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Planning commission approves solar array at 8911 Lincoln after finding street‑facing restriction impractical
Summary
The Planning Commission granted site plan approval for a 39‑panel solar installation at 8911 Lincoln Drive, accepting the applicant's argument that the house's three‑street orientation made the ordinance restriction impractical.
The Huntington Woods Planning Commission approved a site plan allowing a 39‑panel rooftop solar system at 8911 Lincoln Drive after concluding the property's three‑street orientation left no viable non‑street‑facing roof area sufficient for the homeowner’s energy needs.
Homeowner Shobh, who identified themself as “the homeowner and resident, at, 8911 Lincoln Drive,” told commissioners the house sits on a peninsula lot with street frontage on Lincoln, Wyoming and Huntington, leaving only a short south‑facing flat portion of roof suitable for a few panels. Shobh and installer Joseph Nagel of Strawberry Solar said the proposed 17‑kilowatt system would cover roughly 47% of the household’s typical…
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