Streamlining Solar Permitting

Sustainable CT registered communities are eligible to work with SolSmart to begin action Streamline Solar Permitting for Small Solar Installations. Under this no-cost assistance program, municipalities will work with the SolSmart team to review zoning requirements and identify restrictions that might prohibit solar PV development.

Once you sign up for SolSmart, a technical assistance provider will review your community's zoning regulations and provide you with a memo of findings at no-cost, satisfying the requirements for 5.6.1a. This foundational step is also one of the three mandatory components of getting SolSmart Bronze designation. SolSmart is a no-cost solar technical assistance and designation program open to all communities and administered by the Solar Foundation and International City/County Management Association (ICMA).

Take advantage of this free opportunity by sending an email to Sustainable CT at info@sustainablect.org. 

Roles / Responsibilities

Municipality will:

• Sign on to SolSmart

• Assign at least one municipal representative as the point of contact for the completion of the regulation review and checklist development

• Provide SolSmart staff any requested background materials

• Participate in any preparatory and/or progress calls as needed

SolSmart will:

• Staff from SolSmart will be responsible for performing the regulatory review as outlined in 5.6.1a, as well as compiling the required memo documenting findings

• Coordinate with the municipal point of contact to conduct research and share deliverables