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PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE <br /> SECTION 25980 -25986 <br /> 25980. This chapter shall he known and may be cited as the Solar <br /> Shade Control Act. It is the policy of the state to promote all <br /> feasible means of energy conservation and all feasible uses of <br /> alternative energy supply sources. In particular, the state <br /> encourages the planting and maintenance of trees and shrubs to create <br /> shading, moderate outdoor temperatures, and provide various economic <br /> and aesthetic benefits. However, there are certain situations in <br /> which the need for widespread use of alternative energy devices, such <br /> as solar collectors, requires specific and limited controls on trees <br /> and shrubs. <br /> 25981. (a) As used in this chapter, "solar collector" means a fixed <br /> device, structure, or part of a device or structure, on the roof of <br /> a building, that is used primarily to transform solar energy into <br /> thermal, chemical, or electrical energy. The solar collector shall be <br /> used as part of a system that makes use of solar energy for any or <br /> all of the following purposes: <br /> (1) Water heating. <br /> (2) Space heating or cooling. <br /> (3) Power generation. <br /> (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), for the purpose of this <br /> chapter, "solar collector" includes a fixed device, structure, or <br /> part of a device or structure that is used primarily to transform <br /> solar energy into thermal, chemical, or electrical energy and that is <br /> installed on the ground because a solar collector cannot be <br /> installed on the roof of the building receiving the energy due to <br /> inappropriate roofing material, slope of the roof, structural <br /> shading, or orientation of the building. <br /> (c) For the purposes of this chapter, "solar collector" does not <br /> include a solar collector that is designed and intended to offset <br /> more than the building's electricity demand. <br /> (d) For purposes of this chapter, the location of a solar <br /> collector is required to comply with the local building and setback <br /> regulations, and to be set back not less than five feet from the <br /> property line, and not less than 10 feet above the ground. A solar <br /> collector may be less than 10 feet in height only if, in addition to <br /> the five -foot setback, the solar collector is set back three times <br /> the amount lowered. <br /> 25982. After the installation of a solar collector, a person owning <br /> or in control of another property shall not alLow a tree or shrub to <br /> be placed or, if placed, to grow on that property so as to cast a <br /> shadow greater than 10 percent of the collector absorption area upon <br /> that solar collector surface at any one time between the hours of 10 <br /> a.m. and 2 p.m., local standard time. <br /> 25982.1. (a) An owner of a building where a solar collector is <br /> proposed to be installed may provide written notice by certified mail <br /> to a person owning property that may be affected by the requirements <br /> of this chapter prior to the installation of the solar collector. If <br /> a notice is mailed, the notice shall be mailed no more than 60 days <br />