Use the final adopted text for the current proposal
The Town’s Resolution 168-26 adopts Local Law 1 of 2026. The attached text replaces the earlier extension’s July date with December 31, 2026 and refers to new commercial systems. It becomes effective upon state filing. Request the current filed record and any later action when reviewing an offer.
A draft, a hearing notice and an adopted law are different records. Ask the company to identify which document supports its proposed timetable and how the Town has responded to the particular proposal. Do not assume a date in an older document means applications have reopened.
Establish the parcel’s reviewing authority as well. Provide the address and parcel reference rather than relying on a Cortlandt Manor mailing label. An offer should explain the rules for the actual land, not only the name used in a utility application.
If the company says the proposed use is outside the pause, ask it to obtain a written explanation. Terms such as small, customer-serving or distributed do not answer how the Town applies the commercial-system wording to a specific design.
Reference: Cortlandt: Resolution 168-26 and adopted Local Law 1 of 2026 · Cortlandt Town Clerk: public postings and legal notices
Understand the written-request route
The adopted law places questions about applicability and variances with the Town Board upon a property owner’s written request. It does not establish that a request will be granted. Have the company explain exactly what determination it wants before you authorize a submission.
Ask for the complete request and its supporting plans. Would it seek confirmation that the pause does not apply, relief from the pause, or something else? Those positions can have different implications. Have your adviser review the actual statements made in your name.
Who prepares the request, attends meetings and pays the costs? What information would you need to supply, and who checks it? Request copies of the submission, correspondence and final decision for your property records.
If the Board grants relief or an interpretation, read its scope and conditions. Ask what other decisions remain before installation or operation. Do not treat a determination about the moratorium as a complete project permit.
Reference: Cortlandt: Resolution 168-26 and adopted Local Law 1 of 2026
Keep public review dates separate from your agreement
A public pause does not tell you when a private option ends. Find the signed agreement, amendments and notices. Write down the expiry, extension rights and dates on which the company must pay or send notice. Have your adviser explain any automatic extension.
Ask what the company expects to accomplish during the requested hold. Which utility or design work remains, and which public decisions are unresolved? Compare that explanation with the amount of time it wants your land reserved.
If the timetable changes, ask how the payments change. Would another hold be paid? When would operating rent begin, and can the company delay that start? Review those events in the agreement instead of relying on a projected construction date.
Explain your own deadlines: a sale, tenant renewal, planned building or another use of the yard. Decide which activities you must preserve while review continues. An extension is a commercial decision about your property, even when its stated reason is a public delay.
| Separate dates to record | What the owner needs to know |
|---|---|
| Public review | Which current rule or decision controls the proposal? |
| Option expiry | When do the private rights end or extend? |
| Payments | What triggers each amount and when is it due? |
| Release | Which notices and documents restore control? |
Want to ask about your land?
Send the location and what you know. You don’t need a project plan.
Tell us about your landAsk how a customer-serving design would affect your business
If the company describes the batteries as serving an existing building, ask which meter, equipment and business they would serve. Would the company also sell power to the grid or control when the system runs? Request a clear description of the arrangement.
Keep the proposed land payment separate from any claim about your electricity bill. Who holds the account, who pays for power and which savings are actually promised in writing? Ask what happens if the system is unavailable or the building changes tenants.
Show the equipment, electrical route and entrance on a drawing with the space your business needs. Include parking, deliveries, services and room for future work. Ask who controls any shared equipment and how your contractors would reach it.
Do not assume that a connection to your building settles public classification or permission. Ask the project team to obtain the relevant current Town answer for the actual proposal, and have the contract describe the same design.
Limit investigation rights and plan for the end
Give surveys and testing their own terms. Ask where contractors can enter, what work is permitted, how much notice you receive and which tasks need separate consent. Establish insurance, repair responsibilities and a contact before entry.
Keep temporary work space distinct from the future operating site. If the company needs an entrance or staging area only during construction, ask when that space comes back and in what condition. Compare those rights with any tenant or existing access agreement.
Discuss what happens if the project cannot proceed or the company chooses to stop. Who repairs testing damage, releases recorded rights and sends the documents confirming the option is over? Keep copies rather than relying on an informal assurance.
For a project that does proceed, ask who removes equipment, foundations and cables, who restores surfaces and how the work is funded. Have your adviser address a transfer, early shutdown or company failure as well as an ordinary lease expiry.
Tell us about the property and the decision you face
Start with your name, email and phone, then the land’s location. Westchester County and New York are selected here and can be corrected. Acreage and a parcel number are optional.
Mention whether this is a new offer, an existing option, a proposed extension or equipment intended to serve a business. Tell us which uses or access you need to retain and any approaching deadline. A finished layout is not required to inquire.
An inquiry does not authorize an application, reserve the property or grant access. Any opportunity still requires review of the actual jurisdiction, current rules, design, utility connection, land rights and proposed terms.
Questions landowners ask
Did the older July 31, 2026 date establish that review reopened?
No. The later July 21 adoption package extends the moratorium through December 31, 2026 unless ended earlier. Check the current filed record and any later action.
Does a customer-serving battery automatically fall outside the pause?
Do not assume that. Request the Town’s determination for the actual design and use under the adopted commercial-system wording.
Who considers an applicability or variance request under this law?
The adopted law identifies the Town Board and a property owner’s written request. Review the proposed submission and any resulting decision.
Does an inquiry extend my current option?
No. Your existing agreement and any amendments govern its rights and deadlines. Tell us about them when you inquire.
Sources & further reading
Sources checked 2026-10-05. Local rules and program details can change. Check the requirements for the actual project.