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Council to revisit solar-panel placement rules after planning and zoning concerns
Summary
Council members discussed potential changes to the village's solar-panel rules (ordinance 1148.02) after Planning & Zoning raised concerns that exceptions allow visible, front-facing panels. Council directed staff and planning groups to review the language and return redlined proposals for further discussion.
Council member Kim Ulner raised concerns about the village's current ordinance on accessory uses (cited in the meeting as 1148.02), saying several exceptions allow solar panels to be installed on street-facing elevations that are visible to neighbors. Ulner said recent applications showed how a combination of exceptions can permit front-facing panels and that the ordinance does not require homeowners to retain trees…
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