Planning Commission backs ordinance creating 'Battery Energy Storage System' use with safety standards
The Commission recommended approval of OA26-0922 to define and regulate Battery Energy Storage Systems, adding noise, fencing, buffer and separation standards; Fire Chief Jeremy Holloway and the Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley supported the draft. Commissioners noted the state's forthcoming model ordinance and NFPA 855 spacing.
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Planner Julia Cottrell presented OA26-0922, a staff-drafted amendment that would (1) rename or define the use as “Battery Energy Storage System,” (2) modify the zoning table, and (3) add supplemental standards on fencing opacity, noise limits, vegetative buffering, drive aisles, and unit separation that reference NFPA requirements.
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