Area Plan Commission tables a battery-storage zoning ordinance to add flood-zone rules first
What happened
Jared, the commission's executive director, asked to table General Ordinance 3, 2026 — which would add battery energy-storage systems (large banks of batteries that store power from the electric grid) as a special-exception use under the county's zoning code — so the county attorney can rewrite the draft to address floodplain and flood-zone rules and other state requirements staff said were missing. (1:24:52)
The outcome
The commission tabled the ordinance on a voice vote; no return date was set. (1:25:25)
Sources
Also known as: General Ordinance 3-2026 · battery energy storage systems ordinance · BESS ordinance · battery storage zoning