HB 302 Summary

• Amends sections 4906.20 and 4906.201 of the Revised Code to modify minimum setback requirements for wind turbines in economically significant wind farms of five or more megawatts.

• Establishes minimum setback of 1.1 times the total turbine height from the property line, and at least 1,125 feet from the nearest habitable residential structure on adjacent property.

• Maintains 750-foot setback for existing certificates and applications found compliant before September 29, 2013.

• Applies new setback requirements to amendments made to existing certificates after the effective date of this bill.

• Allows property owners adjacent to wind farms to waive setback requirements by mutual agreement through procedures established by the power siting board.