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ATTY/ORD.0008/CC ORD BUILDING CODE ADOPTION – EXHIBIT A REV: 08-28-25 MI Page 22 of 25 E. The residential rooftop solar energy 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. F. All fees prescribed for the permitting of residential rooftop solar energy systems must comply with Government Code Sections 65850.55, 66015, 66016, and Health and Safety Code Section 17951. Sec. 9.216. PERMIT REVIEW AND INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS: A. The Building Official shall issue a building permit or other nondiscretionary permit the same day for over-the- counter applications or within one (1) to three (3) business days of receipt of a complete application that meets the requirements of the approved checklist and standard plan for electronic applications. B. Review of the application shall be limited to the Building Official's review of whether the application meets local, state, and federal health and safety requirements. C. Notwithstanding the foregoing subsection B., the Building Official may require an applicant to apply for a use permit if the official finds, based on substantial evidence, that the residential rooftop solar energy system could have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health and safety. The Zoning Administrator shall determine whether or not a use permit should be issued, as per Article 42 of the City's Zoning Ordinance. If a use permit is required, the Zoning Administrator may deny an application for the use permit if the Zoning Administrator makes written findings based upon substantive evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon public health or safety and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid, as defined, the adverse impact. Such findings shall include the basis for the rejection of the potential feasible alternative for preventing the adverse impact. Such decisions may be appealed to the Planning Commission. 1. Any condition imposed on an application shall be designed to mitigate the specific, adverse impact upon health and safety at the lowest possible cost. 2. Approval of an application shall not be conditioned on the approval of an Association, as defined in Section 4080 of the Civil Code. 3. Applications for use permits are subject to the procedures described in Article 42 of the City's Zoning Ordinance. D. Only one (1) inspection shall be required and performed by the Building Department for residential rooftop solar energy systems eligible for expedited review. E. The inspection shall be done in a timely manner and should include consolidated inspections. Upon request, an inspection shall be scheduled within two (2) business days, subject to delays due to a high volume of requests. On the day of the inspection, a two-hour window will be provided for the inspector’s arrival. F. If a residential rooftop solar energy system fails inspection, a subsequent inspection is authorized but need not conform to the requirements of this ordinance. ARTICLE XIII. ELECTRICAL VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS Sec. 9.217. DEFINITIONS: ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION or CHARGING STATION: Any level of electric vehicle supply equipment station that is designed and built in compliance with Article 625 of the California Electrical Code as it reads on the effective date of this Section, and delivers electricity from a source outside an electric vehicle into a plug-in electric vehicle.