Zoning amendment would set rules and setbacks for Battery Energy Storage Systems in Dougherty County
A staff-drafted zoning amendment would create a new Section 1.45 in the Albany‑Dougherty ordinance to permit and regulate utility-scale and residential battery energy storage systems, adding setbacks, NFPA/NEC compliance, buffering, decommissioning plans and special-approval review criteria.
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A draft zoning amendment sent to the Dougherty County Commission asked the board to add rules for battery energy storage systems (BESS) to the Albany‑Dougherty Zoning Ordinance. A Planning Commission report included with the packet recommended approval and identified buffering, setbacks and emergency-response planning as required components of any approved project.
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