Tremont voters approve wind and harbor amendments

Voters approve wind and harbor amendments

By Laurie Schreiber | Sep 22, 2011
Photo by: Laurie SchreiberFrank Gray Sr., standing, moderates the special town meeting in Tremont on Sept. 21.

TREMONT — “Any discussion? Any discussion? All those in favor say, ‘Aye.’”

“Aye.”

“All those opposed? So voted.”

So went the special town meeting in Tremont on Sept. 21, as moderator Frank Gray Sr. and a couple of handfuls of residents affirmed the three main articles on the warrant in short order.

In just the few minutes that the meeting lasted — from opening to adjournment, voters passed amendments to the town’s Wharf and Facilities Ordinance and the Harbor Management Ordinance, and a new Small Wind Energy Systems section for the Land Use Zoning Ordinance.

The amendments to the Wharf and Facilities Ordinance contain additional sections that pertain to violators of the ordinance. One section provides violators with the option of waiving court action “by payment to the town of Tremont of $100 within seven days” of the issuance of the ticket. Violators who fail to pay the $100 within 14 days of the issuance of the ticket “may nevertheless waive all court action by making an immediate payment of $200. Another new section pertains to habitual offenders.

The habitual offender section says that anyone who commits three violations within any one-year period, even if they pay the associated fines, will forfeit thir permit for the remainder of the permit year (from Sept. 1 to Aug. 31) and will not be able to obtain a wharf permit for the following permit year. Overall, the maximum fine for violations was raised from $2,000 to $2,500.

Amendments to the Harbor Management Ordinance address siting and fees for structures in the harbor, both within and outside of the federal dredge area. The list of structures includes floats and lobster cars, in addition to the moorings that were already cited in the ordinance.

The Small Wind Energy Systems amendment establishes permitting standards for the placement of wind-powered electric generating systems.

The amendment defines small wind energy systems as “Systems designed and installed to produce electricity servicing only the parcel on which the system is placed and producing 10 kilowatts or less per structure.”

According to the text, the purpose of the Small Wind Energy Systems section is “to permit the placement and construction of safe and effective small wind energy systems.”

 

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