Battery storage land in Antrim Township, Franklin County

Ask for the ordinance version behind the offer

The published definition and conditional-use section identify battery provisions added by Ordinance 370 on January 27, 2026. The later Township hearing notice proposes revising the conditional-use language and adding detailed standards for data centers and battery storage. These are different records, not interchangeable summaries.

The notice scheduled a July 28 hearing and possible consideration of enactment afterward. It does not report a completed vote or establish a final effective date. Ask for the final ordinance, any later amendments and the written explanation of how they apply to this property. Do not assume that the January wording remains unchanged or that every proposed July condition became law.

This guide concerns Antrim Township in Franklin County. Include the municipality and county when sharing the location. A Greencastle mailing address alone does not answer which office handles the parcel. Ask the project team to identify the reviewing office and keep its response with the proposal.

Reference: Antrim Township: published battery definition, section 150-4 · Antrim Township: published conditional-use section 150-31 · Antrim Township: proposed amendment notice for July 28, 2026 · Antrim Township: official ordinance directory

Describe the battery separately from any other proposed use

Antrim’s published battery definition covers equipment storing electricity for later use, whether that electricity is used on-site or off-site. The hearing notice discusses batteries and data centers together. For an owner, the first question remains simple: what is the company actually proposing to put on this land?

Ask whether the battery would stand alone, serve an existing building or form part of a larger development. Request a drawing that identifies each proposed use and the company responsible for it. Do not rely on a data-center illustration to explain a separate battery lease, or a battery footprint to explain a much larger development.

If the proposal combines uses, ask whether each can proceed independently. Would the company still build the battery if the other facility did not go ahead? Which parts of your land would remain reserved in that situation? Discuss the consequences for payments, access and release of unused areas before signing.

Reference: Antrim Township: published battery definition, section 150-4

Understand what studies could require on your property

The proposed amendment notice lists water, traffic, noise, vibration, environmental, safety and removal topics. Those listed topics are not a statement that every study has been adopted or applies identically to every battery design. Ask the responsible office and project team which investigations the actual proposal needs.

Request a separate description of work on your land. Will the team survey, drill, dig, install monitoring equipment or bring vehicles through an entrance? Where will that happen, how long will it take and who will restore any disturbance? Ask who pays for the investigations and for damage to crops, roads or other improvements.

Tell the team about wells, drainage, wet areas, farming, tenants and known access limitations. For example, a proposed test location beside a farm road may need to change during harvest. Agree on notice and access arrangements before the work begins, rather than treating a general study authorization as permission to go anywhere.

You do not need to order these studies yourself to make an initial inquiry. Share what you know, including uncertainties. The company should explain what further work is needed and which permissions it wants from you.

Reference: Antrim Township: proposed amendment notice for July 28, 2026

Review changes to the drawing before expanding the agreement

A study or review comment may lead to a different entrance, more screening, a changed cable route or additional work space. Ask for a dated drawing showing the change and the reason for it. Compare that drawing with the area described in the agreement you are considering.

Mark the land you need to retain for farming, buildings, deliveries or future use. Ask whether proposed screening, drainage or clear areas would restrict that land. Equipment inside a fence may occupy less space than the full set of requested rights. Find out which rights are temporary and which would last for the operating term.

If the company asks you to sign an application or owner authorization, have your adviser explain what it permits. Does it allow the company to submit drawings, enter the land or accept commitments affecting the property? Ask how later changes would reach you and which changes need another signed agreement.

Keep copies of permissions, drawings and notices together. If a new document uses a different project company or parcel description, ask why. Resolve inconsistencies before they become part of a public filing or a recorded land document.

Keep public review dates separate from your payment dates

A hearing date is not the beginning of operating rent. Ask what is paid when you sign, while the company investigates and when a lease or sale proceeds. Identify the event that starts each payment and whether any amount depends on permits, connection work or financing.

Compare the option term with the company’s expected review schedule. If a rule change or additional study delays the project, find out whether the company can extend, what payment an extension requires and when you can recover use of the reserved land. Discuss those terms before you are asked to wait longer.

Ask what happens if the proposal is withdrawn, changed substantially or found too expensive to connect. Does the agreement end automatically or require notice? Who arranges release of recorded rights? Who removes temporary study equipment and repairs disturbed areas?

For a project that proceeds, discuss operating contacts, insurance, removal funding and restoration. Keep those private commitments alongside the final permit conditions. The existence of a local review process does not settle who owes you money or restores your property.

Send the location and the question you want answered

Begin with your name, email and phone number, then the property location in Antrim Township, Franklin County. Add approximate acreage, a parcel reference, current use or an existing offer if you know them. Those extra details are optional for an initial inquiry.

Tell Sunland whether you would consider a lease, a sale or only part of the property. If someone has cited an ordinance or hearing notice, mention which document they used and what remains unclear. You do not need a completed project design or zoning application to start the conversation.

Sending an inquiry does not reserve your land or authorize studies. Further review would need to establish the applicable rules, requested rights, electrical connection and commercial fit. A local zoning record does not establish available grid capacity or guarantee an offer.