(a) The Building and Safety Division shall adopt a standard plan and checklist of all requirements with which small residential rooftop solar energy systems shall comply to be eligible for expedited review.
(b) All documents required for the submission of an expedited rooftop solar system application shall be made available on the City website, specifically including all required permitting documents. To the extent possible, the City shall provide for electronic submission of such documents from the website, including the use of electronic signatures.
(c) The small residential rooftop solar energy system permit process, permit fees, standard plans, and checklists shall substantially conform to recommendations for expedited permitting, including the checklist and standard plans contained in the most current version of the
California Solar Permitting Guidebook adopted by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
(Ord. 163, passed 8-12-2015)