Board debates whether solar panels should count toward lot-coverage calculations
Board members discussed that changes to local code to include solar panels in lot-coverage calculations affected the applicant's total accessory coverage, but concluded the proposed addition would exceed the 2% threshold even without the panels.
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Board members asked whether the applicant was being penalized because solar panels on the property may have been installed before local lot-coverage rules were changed to include panels. A staff member framed the issue: "Is he being penalized because he built the solar panels before the rule changed and now rules changed?" The board examined the record and a supplemental map and determined the addition would still push accessory coverage above the 2% limit even excluding panels.
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