Wilmington solar systems company

A Wilmington solar systems company has proposed building a 14,994-square foot warehouse along Front Street in the city.

WILMINGTON -- A Wilmington solar systems company has proposed building a 75-foot-tall office building and 14,994-square foot warehouse along Front Street just south of the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge.

Cape Fear Solar Systems, in asking for a special-use permit, has said it would build the five-story, 30,965-square-foot office building and adjacent warehouse "where solar system kits will be stored and placed on trailers for deliveries," according to its application to the city of Wilmington.

The company currently operates in space at 901 Martin St., according to its website. Cassandra Barba, sales and marketing manager for the company, said the new space "will allow us to expand to serve more customers in the area."

She said the company plans to "be very green with a carbon-neutral footprint" while constructing the new space at 901 S. Front St.

Later phases would include an exhibition home, solar-powered car charging stations and multi-family residential buildings along Dawson, Wright and South Second streets, according to the application.

A public hearing for the special-use permit request is scheduled for Wednesday night's city planning commission meeting.

City planning staff suggested several conditions should the permit be approved, including limiting operations to between the hours of 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and maintaining vegetative buffers between the business operations and existing homes on the block.

The application concedes that plans may have to change, given that the N.C. Department of Transportation (DOT) is planning to widen Front Street from two lanes to four.

"The Cape Fear Solar project would need to consider building placement along S. Front Street as a result of the incoming NCDOT project," the application stated.

Star-News (Wilmington, N.C.)

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PaulChau

Solar has indeed proven itself to provide multiple benefits to users especially in terms of low prices. Its coming to yet another location simply means that the locals there have something to look forward to, to benefit from.

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