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(c) Eligibility. <br />The Building Department shall adopt a standard plan and checklist <br />of all requirements which small residential rooftop solar energy <br />systems shall comply with to be eligible for expedited review. <br />2. The small residential rooftop solar system permit process, <br />standard plans, and checklist shall substantially conform to the <br />recommendations for expedited permitting, including the checklist <br />and standard contained in the most current version of the <br />California Solar Permitting Guidebook adopted by the Governor's <br />Office of Planning 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 small residential rooftop solar energy system <br />is stable and adequate to transfer all wind, seismic, and dead <br />and live loads associated with the system to the building <br />foundation. <br />At the applicant's cost, verify to the City's reasonable <br />satisfaction using standard electrical inspection techniques <br />that the existing electrical system including existing line, load, <br />ground and bonding wiring as well as main panel and <br />subpanel sizes are adequately sized, based on the existing <br />electrical system's current use, to carry all new photovoltaic <br />electrical loads. <br />(d) Review/ Issuance Process. <br />1. An application that satisfies the information requirements in the <br />checklist pursuant to Section (c)(2) above, shall be deemed <br />complete. Upon receipt of an incomplete application, the building <br />official shall issue a written correction notice detailing all deficiencies <br />in the application and any additional information required to be <br />eligible for expedited permit issuance. <br />2. Upon confirmation by the building official of the application and <br />supporting documentation being complete and meeting the <br />requirements of the checklist, the building official shall <br />administratively approve the application and issue all required <br />permits. <br />3. City building permit approval does not authorize an applicant to <br />connect the small residential rooftop energy system to the local <br />Page 2 <br />75A -4 <br />