(A) All documents required for the submission of an expedited solar energy system application shall be made available on the publicly accessible county website.
(B) Electronic submittal of the required permit application and documents by email or facsimile shall be made available to all small residential rooftop solar energy system permit applicants.
(C) Electronic signatures shall be accepted by the county on all electronic submittals in lieu of a wet signature.
(D) Cal. Gov’t Code § 65850.5 provides that in developing an expedited permitting process, the city, county, or city and county shall adopt a checklist of all requirements with which small rooftop solar energy systems shall comply to be eligible for expedited review. The Building Official 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. The checklist shall be published on the county’s internet website. The process and checklist shall substantially conform to the California Solar Permitting Guidebook.
(E) The Building Official will have the authority to revise the process, standard plan(s) and checklist in substantial conformance to such revisions as may be made periodically to the California Solar Permitting Guidebook.
(F) The Board of Supervisors may by ordinance, modify the checklists and standards found in the California Solar Permitting Guidebook due to unique climatic, geological, seismological, or topographical conditions in the county.
(G) The Board of Supervisors may establish fees for the permitting of small residential rooftop solar energy systems, provided all such fees comply with Cal. Gov’t Code §§ 65850.55, 66015, 66016 and Cal. Health and Safety Code § 17951.
(Ord. 940, § II(part), 2015)