Minnesota Administrative Rules

2400.2740 STANDARDS FOR ACCESSORY USES.

A.

Antenna, amateur radio, or satellite dish standards are as follows:

(1)

Antennas may not exceed one meter in diameter in the RM district and two meters in diameter in all other districts.

(2)

Antennas may not be located in any required front yard, nor may they be located between a principal building and a required front yard.

(3)

Only one freestanding tower or antenna is allowed per residential zoning lot.

(4)

Building-mounted antennas must be placed in the least visible locations as viewed from any adjacent street.

(5)

Ground-level antennas must be screened with landscaping or with building walls on all sides of the antenna in a manner in which growth of the landscape elements will not interfere with the transmit-receive window.

B.

Outside storage of construction materials and equipment must be removed within ten days after construction is complete.

C.

Solar energy systems or devices may be placed within required rear or side yards or attached to the rear or side of a building. Attached equipment may not exceed building height limits.

D.

Wind energy conversion systems or devices may not exceed 100 kilowatts in rated capacity and must meet the following standards:

(1)

building-mounted wind energy conversion systems may not exceed 25 feet in height;

(2)

building-mounted wind energy conversion systems are prohibited on residential structures less than four stories in height and structures accessory to residential uses;

(3)

building-mounted wind energy conversion systems must be set back at least ten feet from the front, side, and rear walls of the structure upon which they are mounted;

(4)

building-mounted wind energy conversion systems on structures over four stories in height must be installed above the fourth story;

(5)

the structure upon which the proposed wind energy conversion system is to be mounted must have the structural integrity to carry the weight and wind loads of the wind energy conversion system and have minimal vibration impacts on the structure; and

(6)

freestanding wind energy conversion systems are prohibited in the Capitol area.

Statutory Authority:

MS s 15B.06

History:

34 SR 900

Published Electronically:

January 15, 2010