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Brookfield Zoning Board Approves Variance for Solar Array at 244 Governors Road
Summary
The Brookfield Zoning Board of Adjustment voted to grant a variance allowing a solar array at 244 Governors Road, finding the five variance criteria met after an on-site review and applicant testimony about site constraints and financial hardship. The approval includes conditions for evergreen screening.
The Brookfield Zoning Board of Adjustment on Thursday voted to grant a variance that will allow a solar array at 244 Governors Road after finding the application met the five required variance criteria and attaching conditions to limit visual impacts. Applicant Jennifer Haggitt presented the proposal and financial documentation at a public hearing and a subsequent site visit.
Board members said they were persuaded by Haggitt’s testimony that portions of the lot are wetlands and otherwise unusable, and that only the location she proposed would yield sufficient year-round sunlight. "We were pretty much hoping that it was gonna be just like a switch," Haggitt told the board, arguing the panels must be sited where they will be productive. She provided receipts and loan…
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