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Council conditionally approves Cottage Avenue solar project; requires $195,412 security and grants multiple waivers
Summary
Following a presentation by Dogwood Engineering, council conditionally approved the Student Lodging Inc. Cottage Avenue solar subdivision (roughly 25.5 acres), required $195,412 in financial security pending engineer review, and approved three waiver requests including a curb/sidewalk waiver tied to a future deferral or path construction.
Council reviewed and conditionally approved the Cottage Avenue solar project final plan submitted by Student Lodging Inc., following a technical presentation from Tom Godfrey of Dogwood Engineering. Godfrey described the site and mitigation measures and answered engineering questions before council voted on conditional approvals, financial security and waiver requests.
Tom Godfrey said the plan divides the 240 East Howard Avenue tract into two lots — roughly a 4.5‑acre front parcel to preserve the existing house and about 20.5 acres to host a primary solar energy system — and described topography,…
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