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Resource Documents: Ordinances (53 items)
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Report of the Wind Advisory Committee to the Shelburne Falls Planning Board
Author: Shelburne Falls, Mass., Wind Advisory Committee
Wind Turbine Systems for Premises Use: “Any system of turbines, whether located on the building or the ground, designed primarily to generate heat or electricity for the principal home or business located on the lot; such systems may generate a limited amount of excess electricity for resale to an electrical utility provided the system is designed principally to supply the electrical needs of the home or business on the lot.” As written, the bylaw requires more detailed and specific interpretations . . .
More »Industrial Wind Energy Facility Ordinance
Author: Town of Sumner (Maine)
Setback Requirements An IWEF shall comply with the following setback requirements, which shall apply in addition to the construction requirements found elsewhere in this ordinance. If more than one (1) setback requirement applies, the greater setback distance shall be met. … A Minimal Fixed Distance of one (1) mile (5,280 ft.) is required from the outer edge of the base of each IWT to the closest point on any property line of any non-participating property in Sumner. … Sound Restriction Requirements All . . .
More »Wind Energy Facilities Local Law, Town of Litchfield, New York
Author: Town of Litchfield (N.Y.)
The Town Board of the Town of Litchfield adopts this Wind Energy Facilities Local Law to promote the effective and efficient use of the town’s wind energy resource through wind energy conversion systems (WECS), without harming public health and safety, and to avoid jeopardizing the welfare of the residents. The Town Board of the Town of Litchfield finds and declares that: 1. While wind energy is a renewable energy resource, there are significant impacts including noise, shadow flicker, aesthetic and . . .
More »Aesthetics, General, New York, Noise, Ordinances, Property values, Siting •
Wind Energy Conversion Systems Law
Author: Town of Lyme (N.Y.)
[adopted August 11, 2012; excerpts:] It is the purpose of this law to provide the regulatory structure that ensures the protection of the Town of Lyme residents and minimizes the impacts on the Town’s environment in the siting and operation of Wind Energy Conversion Systems. Notably, this law will reduce, minimize, or eliminate negative impacts on the unique resources within the Town of Lyme including, among many, the Seaway Trail, Lake Ontario and its contiguous waterways, and the Chaumont Barrens. . . .
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