California Government Code

§ 66015

GOV § 66015 Effective Jan 1, 2024Div. 1 · Title 7 · Ch. 7.5

Statute text

(a)For a residential solar energy system:

(1)A city, county, city and county, or charter city shall not charge a residential permit fee that exceeds the estimated reasonable cost of providing the service for which the fee is charged. Except as provided in paragraph (2), for photovoltaic systems, that fee shall not exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450) plus fifteen dollars ($15) per kilowatt for each kilowatt above 15kW. Except as provided in paragraph (2), for thermal systems, that fee shall not exceed four hundred fifty dollars ($450) plus fifteen dollars ($15) per kilowatt thermal for each kilowatt thermal above 10kWth.

(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a city, county, city and county, or charter city may charge a residential permit fee for a solar energy system that exceeds the fees specified in paragraph (1) if the city, county, city and county, or charter city, as part of a written finding and an adopted resolution or ordinance, provides substantial evidence of the reasonable cost to issue the permit.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 357, Sec. 1. (AB 1132) Effective January 1, 2024. Repealed as of January 1, 2034, by its own provisions.