SolSmart Designees
Boynton Beach
Florida
- Created an online permitting checklist, increasing transparency for community members and solar installers
- Reviewed local zoning codes and identified restrictions that intentionally or unintentionally prohibit solar PV development
- Allowed solar by-right accessory use in all zones (so solar installations don’t require special permits or hearings)
- Cross-trained both inspection and permitting staff on solar PV
- Provided a streamlined permitting pathway for small PV systems
Look around the city, you don’t see a lot of solar. I see this as a necessary first step, and now is the time to start promoting it.
- Rebecca Harvey, Boynton Beach Sustainability Coordinator
