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Solar PV Permit in Price, Utah

Required for residential rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system installations on property within Price City limits. Issued exclusively by Carbon County's Building & Planning Department — Price City has no independent building-permit function. Carbon County publishes a dedicated 'PV System Building Permit' packet with its own Residential PV System Checklist, distinct from the county's general New Home/Cabin Checklist, confirming solar is treated as its own permit category rather than folded into the general building permit with no distinct process.

Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Completed and signed Building Permit Application, including contractor's name and license number, applied for online at carboncounty.cityinspect.com/login
  • A signed and notarized Owner/Builder Certification Form, if the owner is completing any of the work Owner-builder
  • All 8 items on Carbon County's Residential PV System Checklist — the county states 'NO APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT ALL OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE LISTED'
  • Proof of city zoning approval for property within Price City limits, per Carbon County's Building Permits FAQ (same city-zoning-approval step required for all building permits, including solar)

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Fee schedule

New Construction / Solar DepositCarbon County Building Permits page: 'New Construction and Solar building permit applications require a non-refundable $250.00 deposit,' effective January 1, 2025, applied as a credit toward the final permit fee. No further dollar-amount valuation-based fee table for solar permits could be located on Carbon County's official website after an exhaustive search (same gap documented on this jurisdiction's residential-building-permit entry) — contact the Building Department directly for a full fee quote. Re-chased 2026-07-20 with no new figure found (see feesNote for the additional avenues tried and exhausted).
$250.00 non-refundable deposit

Review timeline

Plan reviewPrice’s published plan-review target
0–15 business days

How long did your Solar PV Permit permit actually take in Price?

Anonymous — one question, no email. Answers are combined and only shown once at least 5 people have reported.

Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough Electrical

    Conduit runs, wire sizing, grounding/bonding, and back-fed panel connections verified before the system is energized.

  2. 2

    Final

    Completed PV installation, panel mounting, and labeling verified for approval. Call (435) 636-3260 to schedule.

See the full Price inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Price City has no building-permit process of its own — apply for the solar permit through Carbon County's Building & Planning Office (751 E 100 N, Suite 2600, Price, UT 84501) or online at carboncounty.cityinspect.com, not at Price City Hall.
  • Carbon County's Residential PV System Checklist requires ALL 8 listed items before an application will even be accepted — incomplete submittals will not start the 15-business-day review clock.
  • The $250 solar deposit (effective 1/1/2025) is a credit toward your final permit fee, not the total cost — Carbon County does not publish a complete valuation-based fee table for solar permits; call (435) 636-3260 or email planning@carbon.utah.gov for a full quote before applying.
  • Property within Price City limits still needs a separate city zoning sign-off from Price City's own Planning & Zoning office before or alongside the county solar permit.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Solar PV installations on property within Price City limits are permitted through Carbon County's Building & Planning Department, which publishes a dedicated PV System Building Permit packet and Residential PV System Checklist distinct from its general building permit process.

Carbon County requires a $250 non-refundable deposit for new construction and solar permit applications (effective 1/1/2025), credited toward the final permit fee. The county does not publish a full valuation-based fee table for solar beyond this deposit — contact the Building Department at (435) 636-3260 for a complete quote.

Price's published plan-review target for a solar pv permit is 0–15 business days.

You'll need: Site Plan; Mounting System Details; One-Line Electrical Diagram; Back-Fed Panel Documentation; Module Spec Sheets; Inverter Spec Sheets. Depending on your project, Price may also ask for: Total Array Power Calculation. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Price requires 2 inspection(s) for a solar pv permit, in order: Rough Electrical, Final. Schedule each through Carbon County Building & Planning Department (Building Division) — serves Price City; Price City itself has NO independent building-permit function ((435) 636-3260 (Building Division main line / Administrative Assistant); (435) 636-3261 (Director of Building & Planning)).

Apply through Carbon County Building & Planning Department (Building Division) — serves Price City; Price City itself has NO independent building-permit function at 751 East 100 North, Suite 2600, Price, UT 84501. Phone: (435) 636-3260 (Building Division main line / Administrative Assistant); (435) 636-3261 (Director of Building & Planning), email: planning@carbon.utah.gov. Office hours: Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Fri 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM (Building Department-specific hours per the county's own Building Permits FAQ; distinct from general County Administration hours of Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM). Official information: https://www.carbon.utah.gov/service/building-permits/.

Price, Utah has adopted: GOVERNING LAW: Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (le.utah.gov/xcode/Title15A/Chapter2/15A-2-S103.html), version effective 7/1/2026 (amended by Ch. 47, 2026 General Session), sets the statewide-mandatory construction code suite — Utah Code § 15A-1-204 binds 'the state and each political subdivision,' which includes Carbon County as the compliance agency serving Price City (Price has no independent building-permit authority; see localAmendments). Carbon County's own Building Permits page ('What codes are enforced?' FAQ) still displays the pre-7/1/2026 edition list; re-checked live 2026-07-16, page text is byte-identical to the 2026-07-08 fetch ('2021 International Building Code, including Appendix J 2021 International Residential Code 2021-Appendix Q of 2021 IRC 2021 IPC, 2021 IMC, 2021 IFGC, 2020 NEC'). State law governs regardless of the page's lag; each line below states current law first, then the county's as-published (stale or omitted) text.; 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendix J — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective 7/1/2026. Carbon County's Building Permits FAQ still lists '2021 International Building Code, including Appendix J' (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix Q — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c); this edition did NOT change in the 7/1/2026 flip. Matches Carbon County's FAQ, which lists '2021 International Residential Code, 2021-Appendix Q of 2021 IRC' (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective 7/1/2026. Carbon County's FAQ still lists '2021 IPC' (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective 7/1/2026. Carbon County's FAQ still lists '2021 IMC' (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective 7/1/2026. Carbon County's FAQ still lists '2021 IFGC' (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); this edition did NOT change in the 7/1/2026 flip. Carbon County's FAQ still lists '2020 NEC' (live re-check 2026-07-16) — this is a PRE-EXISTING discrepancy that predates and is unrelated to the 2026-07-01 code-cycle flip (the 2023 NEC has been state law since before this project's original 2026-07-08 review); reported here as-published rather than corrected.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), one statewide edition (no residential/commercial split) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective 7/1/2026. Not mentioned anywhere on Carbon County's Building Permits FAQ, Building Department page, or Building Information/Resources page as of live re-check 2026-07-16; added here as a statute-sourced omission (applies statewide regardless of county publication), not fabricated.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), effective 7/1/2026. Not mentioned on any Carbon County page reviewed as of live re-check 2026-07-16; added as a statute-sourced omission.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective 7/1/2026. Not mentioned on any Carbon County page reviewed as of live re-check 2026-07-16; added as a statute-sourced omission.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o), statewide-mandated for modular units. Not mentioned on any Carbon County page reviewed as of live re-check 2026-07-16; added as a statute-sourced omission.; No International Fire Code (IFC) entry: § 15A-2-103 does not adopt the IFC — it is separately governed under Title 15A Chapter 5, outside the scope of this section. Carbon County's FAQ does not list an IFC edition either, so there is no mis-citation to correct here.. Local amendments apply — see the Price overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Price building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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