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Proposed Hawley (MA) Wind Facility Bylaw
October 27, 2005
by Hawley Planning Board for consideration at Special Town Meeting on 10/27/05
Summary:
The purposes of this wind-generated energy production facilities section are to:
A. Protect the scenic, historic, environmental, and natural or man-made resources of the community without prohibiting alternative energy technologies to be developed.
B. Provide standards and requirements for regulation, placement, construction, monitoring, design, modification and removal of wind facilities.
C. Provide a procedural basis for action within a reasonable period of time for request for authorization to place, construct, operate, or modify wind facilities.
D. Preserve property values.
E. Locate wind facilities so that they do not have negative impacts such as, but not limited to, attractive nuisance, noise, falling objects, general safety, welfare and quality of life, wildlife and the environment in the community.
F. Require owners of wind facilities to configure them so as to minimize and mitigate the adverse impact of the wind facilities.
Filed under
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Massachusetts
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Zoning/Planning
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