Roeland Park residents wanting to incorporate solar panels into their homes may find the process easier in the future. Councilmembers signaled support during a recent workshop for removing a restriction that requires residents to gain approval from city council prior to installing all solar panel systems.
The updated ordinance would only require solar panel projects that fall outside of regular usage parameters to gain council approval. Otherwise residents could gain approval by Roeland Park’s building official John Jacobson.
Mayor Mike Kelly signaled his support for the streamlined approval process.
“If we can keep the bureaucracy out of this and encourage people to gain some energy independence and lessen reliance on fossil fuels then I think it’s a good move for the city,” Kelly said.
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