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I don't know where you are located but the rep for the company working on my solar proposal mentioned the same thing. My next door neighbor had his solar installed late last year and did not have to meet the new fire codes. Because of the new codes, I cannot put as many panels on one particular roof as I want to.
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What's your experience with fire code setbacks?
What has your guys' experience been with how strict the inspectors are about fire code setbacks?
Here where I live (Peoria, AZ), the rule is 36" setback from the ridge (on both sides of the ridge, so a 72" walkway) and 18" from any hips and valleys, unless there are no PV panels on the adjacent roof plane, then you can go to to the edge with no setback needed.
I've had some installers tell me that the fire dept is very strict and other say that they don't even get up on the roof, they do a visual walk around from the ground and if there aren't any blatant violations you are ok.
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