As used in this chapter:
(a) “Association” shall mean the Canyon Lake Property Owners Association.
(b) “Building Official” shall mean the contract official designated by the City.
(c) “City business days” shall mean those on which the City's Building and Safety Department is open.
(d) “Checklist” means a checklist of rooftop solar energy system requirements based on the adopted City codes provided to the applicant for guidance in preparation of plans for a rooftop solar energy system package.
(e) “Electronic submittal” means the utilization of electronic e-mail, internet or facsimile.
(f) “Reasonable restrictions” on a rooftop solar energy system are those restrictions that do not significantly increase the cost of the system or significantly decrease its efficiency or specified performance, or that allow for an alternative system of comparable cost, efficiency, and energy conservation benefits.
(g) “Small residential rooftop solar energy system” means all of the following:
(1) A rooftop solar energy system that is no larger than ten kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating of 30 kilowatts thermal.
(2) A rooftop solar energy system that conforms to all applicable State fire, structural, electrical, and other building codes as adopted or amended by the City, and all State and City health and safety standards.
(3) A rooftop solar energy system that is installed on a single-family or two-family dwelling units.
(4) A rooftop solar panel or modular array that does not exceed the maximum legal building height as defined by the City.
(h) “Specific, adverse impact” means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete.
(i) “Standard plans” means plans provided by the California Solar Permitting Guidebook that are provided to the applicant to assist with expedited rooftop solar energy system plan submittals.
(j) “Restrictions that do not significantly increase the cost of the system or decrease its efficiency or specific performance” means:
(1) For water heater systems or solar swimming pool heating systems: an amount exceeding 10% of the cost of the system, but in no case more than $1,000, or decreasing the efficiency of the solar energy system by an amount exceeding 10%, as originally specified and proposed.
(2) For photovoltaic systems: an amount not to exceed $1,000 over the system cost as originally specified and proposed, or decrease in efficiency of an amount exceeding 10% as originally specified and proposed.
(Ord. 163, passed 8-12-2015)