16.15.030 Definitions.
"Association" means a nonprofit corporation or unincorporated association created for the purpose of managing a common interest development.
"Building division" means the building and safety division for the city of American Canyon.
"Building official" means the chief building official for the city of American Canyon.
"City" means the city of American Canyon.
"Common interest development" means any of the following:
1. A community apartment project.
2. A condominium project.
3. A planned development.
4. A stock cooperative.
"Electronic submittal" means the utilization of one or more of the following:
1. Email;
2. The Internet; or
3. Facsimile.
"Expedited permitting," and "expedited review," means the process outlined in Section 16.15.070 entitled "Expedited permit review and inspection requirements."
A "feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impact" includes, but is not limited to, any cost-effective method, condition or mitigation imposed by the city on another similarly situated application in a prior successful application for a similar permit.
"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.
"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 ten percent of the cost of the system, but in no case more than one thousand dollars, or decreasing the efficiency of the solar energy system by an amount exceeding ten percent as originally specified and proposed.
2. For photovoltaic systems: an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars over the cost of the system as originally specified and proposed, or a decrease in system efficiency of an amount exceeding ten percent as originally specified and proposed.
"Small residential rooftop solar energy system" means all of the following:
1. A solar energy system that is not larger than ten kilowatts alternating current nameplate rating or thirty kilowatts thermal.
2. A solar energy system that conforms to all applicable state fire, structural, electrical, and other building codes as adopted or amended by the city of American Canyon and all state of California 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 city of American Canyon.
"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, space cooling or water heating.
"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.