Residential Solar Permits

On September 16, 2022, Senate Bill (SB) 379 was approved by California Governor Gavin Newsom to establish instantaneous plan review practices and create consistent permitting processes at cities and counties for automated permitting of residential solar and energy storage systems.

The City of Morro Bay is proud to announce that it has partnered with Symbium to establish an automated permitting platform that complies with requirements of SB 379.

Contractors and homeowners seeking to pull permits under SB 379 will be able to apply for instantaneous plan review approval via this Symbium portal. You may begin your application below by first verifying the address is within our city limits.

The use of the new platform is highly encouraged as it facilitates and expedites plan review and permit issuance. However, applicants seeking to apply for residential roof top systems or energy storage systems outside of the platform, or for those that are disqualified from utilizing the system, can still submit electronically via our Permit Portal Page until December 31st, 2024.  Effective January 1, 2025 the use of the Symbium portal will be exclusive and all other submittal options will not be available.

All photovoltaic (PV) or energy storage system (ESS) applications not applying under this Symbium portal, will be subject to plan review and must be applied for under one of the following corresponding permit types:

· SOLAR RESIDENTIAL OL

· SOLAR WITH ESS RESIDENTIAL OL

· ESS ONLY RESIDENTIAL OL

Please note that permit processing will take approximately 1-3 business days, depending on staff availability.