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Committee remands proposed BESS ordinance changes to ZBA to add NFPA 855 safety measures
Summary
Committee asked the Zoning Board of Appeals to incorporate NFPA 855-based setbacks, inverter siting, and fencing setbacks into a proposed battery energy storage system ordinance, and to hold public review before returning the amendment to the committee.
The Champaign County Environmental and Land Use Committee remanded a proposed amendment to the county zoning ordinance concerning battery energy storage systems (BESS) back to the Zoning Board of Appeals for additional drafting and public review.
John, a county planning staff member, told the committee that staff and the ZBA had incorporated much of NFPA 855—the national fire‑safety standard for battery storage—into the draft language and that the ZBA had recommended adding separation distances and access requirements. John said, “all of the safety requirements are taken directly from…
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