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Planning Board recommends ordinance language regulating standby generators to city commission
Summary
The Birmingham Planning Board voted unanimously Feb. 12 to recommend that the City Commission adopt amendments to Article 4, Section 4.03, adding standards for standby generator placement and use after presentations from planning staff and the fire marshal.
The Birmingham Planning Board voted unanimously Wednesday to recommend that the City Commission adopt amendments to Article 4 (Accessory Structure Standards), Section 4.03, to add provisions for standby generators.
Planning department staff and the fire marshal told the board the rules are intended to reduce safety risks from improperly sited residential generators.
Nick Dupuy, planning department staff, summarized the proposed changes and said “the highlights…
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