Using SolarAPP+ for Photovoltaic or Solar Permit application
- Before you start the submittal process, you will need to register for an account with SolarAPP+.
- Submit your design for review through SolarAPP+.
- Once you receive approval documents from SolarAPP+, you will be redirect to County's Public Permit Portal.
If this is your first time applying for a permit with the County, you will also need to register an account. - On the Public Permit Portal, complete the Residential SolarAPP+ Permit application, upload approval documents you received from SolarAPP+, and pay the permit fee.
- You will receive the permit automatically.
FAQ
- Energy storage system projects that do not include a new PV solar system
- Ground mount PV solar systems
- PV solar systems where an existing PV solar system is installed
- Owner/Builder projects (A valid contractors license is required to use the SolarAPP+ system)
- Energy storage systems (batteries) that exceed 400lbs individually (or aggregated weight based on their proposed location(s)).
- Projects with electrical services larger than 400A
- Parcels with active code enforcement violation cases
- Electrical systems that have been altered without permits (e.g. generators installed without required permits)
- Once the permit is issued you can complete the installation
- When the installation is complete and you are ready for inspection you will need to request an FI01 Project Complete inspection using the mobile inspection app to request your inspection
- Print out a hard copy of the SolarAPP+ Approval Document and it will serve as an inspection checklist.
- A smoke detector and carbon monoxide alarm affidavit is required to be completed by the property owner (or you can request that the inspector come inside to verify smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms are installed and functional).
After issuance, projects can be revised as many times as the contractor wishes prior to installation. After revisions are complete and the project is submitted, SolarAPP+ will then run another compliance check. If your updated system design is code compliant, the system will reissue your revised Approval Document and Inspection Checklist. After the revised approval document is issued you will be directed to the County’s Public Permit Portal to process the revised permit.
SolarAPP+ does not charge additional fees for the first three revisions, while each subsequent revisions require a $25 project fee to SolarAPP+. If a revision requires payment of an additional fee, the Approval Document is not issued until the fee is paid.
- For information on scheduling and preparing for building inspection go to Schedule an inspection.