SolSmart Designees
Nappanee
Indiana
Population: 6,843
Designation Level:
SolSmart Bronze
Year Designated:
2017
- Trained fire and safety staff on solar PV
- Offered inspection times in lieu of appointment windows and and offered a fixed time frame between inspection requests and scheduling of inspections of no more than 10 days
- Shared SIREN Solar Indiana’s interactive solar map on the community’s solar landing page
- 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
