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This story of how HBRB somehow put an unfair burden on some homeowner in Cleveland Park by not allowing him to put prominent solar panels on his house is a bit of a red herring. A little context might be useful. Lost in the press reports is that the historic preservation regs did not preclude him from nearly doubling the size of his -already large home and constructing a pool house. The homeowner got like 99% of what he wanted and now is whining about the last 1%. Nothing would have prevented him from putting in solar panels that would not be visible from the street or using various photovoltaic products that look like shingles and are allowed in the front of historic structures. Moreovcr, claiming that the HPRB staff won't allow him to be "green" is a little rich when you've basically doubled your house size and built a swimming pool.

by Al on Jul 31, 2012 10:21 am • link • report

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