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Solar laws covering the right of receiving sunlight as specified in subdivision 18 of Section 801 shall be referred to as a solar easement. "Solar easement" means the right of receiving sunlight across real property of another for any solar energy system as provided for by Ca solar laws. As used in this section, "solar energy system" means either of the following:
(1) Any solar collector or other solar energy device whose primary purpose is
to provide for the
collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating, space
cooling, electric generation,
or water heating.
(2) Any structural design feature of a building, whose primary purpose is to
provide for the collection,
storage, and distribution of solar energy for electricity generation, space
heating or cooling, or for water
heating.
(b) Any instrument creating a solar easement shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
(1) A description of the dimensions of the easement expressed in measurable
terms, such as vertical or
horizontal angles measured in degrees, or the hours of the day on specified
dates during which
direct sunlight to a specified surface of a solar collector, device, or
structural design feature may not be
obstructed, or a combination of these descriptions.
(2) The restrictions placed upon vegetation, structures, and other objects
that would impair or obstruct
the passage of sunlight through the easement.
(3) The terms or conditions, if any, under which the easement may be revised or terminated.














