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Resource Documents: Ordinances (53 items)
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Wisconsin Citizens Safe Wind Siting Guidelines
Author: Wisconsin Citizens Coalition
Created by the following organizations: BCCRWE, Brown County Citizens for Responsible Wind Energy – Brown County CCCRE, Calumet County Citizens for Responsible Energy – Calumet County Concerned Citizens of Smelser & Paris Township, Grant County residents – Grant County Concerned Citizens of Trempealeau County – Trempealeau, Monroe, Rock, LaCrosse, and Dane counties Forest Voice – St Croix County Forward Wind Factory Victims Coalition – Fond du Lac County Glenmore Constitutional Coalition – Brown County Western Wisconsin Landowners Alliance – Monroe . . .
More »Charlestown, R.I., ordinance prohibiting wind turbines
Author: Charlestown, R.I., Town Council
[This ordinance was passed by the Charlestown, R.I., Town Council 3-2 on Sept. 12, 2011.] The Town Council of the Town of Charlestown hereby ordains that Chapter 218 of the Code of Ordinances, Town of Charlestown entitled Zoning, Section 37 is amended as follows: ARTICLE VI. Land Use Regulations. Section 218-37. Specific Land Use Standards and Conditions. The existing text of this Section is to be deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following text: D. Utilities (4) Wind . . .
More »Ordinance to Impose a Temporary Stay on Construction of Large Wind Energy Systems in the Town of Holland
Author: Town Board, Holland, Wis.
ORDINANCE NO. 3-1-2010-B Recitals: 1. A “wind energy system” is an electricity generating facility consisting of one or more wind turbines under common ownership or operating control, and includes substations, MET Towers, cables/wires and other buildings accessory to such facility, whose main purpose is to supply electricity to off-site customer(s). A “wind turbine” is a wind energy conversion system which converts wind energy into electricity through the use of a wind turbine generator. A “large wind energy system” is a . . .
More »Recommended Update of Sample Zoning for Wind Energy Systems
Author: MacMillan, William; Punch, Jerry; and Rosenman, Kenneth
On April 16, 2008, a document titled Sample Zoning for Wind Energy Systems was published by the state of Michigan. That document is attached as an appendix. Recent contacts with Michigan state government offices revealed that the state has no current plans to update the guideline. Consequently, we prepared this report in an attempt to inform the public and assist municipalities and counties that are responsible for developing zoning for wind energy systems. We strongly recommend that the state of . . .
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