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Planning board approves 50-foot variance for solar array at 1728 Burtonville Road
Summary
The Town of Charleston Planning Board unanimously approved a 50-foot property-line variance for a proposed 18.40 kW, 40-panel solar array at 1728 Burtonville Road. The board voted to grant the variance to accommodate a forested setback.
The Town of Charleston Planning Board unanimously approved a variance request for a residential solar array proposed at 1728 Burtonville Road in Esperance.
The applicant, identified in the record as Miss Murphy, sought a 50-foot variance from the property line to site an 18.40-kilowatt system consisting of 40 REC-brand panels rated at 460 watts each and occupying about 906.66 square feet. Amanda Peterson moved to approve the variance and Joseph Fitzpatrick seconded; the motion carried unanimously.
The board did not record conditions or stipulations in the meeting minutes beyond the variance approval. The matter will proceed according to the town’s normal permitting process.
