2 rules for unincorporated Washington County, Oregon.
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Washington County requires permits for residential solar installations under the Oregon Solar Installation Specialty Code. Most systems qualify for prescriptive (expedited) solar permits via the county's Building Services division and ePermitting.
Portland Permitting & Development — Solar Permits, Step 3: Apply for a solar permit
All solar permit applications must include the following materials uploaded in Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format: The Structural Design Criteria. The structural design criteria shall be listed on the first page of the drawings which shall be stamped by a Registered Design Professional, registered in Oregon. At a minimum, the design criteria shall include: Design sloped roof snow load (shall not be le...
Oregon ORS 94.762 prohibits HOAs from banning or unreasonably restricting solar panel installations. HOAs may impose reasonable aesthetic guidelines but cannot effectively prevent solar. Washington County CDC 427 protects solar access for lots.
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