Ogden Zoning Board approves variances and permits for proposed apartment project and community solar project
Members of the Ogden Zoning Board of Appeals February 1 granted several variances for a proposed three-story apartment building at 2715 Manitou Road, and also approved a conditional use permit for the Delaware River Solar, LLC, community solar array proposed at 760 Washington Street and Colby Street.
Patrick Smith, Zoning Board of Appeals secretary and Town of Ogden Building Inspector/Code Enforcement Officer, said the Taouk Development project at 2715 Manitou Road received five yea votes and one nay vote for the three area variances.One Zoning Board member was absent.
One variance allows for 24 apartments on the site and two additional variances allow for a three-story building with a height of 45 feet.
The project does not require re-zoning. Smith says the proposal will now return to the Planning Board for approval. Developers are proposing a three-story 24 unit apartment building on approximately 4.6 acres of land. The lot is located on the west side of Manitou Road.
The vote for approving the conditional use permit for Delaware River Solar was unanimous, Patrick Smith said.
Ogden Planning Board members January 11 gave preliminary and final site plan approval for the Delaware River Solar, LLC solar energy facility proposed at 760 Washington Street. The project includes the construction of four, approximately two MW photovoltaic solar generation facilities on approximately 10 acres each.
The property is currently zoned R-1 single family residential and requires re-zoning to Solar Energy System Overlay District.
Neighbors in the area have expressed concerns over the project saying they will be able to see the array from the upstairs windows of their homes.
