Photovoltaic (Solar) Permit in Springerville, Arizona

Springerville requires a photovoltaic (solar) permit for: Photovoltaic (Solar) Permit Application required, specifying residential or commercial, solar panel location (roof, rear yard, side yard), and electrical panel status (existing or upgrade); Site plan (2 copies) showing all buildings and unit location on the property; units not on a roof must be in a rear/side yard, covering no more than 30% of that yard, at least 2 ft from any lot line; Installation plan (2 copies) detailing array/inverter/DC disconnect/utility disconnect/battery bank locations, one-line and three-line diagrams, inverter and module cut sheets, roof load information, panel wattage, elevations, and mounting details; All applications must conform to the current IBC/UBC codes adopted by the Town; Commercial buildings (including rentals) require a commercial-licensed contractor; Applicant should contact their utility provider for any additional installation requirements and Arizona Blue Stake (811) before digging. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Springerville Planning & Zoning Department — Building Department at 928-333-2656 ext. 227 (Building Department); 928-333-2656 (Planning & Zoning main line); fax 928-333-5598 before starting work.

In Springerville, the published Photovoltaic (Solar) System Permit is: $200.00. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Ten (10) working days from submission of a complete application, per the Town of Springerville Photovoltaic (Solar) Application Checklist Review Procedure; an additional 5 days applies if the zoning administrator routes the decision through the Planning & Zoning Commission.

You'll need: Photovoltaic (Solar) Permit Application; Site Plan (x2); Installation Plan (x2). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Springerville requires 2 inspection(s) for a photovoltaic (solar) permit, in order: Rough Electrical, Final. Schedule each through Town of Springerville Planning & Zoning Department — Building Department (928-333-2656 ext. 227 (Building Department); 928-333-2656 (Planning & Zoning main line); fax 928-333-5598).

Apply through Town of Springerville Planning & Zoning Department — Building Department at 418 E. Main St., Springerville, AZ 85938. Phone: 928-333-2656 ext. 227 (Building Department); 928-333-2656 (Planning & Zoning main line); fax 928-333-5598, email: Publicly listed on the Town's Building Department page as an obfuscated/masked address; no plain-text department email address was recoverable from the live site. Contact by phone at 928-333-2656 ext. 227, or via the Town's online contact form at springervilleaz.gov/contact-us.. Office hours: Not published on the Town's Building Department page as of this review (no explicit hours-of-operation statement was found on the Building Department, Community Development, or Contact Us pages). Applicants must contact the Building Department a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours in advance to schedule an inspection, per the Town's own permit application forms.. Official information: https://www.springervilleaz.gov/building-department.

Springerville, Arizona has adopted: Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code floor for general construction — code adoption is a per-city/county authority under state enabling statutes (e.g., A.R.S. Title 9 for municipalities). The Town of Springerville runs its own Planning & Zoning Department / Building Department and independently adopts and administers its own construction codes and fee schedule; it does NOT defer building permitting to Apache County or to the neighboring Town of Eagar — Springerville's own permit applications, fee schedule, and Municipal Code sections (e.g., Chapter 17.28 Walls and Fences, Chapter 17.88 Plan Review) are self-contained and administered entirely by Springerville's own Planning & Zoning/Building staff. This is confirmed independently from Springerville's own primary sources, not inferred from the Eagar precedent.; 2015 edition of the International Residential Code (IRC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document (springervilleaz.gov, Building Department Forms), restated verbatim on multiple Town permit application checklists (Manufactured Home, Shed/Storage, Plan/Design Review).; 2015 International Building Code (IBC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville for commercial/non-residential construction. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2015 International Fire Code (IFC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville as its uniform fire code. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2015 International Mechanical Code (IMC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2015 International Plumbing Code (IPC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2015 International Green Building Code (IgCC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; 2014 National Electrical Code (NEC), as adopted by the Town of Springerville (electrical code cycle predates the 2015 ICC set). Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' reference document.; Manufactured homes, mobile homes, and factory-built buildings (FBB) are regulated directly by the State of Arizona (Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety, Office of Manufactured Housing, 1110 West Washington, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85007) for construction/installation standards, including HUD federal preemption under 24 CFR §3280 (construction) and §3285 (installation, non-preemptive — local jurisdictions MAY set stricter local snow-load/installation standards per the Department's own May 24, 2010 clarification letter); the Town of Springerville issues a separate local Manufactured Home Installation Permit for site installation, utility connections, accessory structures, and inspections. Source: Town of Springerville Manufactured Home Installation Permit Application (Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety letterhead) and Arizona Department of Fire, Building and Life Safety letter re: Design Roof Load Zone 'South' in Arizona (May 24, 2010).; Flood Hazards: the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) as adopted by the Town Council of Springerville on 10/2/2007, administered by the Apache County Engineer. Source: Town of Springerville 'Building Health and Safety' / Climate and Geographic Design reference document.; Note on code-text access: the Town's Code of Ordinances is hosted on Municode Library (library.municode.com/az/springerville) which returned HTTP 403 Forbidden on direct fetch attempts; the specific adopted code edition years above are instead sourced directly from the Town's own (non-Municode) 'Building Health and Safety' reference PDF, a primary town-published, non-mirror source, cross-confirmed as identical text appearing on at least three separate Town permit-application PDFs (Manufactured Home, Shed/Storage, and the standalone Building Health and Safety document).. Local amendments apply — see the Springerville overview page for the full list.

Yes, in a rear or side yard, but panels may not cover more than 30% of that yard and must be located at least 2 feet from any lot line, per Town Code as stated on the Solar Permit Application Checklist.