U.S. county crafts ordinance to prevent wind turbine development. - TopicsExpress



          

U.S. county crafts ordinance to prevent wind turbine development. An effort by a Charlottesville, Va., company to put a wind farm in Baldwin County might be coming to a grinding halt. Vince Jackson, director of the county’s Planning and Zoning Department, has crafted an ordinance that would prohibit wind projects like the one APEX Wind Energy has proposed for southern Baldwin County. Jackson gave the Baldwin County Commission a copy of the ordinance during the commission’s work session meeting today. It prohibits turbines that can produce energy in excess of 50 kilowatts or more. Jackson and commissioners discussed tweaking the ordinance to ensure it does not prevent businesses and homeowners from putting small turbines on their properties. After the tweaks, the ordinance will be reviewed by county attorney David Conner and then presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a vote.
Posted on: Wed, 12 Jun 2013 23:27:03 +0000

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