Solar Photovoltaic: SPECIFICATION, CHECKLIST AND GUIDE
About the Renewable Energy Ready Home SpecificationsAssumptions of the RERH Solar Photovoltaic SpecificationBuilder and Specification Limitations1.5 Document the solar resource potential at the designated array location3.3 Install a conduit for the AC wire run from the designated inverter location to the electric service panel4.2 Record the name and Web address of the electric utility service provider 5.1 Landscape Plan5.2 Placement of non-array roof penetrations and structural building elementsAppendix A: RERH Labeling GuidanceThe builder should avoid implementing landscaping that has the potential to shade the proposed array location at the time of home construction or in future years. As a rule of thumb, vegetation with a mature species height should adhere to a distance-to-height ratio of 2.6 to the nearest point of the proposed array location. Builders and/or landsca...See more on State University[PDF]
Design and Construction of PV Structures - California State
If the addition of a solar PV system does not cause a building to exceed its allowable height, number of stories, or building area, the requirements of Exceptions 2 and 3 in Section 503 need not be applied