[Adopted 1-19-2012 by L.L. No. 1-2012]
[Amended 9-19-2019 by L.L. No. 33-2019]
A.
Permits for the installation of solar equipment upon commercial and residential properties shall be issued in conformance with the provisions of Article I of this chapter, except that permits for residential solar installations which meet the following criteria shall be eligible for the issuance of a building permit under this section at no cost:
(1)
Does
not require Architectural Review Board approval;
(2)
On
a residential structure or legal accessory structure;
(3)
Be
flush mounted parallel to the roof surface and no more than six inches
above the surface;
(4)
Have
an eighteen-inch clearing at the roof ridge and an eighteen-inch clearing
path to the ridge;
(5)
Create
a gravity load of no more than five pounds per square foot for photovoltaic
(PV) and six pounds per square foot for residential solar hot water
(RSHW);
(6)
To
be installed by a prescreened solar installer (as shown on a list
maintained by PSEG);
(7)
Use
PV panels that have been certified by a nationally recognized testing
laboratory as meeting the requirements of the Underwriters Laboratory
(UL) Standard 1703 and inverters must be on a list of New York State
Public Service omission type tested inverters which are tested by
UL or other nationally recognized laboratories to conform with UL
1741;
(8)
Use
RSHW equipment that has been certified by the Solar Rating and Certification
Corporation under its OG-100 Standard for solar collectors;
(9)
Use
other equipment such as modules, combiner boxes and a mounting system
that have been approved for public use as described in the "Solar
Energy System Fast Track Permit Application Requirements Checklist";
(10)
Be in full compliance with all current National Electrical Code (NEC)
requirements;
(11)
Plans or construction drawings of the solar panel installation shall
show panel and equipment layout and location and shall be certified
by a professional engineer or registered architect;
(12)
A professional engineer or registered architect shall certify the
proposed installation for load bearing and wind sufficiency.
B.
Utility meters and any alternating-current (AC) disconnect switch
shall be marked with a sign indicating that an operating solar electric
co-generation system is on site. The AC disconnect switch must be
mounted on the outside of the structure and clearly marked.
A.
The Town Building Department shall maintain a list by address of
all solar installations which shall be shared with relevant first
responder organizations.
B.
Utility meters and any alternating-current (AC) disconnect switch
shall be marked with a sign indicating that an operating solar electric
co-generation system is on site.
