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Solar PV Permit — Moab, Utah · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-07-19 · Source: https://www.moabcity.gov/686/Solar
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Solar PV Permit in Moab, Utah
Required for rooftop-mounted or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, including battery backup, in Moab. Moab runs a genuinely distinct solar permitting track from its general Building Permit: a dedicated digital-only Solar PV Plan Review Packet (compiled from the 2014 NEC and 2015 IRC) and its own flat, non-valuation-based fee line items in the Master Fee Schedule (Moab Municipal Code § 3.50.165), most recently raised by Ordinance #2025-08 (adopted June 24, 2025). Moab holds a SolSmart Bronze designation for streamlining residential/commercial solar permitting.
Verified 2026-07-19 · Source
When you need this permit
- Roof-mounted or ground-mounted solar PV system installation, using micro-inverters or a string inverter (with or without battery backup)
- Digital-only submittal of the Solar PV Plan Review Packet to inspections@moabcity.org — incomplete or non-digital submittals are returned to the contractor
- Rapid-shutdown disconnect per NEC 690.12, with location shown on the site plan
- Design to Moab/Grand County's local structural criteria: 115 mph wind load; ground snow load 36 psf below 5,000 ft or 65 psf at/above 5,000 ft; roof snow load 25 psf below 5,000 ft or 45 psf at/above 5,000 ft
- Rocky Mountain Power net metering interconnection work order number, if applicable
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Fee schedule
Solar Permit — roof mount (plus plan review)Moab Municipal Code § 3.50.165 'Building Services' table, as amended by Ordinance #2025-08 (adopted June 24, 2025): 'Solar — roof mount (plus plan review) — update from $130.00/permit to $170.00/permit.' Superseded the $130.00/permit rate shown in the pre-amendment fee schedule still linked from some City agenda archives — confirmed against the ordinance's own itemized change list, not just the after-table.
$170.00/permit
Solar Permit — ground mount (plus plan review)Moab Municipal Code § 3.50.165, per Ordinance #2025-08: 'Solar — ground mount (plus plan review) — update from $195.00/permit to $255.00/permit.'
$255.00/permit
State Building Code Training Fund Surcharge ('State 1%')Statewide surcharge under Utah Code Title 58-56 and Utah Admin. Code R156-15A-230, collected on Moab's official Building Permit Application fee routing box for all permit types including solar.
1% of the building permit fee
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
- 1
Final Inspection
Per Moab's Solar page, listed as two separate steps: 'Install panels' and 'Have them inspected to ensure they are safe.' Scheduled by calling (435) 259-5129 (24 hours notice required, per the Solar PV Plan Review Packet's building permit application header).
See the full Moab inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- Ground-mount solar systems cost more to permit than roof-mount: $255/permit vs. $170/permit, per Ordinance #2025-08 (both up from $130/$195 pre-amendment — verify you're not being quoted the stale pre-2025-08 figures still floating on some older City agenda-archive PDFs).
- Moab's Solar PV Plan Review Packet is built specifically for MICRO-INVERTER and STRING INVERTER systems (with or without battery backup) — the packet uses green text for micro-inverter-specific items and blue text for string-inverter-specific items.
- Only digital submittals are accepted; incomplete or paper submittals are returned to the contractor. Many installers submit the permit application on behalf of the homeowner.
- Moab holds a SolSmart Bronze designation, a national recognition for communities that have streamlined their solar permitting, inspection, and zoning processes.
- Battery backup systems (Attachment 10) trigger substantially more plan-review documentation than a grid-tied-only system — budget extra lead time if adding storage.
Frequently asked questions
Battery backup is not a separate permit, but it adds Attachment 10 to the Solar PV Plan Review Packet — additional documentation on inverter/battery listings, overcurrent protection, enclosure/ventilation, and required signage at the battery disconnect.
Per Moab Municipal Code § 3.50.165 as amended by Ordinance #2025-08 (June 24, 2025): $170.00/permit for a roof-mount system, or $255.00/permit for a ground-mount system, plus plan review and the statewide 1% surcharge on the building permit fee.
Moab does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Moab City Building Safety / Building Inspection Division (Community Development Department) at (435) 259-5129 for current turnaround.
You'll need: Solar PV Plan Review Packet (Attachments 1-9, plus 10 if battery backup); Building Permit Application. Depending on your project, Moab may also ask for: Battery Backup Supplement (Attachment 10). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
Moab requires 1 inspection(s) for a solar pv permit, in order: Final Inspection. Schedule each through Moab City Building Safety / Building Inspection Division (Community Development Department) ((435) 259-5129).
Apply through Moab City Building Safety / Building Inspection Division (Community Development Department) at 217 East Center Street, Moab, UT 84532. Phone: (435) 259-5129, email: permitting@moabcity.gov. Office hours: Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Fri 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Official information: https://www.moabcity.gov/500/Building-Inspection.
Moab, 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), superseding the 2021 IBC. Moab City's official Building Inspection page (moabcity.gov/500/Building-Inspection) embeds a hidden 'BUILDING CODE' tab whose content is the verbatim text of an old snapshot of Utah Code § 15A-2-103 — live-inspected via DOM extraction 2026-07-16, that embedded text lists only 'Appendix J' (not C and J) and links frozen statute-version pages from 2014-2019, indicating the city's page predates even the pre-7/1/2026 code cycle, let alone the current one. The statute controls regardless of the city page's lag.; 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. Matches the (otherwise stale) statute text embedded on Moab's page.; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); Moab's embedded page text instead cites 'Appendix Q of the 2021 edition of the International Residential Code' (an older statute numbering, live-inspected 2026-07-16) — reproduced verbatim as history; the current statute's Appendix AQ is added here as the operative citation.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), superseding the 2021 IPC. Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2021 IPC — live-inspected 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), superseding the 2021 IMC. Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2021 IMC — live-inspected 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), superseding the 2021 IFGC. Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2021 IFGC — live-inspected 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), superseding the 2021 IEBC. Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2021 IEBC — live-inspected 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide-mandatory edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 amendment (the 2023 NEC baseline predates this code cycle). Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2020 NEC — live-inspected 2026-07-16, one edition behind the statewide-mandatory floor. Per Utah Code § 15A-1-204 (statewide-mandatory construction code), the 2023 NEC governs regardless of the city's own page.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h) (no residential/commercial split under current law), superseding Moab's residential/commercial split. Moab's embedded page text still cites 'Residential provisions of the 2015 edition' and 'Commercial provisions of the 2021 edition' of the IECC — live-inspected 2026-07-16, preserved as history — both are now collapsed into the single current 2024 IECC. The statute controls.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not present anywhere in the statute text Moab's own page embeds (live-inspected 2026-07-16 — that embedded text predates the ISPSC's addition to § 15A-2-103 and instead references now-superseded mobile/manufactured-home provisions), added here per the current statute.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not present in the statute text Moab's own page embeds, added here per the current statute.; All per Moab City's official Building Inspection Department page (moabcity.gov/500/Building-Inspection), consistent with Utah Code § 15A-2-103 statewide code adoption.; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): 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) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Moab's Building Inspection page (moabcity.gov/500/Building-Inspection) was live-inspected 2026-07-16 via DOM extraction of its hidden 'BUILDING CODE' tab panel, which turns out to embed the raw text of an old snapshot of § 15A-2-103 itself (with hyperlinks to frozen statute-version pages dated 2014-2019) rather than a city-authored summary — meaning Moab's page is not merely one cycle behind but reflects a substantially older statute snapshot (pre-dating even the introduction of the residential ISPSC provision). The current statewide statute, read live at le.utah.gov/xcode/Title15A/Chapter2/15A-2-S103.html, controls over this stale embedded text.. Local amendments apply — see the Moab overview page for the full list.
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