LEWISTOWN — Derry Township will move forward with amending its Zoning Ordinance to provide regulations for solar energy systems, including battery energy storage systems.

Mifflin County Planning Director James Lettiere offered the township’s Board of Supervisors direction moving forward during the Planning Commission’s regular meeting held Thursday.

Lettiere — who reviewed the ordinance — encouraged the board to adjust language in the ordinance to offer more clarity on the definition of “land development.”

The board also plans to amend the ordinance to regulate principal energy solar systems to establish a new section to permit battery energy storage systems as conditional uses in the rural estate zoning district in the township as well as establish regulations for battery energy storage systems in the township.

Supervisors will consider adopting the ordinance during the board’s meeting at 5:30 p.m. Aug. 18.

The Planning Commission also approved the following plans:

• Lewistown Borough — creating a lot on vacant ground in the area of 17 Logan Street

• Menno Township — a subdivision plan at 83 Laurel Spring Trail and 111 Copeland Spring Trail;

• Menno Township — a subdivision plan at the Josiah H. and Annie L. Peachey property;

The plans were reviewed on Thursday, July 17 with no amendments to comments and no revised plans were received from applicants.

Planners also received a proposal from Edward Mann, a retired Air Force Veteran and the current president of the Mifflin County Veterans Organization to serve on the Planning Commission

Mann is a retired Pennsylvania State Fire Commissioners. The recommendation will go on to Mifflin County Commissioners for approval.