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Elbert County approves three meteorological towers for wind data collection with standard conditions
Summary
The Board approved three special‑use‑by‑review applications for meteorological (MET) towers (SUR20240109, SUR20240114, SUR20242490). Staff and planning commission recommended conditions including fee payment, recording, FAA/FCC compliance and removal after data collection; commissioners debated but declined to add a mandatory owner/applicant de‑pro
The Elbert County Board of County Commissioners on June 11 approved three special‑use‑by‑review (SUR) permits to install meteorological towers for wind and environmental data collection at three separate parcels (SUR20240109 — Worrell property; SUR20240114 — Hurtnecki property; SUR20242490 — Chambers property).
Staff said each MET tower is a temporary, non‑broadcasting structure; two towers would be 60 meters high and one (Hurtnecki) would be 81.3 meters (about 266 feet). The tallest tower will carry aviation marking and a light in conformance with federal aviation regulations; the towers will be guyed, mounted on a small platform, powered by a small solar panel and data logger, and fenced to exclude…
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