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Norton BZA approves variance for 35-foot solar array at 3319 Hillcrest Avenue
Summary
The Norton Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing a freestanding, dual-axis solar array up to 35 feet tall at 3319 Hillcrest Avenue. The board accepted the application as presented after hearing from the applicant and the city zoning administrator.
The Norton Board of Zoning Appeals voted to approve a variance allowing a freestanding solar array up to 35 feet tall at 3319 Hillcrest Avenue during a public hearing on April 15.
The variance, filed by Matthew Cesario, was requested because the proposed dual-axis array — measuring roughly 900 square feet and about 30–35 feet tall at full tilt — would exceed the city—s accessory-structure height and detached-building square-footage limits. Zoning administrator Bill Bridal presented the ordinance references and said the installation…
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