What: a proposed zoning ordinance for battery energy storage systems (BESS), with size tiers, setbacks, buffering, noise, fire safety, decommissioning security and ownership-change rules.
Where it stands: a revised draft reflecting Planning Board comments was reviewed on October 28; open points are accessory use, setback distances, the use table and decommissioning surety for smaller systems.
Next: revised draft and a 30-town comparison, planner review, the committee's November 17 meeting, a public meeting in mid-December, then the Planning Board by mid-January.
Details
Source is auto-generated captions of one meeting; no agenda or minutes were read.
Reviewed Planning Board feedback (single new section, less discretion, fewer duplicates); discussed tiers (250 kilowatt hour tier one), anti-phasing language, accessory use, setbacks, buffers of at least 8 feet, noise assessment, fire safety standards, surety and a 30-day ownership-change notice. Public meeting planned for mid-December.