Board unanimously adopts temporary moratorium on battery-energy storage approvals
After citizens and technical witnesses raised safety and liability concerns, the Kenosha County Board suspended rules, debated urgency vs. process and then adopted a temporary moratorium (roll-call, 22-0) on building permits, conditional-use permits and zoning approvals for battery energy storage systems while planning and development prepares ordinance revisions.
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The Kenosha County Board voted unanimously to adopt a temporary moratorium on the consideration and issuance of building permits, conditional-use permits and zoning approvals for battery energy storage systems pending an amended zoning ordinance. The moratorium was taken up immediately after the board suspended its rules to consider the item.
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