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La Plata board conditionally approves front-yard solar array at 603 Washington Avenue
Summary
The Board of Appeals granted variance V00002-2025 allowing a ground-mounted solar array sited in the front yard at 603 Washington Avenue, subject to screening and conditions requiring the applicant's appearance at a May 27 compliance check and installation of screening within 180 days (7-ft height target within two years).
The La Plata Board of Appeals voted to approve variance V00002-2025 for a ground-mounted solar array sited in the front/secondary-front yard at 603 Washington Avenue, but attached conditions the board said are designed to reduce visual impacts and ensure follow-up compliance.
Director Douly and planning staff told the board that the applicants, Naomi Hundry and Sylvester Mitchell, obtained a building permit and installed a ground-mounted array that staff later determined had been permitted in error for the front yard. Staff nonetheless presented a Solar Energy World feasibility report showing that mature trees—many off-site—cast shading on the property's rear yard and that no…
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