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Fauquier supervisors adopt zoning rules for battery energy storage, 5-0 vote
Summary
The Board of Supervisors on April 10 adopted a zoning text amendment to create rules for battery energy storage systems, establishing a two-tier threshold at 600 kilowatt-hours and adopting safety, setback and operational requirements.
The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on April 10 to adopt a zoning ordinance text amendment establishing rules and special‑use approval criteria for battery energy storage systems (BESS).
The ordinance creates a two‑tier approach that treats smaller, site‑specific systems differently from utility‑scale facilities and adds construction, operational and safety standards including a 15‑foot maximum enclosure height, a minimum six‑foot perimeter fence with a 50‑foot landscape strip, setbacks from property lines and sensitive resources, underground utilities where new lines are required, and an emergency response plan approved annually by Fauquier County Fire & Rescue.
Planning staff told the board the amendment was drafted after work sessions, a public hearing and consultation with industry…
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