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Commission adopts zoning amendment adding rules for residential standby generators after public safety concerns
Summary
The city adopted an amendment to the zoning ordinance (Art. 4, Sec. 4.03) to regulate placement, exhaust direction and maintenance of standby generators; the planning board had recommended the change following calls to fire and building departments about carbon-monoxide incidents.
The Birmingham City Commission voted on March 24 to amend the municipal zoning ordinance (Article 4, Section 4.03) to add specific standards for the placement, screening, exhaust direction and maintenance of standby generators on residential lots.
What the ordinance does: The amendment narrows where generators may be located (generally rear yards away from habitable building openings), specifies minimum clearances needed for safe operation and routine maintenance, restricts exhaust outlet orientation so…
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