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Owner of downtown convenience store requests code change to allow solar canopy over parking
Summary
Owners of Thrifty asked the council to consider amending the land‑development code to permit a solar canopy over store parking; staff said current code (section 13.14.6) and Florida building code present obstacles and recommended applicant work with city staff and the business navigator
Owners of a longtime downtown convenience store described plans to add a canopy with solar panels over two parking spaces and asked the city to consider an exception to the land‑development code.
Jamie Areza and business representative Nick Bianco presented plans for the store known as Thrifty: a shaded canopy to provide customer shade and rooftop solar to power the store. Areza said the proposal is “new for St. Cloud” and that the land‑development code (cited as section 13.14.6) restricts canopies…
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