <br />AMENDMENT TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNED UNIT <br />DEVELOPMENT (PUD) FOR 1812 BOXELDER STREET, LOTS 1 &2, BLOCK 5, <br />CTC 1, TO ALLOW A 38' TOWER WHICH EXTENDS TO 54' WHEN <br />TEMPORARILY TESTING WIND GENERATORS MANUFACTURED ON SITE <br />DATE: MAY 1, 2012 <br />Properties to the north, west, and south are all zoned Industrial (I). The property to the east is <br />zoned Agricultural (A) and contains a residence and a llama farm. <br />SUMMARY OF PROPOSAL: <br />The applicant, Boulder Wind Power, is requesting a tower in the rear (north) of the lot on which <br />to test newly completed wind turbine generators. The tower would be 38 feet tall when empty <br />and 10 feet in diameter. When the generator is attached, the whole assembly would be 54 feet <br />tall. The generator is circular, with a diameter of 40 feet. The current business plan anticipates <br />the generators would be attached to the tower between two and four times a year, each time <br />the generator remains attached for between two (2) and thirty (30) days. For flexibility, the <br />applicant is requesting permission to operate the generator up to 8 times a year for no more <br />than 150 days. <br />1 <br />5 <br />