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Solar PV / Solar Panel Installation Permit in Unincorporated Piute County, Utah

Piute County does not publish a distinct solar, solar PV, or photovoltaic installation permit or fee, and does not publish any dollar-figure fee schedule for its building permits at all. Piute County Code § 7-1D-1 (Ord. 10-286) expressly requires a permit for anyone who intends to "erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system" — meaning a rooftop or ground-mount solar PV installation is covered as electrical-system (and, where roof-mounted, structural) work under this same general Building Permit process administered by the Piute County Building Inspector. No separate Solar/Renewable Energy Permit type, application, checklist, or fee table exists. The Piute County Zoning Ordinance was also checked directly and contains no solar, photovoltaic, renewable-energy, or alternative-energy provisions of any kind.

Verified 2026-07-21 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Installation of a rooftop or ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) system at a residential or commercial property
  • New or altered electrical circuit, inverter, and interconnection equipment to serve the solar array, covered under Piute County Code § 7-1D-1's permit requirement for installing or altering an electrical system
  • For roof-mounted arrays, compliance with the structural provisions of the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) / 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) as adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103
  • Compliance with the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) as adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g)

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Fee schedule

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Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

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    Electrical Inspection

    Verification of the new circuit, inverter, interconnection equipment, and grounding for the solar PV installation, performed under the general Building Permit inspection process. Specific inspection checklist not separately published online.

Tips

  • Piute County has no separate solar/photovoltaic or standalone Electrical permit type — solar PV installation is covered as electrical-system (and, for roof-mounted arrays, structural) work under the general Building Permit required by Piute County Code § 7-1D-1.
  • Piute County does not publish a dollar-figure fee schedule for any permit type on piute.gov; call the Building Inspector at (435) 577-2840 to get a project-specific fee quote before applying.
  • The Piute County Zoning Ordinance (checked in full 2026-07-21) contains no solar, photovoltaic, renewable-energy, or alternative-energy siting/use provisions, unlike some other Utah jurisdictions in this corpus — no zoning-specific solar setback or use-permit trigger applies here beyond the general building permit.

Frequently asked questions

Unincorporated Piute County requires a solar pv / solar panel installation permit for: Installation of a rooftop or ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) system at a residential or commercial property; New or altered electrical circuit, inverter, and interconnection equipment to serve the solar array, covered under Piute County Code § 7-1D-1's permit requirement for installing or altering an electrical system; For roof-mounted arrays, compliance with the structural provisions of the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) / 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) as adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103; Compliance with the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) as adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Piute County Building Inspector at (435) 577-2840 before starting work.

Unincorporated Piute County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Piute County Building Inspector at (435) 577-2840 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Piute County Building Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Piute County requires 1 inspection(s) for a solar pv / solar panel installation permit, in order: Electrical Inspection. Schedule each through Piute County Building Inspector ((435) 577-2840).

Apply through Piute County Building Inspector at 550 N Main, Junction, UT 84740. Phone: (435) 577-2840. Official information: https://piute.gov/your-government/county-departments/building-inspector/.

Unincorporated Piute County, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IBC; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update, remains in force; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IPC; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IMC; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IFGC; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IECC. The statute adopts a single IECC edition with no residential/commercial split.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IEBC; 2024 residential provisions of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 ISPSC; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); statewide in force, unchanged by the July 1, 2026 update; NOTE (updated 2026-07-16): These are the statewide-mandated codes under Utah Code § 15A-2-103; Piute County has not published any county-specific code amendments online (live-checked again 2026-07-16 — the county's 'Obtaining a Building Permit' page still cites no code editions at all, consistent with the prior 2026-07-08 finding). The July 1, 2026 statewide code-edition transition (2024 IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/ISPSC replacing 2021 editions, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103 version effective 7/1/2026, superseded 1/1/2027) took effect 15 days ago; the next statute version's editions were diffed and confirmed identical. 2021 IRC and 2023 NEC are unchanged. The International Fire Code is NOT adopted by § 15A-2-103 (it lives in Title 15A Chapter 5) and is not referenced elsewhere in this file.. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Piute County overview page for the full list.

No. Piute County does not publish a distinct solar, solar PV, or photovoltaic permit or fee. Piute County Code § 7-1D-1 requires a permit to install or alter any electrical system, which covers a new solar PV installation under the same general Building Permit process used for all other electrical and structural work in the county.

Piute County has not published a fee schedule online for solar or any other permit type. Contact the Building Inspector's office directly at (435) 577-2840 for a project-specific fee quote.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-21.

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

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