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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />JUNE 19, 2018 <br />TITLE: <br />ORDINANCE SECOND READING: UPDATING <br />SOLAR STREAMLINING ORDINANCE FOR <br />SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS, ESTABLISH <br />REVISED MAXIMUM FEES AND FOR <br />THERMAL ENERGY SYSTEMS, EXTENDING <br />APPLICABILITY OF LIMITS AND EXTENDING <br />REPEAL DATE TO JANUARY 1, 2025 <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5,1} <br />e\ /n. —A 'n l <br />CITE' MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Place ordinance on second reading and adopt. <br />DISCUSSION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1't Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />On June 5, 2018, the following ordinance was introduced for first reading and City Council authorized <br />publication of title by a vote of 5-0 (Martinez and Sarmiento absent): <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS -2950 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 8 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE UPDATING <br />SOLAR STREAMLINING ORDINANCE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS <br />In 2012, Assembly Bill 1801 amended the California Government Code (Section 65850.5) to <br />promote the installation and use of solar energy by removing obstacles to, and minimizing costs <br />of solar permitting. This Code Section was further amended in 2014 by Assembly Bill 2188 <br />(AB2188), also known as the solar streamlining act, which required that every city must adopt an <br />ordinance that created an expedited, streamlined permitting process for small residential rooftop <br />solar energy systems. Further amending the law, effective January 1, 2018, the State Assembly <br />enacted Assembly Bill 1414 (AB1414), revising definitions and establishing maximum permit fees <br />applicable to solar energy systems within the existing law. <br />The changes brought about by AB1414, the proposed ordinance amendment will append to <br />Chapter 8 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to include: revising the definition of "solar energy <br />system" to specify that a design feature additionally includes any photovoltaic device that is <br />integrated into a building, expanding to building components including, but not limited to, <br />windows, siding, and roofing shingles or tiles, establishing revised maximum permit fees for solar <br />11 A-1 <br />