Mariposa County Municipal Code § 15.11 Permit Fees

1. A plan check fee in an amount to be set by resolution of the board of supervisors shall be collected by the planning and building department at the time an application for either 1) a well permit, 2) a sewer disposal system permit, or 3) a public swimming pool permit is accepted for processing.

2. A permit issuance fee in an amount to be set by resolution of the board of supervisors shall be collected by the department of public works, building/permits division, at the time an approved permit is issued for any of the items listed in 15.11.010(A) above.

3. If permit applications for a well and sewage disposal system covering the same structure are received at the same time then only one plan check fee shall be collected.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 676 Sec. 1 on 2/3/1987 Amended by Ord. 796 Sec. V(part) on 2/19/1991 15.11.020 State Fire Marshal Services Fees (Reserved)

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 784 Sec. I on 11/27/1990 Amended by Ord. 796 Sec. V (part) on 2/19/1991 Amended by Ord. 841 Sec. I on 11/24/1992 Amended by Ord. 930 Sec. II on 3/3/1998 15.12 (Reserved) HISTORY Repealed by Ord. 1073 on 11/9/2010 15.13 Permitting Process For Small Residential Rooftop Solar Systems 15.13.010 Definitions 15.13.020 Purpose 15.13.030 Applicability 15.13.040 Solar Energy System Requirements 15.13.050 Duties Of Building Department And Building Official 15.13.060 Permit Review And Inspection Requirements

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 1111 Sec. II on 8/11/2015 15.13.010 Definitions

1. A “Solar Energy System” means either of the following:

   1. Any solar collector or other solar energy device whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating, space cooling, electric generation, or water heating.

   2. Any structural design feature of a building, whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for electricity generation, space heating or cooling, or for water heating.

2. A “small residential rooftop solar energy system” means all of the following:

   1. A solar energy system that is no larger than 10 kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating or 30 kilowatts thermal and without battery storage.

   2. A solar energy system that conforms to all applicable state fire, structural, electrical, and other building codes as adopted or amended by the county and all state and county health and safety standards.

   3. A solar energy system that is installed on a single or duplex family dwelling.

   4. A solar panel or module array that does not exceed the maximum legal building height as defined by the county.

3. “Electronic submittal” means the utilization of one or more of the following:

   1. Email;

   2. Facsimile.

4. An “association” means a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association created for the purpose of managing a common interest development.

5. A “common interest development” means any of the following:

   1. A community apartment project.

   2. A condominium project.

   3. A planned development.

6. A stock cooperative.

7. “Specific, adverse impact” means a significant, quantifiable, direct, and unavoidable impact, based on objective, identified, and written public health or safety standards, policies, or conditions as they existed on the date the application was deemed complete.

8. “Reasonable restrictions” on a solar energy system are those restrictions that do not significantly increase the cost of the system or significantly decrease its efficiency or specified performance, or that allow for an alternative system of comparable cost, efficiency, and energy conservation benefits.

9. “Restrictions that do not significantly increase the cost of the system or decrease its efficiency or specified performance” means:

   1. For water heater systems or solar swimming pool heating systems: an amount exceeding 10 percent of the cost of the system, but in no case more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or decreasing the efficiency of the solar energy system by an amount exceeding 10 percent, as originally specified and proposed.

   2. For photovoltaic systems: an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) over the system cost as originally specified and proposed, or a decrease in system efficiency of an amount exceeding 10 percent as originally specified and proposed.

HISTORY

Adopted by Ord. 1111 Sec. I on 8/11/2015