CHAUMONT - No parking and no turbines.

Lyme's Town Council extended the moratorium on wind energy development for a year and enacted a parking ban along County Route 125 at its meeting Wednesday night.

The moratorium, which was proposed as a three-month period, was passed through Oct. 15, 2010.

An appeals court decision on a lawsuit against the zoning law passed May 6 will be announced in January or February. Then the law would be "tweaked," Supervisor Scott G. Aubertine said.

"If we change the law, we're going to have to have your hearings all over again," Councilman James R. Madill said. "A year, at the least, seems likely."

If the process moves faster, the council could vote to rescind the moratorium, he said.

The council had 13 letters and e-mails supporting a moratorium, many for the yearlong version. Opinion during a public hearing was evenly divided.

Planning Board member Albert H. Bowers III voiced his support for the longer version.

"The longer extension is desirable as the wind law that was originally developed by the Planning Board two years ago must be reviewed and updated," he said.

Others argued that smaller turbines should be left out of the moratorium.

Point Peninsula resident Richard H. Nagel said, "Jay Leno has a private wind tower on top of his garage in downtown Los Angeles and yet we can't have one in the town of Lyme."

Councilman E. Norman Schreib said, "If we break out personal wind turbines, there are no regulations in place. We need a set of regulations to do it."

The parking ban was likewise approved unanimously. It will run Nov. 1 to May 1 on both sides of the road.

Last winter, the town decided to put a limited, one-side parking ban into effect and sought to pass a resolution to ban all parking along the road.

During a public hearing, several people asked for less than a complete ban along County Route 125, which is a popular parking area for ice fishermen on Point Salubrious.

"I'd rather not see a ban to parking unless there are no other solutions to that problem," town resident Edmund H. DeMattia Jr. said. "We should pay attention to the money coming in from ice fishing."

But the council also had at least one e-mail and many voiced support of the ban at an earlier hearing.

"We're aware of the business, but this is a problem out there and I won't be playing Russian roulette with a person's life if a rescue vehicle can't get through," Mr. Aubertine said.

The ban was recommended by Highway Superintendent Thomas H. Parker. He previously said the narrowness of the road could cause problems for emergency vehicles and plows when cars are parked along it.

Town officials will continue to negotiate with Gail W. Miller, who has property on the road where 30 to 40 vehicles could park. The town would likely be responsible for clearing and fencing the property.

Last winter, the fishermen were asked to park at the Chaumont Bay boat launch, the Guffin Bay Resort & Marina or the village beach on Bay View Drive.

Councilmen wanted a lease for multiple years based on the cost of the project, but Ms. Miller had asked for a one-year lease.

"One year is unacceptable," Mr. Schreib said.