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Goshen ZBA denies 100-foot internal setback for proposed 10 MW solar array, approves two fence variances
Summary
The Goshen Zoning Board of Appeals denied a request to waive a 100-foot internal lot-line setback for a proposed 10-megawatt solar array, finding the detriment to the community outweighed the benefit, and approved two other setback variances by a 4–1 vote.
The Goshen Zoning Board of Appeals on May 5 denied a requested 100-foot internal lot-line variance for a proposed 10-megawatt solar array and approved two related fence-setback variances.
Board members focused their deliberations on five statutory factors, with repeated questioning about feasible alternatives and the technical basis for a 1.29 DC/AC conversion rate the applicant cited as necessary for the project’s configuration. "I did not see anything that explained to me why that is what specifically was required to make the project feasible," one member said during the technical discussion.
Why it matters: The denied variance would have reduced the town's internal lot-line setback to accommodate…
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