Representatives for the City of Santa Clarita and Canyon View Estates are scheduled to meet in court in October in regards to the property owners’ refusal to remove solar panels installed on their hillside, which City officials allege were installed without the proper permits.

The proceedings are scheduled as a non-jury trial to take place at the Chatsworth Courthouse on Oct. 21 at 8:30 a.m.

In a non-jury trial, the judge acts as the fact finder and makes the final verdict, often allowing for the proceedings to occur in a more expedited manner than traditional jury trials, according to court officials.

The City’s Community Preservation Division initially provided a notice of violation to Canyon View Estates in July 2018.

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The notice directed property owners to remove the solar panels based on the allegation that the panels were installed without permits and were in violation of the conditional use permit for the park, which require that 50 percent of the property be maintained as open space, according to officials.

These allegations were based on a review of file materials concerning the solar project and the conditional use permit, obtained from the California Department of Housing and Community Development and the County of Los Angeles, respectively, officials said.

After this notice did not result in the removal of the solar panels, City of Santa Clarita officials filed a formal complaint in September 2018 with the Los Angeles County Superior Court seeking a “preliminary and permanent injunction and declaratory relief to abate a public nuisance.”

“While the City supports the efforts to move to renewable energy, the City takes seriously its responsibility to enforce conditions of approval designed to protect the quality of life in Santa Clarita, balancing the need for development with the preservation of open space,” reads a statement released when the lawsuit was announced.

KHTS reached out to officials representing Canyon View Estates, who declined to comment on the issue.

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