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O'Brien County Adopts Wind-Energy Repowering Ordinance Amendment
Summary
On July 15, 2025 the O'Brien County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted the Second Amendment to County Ordinance No. 22, creating a new Section 11 to regulate replacement, refurbishment and modernization of existing wind energy devices and accessory structures in unincorporated O'Brien County.
O'Brien County's Board of Supervisors voted July 15 to adopt the Second Amendment to County Ordinance No. 22, establishing a new Section 11 governing wind energy device repowering in unincorporated areas of the county. The board held the second reading at 9:30 a.m., heard no public comment, and on a motion "to approve the 2nd reading, waive the 3rd and adopt the Second Amendment to Ordinance No. 22 as presented" (moved by Supervisor Friedrichsen, seconded by Supervisor McDowell) carried the measure by all ayes.
The amendment defines county regulation of replacement, refurbishment and modernization of existing wind energy devices and related accessory buildings and structures. County officials recorded no public testimony during the reading. The ordinance was adopted on the second reading with the third reading waived; the record does not specify an effective date beyond the board's adoption action. The board transcript identifies Friedrichsen and McDowell as the mover and seconder and notes the motion "carried by all ayes."
