All new residential units shall include at least the electrical conduit specifically designed to encourage the later installation of a system that utilizes solar photovoltaic or other renewable energy resource as a means of generating electricity. The purpose of this section is to facilitate the safe, cost-effective installation of renewable energy systems as residents’ primary electricity source, while removing structural and regulatory barriers. No building permit shall be issued unless the requirements of this section and the Chula Vista Photovoltaic Pre-Wiring Installation Requirements are incorporated into the approved building plans.

Exception: The provisions of this section can be modified or waived when it can be satisfactorily demonstrated in writing to the City Manager, or designee, that potential pre-existing constraints affecting the use of solar photovoltaic or other renewable energy systems cannot be reasonably overcome. (Ord. 3145 § 1, 2009; Ord. 3135 § 1, 2009).