Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

City of Ashland - Solar Rights Ordinance

Program Overview

Category:: Regulatory Policy
Program Type:: Solar/Wind Access Policy
Implementing Sector:: Local
State:: Oregon
Eligible Storage Technologies:: Solar - Passive, Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Thermal Electric, Solar Photovoltaics
Website:: http://www.ashland.or.us/Files/SolarBrochure_WebFormat.pdf
Applicable Sectors:: Commercial, Industrial, Local Government, Nonprofit, Residential, Schools, State Government, Federal Government
Last Updated:: 06/01/2020

Summary

The City of Ashland has been promoting the use of solar energy since 1981, when it passed one of the first city-wide solar access protection ordinances in the United States. This ordinance contains solar setback provisions designed to ensure that shadows at the northern property line do not exceed a certain height, depending on the zone in which the property is located.

Property owners can apply for a Solar Access Permit for protection of shading by vegetation only. Shading by buildings is protected by the solar setback provision.

Authorities

Name	Enacted Date	Effective Date	Expired Date
City of Ashland Municipal Code Chapter 18.4.8