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Rappahannock planners advance substation zoning changes, add noise limits and restrict battery use to 'accessory' installations
Summary
The planning commission voted to send proposed zoning language for electrical substations to public hearing after adding low-frequency noise limits and clarifying that battery storage must be accessory to substations; commissioners agreed to remove a conservation-district reference before the hearing.
Rappahannock County planning commissioners voted to forward proposed zoning language for electrical substations to a public hearing after approving edits that add noise controls and clarify how battery storage would be treated.
The commission's action follows months of drafting and input from staff and the regional planning district commission (PDC). Commissioners agreed to remove a reference to the county’s conservation district from the draft before scheduling the public hearing.
Why it matters: The changes establish how larger electrical facilities will be reviewed in the county and add specific limits intended to reduce low-frequency vibration and transformer noise. They also set the planning framework for how collocated battery-storage systems would be reviewed.
Staff told commissioners the draft borrows much of its…
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