We¹re just about the opposite here for residential installations.... For residential projects, off the shelf, flush mounted racking systems require no building/structural permit. Ground mount and pole mounts do require PE certification. Also flat roof racking and racks off the plane of the roof require PE certification. No building permit is required and no building inspector visits the site...the inspector for the solar rebate program, an electrical inspector, just verifies that a PE was consulted and thatas best he can tellthe structural system was installed as specified by the engineer.
All commercial PV projects within the same jurisdiction require both electrical and building permits w/ PE certifications and plan review and inspections. These also require a fire inspection. On 12/9/08 9:20 AM, "Kirpal Khalsa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Dana......we are also required to pull building/structural permits for our > flush roof mount PV systems.....typically they require an engineer to sign off > on our installation technique and also on the capability of the trusses or the > rafters to handle that loads and installation technique....they don't come and > inspect until the system is complete so long as they approve our plan up > front.....that would be a real hassle if they made us stop between racking and > panel installing for an inspection.....i can see the day where they move to > that though........for pole mounted or ground mounted installs no > building/structural permit has been required up until now...... > cheers, > Kirpal > Renewable Energy Systems > NABCEP Certified PV Installer > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Dana Brandt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> Until recently, we've only been required to have an electrical permit for >> flush-mounted PV systems. The city has now decided to require building >> permits for all PV systems and wants to come out and inspect our L-feet >> attachments and rails before the modules can go up. This seems crazy to me. >> What are other jurisdictions requiring? I'd love some information I can take >> to the city showing that other jurisdictions aren't requiring this type of >> process. >> >> Thanks a lot, >> >> Dana David Brearley, Technical Editor SolarPro magazine NABCEP Certified PV Installer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Direct: 541.261.6545 Fax: 541.512.0343 Visit our Web site at solarprofessional.com
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