[RE-wrenches] Solar rights precedent

[William Miller]

Friends:

We are applying for a building permit in a small coastal community near 
here for a PV system.  The arrays will be on the flat roof of a house that 
is right up against the allowable building height.  The city is requiring 
that we apply for a waiver to exceed the allowed height.  As I read 
California law, it allows public agencies to rule on a permit application 
only in regards to public safety and health issues.  Repeated letters to 
the city attorney has failed to result in how a building height limitation 
is a mater of public health and safety.

Have any of you successfully fought a building department on this 
issue?  If so, is there any written documentation on the issue that I can use?

Thanks in advance,

William Miller



Please note new e-mail address and domain:

William Miller
Miller Solar
Voice :805-438-5600
email: william at millersolar.com
http://millersolar.com
License No. C-10-773985
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