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Representative Urges Right to Rear‑Roof Solar in Historic Districts; Committee Seeks Clarifying Language
Summary
Rep. Amy Morin Bello urged the Planning & Development Committee to pass 'Bill 06/1959' to allow rear‑roof solar in historic districts after several residents in Wethersfield were denied permits; members asked for clearer definitions of sight lines and scope.
State Representative Amy Morin Bello of Wethersfield told the Planning and Development Committee on Feb. 19 that Bill 06/1959 would ease an inconsistency she has seen in historic‑district decisions and reduce litigation costs for towns.
"By permitting installation of solar panels on the rear of homes, we can do both," Morin Bello said, describing three recent residents in her district who were denied rear‑roof solar by the historic district commission and one earlier case in which a…
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