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The future of the planet vs. shiny looking panels on roofs? "Homeowners boards insist that they are protecting property values by enforcing rules that govern everything from paint color to how early trash bins can be set out for collection," reports the LA Times. "But residents say their right to invest in alternative energy trumps the sensibilities of neighbors who don't like how the panels look." Any good news? Yes. "Homeowners' main defense is the Solar Rights Act, adopted by California in 1978 to protect consumers' right to install solar energy technology. The law makes it difficult for homeowners groups to reject solar energy equipment unless it creates a safety hazard or a modification can be made without great cost."
Ridiculous: HOAs that block Solar Panels Over Property Values
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... and the lawyers get paid.
The homeowners boards are forgetting that solar panels look awesome. 502 colorado is one of the coolest looking buildings in LA.
Depends on the neighborhood. In Hancock Park or San Marino it would be a disgrace. In downtown LA, go ahead.
Of additional concern is generating energy in an urban or suburban residential property. Having seen the sorry state of LA's water pipes, it is not guaranteed that the electricity grid is up to the task of dealing with all that energy.
And if future solar panels are as reflective as the current technology, these may become fire and traffic hazards.
Sorry, but if that is 502 Colorado, I have to say it is one of the ugliest buildings ever constructed.
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And that is a silly law.
There was a case on the news last year between 2 neighbors, one who had just moved in and the other who had lived in his house for 50 years. The new neighbor installed the panels but his roof was in the shadow of the elder neighbors' old growth evergreens. Despite a legal fight, the old growth evergreens were against California law and were consequently chopped down.
Without a doubt, developers could use this argument to have trees all over the state chopped down to expose their solar panels and purely by coincidence, gain brand new oceanfront views. Again industry wins over nature.