General Ordinance ___ 2025
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A GENERAL ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS BY ADDING SECTION 43-24 TO THE ZONING CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS IN REGARD TO THE LOCATION, USE AND SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS.
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The City of Yonkers, in City Council convened, does hereby ordain and enact:
Section 1. Authority
This Battery Energy Storage System Law is adopted pursuant to Article IX of the New York State Constitution, ?2(c)(6) and (10), New York Statute of Local Governments, ? 10 (1) and (7); sections 19 and 20 of the City Law and section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York, which authorize the City of Yonkers to adopt zoning provisions that advance and protect the health, safety and welfare of the community.
Section 2. Statement of Purpose
This Battery Energy Storage System Law is adopted to advance and protect the public health, safety, welfare, and quality of life of the City of Yonkers by creating regulations for the installation and use of battery energy storage systems, with the following objectives:
A. To provide a regulatory scheme for the designation of properties suitable for the location, construction and operation of battery energy storage systems;
B. To ensure compatible land uses in the vicinity of the areas affected by battery energy storage systems;
C. To mitigate the impacts of battery energy storage systems on environmental resources such as important agricultural lands, forests, wildlife and other protected resources; and
D. To create synergy between battery energy storage system development and existing energy facilities and distribution systems and sources within the City of Yonkers.
Section 3. Chapter 43 of the Code of the City of Yonkers, commonly known as the Zoning Code, is hereby amended, in part by adding a new Section 43-24 to read as follows:
43-24. Battery Energy Storage Systems
A. Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the me...
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