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Council upholds BHAR denial of rooftop solar at 313 Grama Street
Summary
Town Council denied an appeal of the Board of Historic and Architectural Review and upheld the board’s decision to deny rooftop solar on a contributing house at 313 Grama Street, citing visibility from the public right of way and historic-district guidelines.
Smithfield Town Council on Thursday denied an appeal of the Board of Historic and Architectural Review (BHAR) and thereby upheld the board’s February decision to reject a homeowner’s request to install 21 rooftop solar panels at 313 Grama Street.
Tammy Clary, town planner, summarized the appeal and the BHAR review: the board had concluded the proposed panels were not in conformance with the historic district guidelines. “The board believes that the proposed solar panels are not in conformance with the historic district guidelines,” Clary said…
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