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Draft Colden Chapter #101 Battery Energy Storage Systems Planning Board Revision #15 (dated 8/10/26) (a) Supply of a professional land survey, showing all parcels involved with the project with nearby adjoining parcels indicated clearing showing the location of buildings and dwellings on those adjoining parcels. The survey must be signed and sealed by a NYS licensed Professional Land Surveyor. (b) Compliance with all applicable provisions of the Uniform Code and all applicable provisions of the Energy Code confirmed by a NYS Licensed design professional, such as a Professional Engineer, a Registered Architect, or a Professional Land Surveyor. (c) Matters relating to the proposed battery energy storage system characteristics, (d) Floodplain, (e) Utility Lines, (f) Electrical Circuitry, (g) Signage, (h) Lighting, (i) Vegetation and Tree cutting, (j) Noise, (k) Vehicles plan with entry and egress provisions clearly shown, (l) Traffic Assessment, including Prediction studies for Traffic Volume and Traffic Vehicle Size, as determined to be necessary by the Town. (m) Decommissioning Plan including submission of a bond in an amount adequate to fully cover decommissioning costs, including remediation and restoration of land to the pre-BESS condition(s). The value of the bond evaluated every 5 years for covering estimated costs and the amount of the bond must be adjusted in the event that the bond value no longer covers a realistic decommissioning/remediation cost going forward in time The bond must be in a form and means acceptable to the Colden Town Attorney, including provisions defined for liquidation of the bond by the Town when necessary. (n) Site Plan during Development, (o) Site Plan at completion Post-Commissioning, (p) Special Use Permit Compliance, (q) Development Schedule of Project Milestones, (r) Ownership Changes as applicable or planned, (s) Safety, (t) Permit Time Frame for project start and completion, (u) Abandonment and Contingency Plans. Applicants shall be advised within 45 business days of the completeness of their application, or of any deficiencies that must be addressed prior to substantive review. (2) Be subject to a public hearing to hear all comments for and against the application. The Town Board of the Town of Colden shall have a notice printed in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town at least 10 days in advance of such hearing. Applicants shall have TOWN OF COLDEN – BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS 8