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La Plata staff says solar canopy at Washington and Hawthorne was approved in error; town to pursue administrative remedies
Summary
Planning staff told the Design Review Board the town approved a solar panel installation in a visible location in error and is working with the property owner on administrative remedies, including a potential variance and landscape screening; no formal corrective action was taken at the meeting.
A board member raised concerns Oct. 8 about a solar-panel canopy installed at the Washington Avenue and Hawthorne intersection that the planning department approved in error, and planning staff said the town is pursuing administrative remedies and may seek a variance and screening to reduce the visual impact.
The issue matters because the canopy is in a visually prominent, historic-area location and residents and board members said it conflicts with the town’s historic aesthetic. A board member told the Design Review Board she had contacted town staff and council…
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