Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a)
Identifying emblems shall be permanently affixed to the front of structures
hosting or being powered by photovoltaic electrical power either on the roof or
adjacent to the building.
1. The solar emblem
shall be a Florian cross shape, constructed of durable material, with a white
reflective background with red letters. Numerals and letters shall be Roman or
Latin, as required.
i. The sign shall be 12
inches by 12 inches (305 mm by 305 mm).
ii. The height or width of each Maltese cross
wing area shall be one and one-eighth inches (29 mm) and have a stroke width of
one-half inch (13 mm).
iii. The
center of the Maltese cross, a circle or oval, shall be three inches (76 mm) in
diameter and have a stroke width of one-half inch (13 mm).
iv. All letters and numerals shall be one and
one-quarter inch (32 mm) in height and have a stroke width of one-quarter inch
(six mm).
v. The letters PV shall
be located in the center circle of the Maltese cross to identify the presence
of solar photovoltaic systems. The wording ROOF MOUNTED and/or ADJACENT shall
be located immediately beneath the Maltese cross identifying where the solar
panels are located.
2.
The emblem shall be permanently affixed to the left of the main entrance door
at a height between four and six feet above the ground and shall be installed
and maintained by the owner of the building.
i. Premises already equipped with a truss
construction sign may install the solar sign immediately above the truss
sign.
(b)
Detached one- and two-family residential structures shall be exempt from the
signage provisions.
(c) The owner
of any residential structure or nonresidential structure who installed a roof
mounted solar photovoltaic system on or after January 17, 2014, or has
installed or provided for the installation of a roof mounted solar photovoltaic
system prior to January 17, 2014, shall provide a written notification to the
local fire official, which shall include, but need not be limited to:
1. The name of the property owner or owners,
as well as the address of the residential structure or nonresidential structure
upon which the solar photovoltaic system has been installed, and the name of
the owner or owners and the address of any other adjacent structure served by
the solar photovoltaic system; and
2. The year that the roof mounted solar
photovoltaic system was installed on the residential structure or
nonresidential structure.
(d) A copy of a permit filed pursuant to
N.J.S.A.
52:27D-198.17.1.c or written
notification issued pursuant to N.J.S.A.
52:27D-198.17.1.d shall be kept on
file by the chief of the local fire department.
1. The address of the residential structure
or nonresidential structure, the address of any other adjacent structure served
by the solar photovoltaic system, and any additional information regarding the
solar photovoltaic system shall be maintained in a registry by the fire
department.
2. The information
contained in the registry shall serve to alert firefighters, when responding to
an emergency situation, that a residential structure or nonresidential
structure is equipped with, or is served by, a roof mounted solar photovoltaic
system and that reasonable precautions may be necessary when responding to the
emergency.
