23 CAR § 469-301. Installation

In addition to meeting the minimum requirements detailed in Arkansas Code § 23-18-1406, an applicant also shall meet the following wind energy facility or wind energy facility expansion installation requirements: (1) The distance from any tower support base to any tower support base of another wind energy facility under other ownership shall be a minimum of five (5) rotor diameter distances figured by the size of the largest rotor; (2) The wind energy facility operation shall not cause interference to the radio, television, or internet reception on any adjoining property; and (3) To limit climbing access to the tower, a fence that is a minimum of six feet (6’) high with a locking portal shall be placed around the tower base, the tower climbing apparatus shall be limited to no less than twelve feet (12’) from the ground, or the tower utilizes an internal climbing structure that is only accessible through a locked portal.