Pendleton County declines immediate action on wind-turbine moratorium after Attorney General opinion
Prosecuting Attorney April Mallow presented an Attorney General opinion saying a county moratorium on industrial wind turbines would require zoning procedures under WV Code §8A-7-5 and likely a comprehensive plan; the Commission voted unanimously to take no action at this time.
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Prosecuting Attorney April Mallow told the Pendleton County Commission Aug. 17 that an Attorney General opinion advises the county that enacting a moratorium on industrial wind turbines would require following the procedures in West Virginia Code §8A-7-5 for zoning ordinances and likely adoption of a comprehensive plan.
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