Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit in Akron, Colorado

Akron requires a solar photovoltaic (pv) permit for: Town Building Permit required for the structural/racking portion, with a Plot Plan showing panel/array location; Manufacturer Installation Directions must be submitted with the Town building permit application; Before installation, the local electric utility, Y-W Electric, requires a Pre-Application Interconnection Data Form; Colorado State Electrical (Photovoltaic) permit required from the State Electrical Board (DORA) for the wiring/interconnection portion, since Akron has no local electrical program — obtainable online by a homeowner, licensed electrical contractor, or PV installer; Solar electrical plan review may be completed via SolarApp+ or Symbium per DORA's submittal guidelines for Alternative Energy systems; By statute (C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113 / HB21-1284), the aggregate of all permit fees and charges imposed by any Colorado governmental body (town + state) for an active solar energy system installation is capped at $500 residential / $1,000 commercial, with charges above that floor limited to actual cost or a 5% annual increase toward the cap. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Town of Akron — Office of the Building Inspector (Town Hall) at 970-345-2624 before starting work.

The combined Town building permit and State Electrical Board permit fees cannot exceed $500 for a residential system, per the statewide cap in C.R.S. § 24-48.5-113 (HB21-1284). Akron's own building fee is valuation-based with no fixed published figure; the State Electrical Board fee is also valuation-based, but the combined total is capped at $500.

Akron does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Town of Akron — Office of the Building Inspector (Town Hall) at 970-345-2624 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Town of Akron Building Permit Application; Manufacturer Installation Directions; Y-W Electric Pre-Application Interconnection Data Form; Colorado State Electrical (Photovoltaic) Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Akron requires 3 inspection(s) for a solar photovoltaic (pv) permit, in order: Town Building/Structural Inspection, State Electrical Rough Inspection, State Electrical Final Inspection. Schedule each through Town of Akron — Office of the Building Inspector (Town Hall) (970-345-2624).

Apply through Town of Akron — Office of the Building Inspector (Town Hall) at 250 Main Ave, Akron, CO 80720. Phone: 970-345-2624, email: deputyclerk@townofakron.com. Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM; closed Fridays. Fax: 970-345-2617. Per Town Code 10-1-1, the Building Inspector is appointed by the Board of Trustees at its first regular meeting following each biennial election and serves as chief enforcement officer for all Title 10 building regulations (except fire prevention code); there is no separate physical 'Building Department' office distinct from Town Hall in this small Eastern Plains town (2020 Census population 1,757).. Official information: https://www.townofakron.com/179/Building.

Akron, Colorado has adopted: 2018 International Building Code (IBC), chapters 1-35 plus appendices C, E, G, H, I, and J — Town Code 10-2-1, adopted by Ordinance 514 (1-6-2014), amended by Ordinance 589 (6-5-2023). The Ord. 589 amendment did NOT change the underlying edition year — Town Code 10-2-1 as currently published still names the 2018 IBC specifically, not a newer cycle — so the 2023 ordinance is treated as a re-adoption/amendment of the same 2018 edition rather than a code-cycle update, per direct reading of the current Town Code text (American Legal Publishing).; 2009 International Residential Code (IRC), chapters 1-43 plus appendices B, C, D, E, G, H, J, and K — Town Code 10-3-1, adopted by Ordinance 515 (1-6-2014). This is a materially older code cycle than the Building Code (2009 IRC vs. 2018 IBC); no evidence of a later IRC re-adoption was found anywhere in the Town Code, the Town's ordinances index, or web search as of the last verification.; No standalone plumbing, mechanical, fuel gas, or electrical code chapter exists anywhere in Town Code Title 10 (Building and Development) — Chapters run: Ch.1 General Building Provisions, Ch.2 Building Code (IBC 2018), Ch.3 Residential Code (IRC 2009), Ch.4 Building Numbers (addressing), Ch.5 Colorado Plains Regional Airport Overlay Zoning, Ch.6 Shipping Containers. Checked the full Title 10 table of contents and walked every chapter node directly on American Legal Publishing's code library (codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/akron_co) — confirmed no electrical/plumbing/mechanical/energy chapter exists.; No energy code (IECC or otherwise) has been adopted by the Town of Akron — no such chapter exists in Title 10, and no ordinance adopting an energy code was found via direct Town Code review or web search. See localAmendments for the HB22-1362 analysis.. Local amendments apply — see the Akron overview page for the full list.

No. Akron's Town Code has no electrical chapter, so the electrical/interconnection portion of a solar installation is permitted directly by the Colorado State Electrical Board (DORA), the same as all other electrical work in Akron.