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Millis planning board sends placeholder BESS and data‑center zoning language to select board for April public hearing
Summary
The planning board voted to refer placeholder zoning definitions and use‑table language for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and data centers to the select board for referral back to planning, aiming to limit large facilities to industrial districts by special permit and return technical tiering details for the April hearing.
The planning board discussed proposed zoning language for battery energy storage systems (BESS) and data centers after the zoning bylaw review committee raised the topics. Staff explained the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has proposed draft model bylaws for municipalities and that the town may want tailored language rather than automatically adopting the state’s draft.
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