Camp Hill Borough, PA

In order to achieve SolSmart Silver designation, Camp Hill Borough, Pennsylvania worked to increase public access to information about solar, updated permitting, inspection, and other municipal practices to maximize efficiency while maintaining safety, and more!

• Demonstrate local government support for local solar projects through speeches, press releases, opinion articles, etc
• Post an online summary of state policies related to a property owners solar access and solar rights, including links to state-level policy
• Post an online summary of state policies related to Homeowner Associations (HOAs) ability to regulate and/or restrict solar PV, including links to state-level policy
• Post a solar landing page on local government’s website with information that may include the community’s solar goals, educational materials and tools that promote solar
• Post online resources about consumer protection and solar PV
• Post online resources about residential and commercial solar PV financing options and incentives
• Post online resources about solar installers and/or solar quote platforms for solar PV
• Conduct feasibility analysis for solar PV on local government facilities and/or local government-controlled land
• Demonstrate that residential permit fees for solar PV are $500 or less.
• Post an online checklist detailing the required permit(s), submittals, and steps of your communitys permiƫng process for residential rooftop solar PV.
• Train fire and safety staff, and permitting and inspection staff, on solar PV and/or solar and storage systems
• Codify in the zoning ordinance that accessory use rooftop solar PV is explicitly allowed by-right in all major zones
• Include specific solar PV goals, metrics, and strategies in the most current published version of relevant local plans (e.g., energy plan, climate plan, comprehensive plan)
• Review zoning requirements and identify restrictions that intentionally or unintentionally prohibit solar PV development.