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Design commission backs recommendation to remove blanket screening requirement for accessory solar panels
Summary
The Downtown Design Commission voted to recommend an ordinance amendment that would remove a citywide blanket screening requirement for accessory solar energy systems, while preserving separate Heritage Preservation review for historic properties; staff said the change will provide clarity for property owners and developers.
On March 19, 2026, the Downtown Design Commission voted to recommend approval of an ordinance amendment that would remove a blanket screening requirement for accessory solar energy systems and clarify code for property owners and developers.
T.O. Bowman of the Sustainability Office in the Planning Department presented the amendment, saying it was prepared "to provide clarity to our code and for developers and property owners" who intend to use solar energy systems as an accessory use. Bowman told commissioners the proposed change would eliminate an across-the-board requirement that solar panels be…
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