Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit in Heyburn, Idaho

Heyburn requires a solar photovoltaic (pv) permit for: City Residential Home Permit Application submitted to the Building Department for the structural/racking scope; fee is based on the applicant-certified Project Value (defined by the City as including overhead, profit, finish work, electrical, plumbing, and owner-supplied items); Per the City's own application form: 'Additional permits are required for electrical, plumbing and mechanical installations' -- confirming the wiring/interconnection scope needs a separate permit; Electrical wiring/interconnection scope requires a State of Idaho DOPL Contractor Electrical Permit (or Homeowner Electrical Permit if self-installed), not a City permit; On the DOPL Electrical Permit Worksheet, check the 'Solar, Renewable Energy, power generation, power production, or energy storage systems' box under 'Other Installations including Commercial/Industrial/Solar/Renewable Energy' and enter the total cost of the electrical system; All City building permit applications and permits expire 180 days from date of receipt/issuance/last inspection, per the City's Residential Home Permit Application notice; Renewable energy installations require a plan check prior to final inspection, per the DOPL Electrical Permit Worksheet. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Heyburn Building Department (Community Development) at 208-679-8158 before starting work.

Plan review for a solar photovoltaic (pv) permit in Heyburn typically runs Up to 21 business days. This is an estimate, not a published figure — confirm current review times with City of Heyburn Building Department (Community Development) at 208-679-8158.

You'll need: City of Heyburn Residential Home Permit Application; Idaho DOPL Contractor (or Homeowner) Electrical Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Heyburn requires 2 inspection(s) for a solar photovoltaic (pv) permit, in order: State Electrical Inspection, City Final Inspection (Building). Schedule each through City of Heyburn Building Department (Community Development) (208-679-8158).

Apply through City of Heyburn Building Department (Community Development) at 941 18th Street, P.O. Box 147, Heyburn, ID 83336 (residential permit application header also prints ZIP 83303-1907; the city's own website and general contact pages consistently use 83336). Phone: 208-679-8158, email: cdd@heyburncity.org. Office hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, per heyburn.id.gov/planning-building. Fax 208-679-2438. Building Inspector: Jerome Fagaldefeg (jfagaldefeg@heyburncity.org); Building Official: Tony Morley (tmorley@heyburncity.org); Community Development Director serves as the appointed Building Official per Heyburn City Code 2-1-1(B)..

Heyburn, Idaho has adopted: 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), with Idaho amendments — per Heyburn's own Residential Home Permit Application Plan Submittal Requirements: 'Plans to be designed to the 2018 IRC Code & 2018 IECC. (with Idaho amendments)' (heyburn.id.gov, 2023 Residential New Home Permit application, page 2).; 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), with Idaho amendments — same source as above.; 2018 International Building Code (IBC), with amendments — Heyburn City Code Title 2, Chapter 1, Section 2-1-1(A) adopts by reference 'the following recognized codes as currently adopted by the State of Idaho,' and the State of Idaho's own currently-published adopted-codes list (Idaho DOPL, 'Idaho Adopted Codes,' dopl.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/2025-Updated-Idaho-Adopted-Codes.pdf) lists the 2018 IBC with amendments as the current state building code.; 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — per the same Idaho DOPL 'Idaho Adopted Codes' publication, incorporated into Heyburn's code by the automatic state-code-reference mechanism in Heyburn City Code 2-1-1(A).; 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC) and 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — per the same Idaho DOPL 'Idaho Adopted Codes' publication.; 2017 Idaho State Plumbing Code (based on the 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code) — per the same Idaho DOPL 'Idaho Adopted Codes' publication.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), with amendments — per the same Idaho DOPL 'Idaho Adopted Codes' publication.; IMPORTANT — code-adoption mechanism: Heyburn City Code 2-1-1(A) (amd. Ord. 2026-721, 3-25-2026; Ord. 2026-722, 4-22-2026; codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/heyburnid/latest/heyburn_id/0-0-0-15510) states verbatim: 'The following recognized codes as currently adopted by the State of Idaho are adopted as the official building codes of the City of Heyburn. Each code shall be deemed superseded by successive versions of such codes as they are adopted or approved by the State of Idaho effective on the 1st day of January the year following the date any such codes are made effective for the State of Idaho, unless a different date is required by state statute.' This means Heyburn's adopted editions track the State of Idaho's current adopted editions automatically, rather than being independently re-adopted by city ordinance edition-by-edition. The city's own 2023-dated Residential and Commercial permit application PDFs both independently confirm the 2018 IRC/2018 IECC editions currently in force, consistent with the state list.; NOTE: No Heyburn-specific local amendment TEXT to the IRC/IBC (e.g., a snow-load or seismic design value table, or textual deviations from the model code sections) was found published separately from the state-level amendments referenced above, as of 2026-07-04. Omitted rather than invented.. Local amendments apply — see the Heyburn overview page for the full list.

The State of Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL), not the City of Heyburn. The City's own Residential Home Permit Application states directly that additional permits are required for electrical installations, and the City does not run its own electrical permitting program.

Based on the total cost of the electrical system, per DOPL's Contractor Electrical Permit Worksheet: (system cost x 0.02) + $60 for systems up to $10,000; ((system cost - $10,000) x 0.01) + $260 for $10,001-$100,000. Applicants must check the dedicated Solar/Renewable Energy box on the worksheet.