City of Gridley

A city address is usually permitted by the city, not the county — but not always, and some authorities keep building and hand electrical to someone else. Getting this wrong costs the whole submittal, because every requirement below belongs to whoever actually holds jurisdiction. Check the overlays in the same pass: an HOA, a historic district, a windstorm certification or a system-size cap can reshape the design, and all of them are cheaper to find now than after the array is laid out.

• Is this authority the AHJ for residential solar at this address? No, not for building/electrical - that AHJ role belongs to Butte County Department of Development Services, Building Division, which has performed all building/electrical plan review, permit issuance and inspection for residential solar within Gridley city limits since 1 August 2017 under a City Council contract. The City of Gridley itself remains the authority for Planning/zoning review and for its own municipal electric utility's interconnection approval. 90% · fee schedule
• What does this authority permit itself, and what does it delegate? Delegated. Building AND Electrical permitting/plan review/inspection are delegated wholly to Butte County Department of Development Services, Building Division (contract effective 8/1/2017). The City retains Planning/zoning review and, separately, its own municipal Electric Department's interconnection approval (a non-building gate unique to a municipal utility). Fire inspection fees and fire plan check are described in the City's own fee schedule as set by 'Butte County and Cal Fire', suggesting the regional CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Marshal's office (not Gridley's own in-house suppression department) handles that function too, though this is less clearly stated than the building/electrical delegation. 85% · department page
• Is a permit required for a residential rooftop PV system? Yes. Butte County Code §26-102 requires a building permit for a small residential rooftop solar energy system, and Butte County's own DBP-71 handout (which explicitly covers Gridley-located systems) lists 'Complete permit application' and 'Permit fee payment' as required at intake, with no exemption for solar in the County's exempt-work list. 78% · published checklist
• Is there a separate electrical permit, or is it combined? Combined - a single permit. Butte County's Master Fee Schedule lists 'Photovoltaic System - Residential (Roof Mounted) $356' as one line under 'Electrical Permit Fees'; there is no separate building-permit fee line for the array itself. A service/panel upgrade, if needed, is a separate fee line ('Electrical Services, Residential ... under 400 amps, $312'). 75% · fee schedule
• Is a HOA or architectural approval required first? No HOA/architectural approval requirement was found in any Gridley or Butte County solar document, and CA Gov. Code §65850.5 / Civil Code §714 bar conditioning an eligible small residential system's approval on HOA sign-off statewide. 60% · department page (absence) + state law
• Is a wind or windstorm certification required? No. California has no windstorm-certification regime (that is a Texas/TDI concept). Butte County's own design-criteria document (DPC-05, which the Building Division uses for all permits it processes, including Gridley's) specifies wind design by ASCE 7-22 (87-105 mph depending on Risk Category, Exposure B or C) rather than a certificate. 60% · published checklist
• Is a Specific Use Permit or Council approval ever required? Not for an eligible small residential rooftop system - CA Gov. Code §65850.5 makes that approval administrative and non-discretionary statewide, which would preempt a Council/SUP requirement for such a system in any California city including Gridley. Whether Gridley's own zoning code requires a Use Permit or Council approval for a LARGER or non-eligible system (e.g. height above the district limit, or a ground-mount array) could not be confirmed - Gridley's own zoning ordinance was not reachable this run. 55% · state statute + department page
• Is there a system-size cap on residential generation? No Gridley-specific cap confirmed, but the statewide AB 2188 threshold of 10 kW AC / 30 kW thermal gates which residential systems qualify for the streamlined, single-inspection administrative permit under Gov. Code §65850.5 in any California jurisdiction, including Gridley. Separately, Gridley Electric's own Solar 2.0 program caps a customer's system at generating no more than 100% of the customer's own annual usage and at 1,000 kW capacity - a utility-side ceiling, not a building/zoning cap. 55% · utility FAQ page + state statute

Several authorities require the electrical permit to be pulled by a licensed electrician, or require the contractor to be registered with them BEFORE applying. Registration is not same-day. This is second on the list rather than fourth because it is the step most likely to stop the job before the drawings matter.

• Who is allowed to pull the electrical permit? Either - a licensed contractor, the property owner acting as Owner-Builder, or an authorized agent for either. 70% · published checklist
• Must the contractor be registered with this authority before applying? Yes, for the utility side only. The City of Gridley Electric Department's own 'Customer Generation Application' has a required field for 'City Business License #' (with Date Applied / Date Issued / Expiration) for the Installer, meaning a contractor doing a Gridley interconnection must hold or obtain a City of Gridley business license. For the Butte County building/electrical permit itself, no separate County contractor-registration step is required beyond proof of a current CSLB license and Workers' Compensation insurance at issuance. 75% · department form
• Is a homeowner permitted to self-install and self-permit? Yes. Owner-Builder self-permit is available through the Butte County process that governs Gridley addresses: the property owner may apply and sign as Owner-Builder (INF-03), completing an Owner's Acknowledgment and Verification of Information form that cannot be signed by an agent. 65% · published checklist

Almost everywhere wants a site plan, a one-line or three-line electrical diagram, equipment cut sheets with listings, and a structural attachment detail. Build it against the published checklist rather than the last jurisdiction you worked in — the checklist is what the reviewer marks against.

• What documents make up a complete submittal? Per Butte County's DBP-71 (which explicitly names Gridley in its own text): complete permit application, permit fee payment, and a complete set of plans containing a cover sheet/site plan (job address, owner/contractor/designer contacts, description of work, panel count and system size in kW, applicable codes, site plan showing proposed and existing structures and utilities); electrical plans (main/sub-panel size and location, location of all electrical equipment, single-line diagram); and structural plans (proposed array location, racking plans with connection details, racking manufacturer's installation instructions). At inspection: a printed complete set of plans plus equipment specification sheets. If the array is going on a permitted 'Ag Exempt' structure, a structural-soundness letter from a CA-registered architect or engineer is additionally required. 82% · published checklist
• How many copies, and in what format? Digital, no fixed copy count stated. Complete digital plans/documents are submitted at the Building Division counter, via Butte County's Ushare drop (www.bcdds.net/drop), or by email to dsbuilding@buttecounty.net. Approved digital plans are emailed back and the applicant must print them and keep the printed set on site for every inspection. 68% · published checklist
• Is a site plan required, and what must it show? Yes. DBP-71 requires a site plan identifying the location of the proposed structure and all existing structures, plus the location of well, septic and other utilities. 75% · published checklist
• Is a one-line / three-line diagram required? Yes - a single-line diagram is required ('Electrical Plans - identify size and location of main and sub-panels / location of all electrical equipment / single-line diagram showing all connections'). A three-line diagram is not requested. 78% · published checklist
• Are string and conductor calculations required? No. Neither DBP-71 nor DBP-72 (Job Site Requirements for Residential Roof Mounted PV) asks for string sizing, voltage-drop, or conductor-ampacity calculations - the electrical deliverables are the single-line diagram, panel locations/sizes, and manufacturer spec sheets. Structural calculations are required only for ground mount, or where a roof-mount job exceeds the engineer-design thresholds in Q13. 65% · published checklist
• Is a structural PE stamp required, and at what threshold? For a standard roof mount, no PE stamp - but engineer/architect DESIGN is required (and the job loses over-the-counter eligibility) if the panel/support framing exceeds 3.0 pounds per square foot, or the panel-to-roof-plane angle exceeds 30 degrees (40 degrees from horizontal); tilting and ballasted systems always require it. If the array sits on a permitted 'Ag Exempt' structure, a letter from a CA-registered architect or engineer stating the structure can carry the system is required. For GROUND mount, a stamp is effectively always required: site-specific foundation plans signed/stamped by a CA engineer or architect (or general plans plus a stamped site-specific review letter), plus structural calculations and anchoring details for equipment over 400 lb. 75% · published checklist
• Is an electrical PE stamp required, and at what threshold? No electrical PE stamp requirement was found at any threshold. Every stamping/certification clause in DBP-69/70/71/72 attaches to the structure or foundation, never to the electrical design; plans need only be 'signed by their designer.' 60% · published checklist

Most authorities now take the whole application through a portal, and several states cap or constrain what a residential solar permit may cost. Check whether plan check is billed separately before you quote the job.

• Which permit portal does this authority use? Accela Citizen Access (ACA) - the Butte County Public Permit Portal at https://aca-prod.accela.com/BUTTECO/Default.aspx. Gridley's own Building Inspection Services page directs residents to the County's Development Services portal rather than to any City-run portal. Butte County does not offer SolarAPP+. 80% · department page
• Can the whole application be completed online? Yes for the building/electrical permit (online applications, payments and inspection requests via Butte County's ACA portal after creating a public user account; in-person or email intake also offered). Separately, the utility side (Gridley Electric's Customer Generation Application and Interconnection Agreement) appears to be a paper/PDF form process, not an online portal submission - I found no online submission path for it. 65% · portal landing page
• What does a residential solar permit cost? $356 flat for a residential ROOF-mounted PV system (set by Butte County, which the City's own fee schedule confirms is the entity that 'establishes Inspection Fees'), likely plus Butte County's standard 5% Technology Investment Fee surcharge (~$374 total). Related County lines: residential ground-mounted PV $1,274; residential battery/Power Wall $317; residential electrical service upgrade under 400A $312. Separately, the City of Gridley Electric Department charges its OWN utility interconnection review fee, additive to the building permit: $160 for systems ≤10 kW, $320 for systems >10 kW. 82% · fee schedule + department form
• How is the fee calculated? Flat (building/electrical permit side) plus a separate tiered utility review fee. The Butte County building-permit fee is a fixed per-system amount ('Each'), not valuation- or per-kW-based. Gridley Electric's own interconnection review fee is two-tiered by system size: $160 at or under 10 kW, $320 above 10 kW. 78% · fee schedule + department form
• Is there a separate plan-check fee? No, not for a standard roof-mount building permit - per DBP-71 the Building Inspector performs the plan review at the time of inspection rather than in the office, so the $356 fee is all-in. A true plan-check fee only appears for jobs that leave the over-the-counter track (e.g. ground mount, at $1,274, which is a real plan-review permit). 72% · published checklist

Interconnection is a separate process from the permit and usually the longer pole. Where the utility does not depend on the permit being issued, running both at once is the single biggest saving available on a residential job.

• What is the stated plan-review turnaround? For a standard roof-mount system: effectively none - it is processed over the counter with review happening at inspection. For anything routed into full plan review (ground mount, oversized, tilted/ballasted systems), Butte County's own live 'Plans Being Checked Today' table on its Building Division page showed, on the date checked, 'Ground Mounted & Non-Residential Roof Mounted Solar' submissions currently under review dated '3 weeks ago' and re-checks '2 weeks ago' - i.e. roughly 15 business days for a first review. 70% · department page
• How long is an issued permit valid before it expires? Reported (not independently re-verified this run): one year from issuance, per Butte County Code §26-3.1 (amending CBC §105.5), with a renewal window of 30 days after expiry if no plan changes were made; INF-11 (Butte County) reportedly states that non-structural permits including electrical do not qualify for renewal. 45% · ordinance (not independently re-verified this run)
• Which utility handles interconnection here? City of Gridley Electric Department - a municipally-owned electric utility (established 1910, organized under California's Municipal Utility Act, Pub. Util. Code §11501 et seq.), NOT Pacific Gas & Electric. This is a correction against the common assumption that PG&E serves this ZIP: Gridley operates its own generation-interconnection program ('Solar 2.0') and its own Interconnection Agreement, entirely separate from PG&E and from CPUC Rule 21. 95% · utility interconnection agreement
• Where does the utility sit in the sequence? Before permit, for the interconnection review step; parallel/mutually-gating thereafter. Gridley Electric reviews and approves the Customer Generation Application FIRST - the application's own staff-use approval block states the reviewed/approved system 'authorizes submission of plans to the Butte County Department of Development Services Building Division for permit issuance.' The signed Interconnection Agreement (§4.3-4.5) then requires the customer to submit equipment specs/plans to the City for written approval BEFORE installation, obtain the Butte County permit, and NOT commence parallel operation until BOTH the City's written interconnection approval AND the Butte County permit/inspection have been obtained. 85% · utility interconnection agreement

The NEC edition a jurisdiction enforces is often a cycle behind the newest one published, and local amendments sit on top of it. Rapid shutdown, conductor sizing and labelling all change between editions, so the edition in force is the first thing to establish, not the last.

• Which NEC edition is in force? 2023 NEC, in force as the 2025 California Electrical Code (Title 24, Part 3). Butte County's own current design-criteria document (DPC-05), which the Building Division applies to the permits it processes for Gridley, lists '2025 California Electrical Code (CEC)' among the codes in force. 72% · published checklist
• Which building code edition is in force? 2025 California Building Code and 2025 California Residential Code (Title 24, Parts 2 and 2.5), per the same Butte County DPC-05 design-criteria document applied to Gridley permits. 72% · published checklist
• Which fire code edition is in force? Likely the 2025 California Fire Code (Title 24, Part 9), per DPC-05's current-codes list, but the enforcing agency for Gridley is genuinely unclear: Gridley operates its own combination fire department (CAL FIRE-staffed since 1991) separate from the 'CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire Department' Office of the Fire Marshal that reviews plans for the unincorporated county, yet the City's own fee schedule attributes Gridley's fire plan-check fee-setting to 'Butte County and Cal Fire' jointly. 45% · fee schedule (ambiguous enforcement) + published checklist
• What is the installation judged against? The 2025 California Electrical Code (2023 NEC) Article 690/705, applied together with Butte County's own field guide DBP-69 'Photovoltaic Inspection Guidelines - Residential Interactive Systems' and the UL-listing requirement in DBP-72 ('Installation shall conform to the California Electric Code (CEC) Article 690, Solar Photovoltaic Systems. All equipment and components shall be listed and labeled by Underwriters Laboratories or other recognized agency'). CAUTION: DBP-69 itself still cites 2016 CEC article numbers throughout (last revised 4/10/18) even though the code actually in force is the 2023 NEC cycle. 68% · published checklist

Ridge setbacks and roof access pathways are fire-service requirements and they constrain the array layout. They are the most common cause of a redesign after the fire department comments on a plan set.

• What ridge setback and access pathways are required? Not confirmed for a Gridley-specific amendment. The unamended 2025 California Fire Code §1205 and California Residential Code R329 (statewide ridge-setback/pathway/rapid-shutdown-marking rules for 1-2 family dwellings) would apply by default if no local amendment exists, but I could not confirm whether Gridley's own fire code (as opposed to the unincorporated county's) carries any local pathway/setback amendment, given the fire-enforcement ambiguity described in Q31 and my inability to reach Gridley's own code. 40% · published checklist (absence) + state code default

Which rapid-shutdown rule applies follows directly from the NEC edition in force, and the initiation device has to be at a location the fire service can reach and identify. This is inspected, and it is labelled.

• Is rapid shutdown required, and to which NEC edition? Yes - required, to the 2023 NEC (§690.12) as adopted in the 2025 CEC. Butte County's own field guide DBP-69, used for Gridley inspections, requires it explicitly: 'Photovoltaic systems located on or in a building shall include a Rapid Shutdown system'; 'Rapid Shutdown Equipment shall be listed and identified'; 'Controlled Conductors are limited to maximum 30 Volts and 240 Volt-Amps within 10 seconds of Rapid Shutdown initiation'; and the inspector verifies the permanent plaque reading 'PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH RAPID SHUTDOWN'. Caveat: DBP-69 states this against the 2016 CEC citation (690.12/690.56(C)); the enforceable text today is the 2023 NEC. 72% · published checklist

The NEC sets a baseline for permanent markings at the service equipment and the disconnecting means. On top of that, an authority may specify its own wording, and the utility may specify more again. Where any of them writes its own text, a generic off-the-shelf label set will not pass — this is the detail most often fixed on a return visit.

• Which placards does this authority require at the service equipment? Per DBP-69: on the AC disconnect, permanent ID of maximum AC output and operating AC voltage; where the DC disconnect/inverter/AC disconnect is not at the utility service panel, a permanent plaque on the utility panel naming the other equipment's location; the rapid-shutdown plaque/directory at the utility service; the DC disconnect labelled 'PHOTOVOLTAIC DC DISCONNECT' plus a shock-hazard warning and installed-system values (rated max power-point current/voltage, max system voltage, short-circuit current); and DC junction boxes run through the building labelled 'DC SOURCE CIRCUITS'. Rooftop micro-inverter systems (no DC disconnect) get the Installed System Information on the utility service panel instead. 72% · published checklist
• Does the authority specify placard wording of its own? No - the wording Butte County publishes (and applies to Gridley inspections) is the NEC's own standard wording, not an authority-invented text. DBP-69 reproduces strings like 'PHOTOVOLTAIC DC DISCONNECT', the shock-hazard warning, 'PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH RAPID SHUTDOWN' and 'DC SOURCE CIRCUITS', each tied to a CEC article citation. No Gridley- or Butte-invented placard text was found. 70% · published checklist
• Does it specify letter height, colour or material? No letter height, colour or material is specified by DBP-69 (it only requires labels be 'proper and permanent') and Gridley Electric publishes no equivalent to a utility 'Greenbook' labeling spec in the two documents I obtained (Customer Generation Application, Interconnection Agreement). Default is the 2023 NEC's own general marking/durability standard. 55% · published checklist (absence)
• Is a site plan / facility map placard required, and what must it show? Yes in substance. DBP-69 requires that where the DC disconnect, inverter and/or AC disconnect are NOT at the utility service panel, 'a permanent Plaque shall be installed on the Utility Panel identifying the location(s) of the other equipment' - a location-directory placard, corresponding to 2023 NEC §705.10/690.56. I found no Gridley Electric-specific site-plan/facility-map placard requirement beyond this. 65% · published checklist
• Where must the labels be placed? Per DBP-69: on the DC disconnect (readily accessible, within sight of the inverter); on the AC disconnect; on the utility service panel where other equipment is remote from it (and for the Installed System Information on micro-inverter systems); and on DC-circuit junction boxes run through the building. Placement standards specific to Gridley Electric's own equipment (e.g. a utility-side AC disconnect switch) were not found in the two Gridley Electric documents obtained. 62% · published checklist

Where the AC disconnect must sit relative to the meter is usually the utility's rule, not the building department's. Battery storage frequently carries its own permit, its own inspection and its own fire conditions.

• Must equipment be on a specific approved list? Yes - listing, not a Gridley- or Butte-specific approved-products roster. DBP-72: 'All equipment and components shall be listed and labeled by Underwriters Laboratories or other recognized agency.' 75% · published checklist
• Are batteries permitted, and under what conditions? Yes, permitted, under the state codes (2025 CRC/CFC energy-storage provisions) as applied via Butte County's process. Butte County treats a battery as a chargeable per-system electrical item ('Power Walls - Batteries Per System: Residential $317'), which indicates routine permitting rather than prohibition; no Gridley- or Butte-specific ESS handout or additional condition was found. 55% · fee schedule
• Is a ground mount treated as a structure? Yes - Butte County treats a residential ground-mount array as a structure requiring full plan review, not an over-the-counter permit: fee $1,274 (vs. $356 roof mount), with site-specific foundation plans stamped by a CA engineer/architect, structural calculations and anchoring details for equipment over 400 lb, and a Geotechnical report where applicable. DBP-70 also separately requires the Gridley applicant to contact City Planning 'for land use and setbacks prior to submittal of plans' - meaning Gridley's own zoning, not the County's, governs setback/placement for a ground-mount system within city limits. 70% · published checklist + fee schedule
• Is there a local rule on service upgrades or busbar sizing? Yes - a 20% backfeed/busbar rule. DBP-69 states: 'Photovoltaic interconnection circuit breaker at the Utility Service Panel shall not exceed 20% of the bussing rating and shall be positioned at the opposite end of the bussing from the main input circuit location (i.e. 20 amp for 100 amp panel)' (cited to 2016 CEC 690.64; under the 2023 NEC in force this maps to §705.12(B)(3)). A separate service-upgrade permit ('Electrical Services ... under 400 amps, $312') and form DBP-18 'Electric Service Questionnaire' apply if the panel/service needs to be changed - DBP-18 explicitly asks whether the applicant has contacted 'the electric utility (PG&E, Gridley Electric)'. 68% · published checklist
• Is a specific mounting system or attachment spacing required? No named product, but real constraints: racking must be per the manufacturer's listing/installation instructions with connection details into framing members (DBP-71); a roof-mount job needs engineer/architect design if panel+support framing exceeds 3.0 psf or the panel-to-roof-plane angle exceeds 30 degrees (40 from horizontal) (DBP-72); tilting and ballasted systems always require engineered design. 68% · published checklist

Booking is a portal, a phone call or an email depending on the authority, and the notice required is rarely zero. Book before the work is finished rather than after — the lead time, not the work, is usually what sets the date.

• How is an inspection booked? Portal, with phone and email fallbacks, for the building/electrical inspection: Butte County's Inspections page states inspections are scheduled 'through ACA, in person, by phone (530-552-3699), or by email (dsbuilding@buttecounty.net)'. Fire Department inspections, where they apply, are booked through the separate CAL FIRE/Butte County Fire inspection line. 68% · department page
• How much notice is required? No published minimum notice period for building inspections - the County states the booking channels but not a lead time; its Inspections page instead publishes the CURRENT day's assigned inspections (record, type, inspector, estimated time, address), implying booking closes at least the prior working day. 45% · department page
• Are same-day or AM/PM windows offered? No fixed AM/PM window; the County instead publishes an estimated start time per inspection on its live daily schedule, with inspectors noted as able to arrive up to 1 hour before or after that time (an effective ~2-hour window). Same-day booking is not offered or mentioned. 55% · department page

Some authorities inspect their own solar work; some delegate it, and a few do not inspect the PV equipment itself at all. Who is coming determines what they will look at.

• Does this AHJ perform its own final solar inspection? Delegated. Building and electrical final inspection for Gridley residential solar is performed by Butte County Department of Development Services, Building Division staff, not by any City of Gridley employee. 85% · department page
• If delegated, to whom? Butte County Department of Development Services, Building Division (7 County Center Drive, Oroville CA 95965; 530-552-3700; permit centre 530-552-3699). 88% · department page

A rough-in or mid-roof inspection, where one is required, has to happen before the work it covers is closed up. Missing a stage means opening something back up, and it is the most expensive kind of correction.

• Which inspections are required, and in what order? Reported at reduced confidence: per BCC §26-103(e) (as reported by a companion Butte County research file, not independently re-verified this run due to the amlegal Cloudflare block) only ONE inspection - a 'Building Final Inspection' - is required for an eligible small residential rooftop system, with a re-inspection authorized if it fails. A service/panel-change component, if present, gets its own separate electrical inspection. Ground mount adds a structural sequence (footing/foundation before final). 45% · ordinance (not independently re-verified this run)
• Is a rough-in or mid-roof inspection required? No - consistent with the single-inspection model described in Q54, there is no separate rough-in or mid-roof inspection for a standard residential rooftop PV system; DBP-69 instead requires the installer to provide roof/attic/garage access AT the single final inspection (temporary walking surface on tile roofs, secured ladders on two-story roofs). 55% · published checklist

The approved plan set, the permit, and the equipment listings should be on site and reachable. Inspectors routinely verify that installed equipment matches what was approved, and that the labels are the ones the plan set promised.

• Is there a published inspection checklist? Yes - DBP-69 'Photovoltaic Inspection Guidelines - Residential Interactive Systems', a two-page field checklist covering In General / On Roof / DC Disconnect / Grounding / AC Disconnect and Utility Panel / Rapid Shutdown / Testing, with a CEC citation against nearly every line. Caveat: it is stamped 'Revised 4.10.18' and cites the 2016 CEC throughout, i.e. it predates the code cycle actually in force (2025 CEC/2023 NEC) by several cycles. 75% · published checklist
• What must be on site at inspection? Per DBP-71/DBP-69/DBP-70/DBP-72: a printed complete set of the approved plans and specification sheets for all proposed equipment; the module count/locations must match the approved site plan; and the installer must provide inspection access (a supported temporary walking surface on tile roofs, secured ladders on two-story roofs, attic/garage access where wiring runs there). 72% · published checklist
• Does the inspector verify labels and listings? Yes, explicitly and in detail per DBP-69: the inspector verifies structural supports and grounding methods, sunlight-resistant/listed wiring, connectors requiring a tool to open, DC disconnect location/listing and labelling, AC disconnect and utility-panel labelling, the rapid-shutdown plaque, grounding electrode conductors, the 20%-busbar backfeed breaker position, and runs a functional test (energize, observe output, open the PV breaker, confirm output drops to zero). 72% · published checklist

Passing gives you a final or an equivalent sign-off. That is not the same as permission to operate: PTO comes from the utility, and who tells the utility the inspection passed varies. A system left switched off for weeks is usually waiting on this handover.

• What is issued on pass? A passed Building Final Inspection that finals the permit. No standalone 'green tag' or certificate product for solar was found; the artifact the installer needs next is the finalled Butte County permit itself, since Gridley Electric's own application requires the completed permit/BC Final before it will proceed to meter installation ('BC Final / Notify' step on the Administration Checklist of the Customer Generation Application). 62% · department form
• Who notifies the utility for PTO? Ambiguous between Installer and AHJ/utility-internal. Gridley Electric's own Customer Generation Application's Administration Checklist shows a 'BC Final / Notify' step preceding 'Multi-Register Meter Fee(s)' and 'Meter(s) Installed / Notify', implying the City itself (or its administration) tracks the Butte County final and then proceeds to metering - unlike PG&E's model where the installer affirmatively submits a PTO package. I could not determine from the documents obtained whether the installer, the customer, or City staff is responsible for triggering the 'Notify' step after the Butte County final. 50% · department form
• Is there a re-inspection fee? No fee explicitly labeled 're-inspection' in Butte County's Master Fee Schedule; the applicable hourly line is likely 'Supplemental Inspection Fee, $156/hour' (alongside a 'Call-Out Fee' of $203/4-hr-min). No Gridley-specific re-inspection fee was found (the City's own fee schedule states fire/building inspection fees are set by the County). 55% · fee schedule
• How are corrections issued and cleared? Not confirmed in detail for Gridley. Corrections to a Butte County-processed permit are typically issued as a written correction notice with resubmittal of a complete, corrected plan set through the same intake channels (counter/Ushare/email) or via Accela Citizen Access document upload; a field correction from a failed inspection presumably leads to the re-inspection discussed in Q59. 42% · published checklist (inference)