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Commission approves replacing deteriorated slate with asphalt at 11 View Street to facilitate solar installation
Summary
After debate on repair vs. replacement and the feasibility of rooftop solar on slate, the commission granted a demo‑delay waiver allowing removal of a heavily damaged slate roof and replacement with asphalt shingles to accommodate a solar array.
The Worcester Historical Commission approved a building demo‑delay waiver permitting removal of a heavily damaged slate roof at 11 View Street and replacement with architectural asphalt shingles selected to approximate the slate’s appearance, a change the applicants said is needed to enable rooftop solar installation.
Debali Severino, speaking for property owners, told the commission the slate is brittle, the roof is in poor structural condition and that installing solar on existing slate would be…
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