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Marshall County planners recommend battery storage ordinance with larger setback; send draft to commissioners
Summary
The Marshall County Planning Commission recommended an amended ordinance regulating battery energy storage systems and voted to forward the draft to the county commissioners with an amended adjacent‑property setback increased from 500 to 1,000 feet and several technical changes.
The Marshall County Planning Commission on Jan. 22 recommended that county commissioners consider an amended ordinance establishing rules for battery energy storage systems and voted to forward the draft with a key edit increasing the adjacent‑property setback from 500 feet to 1,000 feet.
The recommendation stems from a months‑long subcommittee review and legal input as staff presented a revised draft incorporating new definitions, changes to zoning treatment by project tier, revised application requirements and decommissioning plans. Planning staff said the draft was updated “based on your comments at the initial reading of the ordinance and after legal counsel comment.”
Under the draft staff reviewed, tier 1 systems (up to 100 kilowatts) would be permitted across many zoning districts, while larger installations would be limited to…
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