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Solar Panel (PV) Permit — North Salt Lake, Utah · Requirements sheet
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source: https://www.nslcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/8970/Fee-Schedule-Effective-070126
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Solar Panel (PV) Permit in North Salt Lake, Utah
Required for residential rooftop and ground-mount solar photovoltaic installations in North Salt Lake. The city's Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Resolution 2026-24R, effective July 1, 2026) publishes a distinct 'Solar' tier within its Plan Check Deposit table — separate from, and lower than, the $500.00 deposit for other residential (single-family, duplex, townhome) permits — confirming solar PV is treated as its own permit category rather than folded into the general residential building permit. Applications are submitted through the same CityInspect online portal used for other building permits; North Salt Lake's public-facing Building Department page does not publish a separate solar-specific document checklist, so the general Building Permit Application documentation requirements apply.
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
When you need this permit
- Rooftop or ground-mount residential PV system installation
- Building Permit Application submitted via the CityInspect online portal
- Construction/installation plans — site plan, PV array layout, and electrical single-line diagram
- Structural documentation for roof-mounted systems where required by the Building Division
Required documents
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Fee schedule
Building Permit FeeNorth Salt Lake Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Section 4.1 (Resolution 2026-24R, approved June 16, 2026, effective July 1, 2026) — same valuation-based schedule used for all building permit types; no separate solar valuation table is published.
Valuation-based per most recent ICC Building Valuation Data Schedule
Plan Check Deposit — SolarNorth Salt Lake Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Section 4.1, 'Plan Check Deposit' table (verified via direct page-image review of the PDF, 2026-07-19, to resolve column/row ambiguity in text extraction): the table lists three distinct deposit tiers — 'Residential (Single Family, Duplex, Townhome) $500.00', 'Solar $100.00', and 'Commercial 75% of the estimated Plan Review Fee' — confirming Solar has its own, lower, plan-check deposit tier distinct from other residential permits.
$100.00
Standard Plan Check — ResidentialNorth Salt Lake Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Section 4.1 — no solar-specific plan check percentage is separately published, so the residential rate is presumed to apply to residential solar installations. Re-chased 2026-07-20: re-fetched the current Resolution 2026-24R PDF directly (nslcity.org/DocumentCenter/View/8970) and confirmed the word 'Solar' appears exactly once in the entire 26-page document — in the Plan Check Deposit row already cited above — with no second, solar-specific plan-check-percentage row anywhere else in the fee schedule. The residential presumption remains the closest available figure.
50% of the Building Permit Fee
Re-Inspection FeeNorth Salt Lake Comprehensive Fee Schedule, Section 4.1 (assessed for inspections requiring a second re-inspection due to incomplete or non-compliant work).
$50
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
- 1
Rough Electrical
Wiring, conduit, and connections verified before enclosure or energizing.
- 2
Final
Panel mounting, racking attachment, and completed electrical connections verified.
See the full North Salt Lake inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- North Salt Lake's Plan Check Deposit for Solar ($100.00) is lower than the $500.00 deposit required for other residential permit types (single-family, duplex, townhome) — confirm this reduced deposit at application.
- North Salt Lake is closed Fridays — inspections are only available Monday–Thursday, per the city's Permitting Process Quick Facts Sheet.
- Rocky Mountain Power interconnection approval is typically required separately from the city building permit before a grid-tied system can be energized — confirm directly with the utility.
Frequently asked questions
North Salt Lake requires a solar panel (pv) permit for: Rooftop or ground-mount residential PV system installation; Building Permit Application submitted via the CityInspect online portal; Construction/installation plans — site plan, PV array layout, and electrical single-line diagram; Structural documentation for roof-mounted systems where required by the Building Division. If your project isn't listed, confirm with North Salt Lake City Building Department (Community Development Department) at (801) 335-8720 before starting work.
Yes. North Salt Lake's Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Resolution 2026-24R, effective July 1, 2026) lists a distinct $100.00 Plan Check Deposit for Solar, separate from and lower than the $500.00 deposit that applies to other residential (single-family, duplex, townhome) building permits. The underlying Building Permit Fee itself remains valuation-based per the ICC Building Valuation Data Schedule, same as other permit types.
North Salt Lake does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact North Salt Lake City Building Department (Community Development Department) at (801) 335-8720 for current turnaround.
You'll need: Building Permit Application (CityInspect); PV System Plans. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
North Salt Lake requires 2 inspection(s) for a solar panel (pv) permit, in order: Rough Electrical, Final. Schedule each through North Salt Lake City Building Department (Community Development Department) ((801) 335-8720).
Apply through North Salt Lake City Building Department (Community Development Department) at 10 E Center Street, North Salt Lake, UT 84054. Phone: (801) 335-8720, email: permits@nslcity.org. Office hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:00 AM – 5:30 PM (closed Fridays); inspections available Monday–Thursday only, AM (8-12) or PM (1-4). Official information: https://www.nslcity.org/97/Building.
North Salt Lake, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); North Salt Lake's Adopted Model Codes page (nslcity.org/113/Adopted-Model-Codes) was live-checked 2026-07-16 and STILL lists '2021 International Building Code' — city page lags the statute; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Adopted Model Codes page (live-checked 2026-07-16) correctly lists '2021 International Residential Code'; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not separately itemized on North Salt Lake's Adopted Model Codes page, added here per statute; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); Adopted Model Codes page live-checked 2026-07-16 STILL lists '2021 International Mechanical Code' — city page lags the statute; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); Adopted Model Codes page live-checked 2026-07-16 STILL lists '2021 International Plumbing Code' — city page lags the statute; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); Adopted Model Codes page live-checked 2026-07-16 STILL lists '2021 International Fuel Gas Code' — city page lags the statute; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); Adopted Model Codes page live-checked 2026-07-16 STILL lists '2021 Energy Conservation Code' — city page lags the statute; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) — Adopted Model Codes page (live-checked 2026-07-16, still lists 2021). NOTE: the IFC is NOT among the codes adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (which governs Title 15A Chapter 2, State Construction Code) — Utah's Fire Code is separately adopted under Title 15A Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act; left as published by the City, no statutory edition change applies via § 15A-2-103; 2021 International Property Maintenance Code — Adopted Model Codes page (live-checked 2026-07-16, still lists 2021). NOTE: the IPMC is NOT among the codes adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (property-maintenance code, not a construction code), so no statewide edition change applies here — left as published by the City; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); not listed at all on North Salt Lake's Adopted Model Codes page (live-checked 2026-07-16), added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it entirely; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not listed at all on North Salt Lake's Adopted Model Codes page (live-checked 2026-07-16), added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it entirely; 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) as published by North Salt Lake — Adopted Model Codes page (live-checked 2026-07-16, still lists '2020 National Electrical Code'). This is INCORRECT and out of date independent of the 7/1/2026 transition: Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) requires the 2023 NEC statewide, and that subsection was NOT changed by the 7/1/2026 amendment (2023 NEC has been the statutory baseline since before this re-verification, matching the 2023 edition used by neighboring Davis County cities such as Kaysville). The statutorily-governing edition is 2023 NEC, not the 2020 edition North Salt Lake's own page displays — confirm with the Building Department at (801) 335-8721 before relying on the city page for NEC edition; 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 Standard for Accessibility — Adopted Model Codes page; not part of Utah Code § 15A-2-103's construction-code list, left unchanged; 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings — Adopted Model Codes page; not part of Utah Code § 15A-2-103's construction-code list, left unchanged; Utah state amendments to adopted codes (Utah Admin. Code R156-56) — referenced directly on the Adopted Model Codes page; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 version effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027) took effect 15 days before this re-verification. IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) did NOT change. North Salt Lake's Adopted Model Codes page (nslcity.org/113/Adopted-Model-Codes) was live-checked 2026-07-16 and STILL lists 2021 editions across IBC/IMC/IPC/IFGC/IECC/IFC/IPMC (confirmed via raw HTML, not an AI summary) — the city page has NOT been updated to reflect the statutory transition. Separately, the city's page also shows 2020 NEC, which was already non-compliant with the (unchanged) 2023 NEC statutory requirement before this transition. This file now states the governing statutory codes (2024/2021/2023 editions per subsection) as current per Utah's statewide-mandatory code regime (Utah Code § 15A-1-204), while preserving the City's own (lagging) page text above as historical/local-document context. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation in the sources array below has been updated to the current in-force version link. Local amendments apply — see the North Salt Lake 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 North Salt Lake building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.
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