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Lee's Summit earns designation as 'open for solar business'
05/01/2018
SolSmart Designees
Lee’s Summit
Missouri
- Trained Fire and Safety Staff on Solar PV
- Conducted feasibility analyses for solar on public buildings
- Installed a solar system on a city-owned animal shelter
- Published an interactive solar map for residents to better understand existing and potential solar systems in the area
- 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
- Created a streamlined process to approve certain solar permit applications over the counter
The City of Lee's Summit is committed to promoting renewable energy development and has been taking steps to make it easier for residents and businesses to go solar by streamlining the permitting process and removing barriers to solar development in our planning and zoning procedures. Solar-friendly changes such as these will reduce the time and expense it takes to install a solar energy system.
- Bill Baird, Mayor of Lee's Summit
