(A) Submission of an expedited solar energy system application shall be submitted using the documents made available on the city website.
(B) The required permit application and documents may be submitted electronically by email or online.
(C) The application shall include the provided standard plan and completed checklist of all requirements with which small residential rooftop solar energy systems shall comply to be eligible for expedited review.
(D) The small residential rooftop solar system permit process, standard plan(s), and checklist(s) 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.
(E) All applications to install a solar energy system shall include a reference to the requirement to notify the appropriate regional notification center of an excavator's intent to excavate, pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with § 4216) of Chapter 3.1 of Division 5 of Title 1, before conducting an excavation, including, but not limited to, installing a grounding rod.
(Ord. 2021-03, passed 12-7-2021)