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LS 6.5.18 <br />heating space cooling electric generation, or for <br />water heating. <br />(2) A structural design feature of a building, including <br />either of the following: <br />(A)Any design feature whose primary purpose is to <br />provide for the collection, storage, and <br />distribution of solar energy for electricity <br />generation space heating or cooling or for water <br />heating. <br />(B)Any photovoltaic device or technology that is <br />integrated into a building, including, but not <br />limited to photovoltaic windows siding, and <br />roofing shingles or tiles. <br />(b) Applicability. <br />This chapter applies to the permitting of all small residential rooftop solar energy <br />systems. Small residential reeftep Ssolar energy systems legally established or <br />permitted prior to the effective date of this chapter are not subject to the <br />requirements of this chapter unless physical modifications or alterations are <br />undertaken that materially change the size, type, or components of a small <br />ree#sp solar energy system in such a way as to require new permitting. <br />Routine operation and maintenance or like -kind replacements shall not require a <br />permit. <br />(c) Eligibility. <br />1. The Building Department shall adopt a standard plan and checklist of <br />all requirements which small Fesidential rooftop solar energy systems shall <br />comply with to be eligible for expedited review. <br />The small resideRtial reefte,p solar energy system permit process, <br />standard plans, and checklist shall substantially conform to the <br />recommendations for expedited permitting, including the checklist and <br />standard contained in the most current version of the California Solar <br />Permitting Guidebook adopted by the Governor's Office of Planning <br />and Research. <br />3. Prior to submitting an application, the applicant shall: <br />Verify to the City's reasonable satisfaction through the use of <br />standard engineering evaluation techniques that the support <br />structure for the SFAall FesideRtial reofte solar energy system is <br />stable and adequate to transfer all wind, seismic, and dead and <br />live loads associated with the system to the building foundation. <br />ii. At the applicant's cost, verify to the applicant's reasonable <br />satisfaction using standard electrical inspection techniques that <br />the existing electrical system including existing line, load, ground <br />75B-5 <br />