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Albemarle County ARB narrows rooftop solar guidelines, backs 8-inch top-of-panel limit
Summary
In a May 11 work session the Albemarle County ARB discussed redline edits to countywide rooftop solar criteria, agreed to measure panel clearance to the top of the panel (an 8-inch guideline), added a prohibition on racking extending beyond the roof or panels, and decided solar parking canopies with significant visual impact should come to ARB for full review.
The Albemarle County Architecture Review Board spent its May 11 meeting on a work session to refine draft countywide criteria for rooftop solar installations, with staff and members clearing several text issues and narrowing measurement guidance for rooftop panels.
Margaret, a county staff member, walked the board through edits made after an earlier January discussion and said she revised language so panels must be mounted "parallel to the roof plane." She reviewed precedent from other Virginia localities and recommended clarifying how the measurement from roof to panel is taken; the board generally supported measuring to the top of the panel and…
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