Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Overlay
Description
Zoning text amendment creating an overlay district for battery energy storage facilities.
Impact summary
Provides greater flexibility for housing types and clarifies standards for builders and staff.
Applicant
- Name
- City of Surprise
- Address
- Citywide
At a glance
- Hearings
- 7
- Public comments
- 3
- Total mentions
- 7
Last vote · Regular City Council Meeting
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 1, 2026.
Meeting timeline (7)
Regular City Council Meeting - Sep 1, 2026
Zoning text amendment creating an overlay district for battery energy storage facilities.
Planning and Zoning Commission - Aug 6, 2026
A citywide zoning text amendment establishing a battery overlay zone and development standards for BESS facilities.
Regular City Council Work Session - Jun 2, 2026
A citywide zoning text amendment to establish a new Battery (B) overlay zone and development standards for Battery Energy Storage Systems.
Regular City Council Meeting - Nov 4, 2025
Zoning text amendment modifying residential development standards in the Land Development Ordinance.
Planning and Zoning Commission - Oct 16, 2025
Code updates to modify residential development standards, clarify townhome definitions, and adjust RV garage coverage limits.
Regular City Council Meeting - Oct 7, 2025
Zoning text amendment to update home occupation rules in the Surprise Municipal Code.
Regular City Council Meeting - Aug 5, 2025
A zoning text amendment updating municipal code to comply with state legislative updates regarding adaptive reuse of obsolete commercial buildings.
Related issues (2)
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