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Commercial Wind Energy Text Amendment
The Lancaster County Board has set the public hearing on the proposed Wind Energy Text Amendment for Tuesday, October 20th at 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the first floor chambers of the County City Building, 555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska. This is the same location as the Planning Commission public hearing on the amendment.
The format will be similar to the Planning Commission meeting. There will be a sign up sheet placed in the hallway outside the Chambers beginning at 4:15 p.m. People will be called to testify in the order on the signup sheet. The signup sheet will be available for people to sign up as long as the meeting is in progress.
The following items were included for review by the County Board:
Staff Report for Text Amendment #15009
Basis for LLCHD Recommendations
Comments on June 8th Public Comment Draft
Duane Hovorka - Nebraska Wildlife Federation
AlDean and Rose Blome
JoJen Allder (1)
Tim Rinne - Nebraskans for Peace
Kent Oelling
Yvonne Mihulka & Gregg Poole
Charles and Irene Severin
Joetta Schwaninger
Daryl and Pat Schoenbeck
Noble Swanson
Alvin and Shirley Aksamit
Wilbur Dasenbrock
Gregory Schwaninger
JoJen Allder (2)
Erma Schwaninger
James Heckman & LeLand Heckman
Curtis Schwaninger
Judy Daugherty (2)
Loren and Lavina Schwaninger
Comments on the July 9th Planning Commission Review Draft
Catherine and James Evans
Dana Orlich
Volkswind Alternative to Planning Commission Draft
Single Letter from Multiple Persons
JoJen & Larry Allder, Yvonne Mihulka & Gregg Poole
Comments submitted after the Planning Commission are available through the office of the County Board.
Planning Commission Minutes and Recommendation
Staff from the Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department and the Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Department presented a technical briefing to the Lancaster County Board on Thursday, September 10th, at 10:45 a.m. in the chambers on the first floor of the County City Building. This meeting was open to the public. Public testimony will be taken at the meeting of Tuesday, October 20, 2015.
Watch the full County Board Briefing.
On August 19th, the Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Commission held a public hearing on Commercial Wind Energy Text Amendment No. 15009 and voted 5-4 to recommend approval as corrected by staff with amendments to the shadow flicker and noise levels sections. The Planning Commission is an advisory group to the Lancaster County Board.
Documents Submitted During Public Testimony
Part 1 of the Public Hearing
Part 2 of the Public Hearing
Part 3 of the Public Hearing
Minutes from the August 19, 2015 Planning Commission Hearing
Planning Commission Review Draft
On August 5th, staff from the Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Department and the Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department presented a briefing on the proposed Wind Energy Text Amendment to the Planning Commission. The intent of this briefing was to provide Commissioners with a basic technical background, as well as the history and the process undertaken in developing the proposed text amendment. They were given the opportunity to ask technical questions. Staff requested that Commissioners reserve questions that would be of interest to the public for the public hearing on August 19, 2015.
Watch the full Wind Energy Briefing
On July 9th, staff from the Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Department and the Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department released the draft text amendment for review by the Planning Commission. To view the proposed County zoning regulations for Commercial Wind Energy click here Planning Commission Review Draft. This version lists the changes from the June 8th draft and highlights the revisions in yellow. To review the proposed regulations without the changes from the June 8th draft click here (clean copy).
Click Here to View Comments on the July 9th Planning Commission Review Draft
Additional information from the Health Department about Noise Level recommendations in the Planning Commission Review draft can be found here: Basis for LLCHD Recommendations
On June 8th, staff from the Lincoln/Lancaster County Planning Department and the Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department released a "Public Comment" text amendment draft. The old June 8th version can be viewed here:June 8th Public Comment Draft The comments sent to the staff and the Lancaster County Board on the June 8th draft will be forwarded to the Planning Commission.
Click Here to View Comments on June 8th Public Comment Draft
The Lincoln/ Lancaster County Planning Department & Lincoln/ Lancaster County Health Department hosted a series of meetings with a Working Group to help staff revise the current regulations regarding Commercial Wind Energy projects. The Working Group of 12 people included persons with various viewpoints and interests, including industry representatives, environmental interests along with landowners and residents of various viewpoints about wind turbines. The Working Group was joined by 8 members from Gage County who are working on the same topic.
The goal of the Working Group process was to develop a text amendment that permits commercial wind energy projects provided there is adequate protection of adjacent property owners and residents.
Six meetings were held between March 12th and May 21st, 2015 at the Roca Community Center or Cortland Community Center in Gage County. The communities of Cortland and Roca graciously donated the use of their space for the meetings. The meetings were open to the public and typically 30 to 40 people attending. At the end of each meeting there was an open comment period for the general public.
The first five meetings focused on sharing information about wind energy. Topics ranged from the economic benefits of wind energy to health and noise impacts. Staff prepared a discussion draft which was released in early May and was reviewed page by page with Working Group members at the final meeting. The following is information presented and shared during the Working Group Meetings:
Public Process Outline
Information from Working Group Members
Information Sheet 1 attachment - Catlin Local Law Proposed Draft
Information Sheet 2 attachment - Vestas Mechanical Operating and Maintenance Manual
Information Sheet 3 attachment - Mud Springs Wind Reclamation
Information Sheet 3 attachment - Sugar Creek Decommissioning
Information Sheet 1 - REVISED 04/22/15
Greg Schwaninger
Meeting Materials from Staff
Presentation from Volkswind
Lancaster County Zoning Regulations
Gage County Small and Commercial Wind Energy Conversion Systems Regulations
Roca Community Center, 15545 B Street
(About 2 miles east of Highway 77 on Roca Road (Spur 55F), just south of Main Street on B Street, Roca, NE)
Staff Response to Working Group Questions
Nebraska Department of Revenue Assessment of Wind Energy Generation Values
Saline County Wind Energy Brochure
The Economic and Tax Revenue Impact of the Nebraska Wind Energy Industry
December 30, 2014, Bureau of Business Research, Department of Economics, College of Business Administration, UNL, Dr. Eric Thompson, Director
Information from Public on Meeting Topics
Information from Larry Chapman - Risks to Birds
Information from Jim Heckman - Photo of Geese in Lancaster County
Information from Judy Daughtery - Caithness Windfarm Accident Info
Information from Judy Daughtery - "Turbine Fire Protection"
Economic implications for land owners & surrounding community
Environmental implications of wind turbine projects
Shadow flicker and ice throw
Examples of regulations from other communities
Examples of wind associations of property owners (such as Saline County)
(Exit Highway 77 on West 4th Street. Center is on southeast corner of West 5th St. and S. Lincoln Ave. Enter on north side of building, meeting in the "Storm Shelter" Room, Cortland, NE)
Meeting 3 Presentation - Including Information from Dr. Richard K. Sutton
Information from Working Group on Meeting Topics
Information from Cindy Chapman - Decommissioning Plans
Chapman - Mud Springs Wind Reclamation
Chapman - Sugar Creek Decommissioning
Information from Cindy Chapman - Discussion Points
Important view corridors
Impact on development and subdivisions
Impact on property value of adjacent land
Public road improvements needed for construction
Decommissioning of wind towers
Enforcement and regulations issues
April 16, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Massachusetts Wind Turbine Health Impact Study 2012
"Health Effects Related to Wind Turbine Noise Exposure: A Systematic Review"
Information from Cindy Chapman - Industrial Wind Turbine Noise
Information from Presenters
Information from Dr. Dominique Cheenne
Sound & Noise 101
Acoustic Ecological Institute Special Report: Wind Energy Noise Impacts
National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners: Assessing Sound Emissions from Proposed Wind Farms & Measuring the Performance of Completed Projects, 2011
TED Talk by Russell Foster from June, 2013: "Why Do We Sleep?"
Information from Dr. Edward Walsh
Walsh & McGee Turbine Noise (Updated and Revised May 11, 2015)
Information from Robert O'Neal
Executive Summary and Full Report from a Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel review on wind turbine noise, April 9, 2015
Noise and health concerns about wind turbines
April 30, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Wind Energy and Health - Health Department Presentation
Nebraska Setback Examples
Other State Setback Examples
Proposed Text Amendment Part 1
Steele Flats Tour Map
Setbacks in other communities
Noise and health Part 2
The meeting scheduled for May 7, 2015 has been canceled
May 21, 2015, 6:30 p.m.
Proposed Text Amendment Part 2
Information from Working Group on Meeting Topic
May 15th letter on Ordinance Proposal from Jeff Wagner
Attachment to May 15th Letter
Information from Marilyn McNabb - Analysis of Bird Fatalities at Wind Facilities
Information from Public on Meeting Topic
Information from Judy Daughtery - Lightening Strikes and Wind Turbines
Review of initial staff proposals for addressing previous topics