residents by addressing, in a careful manner, the establishment, placement, construction, enlargement and erection of Wind Energy Conversion Devices/Farms on a comprehensive Town-wide basis by providing a discretionary framework for the establishment of the same.

  1. Protect human life and health.

  2. Address the visual, aesthetic and land use compatibilty aspects of wind energy conversion devices/Farms.

  3. Encourage the location of Wind Energy Conversion Devices/Farms in areas where the adverse impacts on the community are minimized.

  4. Encourage the configuration of Wind Energy Conversion Devices/Farms in a way that minimizes the adverse visual impact of the same.

  5. Enhance the provisions of Wind Energy Conversion Devices/Farms regulations within the Town.

  6. Minimize the number of Wind Energy Conversion Devices/Farms throughout the Town.

  7. Maximize the positive fiscal impacts for the community and land owners and permitting for the continued economic vitality of the agricultural community.

B. Design Requirements

  1. Set Backs

  a. The tower or towers for a Wind Energy Conversion Device/Farm must meet the following set back requirements (all set back distances shall be measured from the center line of the wind turbine).
  b. Every Wind Energy Conversion Device in a Wind Energy Conversion Farm must be set back (as measured from the center of the base of the tower):
    i. from the property line of the parcel on which the Wind Energy Conversion Device is located by a minimum distance of five hundred (500) feet, unless waived in writing, in the form of an easement that is recorded in the Wyoming County Clerk's Office, by the abutting landowner.
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