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Commission holds rooftop solar plan for 65 Polpis Road pending screening, landscape and ground-array options
Summary
Homeowner Caroline Wallace asked to install a large rooftop solar array visible from Polpis Road. Commissioners expressed concern about panels on the front roof plane and asked the applicant to submit a landscape-screening plan or a ground-array alternative; the commission voted to hold for revisions.
Caroline Wallace, who said she and her husband farm the property at 65 Polpis Road, asked the Historic District Commission to approve rooftop solar panels for a prominent structure on the lot. Commissioners raised visibility concerns because many panels would face Polpis Road from the main house’s front roof plane.
Commissioner Val and other members said the commission’s solar guidelines generally avoid panels on the front-facing elevation. Val asked whether a ground array was…
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