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Solar / Solar PV Permit in Unincorporated Daggett County, Utah

Daggett County publishes no distinct solar or solar-PV permit application, checklist, or fee. Solar electricity systems are instead governed as a zoning/accessory-use classification under County Code Title 8, Chapter 14 (Solar Electricity Systems, §§ 8-14-1 through 8-14-5): structurally attached (roof-mount) solar panels are a permitted accessory use in all zones subject to height limits, while freestanding (ground-mount) solar panels are treated as an accessory building. The construction/electrical work itself is then processed through the county's existing general permits — the Accessory/Outbuilding Building Permit for a ground-mount array's support structure, and the combined Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit for the PV circuit/inverter/interconnection — not a standalone solar permit.

Verified 2026-07-23 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Structurally attached (roof-mount) PV panels: a permitted accessory use in all zones per County Code § 8-14-5, subject to the requirements for such together with all other applicable building codes and ordinances; on a sloped roof the array shall not project vertically above the peak of the roof, and on a flat roof shall not project vertically more than five feet (5') above the roof
  • Freestanding (ground-mount) PV arrays: considered an accessory building per County Code § 8-14-4 and subject to the same requirements as an accessory structure — a building permit (Accessory/Outbuilding Building Permit) is required if the mount/structure exceeds 200 square feet; structures of 200 sq ft or less are exempt per County Code § 8-6A-1A / IRC R105.2
  • PV electrical interconnection (new circuit, inverter, panel tie-in, battery storage wiring) is electrical work filed under the county's combined Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit application — check the 'Electrical' box
  • New residential or commercial construction that incorporates rooftop solar as part of the original build is reviewed within that project's Residential or Commercial Building Permit plan set rather than as a separate solar filing
  • Residential work may be self-performed by the owner ('SELF (IF RESIDENTIAL)' option on the electrical application); commercial/agricultural work requires a licensed contractor Contractor

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Fee schedule

Application Deposit — Accessory Structure (ground-mount array over 200 sq ft only)Same accessory-structure deposit schedule published in the Daggett County Residential Building Permit packet's 'FEES' section; applies only if the ground-mount racking/support structure exceeds 200 sq ft and requires an Accessory/Outbuilding Building Permit per County Code § 8-14-4.
$200 (nonrefundable at application; credited toward final plan-check/permit cost)
State SurchargeCounty-wide surcharge stated on the residential permit packet; applies to any permit fee assessed, including an accessory-structure permit for a ground-mount array.
1% of permit fee
Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit Fee (PV interconnection scope)SECOND INDEPENDENT RE-VERIFICATION PASS (2026-07-21): re-fetched the combined Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Building Permit Application PDF directly and ran it through pdftotext (not OCR) — confirmed it contains a genuine embedded text layer (owner/applicant fields, contractor fields, the 5-point acknowledgment, the DOPL Owner/Builder Certification page), ruling out the possibility that this is a scanned image hiding a printed rate table; there is no dollar figure anywhere on the form, including no 'Deposit Amount: $___' line — only 'Deposit amount paid at the time of application is nonrefundable' with no number filled in or printed. Re-checked the county's Applications index (daggettcounty.gov/496/Applications) for a separate fee-schedule/rate document — none exists among the ~20 listed forms. Ran a Wayback Machine CDX API crawl of every archived daggettcounty.gov/DocumentCenter/View document (277 unique documents captured) filtering for 'fee' — the only fee-schedule documents that exist at all are two County Recorder's-office schedules (Property Records Fee Schedule; Recording Fees Effective 05/14/2019), both unrelated to building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing permits. Web searches ('Daggett County Utah building permit fee schedule', 'Daggett County electrical mechanical plumbing permit fee', citizenportal.ai meeting coverage) surfaced nothing beyond the same $200/$600 deposit figures already documented here. County Code § 8-3-4.M, fetched directly from codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/daggettcout/latest/daggettco_ut/0-0-0-2337, is the actual legal fee provision and explains WHY no flat number is published — the ordinance itself defers to the IBC's own recommended fee schedule rather than setting a county dollar figure. THIRD INDEPENDENT RE-VERIFICATION PASS (2026-07-23): re-fetched § 8-3-4.M live (three consecutive successful HTTP 200 fetches, not Wayback-only) and confirmed the identical text is still in force; this is the same treatment already applied and accepted as closing (confidence 'verified') for the sibling electrical-mechanical-plumbing-permit and ev-charger-permit entries in this dataset, and matches the precedent already set by the residential-building-permit entry's own 'verified' non-flat, valuation-based 'Final Permit Fee' line. Treated consistently as CLOSED via verified-negative: no independently published flat dollar figure exists for this fee by design (IBC-valuation mechanism), not because it is undiscovered.
No flat dollar figure published. County Code § 8-3-4.M (Building Permits — Fees) states: 'Any fee charged for the issuance of building permits shall be based upon the current International Building Code as recommended therein' — i.e., the legally controlling fee mechanism is an ICC/IBC valuation-based schedule, not an independently published county dollar amount.

Review timeline

Plan reviewTypical estimate — confirm current times with the Unincorporated Daggett County building department
~17–17 business days

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Foundation/Footings (ground-mount only)

    Before concrete pour, if the ground-mount array requires footings — applicable only when an Accessory/Outbuilding Building Permit is required

  2. 2

    Electrical Rough-In

    PV circuit, inverter, and interconnection wiring inspected before covering or concealment

  3. 3

    Final

    After work complete, before use/interconnection is energized

See the full Unincorporated Daggett County inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Solar panel (PV) installations are not listed among the roughly 20 permit application forms on the county's Applications page (re-checked 2026-07-21) — there is no dedicated 'solar permit' application to look for.
  • County Code § 8-14-5 caps how far a structurally attached (roof-mount) array can project above the roofline: no higher than the roof peak on a sloped roof, and no more than 5 feet above a flat roof.
  • County Code § 8-14-4 means a ground-mount solar array's support structure is legally an 'accessory building' — if it's larger than 200 square feet you need the Accessory/Outbuilding Building Permit ($200 deposit) in addition to the electrical permit for the wiring; a 200 sq ft or smaller mount is exempt from the building permit under § 8-6A-1A but the electrical interconnection still needs the combined Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit.
  • The county's combined Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit (used for the PV circuit/inverter tie-in) does not publish any dollar-figure fee at all — confirm current pricing directly with Planning & Zoning (435-784-3218 ext. 230) before applying.
  • Independently re-verified 2026-07-21 (second research pass, adversarial re-check of the original 'partial' finding): County Code § 8-3-4.M confirms building-permit fees are legally pegged to the IBC's own recommended fee schedule rather than a county-published flat number — this is the actual reason no dollar figure for the electrical/mechanical/plumbing (PV interconnection) fee exists anywhere in the county's public materials, not an omission in the county's own documents.

Frequently asked questions

Unincorporated Daggett County requires a solar / solar pv permit for: Structurally attached (roof-mount) PV panels: a permitted accessory use in all zones per County Code § 8-14-5, subject to the requirements for such together with all other applicable building codes and ordinances; on a sloped roof the array shall not project vertically above the peak of the roof, and on a flat roof shall not project vertically more than five feet (5') above the roof; Freestanding (ground-mount) PV arrays: considered an accessory building per County Code § 8-14-4 and subject to the same requirements as an accessory structure — a building permit (Accessory/Outbuilding Building Permit) is required if the mount/structure exceeds 200 square feet; structures of 200 sq ft or less are exempt per County Code § 8-6A-1A / IRC R105.2; PV electrical interconnection (new circuit, inverter, panel tie-in, battery storage wiring) is electrical work filed under the county's combined Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit application — check the 'Electrical' box; New residential or commercial construction that incorporates rooftop solar as part of the original build is reviewed within that project's Residential or Commercial Building Permit plan set rather than as a separate solar filing; Residential work may be self-performed by the owner ('SELF (IF RESIDENTIAL)' option on the electrical application); commercial/agricultural work requires a licensed contractor. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department at 435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799 before starting work.

There is no solar-specific fee. If a ground-mount array's support structure exceeds 200 square feet, the Accessory/Outbuilding Building Permit applies: a $200 nonrefundable deposit plus a 1% state surcharge. The electrical interconnection is filed under the combined Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit, for which the county publishes no dollar-figure fee at all — confirm pricing directly with Planning & Zoning.

Plan review for a solar / solar pv permit in Unincorporated Daggett County typically runs 17–17 business days. This is an estimate, not a published figure — confirm current review times with Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department at 435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799.

You'll need: Electrical, Mechanical and Plumbing Building Permit Application. Depending on your project, Unincorporated Daggett County may also ask for: Accessory/Outbuilding Building Permit Application; Owner/Builder Certification and Agreement to Comply with Construction Trades Licensing Act. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Daggett County requires 3 inspection(s) for a solar / solar pv permit, in order: Foundation/Footings (ground-mount only), Electrical Rough-In, Final. Schedule each through Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department (435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799).

Apply through Daggett County Planning & Zoning / Building Department at Daggett County Courthouse, 95 North 100 West (also listed as 95 North 1st West), P.O. Box 219, Manila, UT 84046. Phone: 435-784-3218 ext. 230 (Planning & Zoning — Carrie Poulsen); 435-784-3222 ext. 230 (alternate listing); Building Inspector Matt Tate: 435-219-7545 / 435-247-2799, email: cpoulsen@daggettcounty.gov. Office hours: Monday–Wednesday, 9:00 AM–1:00 PM and 1:00 PM–5:00 PM (closed holidays), per Daggett County Planning and Zoning page. Official information: https://www.daggettcounty.gov/496/Applications.

Unincorporated Daggett County, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — legally controlling in unincorporated Daggett County per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), in force statewide since July 1, 2026 and binding on counties per § 15A-1-204. HISTORY / COUNTY LAG: Daggett County's own Commercial Building Permit plans checklist still expressly cites the long-superseded 2015 IBC by section ('Type of construction (required) IBC 2015 Chapter 6', 'Occupancy type (required) IBC 2015 Chapter 3', 'Occupant load (required) IBC 2015 Section 1004') — re-confirmed by direct PDF fetch 2026-07-16; see NOTE below.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix AQ — legally controlling in unincorporated Daggett County per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) and (1)(c); the IRC edition was NOT changed by the July 1, 2026 statewide amendment and remains the 2021 edition. HISTORY / COUNTY LAG: Daggett County's own Residential Building Permit packet still expressly cites the long-superseded 2015 IRC ('SECTION R109 OF THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE REQUIRES THAT YOU HAVE INSPECTION DURING CONSTRUCTION', with the full R109.1 series inspection text reproduced in the county's own packet) — see NOTE below.; NOTE: Utah Code § 15A-2-103 sets the statewide-adopted baseline: the 2024 editions of the IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, and IEBC, plus the residential provisions of the 2024 ISPSC, are all currently in force statewide (effective July 1, 2026), alongside the 2021 IRC (unchanged) and 2023 NEC (unchanged). This statewide baseline binds counties as well as municipalities per § 15A-1-204. Daggett County's own public-facing permit packets (residential packet, commercial packet) still explicitly cite the 2015 IBC/IRC by section number — confirmed still true on re-check of the county's Commercial Building Permit Plans Checklist PDF on 2026-07-16, which additionally cites '2015 IMC' for mechanical design (IMC § 312) and duct sizing (IMC § 603), a pre-existing lag not previously captured here. This is analogous to other small Utah counties in this corpus (e.g., Cache, Rich) whose public materials lag the statewide-adopted edition. The statewide-adopted edition per § 15A-2-103 is the legally controlling one; Daggett County's own documentation has not been updated to reflect it.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); statewide in force (Daggett County's own permit forms do not name a specific NEC edition). Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Daggett County overview page for the full list.

No. The county publishes no distinct solar/solar-PV permit application, checklist, or fee. County Code Title 8, Chapter 14 (Solar Electricity Systems) instead classifies solar as a zoning/accessory-use matter: roof-mounted panels are a permitted accessory use in all zones (§ 8-14-5, subject to height limits), and ground-mount arrays are treated as an accessory building (§ 8-14-4). The actual construction/electrical work is then filed under the county's existing Accessory/Outbuilding Building Permit (if the ground-mount structure exceeds 200 sq ft) and/or the combined Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit for the wiring — not a standalone solar application.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-23.

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 Unincorporated Daggett County building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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