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Maple Valley council enacts six-month moratorium on battery energy storage permits

City of Maple Valley City Council · May 1, 2026
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Summary

The City Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. O-25-854, imposing an immediate six-month moratorium on acceptance of building permits and other applications for Battery Energy Storage Systems while the city drafts interim development regulations.

Maple Valley — The City Council on July 14 unanimously adopted Ordinance No. O-25-854, establishing an immediate emergency moratorium on acceptance of building permits and other applications for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) for a six-month period.

Economic and Community Development Director Doug McIntyre introduced the ordinance as a temporary pause while staff…

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