WEYMOUTH - A proposal for a backyard wind turbine has been rejected, and the property owner will have to wait two years to reapply.

Landlord Joe Fantasia was hoping to install a 120-foot turbine at the four-unit apartment building he owns on Commercial Street, which is next to the Pingree Primary School.

He said in May it would power his 4,746-square-foot apartment building with energy to spare and he would look to sell that extra power back to the electrical grid.

But the board of zoning appeals said the spot Fantasia hoped to put the turbine, at 1282 Commercial St., was too small. The board unanimously rejected the proposal Sept. 2, deeming it too close to the property line.

Weymouth Principal Planner Rod Fuqua said the manufacturer of the turbine, Bergey Windpower Co. of Oklahoma, recommended a fall zone of 1.2 times the height of the tower. Fantasia's property does not meet that.

Fantasia's proposal was the first of its kind in the town. In 1982, Weymouth's zoning code was amended to allow "wind-conversion systems" with a special permit from the zoning board.

Fuqua did not know if Fantasia planned to appeal the rejection. Calls to Fantasia were not returned.

He will have to wait two years before he can come back with a redesigned application.