Solar Panels in the Historic District
To amend Chapter 14, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH, Section E(5), Historic District, by inserting the following new sub-section:
Solar panel arrays that have the following four (4) characteristics are exempt from review by the Commission: (1) Panels are low profile and mounted no higher than six (6) inches above the roof surface; (2) Panels are set back from the edge of the roof; (3) The array is parallel to the edges of the roof, and is aligned in a regular and rectangular pattern with no missing panels; (4) The panel frames and cells, pipes, and wires match the surrounding roof in color. Solar panel arrays that do not have the four components listed above shall require a Certificate of Appropriateness for installation.

Residential Tax Exemption
To see if the Town will request that the Board of Selectmen vote pursuant to MGL c. 59 section 5C, the residential tax exemption, the upcoming tax rate at a maximum 35% for the assessed value of all Class One residential parcels within Rockport, provided that such an exemption shall be applied only to (1) the principal residence of the taxpayer as used by the taxpayer for income tax purposes or (2) a residential parcel occupied by a resident of the Town of Rockport, other than the taxpayer, occupied on a year-round basis and used as his or her principal residence for income tax purposes.