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Applicant withdraws proposal for visible solar panels at 395 Route 6A after neighborhood objections
Summary
An application to install 43 roof-mounted solar panels at 395 Route 6A in Yarmouth Port was withdrawn without prejudice March 24 after residents raised concerns that panels visible from Route 6A would alter the historic district’s character. The applicant said they will work with the contractor on a less-visible plan and resubmit.
The Old Kings Highway Committee of the Town of Yarmouth heard and accepted the withdrawal of a certificate of appropriateness application to install solar panels at 395 Route 6A on Monday, March 24. The applicant’s representative said the owner will work with the contractor to submit a revised plan that keeps panels out of sight from Route 6A.
The application, listed on the agenda as 24-A027 and described in the record first as requesting 41 panels (the applicant later confirmed 43), sought to place panels on the front and rear roofs of the primary house and on a detached rear structure. Melissa Fleming, representing Freedom Forever, told the committee the front dormer would not have panels visible from the road and the…
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