Wind Energy

Delta Charter Township, Eaton County, Zoning Ordinance
Includes section 3.24.0, "Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS)"

Manchester Township, Washtenaw County, Wind Energy Conversion Systems Ordinance (.pdf)

Small Wind Energy Conversion Systems (.pdf)

U.S. Department of Energy

Michigan Sample Zoning for Wind Energy Systems, Energy Office, Michigan Department of Labor & Economic Growth, April 2008 (.pdf)

(Includes provisions for small wind energy systems) 

Planning and Zoning for Renewable Energy, APA, February 2008 (.pdf)

DLEG Wind and Solar Energy page

MSU Extension Publication WO-1053: Guidelines for Siting Wind Energy, Revised October 2007 (.pdf)

MSU Extension Wind Energy Home Page 

Wind Facility Siting, Michigan Sea Grant Extension (.pdf)

Huron County Wind Energy Conversion Facility Overlay Zoning Ordinance (.pdf)

American Planning Association Zoning Practice "Ask the Author" Web page on Wind Energy

Primer for Addressing Wind Turbine Noise, Daniel J. Alberts, Lawrence Technological University, October 2006 (.pdf)

Aesthetics/Scenic Resource Impacts of Commercial Scale Wind Energy Facilities on State Land, Vermont Agency for Natural Resources, February 2004 (.pdf) 

Proceedings of the Wind Energy and Birds/Bats Workshop: Understanding and Resolving Bird and Bat Impacts, Washington, D.C., September 2004 (.pdf) 

Maine Governor's Task Force on Wind Power Briefing Materials Web page

American Wind Energy Association's Resource Library Web page

American Wind Energy Association Model Zoning Ordinance Provisions for Small Wind Turbines

STC Bulletin regarding Classification of Wind Energy Systems