GENERAL ORDINANCE
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP ROBINSON, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA -ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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GENERAL ORDINANCE EXTENDING THE TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS WITHIN THE CITY OF YONKERS PENDING APPROPRIATE REVIEW
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The City Council of the City of Yonkers does hereby ordain and enact as follows:
Section 1. Purpose, Intent, and Findings
The City Council of the City of Yonkers (the "City Council"), by General Ordinance 08-2024 adopted July 16, 2024, established a temporary moratorium on battery energy storage systems ("BESS") within the City of Yonkers (the "City") pending appropriate review. As described more fully in General Ordinance 08-2024, the temporary moratorium was established for the purpose of providing the City sufficient time to adequately study BESS, which have various associated issues and impacts including fire, chemical release, standard energy hazards, and noise, and prepare appropriate regulations concerning BESS within the City. General Ordinance 08-2024 established the temporary moratorium for a period of 180 days and authorized the extension of the temporary moratorium for an additional 180 days if deemed by the City Council to be necessary to carry out the stated purpose of the ordinance. During the initial 180 days of the temporary moratorium, the City issued a request for proposals for a consultant to assist the City with studying and preparing appropriate regulations concerning BESS. This work is still underway and requires additional time to be completed.
Section 2. Moratorium Extension
The City Council hereby extends the temporary moratorium established by General Ordinance 08-2024 for an additional 180 days for the purpose of carrying out the objectives and purpose set forth in General Ordinance 08-2024. All terms and conditions of the temporary moratorium set forth in General Ordinance 08-2024 shall remain in...
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