HomeMy WebLinkAboutBLD2021-00693 - 02 SOLAR APPLICATION
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
621 Sheridan Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Tel: 360.379.4450 | Fax: 360.379.4451
Web: www.co.jefferson.wa.us/communitydevelopment
E-mail: dcd@co.jefferson.wa.us
EXPEDITED PERMITTING CHECKLIST FOR RESIDENTIAL PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS:
ROOFTOP MOUNTED
❶ Project Information
Project Applicant:
Site Owner Name:
Project Address:
PV system description:
❷ Determine if your project needs a building permit (check all that apply):
Yes No
1. PV system is designed and proposed for a structure previously built to code. ☐ ☐
2. PV system is designed for rooftop of a building in general compliance with applicable codes. ☐ ☐
3. Mounting system is engineered and designed for PV. ☐ ☐
4. Rooftop is made from lightweight material such as shingles. ☐ ☐
5. PV system has been pre-approved by electrical permitting agency. ☐ ☐
6. To address uplift, panels are mounted no higher than 18” above the surface of the roofing to
which they are affixed. Except for flat roofs, no portion of the system may exceed the highest
point of the roof.
☐ ☐
7. Total dead load of panels, supports, mountings, raceways and all other appurtenances weigh no
more than one of the following. If YES, indicate which:
☐ No more than three and one-half (3.5) pounds per square foot (PSF)
☐ Frameless panels on at least 3/12 pitch roof weighing no more than four and one-half (4.5) PSF
☐ Frameless panels on at least 5/12 pitch roof weighing no more than five (5.0) PSF
☐ ☐
8. Supports for solar panels are installed to spread the dead load across as many roof-framing
members as needed to ensure that at no point are loads in excess of fifty (50) pounds are
created.
☐ ☐
9. Attachment to the roof is specified by the mounting system manufacturer. ☐ ☐
10. Method and type of weatherproofing roof penetrations is provided ☐ ☐
11. Home is code compliant to setbacks and height, or code allows expansion of nonconformity for
solar panels.
☐ ☐
12. Panels are mounted no higher than the roof ridge or apex of roof (applies only to pitched roofs) ☐ ☐
If you answered yes to all of the above questions, an over-the-counter permit is authorized.
❸ Submit this Checklist and Mechanical Permit Application and Site Plan to:
I attest that all information in this checklist is accurate to the best of my knowledge.
Applicant Signature: Date:
Applicant Name (Please Print):
OSCAR MORENO
GARY LESTER
620 Duckabush Rd Brinnon Washington 98320
PV SOLAR ROOF MOUNT INSTALLATION 3.6 kW, 1 CIRCUITS.
11/18/21
OSCAR MORENO
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