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Title 8 — Buildings and Construction›Chapter 8.72 — SMALL RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP SOLAR SYSTEMS

Lake Forest Municipal Code Art. IV Applicant Obligations

Lake Forest Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Lake Forest

Cite as: Lake Forest Municipal Code Article IV · Text as of 2026-10-04

§ 8.72.050. Applicant verification of support structure.

At the applicant's cost, verify to the applicant's reasonable satisfaction and for the applicant's own benefit, through the use of standard engineering evaluation techniques that the support structure for the small residential rooftop solar energy system is stable and adequate to transfer all wind, seismic, and dead and live loads associated with the system to the building foundation. The applicant shall complete the foregoing prior to submitting an application.

(Ord. 277 § 1, 2015)

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§ 8.72.055. Applicant verification of electrical system.

At the applicant's cost, verify to the applicant's reasonable satisfaction and for the applicant's own benefit, using standard electrical inspection techniques that the existing electrical system including existing line, load, ground and bonding wiring as well as main panel and subpanel sizes are adequately sized, based on the existing electrical system's current use, to carry all new photovoltaic electrical loads. The applicant shall complete the foregoing prior to submitting an application.

(Ord. 277 § 1, 2015)

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