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Marshall County introduces draft ordinance to regulate battery energy storage systems
Summary
The Planning Commission publicly introduced a draft ordinance to regulate battery energy storage systems (BESS) — covering permitting, setbacks, safety, emergency response, decommissioning and financial assurance — and sought feedback; no vote was taken and staff will refine language after further legal and stakeholder review.
Marshall County’s Planning Commission on Nov. 20 introduced a detailed draft ordinance (PC‑24‑05) to regulate battery energy storage systems and solicited public and commissioner feedback; no vote or recommendation was taken at the meeting.
Staff presented the draft ordinance as a working document that would amend Articles 3, 6, and 13 of the county zoning/building code and that required further legal review before any vote. The ordinance would apply to battery energy storage systems with a rated nameplate capacity equal to or greater than 1 kilowatt and would require applicants to obtain a special‑use permit from the Board of Zoning Appeals and an improvement location permit from the Building Commissioner, among other approvals.
Key technical and site standards read aloud by staff include: - Application documentation: project summary with approximate nameplate capacity (kW and MWh), anticipated equipment manufacturers, operator and ownership chain, and contact information for operators and emergency contacts. - Setbacks and siting: minimum zoning setbacks…
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