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Install a roof mounted photovoltaic solar system on an auxiliary building (B)
Petition HP-16-34. Elaine Jacobson, agent for Giovanna Holbrook Life Estate. Install a roof mounted photovoltaic solar system on the auxiliary building. Located at 608 NE 5th Avenue. This building is contributing to the Northeast Residential Historic District.
Explanation
The applicant is proposing to install a 5.2 kw roof mounted photovoltaic solar system on the south elevation of the auxiliary structure. The property is located at 608 NE 5th Avenue. The principal structure was apparently built in the 1910’s, according to the Florida Master Site File for this property. The property is zoned RSF-3. The building is a contributing structure to the Northeast Residential Historic District. The house is a Colonial Revival (High) with lots of ornamental details including bay windows, Doric columns, and a roof with metal shingles. The contributing auxiliary structure was apparently built as a garage in conjunction with the main house. It has an existing standing seam metal roof.
Roofs are a highly visible component of historic buildings and are an integral part of a building’s overall design and architectural style. A rooftop solar photovoltaic power system is a system that uses one or more photovoltaic panels installed on the surface of a roof, either parallel to a sloped roof/surface or rack-mounted on a flat roof, to convert sunlight into electricity and is ten kw or less for residential structures and 300 kw or less for nonresidential structures. The proposed power system will be placed on the auxiliary structure on the property. Both the principal structure and the auxiliary structure are considered contributing structures in the Northeast Residential Historic District. The system will be located in a location not affecting the primary roof facade elevations. The installation will not result in the permanent loss of significant character-defining features of a...
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