I put up my wind gen and tower, on our present property, two years ago -- I didn,t ask the county and don,t intend to..
In my way of thinking, you don,t do yourself a favor by attracting attention to yourself -- espically with county executives...
I make sure, the tower can,t fall on the neighbors property, and make sure the prop on the mill dosen,t make irratating noise -- I also glue the backing plate and the blades together -- this makes it nearly impossiable to replace a single blade, but the chanch of a blade flying off and thru the neighbors window or roof, plus the fact, that it is much stronger, gives me a lot of confidence in high winds !!
I think you will have more problems with "Home owner associations". than you will with Local government -- and I won,t buy a home with a HOA, with out knowing just what kind of laws they have --- actually, I avoid them...
True, the county can force you to take down a wind gen, but I,ve done this in three different neighborhoods including a city in the San Francisco area, and have had no problems in 20 years...
My advise --- Don,t ask !!! Bill H.........