NEWBURYPORT — A joint hearing between a City Council subcommittee and the Planning Board on the wind turbine ordinance has been scheduled for Wednesday, March 3.
The hearing will begin at 7 p.m. in the City Hall auditorium.
The City Council's Planning and Development Subcommittee will meet with the Planning Board to discuss a moveable sign ordinance, in addition to the wind turbine law.
Both items have been long debated in the city.
Ward 2 Councilor Greg Earls first asked to re-examine the wind turbine ordinance in December 2008 in the wake of complaints from neighbors of the new turbine on the property of Mark Richey Woodworking.
Council subcommittees spent months reviewing the ordinance and holding hearings with neighbors to gain their input and feedback. They had hoped to make a recommendation before the end of the last City Council session, but time ran out.
The moveable sign ordinance was first filed with the last session of the City Council in June. The initial draft called for prohibiting the attaching of a sign to a vehicle if the primary purpose is advertising. It would also put an end to signs being towed behind a vehicle and limit "moveable" signs to no larger than 2 feet wide by 4 feet high.
After the joint hearing, the measures would need to be voted on by the entire City Council at an upcoming meeting.
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