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Planning board defers formal interpretation on battery storage; asks zoning board to seek fire and building-department conditions
Summary
A proposed 5 MW battery energy storage facility at 118 Oakley Avenue prompted the Planning Board to decline weighing in on whether battery storage constitutes a 'public utility' under local zoning and instead ask the Zoning Board of Appeals to request fire- and building-department submissions if considering a use variance.
The City of White Plains Planning Board on Feb. 18 reviewed a Zoning Board of Appeals referral about whether a proposed battery energy storage system at 118 Oakley Avenue is a "public utility" under the city's zoning code and whether an alternate use-variance path is appropriate. After hearing technical and safety testimony, the Planning Board voted to send a letter to the Zoning Board advising it not to weigh in on the interpretation but to request detailed submissions from the fire and building departments if the ZBA considers granting a use variance.
Robert Gordioso, attorney for…
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