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Wayne planning board amends small-scale solar permit fee to match building-fee schedule
Summary
Town staff proposed and the planning board voted to change the small-scale (rooftop) solar application fee from a flat $75 to a fee based on the building-permit cost schedule (percentage of project cost); the board set a public hearing on the change.
Chip, a town staff member, proposed changing the solar ordinance's rooftop application fee from a flat $75 to a fee that follows the town's building-permit fee schedule (a percentage based on total project cost), saying the flat fee "hardly covers my time" because rooftop permits often require multiple reviews and inspections.
Board members discussed fee tiers and typical residential system costs; several noted that small rooftop systems can nonetheless run $20,000–$60,000 and require repeat inspections, structural checks and attention to fire-setback standards. The board limited the proposal to the small-scale (rooftop) category and agreed that medium and large categories will remain on the existing per-kilowatt schedule.
A member moved to amend the solar ordinance language so that the small-scale application fee follows the building-permit fee schedule; the motion was seconded, carried, and the board directed staff to schedule a public hearing and notice the change.
