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Oliver County planning board advances one-mile setback for nonparticipating dwellings after extended public comment
Summary
After extensive public comment on road damage, tax revenue and fairness, the Oliver County Planning and Zoning Board voted to send a proposed one-mile setback for nonparticipating occupied dwellings to public hearing; the board recorded a roll-call vote and noted waivers would be allowed.
Oliver County’s planning and zoning board on Tuesday moved a proposal to require a one-mile setback between new wind turbines and nonparticipating occupied dwellings to a public hearing after more than two hours of public comment.
Supporters of the setback told the board it would give nonparticipating landowners bargaining power and a clear route to negotiate compensation. “Setback requirements give those land owners standing to say that company has to come and negotiate,” Arla Bucker said during the public-comment period.
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