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Planning board approves 170 kW ground-mounted solar at 5 Clayton Drive, denies buffer waiver
Summary
Lewiston planners approved a conditional use permit for a 170 kW ground-mounted solar array at 5 Clayton Drive but did not grant the applicant's buffering waiver; approval includes conditions: a decommissioning agreement before construction, an updated buffering plan meeting Article 13 prior to building permit, and legal confirmation that any deed restrictions allow the project.
The Lewiston Planning Board on Nov. 20 approved a conditional use permit and development approval for a 170-kilowatt ground-mounted solar array on a 10.3-acre lot at 5 Clayton Drive, but the board declined to move forward with the applicant’s request for a waiver of Article 13 buffering requirements.
Solar Systems of Maine representatives (project manager Seth Wykness and owner Tyler Baker) and the property owner described the array as sited amid existing vegetation and said they planned minimal clearing. The applicant asked the board to rely on existing on-site and adjacent tree cover as de facto screening. A…
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