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Utica council adopts moratorium on large battery storage facilities while zoning and safety rules drafted
Summary
The Common Council voted unanimously to impose a temporary moratorium on battery storage facilities citywide while staff draft zoning language and public-safety requirements, citing gaps in the current zoning code and safety concerns.
The Utica Common Council on Monday adopted a moratorium on large battery storage facilities in the city while staff draft zoning and safety regulations. A representative from the city Law Department told the council the department had been approached “3 separate times within the last few months, by developers looking to establish battery storage facilities, on vacant lots throughout the city, in different zoning districts.”
The moratorium, approved by an 8-0 roll call, pauses new applications for what staff described as large “bulk storage” installations made from shipping-container-like units that store electricity and…
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