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ARB reviews draft rooftop-solar design criteria for entrance corridor; staff to revise
Summary
At a work session the ARB reviewed draft countywide design criteria for rooftop solar installations visible from the entrance corridor, discussed setbacks, mounting and equipment treatment, and asked staff to return with revised language before formal adoption.
The Albemarle County Architectural Review Board on Jan. 20 held a work session to consider draft rooftop-solar design criteria intended to create a new countywide certificate of appropriateness category for installations visible from the entrance corridor.
County staff presented two general goals for the draft guidelines: to minimize visibility of rooftop solar from the entrance corridor to the greatest extent possible, and to ensure panels and related equipment do not interfere with architectural elements that contribute to a building’s character. Staff then…
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