Generator placement denied for current location; petitioner told to find alternate site
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Summary
A request to place a standby generator 23 inches from a side property line was contested because installation guidelines (NEC and Generac) require several feet clearance from doors, windows, meters and equipment; contractor said house layout constrained placement, but the board directed the petitioner to find another location. A neighbor email to the north stated no objection.
The board considered variance 2026‑5 for Blake Arbogast to place a generator 23 inches from the south property line. Steven Newcomb of Amline Electric told the board that "by the NEC and Generac's installation guidelines" typical clearances (5 feet from openable doors/windows, 5 feet from gas meters and air conditioners, 3 feet from electric meters) drive siting decisions. Staff and the chair questioned why the unit could not be located on the opposite side of the house; Newcomb said house geometry and existing equipment limited options. The chair said the petitioner would have to find another place for the generator and that the board could not approve the proposed location as described. Staff noted an email from the north neighbor indicating no objection, but the board emphasized clearance and servicing concerns and did not grant the variance for the requested placement.