Yorktown v. ZBA: an appellate precedent worth watching from Queens
SafeGridUnited · September 18, 2026
A Westchester zoning appeal over a 5 MW battery facility established a use-variance standard cited by other communities.
The Town of Yorktown in Westchester County litigated the siting of a 5 MW battery-storage facility by Yorktown ESS, LLC, producing the Yorktown v. ZBA appellate decision. The case turned on the zoning use-variance standard and the distinction between a public utility and unnecessary hardship. The decision is a landmark precedent that other New York communities, including Middle Village, cite when challenging battery-storage siting. Primary source: SafeGridUnited national dataset (seeds/national-v2.csv), Town of Yorktown (Westchester) row.