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Draft Colden Chapter #101 Battery Energy Storage Systems Planning Board Revision #15 (dated 8/10/26) the Town of Colden Planning Board, the Colden’s Town Engineer, or the Colden Town Board before an application is deemed complete and ready for ultimate action by the Town Board. Any site plan application shall include, as a minimum, the following information: 1. Property lines and physical features, including roads, for the project site on a survey produced, signed and sealed, by a licensed NYS licensed Registered Professional Land Surveyor (RPLS). 2. Proposed changes to the landscape of the site, grading, vegetation clearing and planting, exterior lighting, and screening vegetation or structures. 3. A three-line 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. 5. Name, address, and contact information of proposed or potential system installer and the owner and/or operator of the battery energy storage system. Such information of the final system installer shall be submitted prior to the issuance of building permit. 6. Name, address, phone number, and signature of the project Applicant, as well as all the property owners, demonstrating their consent to the application and the use of the property for the battery energy storage system. 7. Zoning district designation for the parcel(s) of land comprising the project site. 8. Commissioning Plan. Such plan shall document and verify that the system and its associated controls and safety systems are in proper working condition per requirements set forth in the Uniform Code. Where commissioning is required by the Uniform Code, Battery energy storage system commissioning shall be conducted by a New York State (NYS) Licensed Professional Engineer (P.E.) after the installation is complete but prior to final inspection and approval. A corrective action plan shall be developed for any open or continuing issues that are allowed to be continued after commissioning. A report describing the results of the system commissioning and including the results of the initial acceptance testing required in the Uniform Code shall be provided to the Colden Code Enforcement Department and Colden Planning Board for advisory recommendations and conditions prior to action by the Colden Town Board prior to final inspection and approval. The report shall be submitted to the Town and an identical copy maintained at an approved on-site location. 9. Fire Safety Compliance Plan. Such plan shall document and verify that the system and its associated controls and safety systems are in compliance with the Uniform Code. The Plan should clearly indicate compliance with all provision of the NFPA, including methods and means for the supply of adequate water for potential fire suppression of the structure itself, adjoining equipment, and other combustible materials such as grasslands, forested areas, and non-battery materials needed by Colden First Responders and the Colden Fire Company. Full compliance with the requirements, procedures, and documentation in accordance with NYS Uniform Fire NFPA 855 shall be included in the plan. 10. Operation and Maintenance Manual. Such plan shall describe continuing battery energy storage system maintenance and property upkeep, as well as design, construction, installation, testing and commissioning information and shall meet all requirements set forth in the Uniform Code. TOWN OF COLDEN – BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS 11