Local private property rights TREND. Ordinance on Wind Turbines. 3 Key Points.

Monitor Township, Michigan wind tubrine ordinance sets new zoing for windturbines, including:

• setbacks to 2,000 feet (old setbacks were 750 feet)
•  zero shadow flicker on peoples’ property
• cash bond to cover the cost of proper removal of the turbines
• lower sound level thresholds

Curiosity: How big is Monitor Township? 10,500

Michigan Live | Wind farms restricted under new Monitor Township zoning ordinance