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Downtown Design Commission directs solar carports be installed with street-tree scenario
Summary
The commission voted Jan. 15 to require the applicant for 1111 and 1100 Classen Drive to install scenario 2 — a west-side solar canopy combined with street trees — after hearing modeling that placing larger street trees would reduce annual solar output by about 10%, compared with a 6% loss on the east side.
The Downtown Design Commission on Jan. 15 approved placement of solar-panel carports at 1111 and 1100 Classen Drive under a compromise that pairs a west-side canopy with street trees. The commission conditioned approval on the applicant installing “scenario 2,” the streetscape-focused option the commission said best balances pedestrian comfort and solar production.
Brian Fitzsimmons of Fitzsimmons Architects…
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