Perth introduces battery storage overlay and tightens solar setbacks near Route 30
Summary
Town Attorney introduced a Battery Energy Storage System overlay law and proposed a 1,000-foot solar setback from Route 30; the board will refer the proposed laws for further review at upcoming hearings.
The Town of Perth board on Sept. 4 introduced two proposed local laws: a Code of Ethics Disclosure Law and a Battery Energy Storage System Overlay Law. According to the meeting minutes, the battery overlay proposal would "limit battery storage in the Town of Perth to within a 1,000 feet in a circle around the Substation on Route 30" and an amendment to the solar law would add a 1,000-foot setback from Route 30 while clarifying that solar setbacks are measured from property lines.
Town Attorney Carmel Greco introduced the proposals, which the board has not yet adopted. The minutes show the board intends to continue reviewing the measures; the Planning Board will meet Sept. 15 and could discuss speed and sight-line items tied to Route 30, but the timeline for public hearings or formal adoption of the overlay and solar changes was not specified in the minutes.
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