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EXPEDITED PERMIT PROCESS FOR SMALL-SCALE PV SYSTEMS <br />STANDARD STRING SYSTEM <br />The lnformadon ln lhls gulde,lnc ls intcnded to help local lurlsdlctlons and conrracrors jdenttfy when pv sysrem installartons <br />ar. slmplc, nacding only a baslc rcview. and whcn an installatlon ls morc complcx. lr is likely rhar 5,0%-75* ot all rcsidcntjal <br />syslems wlll comply wlth thcsc slmplc crllerla. For prolecls rhar fall ro mcer rhe slmple crircria, rcsolurlon sreps have bcen <br />su8estcd to provlde as a parh io pcrmk approval. <br />R.qtlrc.l lqformatlon lot P.rmlt: <br />I sltc plan showing locatlon ol malor componcnrs on lha propcny. Thls drawinS nccd nor be exactly lo scalc, bur jt <br />should rcprescnr rclatlvc loca!lon of componenrs ar shc (s6. $ppllcd e\amplc strc plan). pV arrays on dwellings <br />wlth a 3'perimeter spacc at rldgc and sldcs may not nced scparate fire scrvlce rcview <br />2. Elcctricaldlagram showlng Pv array conhgtratlon. wlrlng systcm, overcurrent protection, lnvener, dlsconnects. <br />rcquired slgns. and ac connecrlon to buildtng (scc suppltcd srandard elccrrtcal dtagram). <br />3. Spccificatlon sheets and in{allatlon manuals (lf avallable) for all manufactured componcnG includlng. but not <br />llmltad to, PV modulcs, invcricr(s). comblncr box, dtsconncds. and mounrlng sysrem. <br />Step 1: Structurol Review of PV Anay Mountang Syrtem <br />Ir thc .rrey @ ba mourEd on . &incd, pr.mln d roof rtructult? Elvc. Eno <br />U No d)e to non-compliont rel ot a gound n,dunt. submit compktcd worhshzer Jot the smtctwe tt(Sl. <br />R@l Wonnatlon: <br />l. ls $c roofing rypc lldhrw€l8hr (Ycs - composhton. llghrwcllhr ma5onry mctal. erc <br />Utlo, bmit anpl.td *lorhsll.atlor r@f sm(luTr WI6, (No - halOt nlul{,nry slate, e8...).2. Ooes rhc rcof have a singlc root covcrtngT Elycr Eno <br />If llo, siubnit conqlca.d *grlsh..t lor r@f strucirre wKSl. <br />COMP SHINGLE <br />f Providc merhod and typc of wearherproofing roof penctrartons (c.9. flashing. caulk)FLUSH NG <br />Morntlng Sy.tcm lr{onnatlon : <br />L ls rhe mounling strucrur. an eJgineercd producr dcsign.d to mount pV modutcs wirh no more rhan an t8- gap <br />bcncath rhe modui. frames7 kl YGa LlNo <br />II No, provttk d.a s oJ sfi/ddnal atuchfiant Grttj.lf W a d6lgn r,9rcssional. <br />2. For manufaciuacd moundng systcms. 6llou( lnformatlon on thc mountlng sFrem below: <br />a. Moundng Sysrcm Manufactur€r t_-bsF product Namc and Model# <br />b. Total \,blght of PV Modulcs and Rdb ]lLg_lbs <br />c Total Numbcr of A achmcnt Potnts$ <br />d Welghr pc. tulachmcnr Poinr (b + c)r4 83 (if greatcr than 45 lbs, see WflSt) <br />a. Maximum Spaclng Bctween Atrachmcnt Points on a Rail 4 nches (see producr manual for <br />maximum spacing allowed based on max,mum design wind spced) <br />l. TolalSurfacc Arca of Pv Modulcs (squarc feco 325 8 <br />8. Dlstrlbu(ed Wclllhr of PV Modulc on Roof (b + D 224 lbs/ft <br />I! dbfdbut n *zight of the PV ry't m ts grcatd than 5 tbstp, s.e Wr$t . <br />Step 9: Electricol Rcview o[ PV Systcm (Calculations for Electrical Diagram) <br />ln ordar for r PV ryIcm to ba conrldcr.d for an cxp.dlt d p.rmlt proc..s! tha lollowlng murt apply: <br />L PV modulca, utlllry-lnteractlvc lnvenefs, and comblner boxes are identincd for usc ln pV systems, <br />2 Thc PV array ls composed of 4 serles strlngs or less pcr invcrtcr. <br />3. The total lnveller capaclty has a continuous ac powcr output Il,44O \thtts or lcss <br />4. The ac lnterconn.crlon polnr ls on ihc load slde of scrvicc dtsconnccrlng means (690.64(8)). <br />5. Oncofrhcsrandardclecrricaldjagrams(El.l,El.la,El tb,orELtc)canbeusedtoaccurarelyreprcsenrthepV <br />system. lnrcracrlve POF dlagrams arc avajlablc ar www.sotarabcs.org/permitting. <br />Fill ort thc srandard electrical diogram compler.ly. A guida to the elecnical diagram is provi.ted to hetp the applicant <br />understand each blanh to ill in. U the elecarical system is morc conplex than ahe standard electricot diayam can ef.fecti'ely <br />communicatc, ptoyidc an alternatiye diagran whh awrcpriatc detait <br />2 lxrtDrrED lrRMrr lRoc[ss FoR lv sysrEMs