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Solar Panel Rules

Rules for Installing Solar Panels

RULES AND CONDITIONS FOR THE INSTALLATION OF SOLAR ENERGY PANELS, AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE, WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF GÖNYELİ-ALAYKÖY MUNICIPALITY

APPLICATION

Solar panels to be installed within Gönyeli-Alayköy Municipality require an application for a Building Permit under Chapter 96, the Roads and Buildings Law and its Regulations.

Applications to the municipality must include the following documents.

  • The structural project of the solar energy panels.
  • The electrical project of the solar energy panels.
  • The architectural project of the solar energy panels (together with the building).
  • The owner's consent.

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CLASS I: SOLAR ENERGY PANELS ON BUILDING ROOFS

Solar energy panels for generating electricity on building roofs shall be installed on pitched and flat roofs according to the rules and conditions below.

Class IA: Solar Energy Panels on Pitched Roofs

  • The panels shall not rise more than 20 centimetres above the roof (measured perpendicular to the roof).
  • The panels shall not be higher than the highest part of the roof (chimneys and stair towers do not count as roof).
  • As far as practicable, the panels shall be installed so as to minimise their effect on the external appearance of the building.

Class IB: Solar Energy Panels on Flat Roofs

  • The highest point of the panels, measured from the roof surface, shall not exceed 1.20 metres (chimneys and stair towers do not count as roof).
  • The panels shall be at least 1.00 metre from the outer edge of the roof.
  • As far as practicable, the panels shall be installed so as to minimise their effect on the external appearance of the building.

CLASS II: SOLAR PANELS ON BUILDING FACADES

  • Solar panels installed on building facades shall be in the form of facade cladding.
  • They shall not stand more than 20 centimetres from the wall (measured perpendicular to the facade).
  • They shall be installed at least 1.00 metre from the corners of the building and from the roof.
  • Panels on a facade shall be installed so as not to affect the aesthetic appearance of the building.
  • Openings such as windows, doors and balconies shall not be covered by solar panels.

CLASS III: SOLAR PANELS ON THE ROOFS OF GARAGES, OUTBUILDINGS AND SIMILAR BUILDINGS

Outbuildings built as auxiliary uses of the main building stand in the garden of the main building. Panels on these buildings shall be installed according to the rules and conditions of Class I.

CLASS IV: SOLAR PANELS INSTALLED IN GARDENS

Class IVA: Solar Panels in the Form of a Pergola

  • Pergolas carrying solar panels shall be built at least 3.00 metres back from the plot boundary.
  • No part of the installation, measured from garden level, shall exceed the height of the ground floor, and in any case 4.00 metres.
  • Panels on a pergola shall be installed in harmony with their surroundings.

Class IVB: Solar Panels Installed within the Garden

  • The installation shall be at least 3.00 (three) metres from the property boundary.
  • The highest point of the installation, measured from garden level, shall not exceed 2.50 metres.
  • If the installation is within 3.00 (three) metres of the property boundary, no part of it shall exceed 1.20 metres (one hundred and twenty centimetres) in height.
  • Panels installed within the garden shall be installed in harmony with their surroundings.