HomeMy WebLinkAboutCouncil Presentation 11/15/2022 - Ord No. 2022.026 Amendments to Title 17Ordinance No. 2022.026Amendments to Marana Town Code, Title 17 "Land Development"
Steve Cheslak, Planning Manager
11/16/2022
Background
Utility Solar Facilities and Energy Storage Systems
•Town has received development inquiries, code does not specifically address development standards
•Proposed standards provide buffers to maintain safety and protect view sheds
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National Renewable Energy Lab: https://www.nrel.gov/news/program/2021/grid-scale-storage-us-storage-capacity-could-grow-five-fold-by-2050.html
Background
Energy Storage Facilities
•Battery Energy Storage Systems
(BESS)
•Lithium-Ion battery systems
•Energy stored and released
when customers need power
most
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https://www.energy-storage.news/california-zoning-exemption-granted-to-enable-even-more-rapid-energy-storage-deployment/
Amendments
Amendments to Marana Town Code, Title 17 "Land Development"
•Chapter 17-1 "Title, Intent, Purpose and Definitions"
•Chapter 17-4 “Zoning”
•Chapter 17-6 “General Development Regulations”
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Highlights
Chapter 17-1 "Title, Intent, Purpose and Definitions“
•17-1-6. Definitions
•Adds definitions for solar energy systems, energy storage and electric utility
•Changes definitions of power plant and utility facility to exclude solar power and energy storage facilities
Updated definition:
•186. Solar energy system or solar power plant: A utility scale device or series of mechanisms
designed primarily to provide heating, to provide cooling, to produce electrical power, to produce
mechanical power, or to provide any combination of the foregoing by means of collecting and
transferring solar generated energy into such uses either by active or passive means
•186. Solar energy system or solar power plant: A device or series of mechanisms designed for a utility provider to provide heating, to provide cooling, to produce electrical power, to produce mechanical power, or to provide any combination of the foregoing by means of collecting and transferring solar generated energy into such uses either by active or passive means5
Highlights
Chapter 17-4 “Zoning”
•17-4-2. Use Matrix Table 2
•Solar energy system, energy storage facility, and accessory storage facility
added to Land Use Matrix table 2
•Power plant is changed to reflect separation from solar power
•17-4-2. Use Matrix Table 3
•Adds conditions per use for accessory energy storage facility
•17-4-19. Zone C –Large Lot Zone
•Clarifies use of energy storage facilities in Zone C -Large Lot Zone
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Highlights
Chapter 17-6 “General Development Regulations”
•Renamed to “General and Miscellaneous Development Regulations”
•17-6-11. Solar energy systems and energy storage facilities
•Provides development standards and guidelines for solar energy systems and
energy storage facilities including:
•Site area
•Setbacks
•Structure height
•Buffers
•Decommissioning
•Maintenance 7
Buffers
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Discussion
Title 17 Amendments
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Discussion