HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-03-13 Machine Shop Village Neighborhood Conservation District Commission Minutes I
Machine Shop Village
03/13124 Meeting Minutes
T. True motion to open meeting H.A noian 2nd; unanimous
B. Zelitch to open hearing for solar panels at 250 Main St., T. True 2nd; unanimous
Brian Cartier of sunrun spore for homeowner, Brendan Monroe.
He said they want to maintain production to make homeowner's investment nworthwhvwrhile, and
keep good appearance.
He wanted it southern-facing as much as possible as symentrical as possible.
B. Monroe: will be redoing roof with blackk or charcoal.
B. Cartier: it will blend In. All systems have a skirt to neaten the bottom end.
J. Lafond asked if it was productive to put anything on west side.
B. Cartier: hest side makes it prohibitive, including%the orientation of the home.
H.A noian: this is the same orientation as Pleasant St.
B. Cartier. that house is more east west.
H. Anoian: Pleasant street runs perpendicular.
H. A noian: 3 rows is too much. Corning down Main St. and you see it right there.
B. Cartier: For the shape and size of that section of room, there is is plenty of room for 3.
H. A noun: You see a block of panels. when does the impact of solar panels stop? Precedent
was to not put on face of main room. Wants two panels on the top.
J. Lafond: We could say put on other roof, but if they won't generate a f, but if they won't
generate a
B. Zelitch: Has sunrun run metrics for panels on the other side?
B. Cartier: no.
B. Zelitch: Agree with H. A noian.
B. Cartier: It would be drastic moving panels to backs.
H. A. noian: Pleasant St. had 14 panels. Could go portrait instead of landscape?
T.True: Another size panel?
B. Cartier: no
B. Monroe: feels that filling entire space is less distracting than partially filled.
H. AnoEan: other projects tends to disappear on linearity. Aesthetics is subjective.
B. Monroe: will do a new roof. May have to take the chimney down.
B. Cartier: We could show a rendering what it will look like in different configurations.
B. Monroe: would life to have a Grote now.
H. A not n, B. Zelitch and J. Lafond advised that the vote was likely 2-2 which means it w[ll not
be passed. J. Lafond offered a continuance to show other options.
B. Monroe: would like to have a Grote now.
T. True motion to accept, 2nd by J. Lafond
B. Zelitch and H.Aznolan voted no.
Permit consequently denied.
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approval of minutes:
H. A noian motion to accept, I True 2nd! Unanimous.
7: 2pm
J. L.af nd informational update on non-compliant windows at 54 Elm St.
7:32prn
H. A noian I motion to adjourn, T. True 2nd; unanimous