Cluster homes: Home wind tower law causes protest

Residents told county commissioners Monday the county’s proposed residential wind ordinance does not protect neighbors.

Their outcry delayed a final vote on the ordinance, which passed the planning commission last month. Commissioners are slated to decide the fate of the ordinance Oct. 5.

The ordinance allows wind generators to be placed on lots of at least one-half acre with nothing more than a building permit. Towers must be set back 1.2 times their height from neighboring structures and public roadways.

Residents at Monday’s public hearing criticized the ordinance for not taking into accoun...