A. All documents required for the submission of an expedited solar energy system shall be made available on the publicly accessible City Website.

B. Electronic submittal of the permit application and required documents by email, or other electronic submittal, or facsimile, shall be made available to all small residential rooftop solar energy system permit applicants.

C. An applicant’s electronic signature shall be accepted on all forms and applications in lieu of a wet signature.

D. The City’s Building Department shall adopt a standard plan and checklist of all requirements which small residential rooftop solar energy systems shall comply to be eligible for expedited review under this Chapter.

E. 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.

F. All fees prescribed for the permitting of small residential rooftop solar energy systems must comply with Government Code sections 65850.55, 66015, 66016, and Health and Safety Code section 17951. (Ord. 2020-05 § 1, 2020; Ord. 2015-4 § 2, 2015.)