Pleasant Prairie plan commission backs battery storage rules, raises wetland and waterway setbacks

Apr 6, 2026

The Plan Commission initiated a zoning text amendment to allow battery energy storage systems in an M-4 power generation district and voted to increase wetland setbacks to 25 feet and navigable-waterway setbacks to 50 feet before forwarding the ordinance to the village board for review.

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The Pleasant Prairie Plan Commission voted to initiate a zoning text amendment that would allow battery energy storage systems as a conditional use in a new M-4 power generation district and to strengthen setback requirements for sensitive areas.

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