Trustees request clarifications in draft zoning rules for wind, solar and geothermal systems
During a line‑by‑line review of the draft zoning ordinance (pp.114–154), trustees raised multiple technical and drafting questions about insurance limits, signage size, lot‑coverage treatment of elevated solar, tower/pole posting, screening and ground‑maintenance under ground‑mounted solar, and whether geothermal work could disturb lake bottoms.
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Trustees reviewed Draft Zoning Ordinance Division 11 and 12 (pages 114–154) and raised multiple detailed concerns. Trustee Mateja submitted emailed comments asking whether insurance and noise standards remain current (p.116), questioning whether an 18‑square‑inch sign (p.122) is legible enough for required warnings, and asking why county language appears in a village ordinance (p.125). Trustees asked whether any village-owned parcel is 30 acres or larger (p.126); Trustee Van Zeyl said there are no open parcels that large and asked the drafters to clarify applicability.
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