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approved by the board. Generally, requests that might compromise the historic character of the town are turned down.
Bringing his requests before the board, Schneider insisted that the panels would blend in with the new roof that he planned to build. He said the panels would match its color and lie flat against it, instead of at an angle that would elevate them and make them more conspicuous. The panels also would cover only a small area of the roof he said.
Schneider’s efforts to make the solar panels as unobtrusive as possible apparently warmed the board to his request.
“It helps me knowing that it’s only going to be on the small addition,” said board member Kevin Adams.
But the factor that seemed to most sway the board is that Schneider’s house is not historic. It was built in 1991. O’Connell said that a request to add solar panels to a historic building would probably be turned down.
Board member Susan Babcock said the Schneider application would set a good precedent for how the board rules on any future requests for
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