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Buffalo County adopts Comprehensive Plan 2033 and tightens wind-farm setback rules
Summary
The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners adopted the county’s Comprehensive Plan – 2033 and approved amendments to the zoning resolution that set new minimum setback distances for wind farms, citing migration routes, wetlands and scenic byway protections. The board also approved a special-use sign permit.
The Buffalo County Board of Commissioners on March 14 adopted the Buffalo County, Nebraska Comprehensive Plan – 2033 and approved a set of zoning amendments that create new minimum setback and certification requirements for proposed wind farms.
The actions, taken by unanimous roll-call votes, included adoption of Resolution 2023-08 (Comprehensive Plan) and Resolution 2023-09, which amends (renumbered) Section 6.6 of the Buffalo County Zoning Regulations to add location and distance requirements for wind farms. The board also approved Resolution 2023-07, granting a Special Use Permit to Mayhew Signs, Inc., on behalf of Bigdog, L.L.C., to install signage at 40060 Highway 30 in Gibbon.
Why it matters: County officials said the changes are intended to protect migratory…
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