The Town Board of the Town of Kingston recognizes the increased
demand for alternative energy generating facilities and the need for
more inexpensive power that wind turbine facilities may provide. Often
these facilities require the construction of single or multiple wind
turbines. The purpose of these regulations is to protect the community's
interest in properly setting wind turbine towers in a manner consistent
with sound land use planning, while also allowing private and commercial
providers to meet their power-generating objectives.
Prior to issuance of a building permit for a wind turbine tower
and continuing thereafter until such facility is removed from the
site, the applicant shall provide documentation satisfactory to the
Town and at such reasonable intervals as determined by the Town of
the existence of liability insurance coverage with reasonable limits
as determined by the Town Board in consultation with the Town's insurer,
for property damage, injury or death resulting from the construction,
placement, use, maintenance, operation of a wind generation facility,
by the owner of the site.