City Administrator Doug Allen updated commissioners regarding the process to consider expansion of the city’s extraterritorial district.

At the City Commission’s Jan. 14 meeting, commissioners approved a change to the city’s Land Development Code Article 2 Section 2-102, prohibiting the use of commercial wind turbines within the extraterritorial area as defined within Sabetha’s Comprehensive Plan. This change was recommended by the Sabetha Planning and Zoning Commission, following a public hearing on the proposal.

During that hearing, the Planning and Zoning Commission was asked about the possibility of expanding the city’s extraterritorial district to provide zoning protection to property owners who did not want commercial wind turbines on or near their properties or homes. At that time, Allen said to do this the city would need to change the city’s Comprehensive Plan to redefine the extraterritorial district.

Currently, the extraterritorial district extends approximately 1-1/2 miles from Sabetha’s city limits. The Planning and Zoning commissioners indicated that it would be their recommendation to have this expansion considered, and the city commissioners at their next meeting agreed.

(Read more: Sabetha Herald)