Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and city make it easier to install a solar energy system
Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Thursday that the Department of Building and Safety has developed a streamlined procedure to issue permits for residential solar systems, including making permits available online and having building inspectors verify the systems.
“My back-to-basics agenda for Los Angeles is about reforming City Hall to make it easier for Angelenos to take action on our most important priorities — and installing solar panels and reducing greenhouse gas emissions is one my top priorities,” Garcetti said in a statement.
“The work done by the Department of Building and Safety, together with ongoing customer service improvements for solar customers underway at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, will cut costs and help create local jobs in the city’s growing solar-installation industry.” (Continue reading at dailynews)
