§ 13-3200

Other

• Decommissioning agreement required

  Prior to approval of a conditional use permit, the applicant/owner shall enter into a written decommissioning agreement with the city to be implemented upon abandonment of, or cessation of activities at, the battery energy storage system.

• Financial assurance required

  The applicant/owner shall provide the city with financial assurance based upon the estimated costs for decommissioning as required herein.

• Layered fire protection required

  Any battery energy storage system shall include a sufficient layered fire protection approach, as determined by the Chesapeake Fire Department, which may include, without limitation:

• Maximum lighting above background at lot line0.5 footcandles

  All onsite lighting shall be arranged and installed so that the direct or reflected illumination does not exceed one-half (0.5) footcandles above background measured at the lot line of any adjoining property.

• SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property lines300 ft

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

• Minimum setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. after reduction by city council100 ft

  City council may reduce the distance required by this section to a distance of no less than one hundred (100) feet if: