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ATTY/ORD.413/ADDING STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR RESIDENTIAL SOLAR CHAPTER 9 <br />REV: 08-19-15 RL <br />Page 5 of 6 <br /> <br />E. The Residential Rooftop Solar Energy System permit process, standard plan(s), <br />and checklist(s) shall substantially conform to recommendations for expedited <br />permitting, including the checklist and standard plans contained in the most current <br />version of the California Solar Permitting Guidebook adopted by the Governor’s <br />Office of Planning and Research. <br /> <br />F. All fees prescribed for the permitting of Residential Rooftop Solar Energy Systems <br />must comply with Government Code Sections 65850.55, 66015, 66016, and <br />Health and Safety Code Section 17951. <br /> <br />Section 9.216 PERMIT REVIEW AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS <br />A. The Building Official shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit <br />the same day for over-the-counter applications or within 1-3 business days of <br />receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved <br />checklist and standard plan for electronic applications. <br /> <br />B. Review of the application shall be limited to the Building Official’s review of whether <br />the application meets local, state, and federal health and safety requirements. <br /> <br />C. Notwithstanding the foregoing subsection B., the Building Official may require an <br />applicant to apply for a use permit if the official finds, based on substantial <br />evidence, that the Residential Rooftop Solar Energy System could have a Specific, <br />Adverse Impact upon the public health and safety. The Zoning Administrator shall <br />determine whether or not a use permit should be issued, as per Article 42 of the <br />City’s Zoning Ordinance. If a use permit is required, the Zoning Administrator may <br />deny an application for the use permit if the Zoning Administrator makes written <br />findings based upon substantive evidence in the record that the proposed <br />installation would have a Specific, Adverse Impact upon public health or safety and <br />there is no Feasible Method to Satisfactorily Mitigate or Avoid, as defined, the <br />adverse impact. Such findings shall include the basis for the rejection of the <br />potential feasible alternative for preventing the adverse impact. Such decisions <br />may be appealed to the Planning Commission. <br /> <br />1. Any condition imposed on an application shall be designed to mitigate the <br />Specific, Adverse Impact upon health and safety at the lowest possible cost. <br />2. Approval of an application shall not be conditioned on the approval of an <br />Association, as defined in Section 4080 of the Civil Code. <br />3. Applications for use permits are subject to the procedures described in <br />Article 42 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance. <br />6.4.A. - Page 7