Chesapeake, Virginia · General provision

§ 13-3200

Dimensional standards

Servicing

Geographic extent
Applies to all battery energy storage systems.

Extracted standards

5 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.

Other

  • Decommissioning agreement required

    Prior to approval, applicant shall enter into written decommissioning agreement.

  • Layered fire protection required

    Sufficient layered fire protection approach as determined by Chesapeake Fire Department.

  • Maximum lighting at lot line0.5 footcandles

    Direct or reflected illumination does not exceed one-half (0.5) footcandles above background measured at the lot line.

  • Any battery energy storage system shall be setback three hundred (300) feet from all property lines.

  • City council may reduce distance to no less than 100 feet if independent risk analysis provided.

From the ordinance

Any battery energy storage system shall be setback three hundred (300) feet from all property lines.
§ 13-3200