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City rule: noncommercial wind turbines are limited to 35 ft and a 400 sq ft swept area, and need building permits.

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  • Wind turbines: City rule: noncommercial wind turbines are limited to 35 ft and a 400 sq ft swept area, and need building permits.

Each rule below links to the section of the Norco Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Norco's code says

Norco code What Norco's code adds
Maximum height
  • No more than 15 feet above ground, and ground mounted.
    Applies: Satellite dish antennas to the rear or side of the main home, in agricultural, residential and hillside zones.
    § 18.31.16 · code text
    Satellite dish type antennas shall be ground mounted and not exceed a height of 15 feet as measured from ground level, except satellite dish may be mounted on the roof of Commercial Industrial buildings if screened to the satisfaction of the Planning Commission.
  • No more than 45 feet above ground.
    Applies: Antennas other than satellite dishes, to the rear or side of the main home, in agricultural, residential and hillside zones.
    § 18.31.16 · code text
    All other antenna shall not exceed an overall height of forty-five feet as measured from ground level; and
  • No more than 35 feet, including the swept area.
    Applies: Noncommercial wind energy systems (wind turbines); building permits are required.
    § 18.31.16 · code text
    No WECS shall exceed a height of 35 feet (including the swept area) nor have a swept area in excess of 400 square feet.
Size or lot coverage
  • Swept area no more than 400 square feet.
    Applies: Noncommercial wind energy systems (wind turbines).
    § 18.31.16 · code text
    No WECS shall exceed a height of 35 feet (including the swept area) nor have a swept area in excess of 400 square feet.
Side and rear setback
  • At least 2 1/2 times the swept-area diameter from all property lines.
    Applies: All parts of a noncommercial wind energy system (wind turbine).
    § 18.31.16 · code text
    All portions of the WECS shall be at least two and one-half (2 1/2) times the diameter of the swept area from all property lines except that the WECS shall be five (5) times the diameter of the swept area from any property line downwind of the prevalent wind condition.
  • At least 5 times the swept-area diameter.
    Applies: Noncommercial wind turbine, from any property line downwind of the prevailing wind.
    § 18.31.16 · code text
    All portions of the WECS shall be at least two and one-half (2 1/2) times the diameter of the swept area from all property lines except that the WECS shall be five (5) times the diameter of the swept area from any property line downwind of the prevalent wind condition.

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City rule: noncommercial wind turbines are limited to 35 ft and a 400 sq ft swept area, and need building permits.

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