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Gratiot County commissioners send battery storage ordinance changes to planning commission after wide-ranging safety and setback debate
Summary
The board reviewed a proposed amendment to the county zoning ordinance addressing battery energy storage systems (BESS), asked planning staff to incorporate fire, drainage and emergency-response input, and voted to forward the draft with the board's requested changes to the planning commission for technical drafting and regulatory review.
Gratiot County commissioners directed staff to forward proposed changes to the county's zoning ordinance addressing battery energy storage systems to the planning commission for revision after a lengthy discussion over containment, setbacks, emergency response and regulatory reviews.
Sheila, the county planning staff member who led the briefing, told commissioners the draft ordinance is still an evolving document that must be coordinated with several agencies: "If you give us the changes, we will take those proposed…
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