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Community Development Board will petition update to BESS zoning rules
Summary
Staff will ask City Council to adopt revisions to local Battery Energy Storage Systems rules to align with new state regulations; the board voted unanimously to become petitioner.
The Community Development Board voted unanimously April 21 to become the petitioner for amendments to the City of Pittsfield zoning code that regulate Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).
Kevin Rayner, Department of Community Development staff, told the board he was prepared to present the draft to City Council and had removed a Brownfield requirement after consulting with staff because there are few Brownfields in Pittsfield and it might create a loophole. Rayner said he is "ready to present this to city council." Floriana FitzGerald moved that the board become the petitioner for the amendment; Matthew Herzberg seconded the motion and it passed unanimously.
Rayner said the revisions respond to new state rules and that staff will await feedback from the city solicitor before forwarding the petition. The board recorded no dissent and did not attach additional conditions during this meeting.
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