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Fairhaven planning board to take second look at turbine bylaws
Director of Planning and Economic Development Bill Roth said the board is in the "research stage of the process," and is considering a reduction in the allowed height of wind turbines as well as an increase in the minimum distance turbines can be from residents.
June 11, 2012
by Ariel Wittenberg
in South Coast Today
FAIRHAVEN - The Planning Board is reviewing Fairhaven's wind turbine zoning bylaws, a move that could result in more restrictions on future turbine projects.
Director of Planning and Economic Development Bill Roth said the board is in the "research stage of the process," and is considering a reduction in the allowed height of wind turbines as well as an increase in the minimum distance turbines can be from residents.
Written in 2004, the town's current wind bylaws allow turbines to be up to 350 feet tall with a minimum setback of 600 feet from the nearest property line.
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