[McHenry]County ordinance requires a setback of 110 percent of a wind turbine’s height, and Sandquist said the tower is in compliance. The turbine land is zoned for agriculture, for which there are no height restrictions under county zoning codes. Cell towers and wind turbines are exempt in ordinance from any height restriction, and they do not require rezoning or a conditional-use permit, which requires notification of owners of neighboring properties, Sandquist said.
Sandquist said he would be watching Lake County’s efforts to develop a wind ordinance to govern wind turbines and wind farms. Thirty Illinois counties have such ordinances, according to the Institute for Rural Affairs at Western Illinois University.
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