| Charlestown is amending the Zoning Ordinance to allow two 492 foot tall Wind Turbines along Rt. 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CCA has not taken a position for or against this project. The files below are meant for informational purposes only. 
You expressed your opinion - Here are the results of our Wind Survey Wind Ordinance The Town Council has proposed a Zoning Ordinance Amendment for wind which gives them sole responsibility for approving the two turbines. The Planning Commission did not write the ordinance but they were allowed to comment. Here is a link to their advisory. The Planning Commission based their advisory in part on the siting guidelines developed by DEM. The current advertised version of the ordinance is at the Town website. Look for the link to "Wind Ordinance" on that page. It includes some of the Planning Commission's changes, but the Town Council has now asked that this be rewritten to be more like the original version linked above. Maps This map showing possible turbine footprints shows the areas where the two turbines could be sited based on a 1.1 setback or 540 feet to property borders as the ordinance above allows. Footprint of turbine site is area in yellow. Google aerial map of wind turbine site. This map shows the 1000, 1500, and 2000 foot setbacks from the probable wind turbine sites
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