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AB# 22,093 ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ADDING AND
ENACTING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER
18,25 - SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE AN EXPEDITED,
STREAMUNED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR SMALL
RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS,
DEPT. DIRECT0R(^^7 )
MTG. 9/22/15
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ADDING AND
ENACTING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER
18,25 - SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE AN EXPEDITED,
STREAMUNED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR SMALL
RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS,
CITYATTORNEY
DEPT, Clerk
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ADDING AND
ENACTING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER
18,25 - SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE AN EXPEDITED,
STREAMUNED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR SMALL
RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS,
CITY MANAGER
ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ADDING AND
ENACTING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER
18,25 - SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE AN EXPEDITED,
STREAMUNED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR SMALL
RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS,
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Ordinance No. CS-285, adding and enacting CaHsbad Municipal Code Chapter 18.25 -
Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy Systems, to provide an expedited streamlined permitting
process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
Ordinance No. CS-285 was introduced and first read at the City Council meeting held on
September 15, 2015. The second reading allows the City Council to adopt the ordinance which
will become effective thirty days after adoption. The City Clerk will have the ordinance or a
summary of the ordinance published within fifteen days, if adopted.
FISCAL IMPACT:
See AB #22,079 on file in the Office ofthe City Clerk.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The proposed amendments are exempt from environmental review pursuant to CEQA Section
15061(b)(3), which exempts projects "where it can be seen with certainty that there is no
possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment." The
changes proposed by this project are procedural in nature, are not substantial and will not
significantly affect the existing development standards in the Municipal Code; therefore, the
project will not result in a significant effect on the environment. A Notice of Exemption will be
filed.
EXHIBIT:
1. Ordinance No. CS-285.
FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY
COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC •
DENIED CONTINUEDTO DATE UNKNOWN •
CONTINUED • RETURNED TO STAFF •
WITHDRAWN • OTHER-SEE MINUTES •
AMENDED •
EXHIBIT 1
1 ORDINANCE NO. CS-285
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2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CAUFORNIA, TO ADD AND ENACT CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE
CHAPTER 18.25 - SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY
4 SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE AN EXPEDITED, STREAMUNED PERMITTING
PROCESS FQR SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY
5 SYSTEMS.
CASE NAME: SOLAR ENERGY AMENDMENT
6 CASE NO.: MCA 14-03
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WHEREAS, the City Council ofthe City of CaHsbad seeks to implement AB 2188
(Chapter 521, Statutes 2014) through the creation of an expedited, streamlined permitting
process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems; and
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11 WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to advance the community vision core value on
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WHEREAS, solar energy creates local jobs and economic opportunity; and
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WHEREAS, it is in the interest ofthe health, welfare and safety ofthe people of
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Carlsbad to provide an expedited permitting process to assure the effective deployment of solar
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technology; and
18 WHEREAS, section 65850.5(a) of the California Government Code provides that it
19 is the policy of the state to promote and encourage the installation and use of solar energy
systems by limiting obstacles to their use and by minimizing the permitting costs of such systems;
and
WHEREAS, section 65850.5(g)(1) ofthe California Government Code provides that
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24 every city, county, or city and county shall adopt an ordinance, consistent with the goals and
25 intent of section 65850.5(a), that creates an expedited, streamlined permitting process for small
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THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of CaHsbad, California, does ordain as /.
1 follows that:
SECTION I: The above recitations are true and correct.
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SECTION II: Chapter 18.25 - Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy Systems to the
Carlsbad Municipal Code is added and enacted to read as follows:
Chapter 18.25
SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
Sections:
18.25.010 Purpose,
g 18.25.020 Definitions.
18.25.030 Applicability.
'^^ 18.25.040 Small residential rooftop solar energy system requirements.
18.25.050 Applications and documents.
18.25.060 Permit review.
22 18,25.070 Inspection requirements.
13 18.25.010 Purpose.
14 The purpose of this chapter is to provide an expedited, streamlined solar permitting
process that complies with the Solar Rights Act and AB 2188 (2014) amendments to California
15 Government Code Section 65850.5 to achieve timely and cost-effective installations of small
residential rooftop solar energy systems with reasonable restrictions. The use of solar systems
is encouraged by streamlining processes, minimizing costs to property owners and the city, and
ly expanding the ability of property owners to install solar energy systems while protecting public
health and safety.
18.25.020 Definitions.
A. "Electronic submittal" in this chapter means the utilization of one or more of
20 either email, the internet, or facsimile.
B. "Feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact"
22 includes, but is not limited to, any cost-effective method, condition, or mitigation imposed by the
city on another similarly situated application in a prior successful application for a permit. The
23 city shall use its best efforts to ensure that the selected method, condition, or mitigation meets
the definition of Section 18.25.020 (D) (1) and (2).
C. "Reasonable restrictions" on a solar energy system are those restrictions that do
not significantly increase the cost ofthe system or significantly decrease its efficiency or specified
2g performance, or that allow for an alternative system of comparable cost, efficiency, and energy
conservation benefits.
1 D. "Restrictions that do not significantly increase the cost of the system or
significantly decrease its efficiency or specified performance" in this chapter means:
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1. For a Water Heater System or a Solar Swimming Pool Heating System: an
^ amount exceeding 10 percent ofthe cost ofthe system, but in no case more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000), or decreasing the efficiency of the solar energy system by an amount exceeding
10 percent, as originally specified and proposed.
2. For a Photovoltaic System: an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars
6 ($1,000) over the system cost as originally specified and proposed, or a decrease in system
efficiency ofan amount exceeding 10 percent as originally specified and proposed.
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E. "Small residential rooftop solar energy system" is a solar energy system that:
1. Is no larger than 10 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating or 30
9 kilowatts thermal; and
10 2. Conforms to all applicable building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or
fire codes as adopted or amended by the city, and all state and city health and safety standards;
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Is installed on a single or two family dwelling; and
4. The solar panel or module array does not exceed the maximum building
^4 height as defined by the city.
F. "Solar energy system" means either:
1. Any solar collector or other solar energy device whose primary purpose is
to provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating, space
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provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for electncity generation,
19 space heating or cooling, or for water heating.
20 G. "Specific, adverse impact" in this chapter means a significant, quantifiable, direct,
and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or safety
standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed
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23 18.25.030 Applicability.
24 A. This chapter applies to the permitting of all small residential rooftop solar energy
systems in the city.
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B. A small residential rooftop solar energy system permitted prior to the effective
26 date of this section is not subject to these requirements unless physical modifications or
alterations are undertaken that materially change the size, type, or components of a system in
such a way as to require new permitting. Routine maintenance or in-kind replacement of
2g permitted parts for a small residential rooftop solar energy system shall not require a permit.
1 18,25,040 Small residential rooftop solar energy system requirements.
2 A. A small residential rooftop solar energy system shall meet applicable building,
electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or fire codes as adopted or amended by the city, and all state
and city health and safety standards.
B. A small residential rooftop solar energy system for heating water in a single-family
5 residence or for heating water in commercial or swimming pool applications shall be certified by
an accredited listing agency as defined by the California Plumbing and Mechanical Code.
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C. A small residential rooftop solar energy system shall meet applicable safety and
^ performance standards established by the California Electrical Code, the Institute of Electrical
and Electronics Engineers, accredited testing laboratories such as Underwriters Laboratories and,
where applicable, rules ofthe Public Utilities Commission regarding safety and reliability.
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18.25.050 Applications and documents.
A. The building official shall develop and maintain an eligibility checklist of all
11 requirements with which small residential rooftop solar energy systems shall comply to be
eligible for expedited review. 12
13 B. All documents required for the submission of an expedited small residential
rooftop solar energy system application shall be made available on the city's website.
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C. Electronic submittal of the required permit application and documents shall be
15 made available to all small residential rooftop solar energy system permit applicants.
16 D. The small residential rooftop solar energy system permit application and
associated documentation may be submitted to the building division in person, by mail, or by
electronic submittal. In the case of electronic submittal, the electronic signature of the applicant
on all forms, applications and other documentation may be used in lieu of a wet signature.
E. The small residential rooftop solar energy system permit process and eligibility
checklist shall substantially conform to recommendations for expedited permitting contained in
20 the most current version ofthe California Solar Permitting Guidebook adopted bythe Governor's
Office of Planning and Research.
18.25.060 Permit review.
A. The building official shall implement an expedited, administrative,
nondiscretionary review process with reasonable restrictions for small residential rooftop solar
24 energy systems. The building official's review of an application shall be limited to the
requirements set forth in Section 18.25.040. If an application is deemed incomplete, a written
25 correction notice detailing all deficiencies in the application and any additional information or
documentation required to be eligible for expedited permit issuance shall be sent to the applicant
for resubmission.
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1 B. Upon confirmation by the building official of the application and supporting
documentation being complete and meeting the requirements of the eligibility checklist, the
building official shall administratively approve the application and issue all required permits or
2 authorizations. Such approval does not authorize an applicant to connect the small residential
rooftop energy system to the local energy provider's electricity grid. The applicant is responsible
4 for obtaining such approval or permission from the local utility provider.
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5 C. The building official may require an applicant to apply for a minor conditional use
permit in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapters 21.42 and 21.54, if a finding is
made, based on substantial evidence, that the solar energy system could have a specific, adverse
y impact upon the public health and safety. Such decisions may be appealed to the Planning
Commission in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 21.54. If a minor conditional
8 use permit is required, the building official may deny an application for the minor conditional use
permit if a finding is made, based upon substantial 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 the specific, adverse impact. The basis for the
rejection of potential feasible alternatives of preventing the specific, adverse impact shall be
11 included in the finding. The decision to deny may also be appealed to the Planning Commission
in accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 21.54. For purposes of carrying out the
12 requirements in this section, "building official" shall be used interchangeably with "city planner"
in Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapters 21.42 and 21.54.
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Only one inspection shall be required and performed for small residential rooftop solar
1'^ energy systems eligible for expedited review. The inspection shall be done in a timely manner
and should include consolidated inspections. A separate fire inspection may be performed if
necessary. If a small residential rooftop solar energy system fails inspection, a subsequent
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D. Any condition imposed on an application for a system shall be designed to mitigate
a specific, adverse impact upon health and safety at the lowest possible cost.
18.25.070 Inspection requirements.
20 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the
21 city clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in
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a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting ofthe Carisbad City Council on the
day of 2015, and thereafter.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
CaHsbad on the _22ndday of September . 2015, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members Hall, Blackburn, Schumacher, Wood, Packarcjl
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
CEUA A , City Attorney
MATT HALL, Mayor
ATTEST:
BARBARA Eh GELSON, City Clerk
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
(2010 & 2011 C.C.P.)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
County of San Diego
I am a citizen of the United States and a resident
of the County aforesaid: I am over the age of
eighteen years and not a party to or interested in
the above-entitled matter. I am the principal clerk
of the printer of
The San Diego Union Tribune
Formerly known as the North County Times and
UT North County and which newspaper has been
adjudicated as a newspaper of general circulation
by the Superior Court of the County of San Diego,
State of California, for the City of Oceanside and
the City of Escondido, Court Decree numbers
171349 & 172171, for the County of San Diego,
that the notice of which the annexed is a printed
copy (set in type not smaller than nonpariel), has
been published in each regular and entire issue of
said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof
on the following dates, to-wit:
September 26th, 2015
I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that
the foregoing is true and correct.
Dated at Oceanside, California
On This 2 September 2015
Jane Allshouse
The San Diego Union Tribune
Legal Advertising
ORDINANCE NO. CS-28S
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA.
TO ADD AND ENACT CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 18.2S -SMALL
RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, TO PROVIDE AN EXPEDITED,
STREAMLINED PERMITTlNG PROCESS FOR SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR
ENERGY SYSTEMS.
CASE NAME: SOLAR ENERGY AMENDMENT CASE NO.: MCA 14-{)3
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad seeks to implem~nt AB 21 BB (Chap-
ter 521, Statutes 2014) through the creation of an expedited, streamlined permitting
process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems; and
WHEREAS, the City Council seeks to advance the community vision core value on
sustainability by encouraging the use of solar energy systems; and
WHEREAS, solar energy creates local jobs and economic opportunity; and
WHEREAS, it Is in the interest of the health, welfare and safety of the people of Carls·
bad to provide an expedited permitting process to assure the effective deployment
of solar technology; and
WHEREAS, section 6SBSO.S(a) of the California Government Code provides that it is
the policy of the state to promote and encourage the installation and use of solar
energy systems by limiting obstacles to their use and by minimizing the permitting
costs of such systems; and
WHEREAS, section 6S8SO.S(g)(l) of the California Government Code provides that
every city, county, or city and county shall adopt an ordinance, consistent with the
goals and intent of section 658SO.S(a), that creates an expedited, streamlined permit·
ting process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems.
THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does ordain as follows
that:
SECTION 1: The above recitations are true and correct. •
SECTION II: Chapter 18.2S -Small Residential Rooftop Solar Energy Systems to the
Carlsbad Municipal Code is.added and enacted to read as follows:
Chapter 18.25
SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS
Sections:
18.2S.010 Purpose.
18.2S.020 Definitions.
18.25.030 Applicability.
18.25.040 Solar energy system requirements.
18.25.0SO Applications and documents.
18.25.060 Permit review.
18.25.070 Inspection requirements.
18.25.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to provide an expedited, streamlined solar permitting
process that complies with the Solar Rights Act and AB 2188 (2014) amendments to
California Government Code Section 6S850.5 to achieve timely and cost-effective in·
stallations of small residential rooftop solar energy systems with reasonable re·
strictions. The use of solar systems Is encouraged by streamlining processes,
minimizing costs to property owners and the city, and expanding the ability of prop·
erty owners to Install solar energy systems while protecting public health and safety.
18.25.020 Definitions.
A. "Electronic submittal" in this chapter means the utilization of one or more of either
email, the internet, or facsimile.
B. "Feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific. adverse impact•
includes, but Is not limited to, any cost-effective method, condition, or mitigation im-
posed by the city on another similarly situated application in~ prior successful appli·
cation for a permit. The city shall use its best efforts to ensure that the selected
method, condition, or mitigation meets the definition of Section 18.25.020 (D) (1) and
(2).
C. "Reasonable restrictions• on a solar energy system are those restrictions that do
not significantly Increase the cost ofthe system or significantly decrease its efficiency
or specified performance, or that allow for an alternative system of comparable cost,
efficiency, and energy conservation benefits.
D. "Restrictions that do not significantly increase the cost of the system or signifi·
cantly decrease its efficiency or specified performance• in this chapter means:
1. For a Water Heater System or a Solar Swimming Pool Heating System: an amount
exceeding 10 percent of the cost of the system, but in no case more than one thou-
sand dollars (S 1,000), or decreasing the efficiency of the solar energy system by an
amount exceeding 10 percent, as originally specified and proposed.
2. For a Photovoltaic System: an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars (S 1,000)
over the system cost as originally specified and proposed, or a decrease In system
efficiency of an amount exceeding 10 percent as originally specified and proposed.
E. "Small residential rooftop solar energy system" is a solar energy system that: 1. Is no larger than 10 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating or 30 kilowatts
thermal; and
2. Conforms to all applicable building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or fire codes
as adopted or amended by the city, and all state and city health and safety standards; -----
and
3.1s installed on a single or two family dwelling; and
4. The solar panel or module array does not exceed the maximum building height as
defined by the city. F. "Solar energy system• means either:
1. Any solar collector or other solar energy device whose primary purpose is to pro-
vide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating,
space cooling, electric generation, or water heating; or ,
2. Any structural design feature of a building, whose primary purpose Is to provide
for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for electricity generation,
space heating or cooling, or for water heating.
G. "Specific, adverse impact" in this chapter means a significant, quantifiable, direct,
and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or
safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application
was deemed complete.
18.25.030 Applicability.
A. This chapter applies to the permitting of all small residential rooftop solar energy
systems In the city. -
B. A small residential rooftop solar energy system permitted prior to the effective
date of this section is not subject to these requirements unless physical modifications
or alterations are undertaken that materially change the size, type, or components of ·
a system in such a way as to require new permitting. Routine maintenance or In· kind
replacement of permitted parts for a small residential rooftop solar energy system
shall not require a permit.
18.25.040 Small residential rooftop solar energy system requirements.
A. A small residential rooftop solar energy system shall meet applicable building,
electrical, plumbing, mechanical, or fire codes as adopted or amended by the city,
and all state and city health and safety standards.
B. A small residential rooftop solar energy system for heating water In a single-family
residence or for heating water In commercial or swimming pool applications shall be
certified by an accredited listing agency as defined by the California Plumbing and
Mechanical Code.
C. A small residential rooftop solar energy system shall meet applicable safety and
performance standards established by the California Electrical Code, the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, accredited testing laboratories such as Under-
writers laboratories and, where applicable, rules of the Public Utilities Commission
regarding safety and reliability.
18.25.0SO Applications and documents.
A. The building official shall develop and maintain an eligibility checklist of all re·
quirements with which small residential rooftop solar energy systems shall comply
to be eligible for expedited review. B. All documents required for the submission of an expedited small residential roof-
top solar energy system application shall be made available on the city's website.
C. Electronic submittal of the required permit application and documents shall be
made available to all small residential rooftop solar energy system permit applicants.
D. The small residential rooftop solar energy system permit application and associ·
ated documentation may be submitted to the building division In person, by mall, or
by electronic submittal. In the case of electronic submittal, the electronic signature
of the applicant on all forms, applications and other documentation may be used in
lieu of a wet signature.
E. The small residential rooftop solar energy system permit process and eligibility
checklist shall substantially conform to recommendations for expedited permitting
contained in the most current version of the California Solar Permitting Guidebook
adopted by the Governor's Office of Planning and Research.
18.2S.060 Permit review.
A. The building official shall implement an expedited, administrative, nondiscretion-
ary review process with reasonable restrictions for small residential rooftop solar en-
ergy systems. The building official's review of an application shall be limited to the
requirements set forth in Section 18.25.040. If an application Is deemed Incomplete,
a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies In the application and any addi-
tional information or documentation required to be eligible for expedited permit is-
suance shall be sent to the applicant for resubmission.
B. Upon confirmation by the building official of the application and supporting doc-
umentation being complete and meeting the requirements of the eligibility check-
list, the building official shall administratively approve the application and Issue all
required permits or authorizations. Such approval does not authorize an applicant to
connect the small residential rooftop energy system to the local energy provider's
electricity grid. The applicant Is responsible for obtaining such approval or permis-
sion from the local utility provider.
C. The building official may require an applicant to apply for a minor conditional use
permit In accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapters 21.42 and 21.54, if a
finding Is made, based on substantial evidence, that the solar energy system could
have a specific. adverse impact upon the public health and safety. Such decisions
may be appealed to the Planning Commission In accordance with Carlsbad Munici·
pal Code Chapter 21.54. If a minor conditional use permit is required, the building
official may deny an application for the minor conditional use permit if a finding is
made, based upon substantial 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 the specific. adverse Impact. The
basis for the rejection of potential feasible alternatives of preventing the specific, ad-
verse impact shall be Included in the finding. The decision to deny may also be ap-
pealed to the Planning Commission In accordance with Carlsbad Municipal Code
Chapter 21.S4. For purposes of carrying out the requirements in this section, "build-
ing official" shall be used Interchangeably with "city planner• in Carlsbad Municipal
Code Chapters 21.42 and 21.54.
D. Any condition imposed on an application for a system shall be designed to miti-gate a specific, adverse impact upon health and safety at the lowest possible cost.
18.25.070 Inspection requirements.
Only one inspection shall be required and performed for small residential rooftop
solar energy systems eligible for expedited review. The Inspection shall be done In a
timely manner and should include consolidated Inspections. A separate fire inspec-
tion may be performed if necessary. If a small residential rooftop solar energy system
fails inspection, a subsequent inspection is authorized but need not conform to the
requirements of this chapter.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and
the city clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published
at least once in a newspaper of general circulation In the City of Carlsbad within fif-
teen days after its adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on
the 15th day of September, 2015, and thereafter.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carls-
bad on the 22nd day of September, 201 S, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Hall, Blackburn, Schumacher, Wood, Packard.
NOES:
ABSENT:
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
Is/CELIA A. BREWER, City Attorney
/s/MATI HALL, Mayor
ATIEST:
Is/SHELLEY COLLINS FOR BARBARA ENGLESON, CITY CLERK pub: 9/26/15