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Solar Liberty presents lidar‑based view‑shed study; board narrows vantage points for visual and glare analysis
Summary
Solar Liberty presented a lidar view‑shed study for a proposed 58.9‑acre solar array; the planning board asked for targeted, leaf‑off photographic simulations, a planting mitigation plan and a one‑year look‑back to confirm screening and glare performance.
Solar Liberty Energy Systems and its consultants returned to the Town of Goshen Planning Board with a lidar‑based view‑shed analysis for a proposed solar energy system on approximately 58.9 acres.
What was presented: Ari Goldberg (lawyer for the applicant) and Nicholas Vambas (LaBella/LaVelle Associates) described two types of GIS‑based visibility maps: a “bare‑earth” map that models ground topography only and a “first‑return” map that incorporates lidar returns from vegetation and structures. The first‑return view shed reduced the mapped visibility compared with bare‑earth results where tree cover or buildings block sight lines.
Board requests and vantage points: The…
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