(a) No person shall operate as a certified solar leasing company under the Municipal Solar Utility Program of the City of Thousand Oaks as established herein without having obtained a valid solar leasing permit from the City. Such a permit shall authorize the conduct of solar leasing operations under the Municipal Solar Utility Program for a period of up to three years and may be renewable.
(b) After this effective date of the ordinance establishing this chapter and within seventy-five (75) days after receiving the first written request from a leasing company for a solar leasing permit, the City Council shall, by resolution, establish all requirements for obtaining certification under the Municipal Solar Utility Program. Such requirements shall include those which protect consumers against any inexperienced or financially unstable solar leasing companies, substandard equipment or installation practices or unfair lease arrangements.
(c) Reasonable fees shall be determined to cover the costs of administering this chapter and may be established by resolution of the City Council.
(§ 1, Ord. 825-NS, eff. December 21, 1982)