City of North Little Rock (AR)
Codes
- NEC Code Version
- 2020
- Code List
2021 Arkansas Building Code
2021 AR Fire Prevention Code, International Building Code
2020 National Electrical Code
2018 Arkansas Plumbing Code
2018 Arkansas Fuel Gas Code
2021 Arkansas Mechanical Code
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) 117 Standard
NLR Municipal Code Ch. 4
NLR Electric Department Construction Standards
Administrative Rules of the AR Board of Electrical Examiners
- ASCE Code Specification
- ASCE 7-16
SolarAPP+ & submittal
- Revision Required
- 0
- New Planset Required For Module Swap
- 0
Stamps
- Wet Stamps Required
- Digital Structural
- Structural Calculations Required
- Yes
- Stamp Location On Plans
- Unspecified
- Date On Stamps
- Expiration Date
Fire setbacks
- Fire Setback Enforced
- 1
- Setback Notes
3 ft setbacks required on **_BOTH_** sides of the ridge. 3 ft pathways from eave to ridge required on all planes with modules 18 in setbacks on hip and valley roofs where modules are located. This will be required on both sides of hips/valleys if modules are on both planes.
Structural & loads
- Wind Speed
- 90
- Wind Notes
70-75 mph
- Snow Load
- 0
- Reducible Snow Load Allowed
- 1
- Max Attachment Spacing
- 96
- Structural Notes
Standard
- Minimum Ground On Roof
- #10
Electrical
- Electrical Load Calcs Required
- Derates
- Allowed POI
- PV Breaker,Load Side Taps,Line Side Taps,Meter Adapter
- Panel Schedule Required
- Partial Home Backup
- Temperature Rating
- 90
- De Rating Ampacity
- 0.91
Battery / ESS
- Unique Battery Placards Needed
- 0
- ESS Notes
Standard
- Separate ESS Disconnect Required
- ESS Disconnect
- ESS Elevation Detail Required
- No
Plan set
- Plan Set Requirements
Panel spec sheets must contain UL 2703 certification OR we must provide proof that the modules are approved to install with the racking system being used via a list of approved modules from the manufacturer.
- Roof Plan
Junction box note needs to read as roof mounted, not rail mounted.
- Electrical Diagram
When using microinverters, AHJ wants panels and micro inverters to be drawn out individually per string. Example pulled from AHJ's comments: "show 8 individual panels with 1 micro inverter per panel per string (total of 2 strings, 16 panels, 16 micros)."
Ground mount
- Ground Mount Fencing Required
- Mesh/Scrim