Culpeper supervisors authorize hearing on battery storage zoning changes amid July 1 state-law deadline
Jun 2, 2026
The board authorized advertising a public hearing on a zoning text amendment to separate battery energy storage from utility generation and to consider primary vs accessory uses; staff said a July 1 deadline linked to new state law could require a special meeting to adopt local performance standards to preserve local controls.
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The Culpeper County Board of Supervisors on June 2 authorized the planning commission to expand its review of a proposed zoning text amendment that would treat battery energy storage systems as a distinct category and clarify primary versus accessory uses.
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