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Cass County adopts ordinance regulating battery energy storage in unincorporated areas after public safety and notification concerns
Summary
The commission adopted Ordinance 25-07 to add zoning regulations for battery energy storage facilities in unincorporated Cass County after a public hearing; planning board recommended approval 6-0. Public commenters raised concerns about notification methods, groundwater contamination, fire risk and rural siting.
The Cass County Commission on Sept. 10 adopted Ordinance 25-07 to add a new section to county zoning regulations relating to battery energy storage facilities. The planning board had recommended approval by a 6-0 vote; the commission adopted the ordinance on a recorded vote of 3-0.
County planning staff told the commission the county previously had no specific regulations for energy storage; the ordinance is intended to establish…
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