727 First St.

Staff Recommendations: 

In June 2022, an HDLC application was opened for the installation of roof-mounted solar equipment and was subsequently approved with modifications. The approved drawings show the panels setback 10'-0" from the front wall of the house with a note that the last two panels be removed as they did not meet the Guidelines for a rectangular and contiguous arrangement. In January 2023, a final inspection was requested from the applicant. Upon inspection, it was found that the panels were installed closer than 10'-0" to the front wall and the last two panels were installed in deviation of the approved drawings. As the solar panels do not meet the HDLC Guidelines and were installed in deviation of the CofA and approved drawings, staff recommends denial of the solar panels as installed.