Solar access

Sun path polar chart; latitude based on Rotterdam

Solar access is the ability of one property to continue to receive sunlight across property lines without obstruction from another’s property (buildings, foliage or other impediment). Solar access is calculated using a sun path diagram.

Solar access is differentiated from solar rights or solar easement, which is specifically meant for direct sunlight for solar energy systems, whereas solar access is a right to sunlight upon certain building façades regardless of the presence of active or passive solar energy systems.[1]

  1. ^ Kettles, Colleen McCann (2008). A Comprehensive Review of Solar Access Law in the United States (Report). Solar America Board for Codes and Standards.

© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search