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Planning board approves rooftop solar canopy at Riverview Medical Center
Summary
The Red Bank Planning Board voted 5–0 to approve preliminary and final site-plan permission for a roof‑mounted solar canopy at Riverview Medical Center’s parking garage; applicants said the array will be installed without changing the building footprint or removing parking spaces.
The Red Bank Planning Board voted 5–0 on Dec. 10 to approve a preliminary and final major site plan for a rooftop solar canopy at Riverview Medical Center, board members recorded during a roll-call vote.
Donald Farrell, identified as senior vice president for facilities and construction, told the board the installation was chosen to strengthen the hospital’s energy resiliency and would not disrupt day‑to‑day hospital operations. "The project will strengthen the hospital's energy resiliency and reliability," Farrell said during sworn testimony.
Applicant counsel and witnesses described the work as a canopy structure mounted to the existing parking deck with no expansion of the building footprint, no change to site circulation or parking layout, and no loss of existing parking spaces. Project engineer…
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