Zone Text Amendment ZT-25-02 Battery Energy Storage Systems
Summary
SCH Number
2025110280
Public Agency
Solano County
Document Title
Zone Text Amendment ZT-25-02 Battery Energy Storage Systems
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
11/7/2025
Document Description
Adoption of an ordinance to amend Chapter 28 of the Solano County Code to revise and update regulations pertaining to Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) within unincorporated Solano County. The amendments update and clarify development standards, operational requirements, safety protocols, and permitting procedures for BESS facilities. The ordinance establishes regulatory procedures to protect natural resources and the environment through enhanced standards for siting, design, operation, and decommissioning of battery energy storage facilities in compliance with state and local requirements.
Contact Information
Name
Allan Calder
Agency Name
County of Solano
Job Title
Planning Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Unincorporated Solano County
Regions
Countywide, Unincorporated
Cross Streets
Unincorporated Solano County
Zip
n/a
Total Acres
n/a
Parcel #
n/a
State Highways
n/a
Railways
n/a
Airports
n/a
Schools
n/a
Waterways
n/a
Township
n/a
Range
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Section
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Base
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Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Categorical Exemption
Type, Section or Code
15307, and 15308
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15307, and 15308. Section 15061(b)(3) - General Rule (Common Sense Exemption): The activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. The ordinance consists solely of regulatory text amendments that establish procedural and administrative standards without authorizing any specific physical development or construction. Section 15307 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources: The project consists of actions taken by a regulatory agency as authorized by local ordinance to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. The ordinance establishes enhanced regulatory standards for BESS facilities to protect natural resources through improved siting, operational, and safety requirements. Section 15308 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment: The project consists of actions taken by a regulatory agency, as authorized by local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. The ordinance updates regulatory procedures and standards designed to protect the environment through enhanced requirements for battery energy storage facilities. None of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to this project.
Exempt Status
Other
Type, Section or Code
CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), 15307, and 15308. Section 15061(b)(3) - General Rule (Common Sense Exemption): The activity is covered by the common sense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. It can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the proposed ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment. The ordinance consists solely of regulatory text amendments that establish procedural and administrative standards without authorizing any specific physical development or construction. Section 15307 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources: The project consists of actions taken by a regulatory agency as authorized by local ordinance to assure the maintenance, restoration, or enhancement of natural resources where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. The ordinance establishes enhanced regulatory standards for BESS facilities to protect natural resources through improved siting, operational, and safety requirements. Section 15308 - Actions by Regulatory Agencies for Protection of the Environment: The project consists of actions taken by a regulatory agency, as authorized by local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment. The ordinance updates regulatory procedures and standards designed to protect the environment through enhanced requirements for battery energy storage facilities. None of the exceptions in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2 apply to this project.
County Clerk
Solano
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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