City Council

31.\nCONSIDER ADOPTION OF INTERIM URGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 26-2607 OF THE CITY OF CARSON,\nCALIFORNIA, ENACTED PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858 ESTABLISHING\nA FORTY-FIVE (45) DAY TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OR EXPANSION OF\nBATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) FACILITIES WITHIN CITY LIMITS DURING THE PENDENCY OF\nTHE CITY’S REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF PERMANENT ZONING REGULATIONS FOR SUCH USES” (CITY\nCOUNCIL)\nRECOMMENDED ACTION\n— 1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Urgency Ordinance No. 26-2607U, "AN INTERIM URGENCY\nORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, ENACTED PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA\nGOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 65858 ESTABLISHING A 45-DAY TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE\nESTABLISHMENT OR EXPANSION OF BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS (BESS) WITHIN CITY LIMITS\nDURING THE PENDENCY OF THE CITY’S REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF PERMANENT ZONING REGULATIONS\nFOR SUCH USES," by at least a 4/5ths vote.\n— 2. DIRECT the City Manager to have the Community and Economic Development Department and\nPlanning Commission to establish development standards and land use regulations for BESS facilities,\nconduct research on the economics of BESS facilities, and survey land use regulations and development\nstandards for BESS facilities in other cities.