Earlier editions: 2026-09
Title 8 — ZONING›Division 88 — SPECIAL LAND USES›Chapter 88-30 — SOLAR ENERGY FACILITIES
Contra Costa County Municipal Code Art. 88-30.4 Permits
Contra Costa County Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Contra Costa County
Cite as: Contra Costa County Municipal Code Article 88-30.4 · Text as of 2026-10-04
88-30.402 - Land use permit required.¶
No person may establish or expand a commercial solar energy facility in the unincorporated area of the County without first obtaining a land use permit, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
(Ord. No. 2020-07 § II, 2-25-20)
88-30.404 - Permit-exception.¶
A commercial solar energy facility may be established or expanded without a land use permit if the facility meets all of the following criteria.
(a) The facility is installed on the roof of an existing building or on a parking canopy at an existing parking lot. For purposes of this section, "existing parking lot" means an area designated and used for parking of vehicles as of the time the commercial solar energy facility is established and for at least the previous two years.
(b) The facility is located in a general commercial (C), light industrial (L-I), or heavy industrial (H-I) district, or in a planned unit (P-1) district with an underlying general plan land use designation of commercial or industrial.
(c) The facility complies with the standards set forth in sections 88-30.604 through 88-30.614.
(Ord. No. 2020-07 § II, 2-25-20)
88-30.406 - Application and fee.¶
An application for a land use permit for a commercial solar energy facility must be made in writing on a form approved by the director and must be accompanied by the required fee, in an amount established by the board of supervisors in the department's fee schedule.
(Ord. No. 2020-07 § II, 2-25-20)
88-30.408 - Compliance review.¶
The department may perform a compliance review at any time to determine whether a permittee is complying with the permit's terms and conditions, the requirements of this chapter, and all applicable laws and regulations. A permittee shall cooperate with the department to complete the compliance review and must pay all applicable compliance review fees.
(Ord. No. 2020-07 § II, 2-25-20)
88-30.410 - Building permits.¶
Nothing in this chapter, and no permit or permission granted under this chapter, waives any requirement of Title 7, including the requirement to obtain all applicable building permits for construction of a commercial solar energy facility.
(Ord. No. 2020-07 § II, 2-25-20)
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