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Solar panels and EV chargers in San Gabriel

San Gabriel's own rules on solar panels and EV chargers, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the San Gabriel Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

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Solar height and setbacks
  • May extend up to 3 feet above the zone's maximum height limit.
    Applies: Roof-mounted solar collectors.
    § 150.163 · code text
    Roof-mounted solar energy collectors may project a maximum of three feet above the maximum height limit in the underlying zoning district.
  • Panels at most 3 feet above the roof surface.
    Applies: Roof-mounted solar in all zones except C-1, C-3 and M-1.
    § 150.163 · code text
    In all other zones, the maximum height of any collector panel from the roof surface is three feet.
  • May not extend beyond the edge of the roof.
    Applies: Roof-mounted solar energy collectors.
    § 150.163 · code text
    In no instance shall any part of the solar energy collector extend beyond the edge of the roof
  • Frames and fittings no more than 4 inches from the panel surface.
    Applies: Roof-mounted solar collectors.
    § 150.163 · code text
    No frame or extraneous fitting on the solar energy collector panel shall extend more than four inches from the surface of the solar energy collector panel.
  • No more than 15 feet high.
    Applies: Ground-mounted solar on property next to a residential zone.
    § 150.162 · code text
    The maximum height of a ground-mounted solar energy collector system is 15 feet when located on a property abutting a residential zone.
  • May extend up to 2 feet into a required setback.
    Applies: Ground-mounted solar less than 6 feet high.
    § 150.162 · code text
    Installations less than six feet in height may project up to two feet into a required setback.
  • At least 25 feet from all property lines.
    Applies: Ground-mounted solar 6 feet or more in height.
    § 150.162 · code text
    Installations six feet or more in height shall be setback a minimum of 25 feet from all property lines.

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