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Chapin ARB denies rooftop solar panels for 306 Lexington Avenue over visibility rules
Summary
The Architectural Review Board denied a request to install rooftop solar panels at 306 Lexington Avenue because the town ordinance requires panels be placed on roof slopes not visible from public rights-of-way; the board cited visibility from Lexington, Clark and Waters streets.
The Town of Chapin Architectural Review Board denied a request to revise previously approved plans for 306 Lexington Avenue to allow rooftop solar panels.
Staff reminded the board that the town ordinance requires solar panels to be located on roof slopes not visible from public rights-of-way. After discussion about visibility from Lexington Avenue, Clark Street and Waters Street and potential implications for future approvals, the board made and seconded a motion to deny the request; the motion passed without opposition.
