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Trustee Thompson leads board to ease limits on roof-mounted solar panels
Summary
The La Grange Village Board approved a zoning text amendment removing a prohibition that prevented roof-mounted solar panels on single-family homes from facing the front lot line or being within 60 degrees of it; the change adds a limit preventing panels from extending beyond the eave or ridge and follows two ZBA cases and a planning commission recommendation.
Trustee Thompson presented and the La Grange Village Board of Trustees voted to adopt an ordinance amending the zoning code to relax where roof-mounted solar panels are allowed on single-family homes. The change removes the prohibition against panels facing the front lot line or being within 60 degrees of it, while adding a restriction that panels may not extend beyond the eave or ridge of the roof.
Why it matters: Two zoning-board-of-appeals cases in November 2024 prompted the review, and staff…
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