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Planning Board asks where to take photos as Millburn solar farm developers prepare visual-impact study
Summary
Members requested specific photo-viewpoint locations for the visual-impact and glare study for a proposed solar array that would adjoin Millburn, Moonlight Trail and Northgate-area homes, and asked developers to include viewpoints from adjacent roads and elevated neighborhoods.
The Planning Board reviewed preliminary materials for a proposed solar array near Millburn and asked the applicant to provide visual impact and glare studies from a set of board-specified vantage points including Millburn Road, Moonlight Trail, Vertree and Northgate.
Board members and staff noted that several houses on Millburn Road and Moonlight Trail, and a cluster of residences up on Northgate, could have direct lines of sight to the proposed array. Members asked the applicant to photograph and model views from specific addresses referenced during the meeting — examples included houses on Millburn and Moonlight Trail — and to include cross‑sections and simulated visualizations showing how the array would appear from each vantage point.
Members also discussed glare and the potential for reflected light to affect nearby properties. The board asked that the visual-impact study consider seasonal sun angles and late-day reflections and to include a discussion of any screening or vegetative buffer proposals. One member suggested adding a view from the elevated Northgate neighborhood because of elevated sight lines.
No decision was made; the board instructed staff and the applicant to coordinate on a list of photo‑viewpoint coordinates and to return with a complete visual-impact package that includes photographic viewpoints, visual simulations and a glare assessment.
