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AB2188 —2— This bill would specify that these provisions address a statewide concern. The bill would additionally require a city, county, or city and county to adopt,on or before September 30, 2015, in consultation with specified public entities an ordinance that creates an expedited, streamlined permitting process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems,as specified.The bill would additionally require a city,county, or city and county to inspect a small residential rooftop solar energy system eligible for expedited review within 5 busi..ets days of ai.y uS.tywcfied—, anal-tv-pc vPi. only one inspection, exa,ept in a timely manner, as specified. The bill would prohibit a city, county, or city and county from conditioning the approval of any solar energy system permit on approval of that system by an association that manages a common interest development. The bill would require a solar energy system for heating water to be certified by an accredited listing agency, as defined. Because the bill would impose new duties upon local governments and local agencies, it would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) Existing law prohibits any covenant, restriction, or condition contained in any deed,contract,security instrument,or other instrument affecting the transfer or sale of, or any interest in, real property, and any provision of a governing document from effectively prohibiting or restricting the installation or use of a solar energy system. Existing law exempts from that prohibition provisions that impose reasonable restrictions on a solar energy system that do not significantly increase the cost of the system or significantly decrease its efficiency or specified performance. Existing law defines the term "significantly," for these purposes, with regard to solar domestic water heating systems or solar swimming pool heating systems that comply with state and federal law, to mean an amount exceeding 20% of the cost of the system or decreasing the efficiency of the solar energy system by an amount exceeding 20%. and with regard to photovoltaic systems that comply with state and federal law, an amount not to exceed $2,000 over the system cost or a decrease in system efficiency of an amount exceeding 20%, as specified. Existing law requires a solar energy system for heating water subject to the provisions described above to be certified by the Solar Rating Certification Corporation or another nationally recognized certification agency. This bill would instead define the term "significantly," for these purposes, with regard to solar domestic water heating systems or solar swimming pool heating systems that comply with state and federal law, 94