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Sabula council asks Jackson County to adopt 10-mile wind-turbine setback
Summary
Sabula’s City Council unanimously approved Resolution No. 1342 on Nov. 26, 2024, formally requesting that Jackson County establish a 10-mile setback from the center of Sabula’s corporate limits for wind turbines and meteorological towers; the resolution is a request to the county, not a binding change to county zoning.
Sabula’s City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 1342 on Nov. 26, 2024, asking Jackson County to implement a 10-mile setback for wind turbines and meteorological towers measured from the center of Sabula’s corporate city limits. The motion to approve the resolution was made by Councilor Mike O’Hara and seconded by Councilor Jim Phillips; the minutes record the vote as “all ayes.”
The resolution, as read into the record, requests that Jackson County implement wind turbine and meteorological-tower setback requirements of ten miles from the center of Sabula’s corporate limits. The motion text in the minutes states the request verbatim as "Requesting Jackson County Implement Wind Turbine and Meteorological Tower Setback Requirements of Ten Miles from the Center of City of Sabula Corporate City Limits for the Placement of Wind Turbines." Council members did not record additional explanatory remarks or factual findings in the published minutes.
The action recorded in the minutes is a formal request to the county; it does not itself change county zoning or authorize construction restrictions inside Sabula. The minutes do not record any county response or an immediate administrative follow-up timeline. The minutes list Mike O’Hara as the mover and Jim Phillips as the seconder and indicate the motion carried on a unanimous voice vote.
Next steps were not specified in the minutes. Because the measure is a request to Jackson County, any change to setback rules would depend on county action, which is not recorded in these minutes.
