Los Angeles County and local municipalities are charging significantly higher fees and taking longer to issue solar panel permits than neighboring areas, according to a recent survey by two Southern California Sierra Club chapters.
Solar panel permitting fees in L.A. County average $1,143, more than twice the average permit fee, the study found.
In response to the findings and a Department of Public Works review of county inspection costs, county supervisors unanimously approved a proposal by Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky on Tuesday that the county lower solar panel permitting fees to $370. Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas was absent.
