Hunting near wind turbines

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Originally Posted by dutchhunter

never heard any of my buddys getting a zoning change for there land just so the windmills could go up .and how would thy zone a laneway and not the rest of the farm ,Dutch

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The landowner won't have any involvement in zoning changes. They lease out the land for the 20-25 year term. The turbines are considered an industrial facility and the land (usually about an acre) that they sit on is then zoned industrial. All the landowner sees and has to deal with is their cheques rolling in and their neighbors moving out.

For any zoning changes around here ALL neighbouring landowners get notified....and given a chance to object.

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Originally Posted by LowbanksArcher

The landowner won't have any involvement in zoning changes. They lease out the land for the 20-25 year term. The turbines are considered an industrial facility and the land (usually about an acre) that they sit on is then zoned industrial. All the landowner sees and has to deal with is their cheques rolling in and their neighbors moving out.

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And the good neighbours that don't talk to them anymore.

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Originally Posted by patvetzal

For any zoning changes around here ALL neighbouring landowners get notified....and given a chance to object.

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Save your money and breath if it's windmills you're fighting. The newest tactic is to counter sue the lobby group that had the nerve to challenge the windmill corporation. That'll make you think twice about exercising your democratic right to oppose a windmill.
Dan O.

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Originally Posted by patvetzal

For any zoning changes around here ALL neighbouring landowners get notified....and given a chance to object.

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Are you familiar with the GEGEA? (Green Energy Green Economy Act)

"Under the Planning Act, municipalities have the power to enact official plans and zoning by-laws to determine local planning policy and to restrict the use of land respectively."

", the GEGEA creates a new section 62.0.2, which exempts renewable energy generation projects from numerous sections of the Planning Act, including those dealing with official plans, zoning by-laws, demolition control areas, and development permit systems"

Source: "Municipalities and the Green Energy Act: Benefits, burdens, and the loss of Power" by Paul Manning & Joanne Vince

McGuinty's green energy act (backed by Andrea Horwath) dismantled any opportunity for the municipality to have a say in these projects.

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Originally Posted by DanO

Save your money and breath if it's windmills you're fighting. The newest tactic is to counter sue the lobby group that had the nerve to challenge the windmill corporation. That'll make you think twice about exercising your democratic right to oppose a windmill.
Dan O.

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Just like the 4 land owners around Goderich that are now stuck with paying over $340,000.00 dollars to the Windmill Corp. because they lost their challenge/ objection to having them in close proximity to their land also stating health reasons that were shoot down in the courts.

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Originally Posted by DanO

And the good neighbours that don't talk to them anymore.

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Ya, there's been a few friendships lost around here. You sign up for a 600ft tall turbine 80meters from my property line without telling me!!??.....ya, that's gonna cause some tension.

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Originally Posted by jaycee

Just like the 4 land owners around Goderich that are now stuck with paying over $340,000.00 dollars to the Windmill Corp. because they lost their challenge/ objection to having them in close proximity to their land also stating health reasons that were shoot down in the courts.

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That's the way our system for civil law works. One needs to be damn sure they have a much better than even chance of winning or you'll be on the hook for the whole enchilada. It's not like the US where you can sue someone for spittin' on your sidewalk and get any settlement,usually after the ambulance-chasing lawyer you hired takes 90% of the settlement for "fees". LOL