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14 <br />October 10, 2010 1 Volume 41 No. 19 Zoning Bulletin <br />Accessory Uses — Homeowners Argue Wind <br />Turbine Tower is Not an Accessory Use to a <br />Residence <br />They say turbine is not a "customary" accessory use, as <br />regiured by the ordinance <br />Citation: Hamby v. Board of Zoning Appeals of Area Plan Com'n of <br />Warrick County, 2010 WL 3406529 (Ind. Ct. App. 2010) <br />• INDIANA (08/31/10) —This case addressed the issue of whether, <br />under the county zoning ordinance, a free - standing wind turbine tower <br />was permitted as an accessory use in a residential zoning district. <br />The ,Background/Facts: David Johnson and Phylis Stilwell (collec- <br />tively, the "Applicants;') sought to erect a residential wind turbine in <br />an R -2 Multiple Family Zoning District in the county. Their proposed <br />wind turbine exceeded the maximum height allowed in an R -2 district. <br />The Applicants filed with the county Board of Zoning Appeals (the <br />"BZA ") an application for a zoning variance to allow an "additional <br />20ft" to "allow for the proper operation" of the turbine. <br />For authonzati to photocopy please contac the C o p y right Clearpnce Center at 222R ewood <br />fiL On Danvers MA 1923'115A(978)75 f ax 978)646 -8600 prWes['s topy Sely es at 3 <br />Cy 610 O pperm a n D O V e Eagan MN 55123 fax (65 ( 6 87 7551 P outline the speoficynaterria) :� <br />invol t mbe of cop, you wish t di5t '6.17:1:0e' <br />ad the p ur p ose or format of U1e use • Thrspub lt cabo aw cr eafed t pro vldeyou with acc0rate and authorrtatrve l2forma concerning <br />the subfe ct rtiatter * coveretl 'however thrs publication was no£necessan p r e pared by. persons+ <br />luensedto'pracuce l`awma ifct The publis is n e ngaged in renderingg le <br />or other professional advice and thrs p ublication not a substitute for tfje dvice an attorney.. ) <br />If you require legal or other;expert advice;: yousho is uld seek the services pf a a comp of etent attorney , I <br />or other professional , -. <br />Zoning` Bulletin u publishedand copyrighted by Thomson Reuters 610 Opperman Drive P.O. Box <br />64526 5t Paul, MN 55164 -0526. For subscription information: call (800) or write West, -. ' <br />Credit Order Processing, 620 Opperman Drive, PO Box 64833, St. Paul, MN 55164 -9753. <br />POSTMASTER: Send address changes to, Zoning Bulletin, 610 Opperman Drive, P.O. Box 64526 St. <br />Paul, MN 55164 -0526. <br />2 <br />WEST® <br />610 Opperman Drive • P.O. Box 64526 • St. Paul, MN 55164-0526 <br />1- 800 - 229 -2084 • email: westcustomerservice @thomsonreuters.com • westthomson.com/quinlan <br />ISSN 0514-7905 • ® 2010 Thomson Reuters. All Rights Reserved. <br />QuinlanTM is a Thomson Reuters brand. <br />© 2010 Thomson Reuters <br />