William -
The zoning ordinances in "our fair city" recognize solar equipment as mechanical rooftop equipment, which is exempt from the building height restriction. Therefore the zoning officer routinely approves our building permits for solar PV or solar thermal without delay. Regards, Paul Lyons, P.E. Zapotec Energy Inc. 675 Massachusetts Ave Cambridge, MA 02139-3309 Tel: 617-547-5900 ext.201 Fax: 617-547-5901 Mobile: 617-285-0634 Email: [email protected] Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 10:27:17 -0800 From: William Miller <[email protected]> To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Solar rights precedent Friends: We are applying for a building permit in a small coastal community near here for a PV system. The arrays will be on the flat roof of a house that is right up against the allowable building height. The city is requiring that we apply for a waiver to exceed the allowed height. As I read California law, it allows public agencies to rule on a permit application only in regards to public safety and health issues. Repeated letters to the city attorney has failed to result in how a building height limitation is a mater of public health and safety. Have any of you successfully fought a building department on this issue? If so, is there any written documentation on the issue that I can use? Thanks in advance, William Miller Please note new e-mail address and domain: William Miller Miller Solar Voice :805-438-5600 email: [email protected] http://millersolar.com License No. C-10-773985
_______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: [email protected] Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
