Let me shift gears a little. My town does not have any ordinance regarding windmills. Nothing about where they are permitted, how high they may be built, collapse radius, etc . Some of the surrunding towns have adopoted their own, but so far mine has not.

Next month my zoning board is going to have to deal with our first application for a privately owned windmill. I understand he's going to ask for a height variance of 135 feet. (35 feet is the max. allowed in any district in my town.)

My initial reaction is to vote against it, under the theory that its encroaching on the township committee's legislative powers.

Any comments?
What does your town permit, if they have an ordinance in place?