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Yakima County schedules review of proposed moratorium on battery energy storage permits
Summary
Yakima County listed public services Resolution 64-20-25, which would declare a zoning and building-permit moratorium on battery energy storage systems in unincorporated areas, on its upcoming Tuesday agenda and asked that the item be moved to the regular agenda for discussion.
Yakima County commissioners listed a proposed zoning and building-permit moratorium on battery energy storage systems (Resolution 64-20-25) on the board’s upcoming Tuesday agenda and asked that the item be moved from consent to the regular agenda for discussion.
The moratorium appears on the county’s public services agenda as “Resolution 64 20 25, declaring a zoning and building permit moratorium on battery energy storage systems within unincorporated areas of Yakima County.” County staff did not provide details in the work session about the moratorium’s scope, length, or the specific regulatory or permitting activities it would pause; those details were not specified in the transcript.
Commissioners directed that the resolution be placed on the regular agenda so the board can discuss it at greater length during the formal meeting. No formal vote on the resolution was taken during the March 13 work session; the item remained scheduled for the Tuesday agenda for further consideration.
The moratorium item was introduced during staff’s agenda review. The transcript does not include background materials, legal citations, or a staff memo describing the county’s rationale or anticipated timeline for the moratorium. County staff or departments that originated the resolution were not identified in the recorded remarks.
The board discussed administrative scheduling around the item but did not adopt any regulation or take final action at the work session. The resolution will be addressed at the next formal meeting where the public and board will have the opportunity for fuller discussion and potential formal action.
