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TOWN OF BOSTON TOWN OF BOSTON TOWN BOARD A LOCAL LAW EXTENDING MORATORIUM PROHIBITING THE REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS AND ISSUANCE OF PERMITS FOR “BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS” IN THE TOWN OF BOSTON LOCAL LAW NO. 1-2026 Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Boston, Erie County, State of New York as follows: Section 1: Purpose. The Town originally enacted a moratorium pursuant to Local Law 2-2024. The Town thereafter enacted Local Law No. 1-2025 on June 4, 2025 and Local Law No. 4-2025, each which extended the existing moratorium for an additional six (6) months from adoption. The purpose of Local Laws 2-2024, 1-2025, 4-2025 and this local law is to protect the public health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Town of Boston and to maintain the status quo by extending the temporary suspension of the processing of land use approvals as provided herein and to further suspend the rights of landowners and their designees to obtain development approvals as identified below for a period of an additional six (6) months from the date of the adoption of this local law while the Town Board continues to study, analyze and determine potential appropriate revisions and amendments to the Town Code regarding the propriety of Battery Energy Storage Systems (as defined below). Section 2: Definitions. BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM: A rechargeable energy storage system consisting of one or more devices, including batteries, battery chargers, controls, power conditioning systems and associated electrical equipment, assembled together, capable of storing energy in order to provide electrical energy at a future time, not to include a stand-alone 12-volt car battery or an electric motor vehicle. Section 3: Moratorium. Pursuant to the statutory authority vested in the Town to regulate and control land use and to protect the health, safety and welfare of its residents, the Town Board of the Town of Boston hereby declares a six (6) month extension for the moratorium implemented pursuant to Local Laws 2-2024 and 1-2025 on the review and approval of new as of yet unfiled and any and all pending applications for any and all land use approvals, including site plan approvals, subdivision plats, building permits, special use permits and variances (hereinafter “Land Use Approvals”) for all Battery Energy Storage Systems within the Town.