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Village Board minutes — June 22, 2026

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Village of Orchard Park
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Village Board
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Jun 22, 2026
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Jun 30, 2026
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applicant may be required to provide operating sound pressure level measurements from a reasonable number of sampled locations at
the perimeter of the battery energy storage system to demonstrate compliance with this standard.
J. Decommissioning
(I) Decommissioning plan. The applicant shall submit a decommissioning plan, developed in accordance with the Uniform Code, to
be implemented upon abandonment and/or in conjunction with removal from the facility. The decommissioning plan may be required
to include the following (Planning Board or Village Board to determine the extent of this plan depending on size and location of the
installation):
(a) A narrative description of the activities to be accomplished, including who will perform that activity and at what point in time,
for complete physical removal of all battery energy storage system components, structures, equipment, ancillary equipment and below
ground infrastructure, security barriers, and transmission lines from the site.
(b) Disposal of all solid and hazardous waste in accordance with local, state, and federal waste disposal regulations.
(c) The anticipated life of the battery energy storage system.
(d) The estimated decommissioning costs and how said estimate was determined.
(e) The method of ensuring that funds will be available for decommissioning and restoration.
(f)  The method by which the decommissioning cost will be kept current.
(g) The manner in which the site will be restored, including a description of how any changes to the surrounding areas and other
systems adjacent to the battery energy storage system, such as, but not limited to, structural elements, building penetrations, means of
egress, and required fire detection suppression systems, will be protected during decommissioning and confirmed as being acceptable
after the system is removed.
(h) A listing of any contingencies for removing an intact operational energy storage system from service and for removing an energy
storage system from service that has been damaged by a fire or other event.
(i)  Provision of a bond or other financial security acceptable to the Village to be held by the Village to ensure compliance with any
decommissioning.
K. Site plan application. For a Tier 2 battery energy storage system, the site plan application shall include the following information:
(1) Property lines and physical features, including roads, for the project site, together with detailed drawings showing the existence
of any properties within 1 ,000 feet of all property lines encompassing the proposed development.
(2) Proposed changes to the landscape of the site, grading, vegetation clearing and planting, exterior lighting, and screening
vegetation or structures.
(3) A one- or three-line (as determined by the Village) electrical diagram detailing the battery energy storage system layout,
associated components, and electrical interconnection methods, with all National Electrical Code compliant disconnects and over
current devices.
(4) A preliminary equipment specification sheet that documents the proposed battery energy storage system components, inverters
and associated electrical equipment that are to be installed. A final equipment specification sheet shall be submitted prior to the issuance
of building permit.