[Massplanners] Battery Energy Storage Systems Location Bylaws

[Sarah Raposa]

Medway's zoning bylaw (Section 8.12
<https://www.townofmedway.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif8006/f/uploads/zoning_bylaw_as_amended_5.8.2023_-_final.pdf>)
was adopted in May 2023 (with a slight tweak
<https://www.townofmedway.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif8006/f/uploads/2023_ftm_schedule_of_uses.pdf>
at
FTM required by the AG approval letter that isn't in the bylaw doc yet) for
large-scale systems but perhaps the Tier 1 info will be helpful in some
way:
https://www.townofmedway.org/sites/g/files/vyhlif8006/f/uploads/zoning_bylaw_as_amended_5.8.2023_-_final.pdf
Sarah
Medway PB Member



*Sarah L. Raposa, AICP* (she/her/hers)

Director of Planning & Development

Mansfield, MA

sraposa at mansfieldma.com | 508.851.6457


On Wed, Nov 29, 2023 at 9:47 AM Elizabeth Hughes via MassPlanners <
massplanners at masscptc.org> wrote:

> Good morning everyone,
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> The Town of Concord Fire Department and Building Division are thinking
> about developing a General Bylaw to establish rules on the permitted
> locations for battery energy storage systems.  There have been some pretty
> large systems proposed in the basements of residential dwellings which is
> problematic for the Fire Department.
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> Are there any communities out there that have developed something like
> this or thought about it?
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> Sincerely,
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> Elizabeth
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> Elizabeth Hughes, Town Planner
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> Town of Concord
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> 141 Keyes Road
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> Concord, MA 01742
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> 978-318-3290
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