Amending Ordinance to bring Lorain into the Renewable Energy Age

Renewable Energy is globally such a hot topic and Lorain will be on the cutting edge regarding sustainable energy and our dependence on oil and fossil fuels.

A proposed amendment to our current ordinance 1173 will include wind turbines for the first time in Lorain's history. These wind turbines have popped up in Toledo, Oberlin and Cleveland and provide clean safe, renewable energy by using the force of wind to power businesses.

Many of the parts to power the wind turbine are already manufactured in Lorain and in Ohio so the project will have a local effect.

This amendment to the ordinance sponsored by Councilman Dennis Flores. Initially, the legislation amending Chapter 1173, I-2 Heavy Industrial District, to allow for wind turbines under Permitted Uses and change the area and height regulations must be presented to the Lorain City Planning Commission for review and be forwarded to Lorain City Council for consideration. This has been scheduled for May 7, 2008.

Should the Planning Commission recommend approval of the change, the recommendation will appear on the following Lorain City Council regular meeting agenda. At that time, the Clerk of Council will schedule a public hearing to be held within forty days and publish the notification in the local newspaper within thirty days, as required by state statutes. The estimated date of the public hearing is June 23, 2008. Once the public hearing is held, Council may approve, modify or deny the legislation during a Special Call of Council either on that evening or during the next regular meeting of Lorain City Council.

For more information about this exciting technology visit my links on the right hand side of my site.

Wind Turbine Memo (Word doc)
Ordinance (PDF)
http://www.greenenergyohio.org/page.cfm?pageID=1718
http://www.environmentohio.org/action/energy/signthebill?id4=ES
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/04/23/energy23.ART_ART_04-23-08_A1_2AA0LMO.html?sid=101