Solar Panel Review Standards: Possible Revision

[Lawrence Johnson]

The St. Louis Cultural Resource Office is currently considering a revision of the standards for allowing installation of solar panels in "historical districts." The revisions will be on the agenda of the Preservation Board at its meeting on January 28, 2013. The current standard is "No visibility required" (the panels may not be publicly visible). Under consideration is a new standard of "Visual Compatibility Required," which allows the solar panels to be visible if they maintain the character of the historic building and district. (NOTE - A major exception under the proposed, new standard is the dis-allowance of panels on slate or tile roofing.) The proposed revisions may be found at: http://stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/planning/cultural-resources/documents/upload/Solar-Panel-Installation-Standards-October-2012.pdf We encourage you to submit comments on this revision to the Cultural Resource Office and Preservation Board, or you may send them to SNIA at   <shawneig...@sbcglobal.net> on or before January 14, 2013. Lawrence