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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2373
permits; automated permitting platform
Purpose
Allows a municipality or county to use a qualified online automated permitting platform to
verify code compliance in order to satisfy the solar construction permit.
Background
Municipalities and counties must adopt standards for issuing permits for the use of certain
solar energy devices. For the construction of solar photovoltaic systems that are intended to
connect to a utility system the applicant must: 1) indicate the location of the photovoltaic system
installation on the construction plans, including the roof plan and elevation; 2) include the
photovoltaic panel mounting details in the installation plans; and 3) include one-line and three-line
electrical diagrams (A.R.S. ยงยง 9-468 and 11-323).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation.
Provisions
1. Allows a municipality or county to use a qualified online automated permitting platform to
verify code compliance in order to satisfy requirements relating to a solar construction permit.
2. Specifies that a one-line or three-line electrical diagram is not required if a qualified online
permitting platform is used to verify code compliance.
3. Requires the electrical diagrams for construction with solar photovoltaic systems to include a
one-line or three-line diagram, rather than both.
4. Defines qualified online automated permitting platform as a platform that:
a) is a web-based portal that automates plan review;
b) produces code-compliant approvals; and
c) issues permits for residential solar energy systems and residential energy storage systems
paired with residential solar systems in real time.
5. Makes technical changes.
6. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
RA 2/1/23 DP 7-0-0-0
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Read 2/21/23 56-3-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 6, 2023
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