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Amherst County board directs public hearing on energy storage ordinance, discusses comprehensive plan language
Summary
The Board of Supervisors voted to advertise Ordinance 2025-1 (energy storage) for public hearing Sept. 16 after staff outlined permit rules, setbacks, safety standards and a revenue-share model; supervisors also debated comprehensive-plan language that encourages siting east of Route 29 and whether to note the M‑1 industrial district.
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 2 to advertise Ordinance 2025‑1, an energy storage ordinance that would make utility-scale battery storage a special-exception use in the county, and set a public hearing for Sept. 16.
The ordinance, presented by county planning staff, would allow energy storage only as a special exception in the M‑1 industrial district and would require a public hearing and comprehensive‑plan review for every facility. Staff described proposed standards including a 75‑foot setback from non‑common‑ownership property lines (with no setback between adjoining industrial parcels), a 20‑acre maximum lot coverage, a…
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