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Solar Panel / Photovoltaic (PV) Installation Permit in South Salt Lake, Utah

South Salt Lake tracks rooftop, ground-mount, and carport-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) installations — including battery-storage additions to existing solar — as their own distinct permit-type case category, labeled 'Solar Panels' and issued under a dedicated 'SP' permit-number prefix (e.g. SP25-0903, SP25-0923, SP25-0870, SP25-0935, SP25-0918, SP25-0959), confirmed directly in the city's own official monthly Community Development Permit Reports published on sslc.gov. However, the Consolidated Fee Schedule § 3.11.040.A contains no distinct 'solar' or 'photovoltaic' fee line item — confirmed by a direct full-text check of the fee schedule on 2026-07-21, which turned up zero mentions of 'solar' or 'photovoltaic.' Solar installations are instead billed under the same city-wide valuation-based Building Permit Fee formula used for other non-flat-fee, valuation-tracked work: Building Fee (B) = local multiplier x project valuation; Plan Check Fee (P) = B x 0.65; State Surcharge Fee (Y) = B x 0.01. This is confirmed by the city's own Building Permit Application, which requires a 'Valuation of Project (Not New Construction – Includes Labor and Materials)' field for exactly this kind of work, and corroborated by the real dollar valuations recorded against 'Solar Panels' (SP) permits in the city's official November 2025 permit report — e.g. $499,113.00 for a Creative Energies solar expansion/new-building install, $41,974.00 for a Spring Solar 7.2 kW/18-panel array, and $22,300.00 for an ES Solar battery addition to an existing system — unlike the flat-fee 'Residential/Commercial Counter Review' trade permits (fences, reroofs, AC/furnace/water-heater swaps) in the same report, which carry no valuation figure at all.

Verified 2026-07-21 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Rooftop, ground-mount, or carport-mount solar PV system installation, or a battery-storage addition to an existing solar system, filed under the city's dedicated 'Solar Panels' (SP) permit-type case category
  • Building Permit Application submitted with a completed 'Valuation of Project' figure (installed cost including labor and materials), used to calculate the Building Fee per Consolidated Fee Schedule § 3.11.040.A
  • Compliance with the adopted National Electrical Code (NEC) per Municipal Code § 8.10.080 for PV wiring/interconnection work
  • Compliance with the adopted IBC/IRC per Municipal Code § 8.10.010 for roof-mount structural attachment
  • Electrical Contractor (and General Contractor, where applicable) name and state license number listed on the Building Permit Application

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (Building Fee + Plan Check Fee + State Surcharge Fee)South Salt Lake Consolidated Fee Schedule § 3.11.040.A — the same city-wide valuation-based formula used for the Residential and Commercial Building Permits; no distinct solar/photovoltaic fee line item is published. Confirmed applicable via the city's Building Permit Application's 'Valuation of Project' field and the real project valuations recorded against 'Solar Panels' (SP) permits in the city's official November 2025 Community Development Permit Report (e.g. $499,113.00, $41,974.00, $22,300.00).
Building Fee (B) = local multiplier x project Valuation (installed cost, labor and materials); Plan Check Fee (P) = B x 0.65; State Surcharge Fee (Y) = B x 0.01; Total = B + P + Y
Additional Plan Review (beyond initial + 2 reviews)South Salt Lake Consolidated Fee Schedule § 3.11.040.A: Building/Plan Check Fees include an initial review plus two subsequent reviews at no charge; additional hourly fees beyond that are $56.00/hour.
$56.00/hour
Inspection Re-FeeSouth Salt Lake Consolidated Fee Schedule § 3.11.040.A.
$56.00
Commencing Construction Prior to Permit IssuanceSouth Salt Lake Consolidated Fee Schedule § 3.11.040.A.
Additional 100% of the Building Fee

Review timeline

Plan reviewSouth Salt Lake’s published plan-review target
15–15 business days

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Scheduled Building/Electrical Inspection

    PV system electrical rough-in/interconnection and roof-mount structural attachment inspected before final sign-off; scheduled by calling (801) 483-6032, per the city's official Building Permits FAQ inspection-scheduling process.

See the full South Salt Lake inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • South Salt Lake tracks solar installations under a dedicated 'Solar Panels' permit-type case prefix ('SP'), separate from its Building Permit (RBP/CBP) and Counter Review (RC/CC) categories, per the city's own official monthly Community Development Permit Reports.
  • Despite having its own case-type label, solar PV installation has no distinct fee line in the Consolidated Fee Schedule — it is billed via the same valuation-based Building Fee + Plan Check Fee (65%) + State Surcharge Fee (1%) formula as new construction, based on the installed project cost (labor and materials) entered on the Building Permit Application.
  • Battery-storage additions to an existing solar system are also filed under the same 'Solar Panels' permit-type category, per real permit records (e.g. an ES Solar filing described as 'Adding a Battery with existing solar').

Frequently asked questions

South Salt Lake requires a solar panel / photovoltaic (pv) installation permit for: Rooftop, ground-mount, or carport-mount solar PV system installation, or a battery-storage addition to an existing solar system, filed under the city's dedicated 'Solar Panels' (SP) permit-type case category; Building Permit Application submitted with a completed 'Valuation of Project' figure (installed cost including labor and materials), used to calculate the Building Fee per Consolidated Fee Schedule § 3.11.040.A; Compliance with the adopted National Electrical Code (NEC) per Municipal Code § 8.10.080 for PV wiring/interconnection work; Compliance with the adopted IBC/IRC per Municipal Code § 8.10.010 for roof-mount structural attachment; Electrical Contractor (and General Contractor, where applicable) name and state license number listed on the Building Permit Application. If your project isn't listed, confirm with South Salt Lake Community Development Department, Building Permits Division at (801) 483-6063, ext. 2 before starting work.

There is no flat solar fee. The applicant enters the installed project cost (labor and materials) as the 'Valuation of Project' on the Building Permit Application, and the city calculates the Building Fee (B) from that valuation using its local multiplier, then adds a Plan Check Fee of 65% of B and a State Surcharge Fee of 1% of B, per Consolidated Fee Schedule § 3.11.040.A.

South Salt Lake's published plan-review target for a solar panel / photovoltaic (pv) installation permit is 15–15 business days.

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

South Salt Lake requires 1 inspection(s) for a solar panel / photovoltaic (pv) installation permit, in order: Scheduled Building/Electrical Inspection. Schedule each through South Salt Lake Community Development Department, Building Permits Division ((801) 483-6063, ext. 2).

Apply through South Salt Lake Community Development Department, Building Permits Division at 220 E Morris Avenue, Suite 150, South Salt Lake, UT 84115. Phone: (801) 483-6063, ext. 2, email: permits@sslc.gov, per the official Building Permit Application PDF (revised 05/01/26, sslc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/246); the Building Permits page (sslc.gov/215/Building-Permits) also offers a web contact form. Planning Division: planning@sslc.gov, confirmed via the official ADU Handbook (checked 2026-07-23).. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, per South Salt Lake's official Building Department contact listing. Inspection scheduling by phone at (801) 483-6032; Right-of-Way, Demolition, and Sign Permits handled via ext. 3.. Official information: https://sslc.gov/215/Building-Permits.

South Salt Lake, Utah has adopted: International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC), as adopted by the State of Utah and published by the International Code Council (ICC), adopted as the Building Code of South Salt Lake City together with Utah Administrative Code Rule R156-56, per South Salt Lake Municipal Code § 8.10.010 (Ord. No. 2020-06, § VI, 6-3-2020). Local amendments include: Appendix J of the 2012 IBC adopted with an added grading-permit requirement (§8.10.010.A); Appendix P of the 2006 IRC adopted (§8.10.010.B).; International Fire Code (IFC), as adopted by the State of Utah and published by ICC, adopted as the Fire Code of South Salt Lake City, including Appendix D, per Municipal Code § 8.10.020.; International Mechanical Code (IMC) and International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), as adopted by the State of Utah and published by ICC, adopted as the Mechanical Code of South Salt Lake City, per Municipal Code § 8.10.040.; International Plumbing Code (IPC), as adopted by the State of Utah and published by ICC, adopted as the city's Plumbing Code, with Sections 106.1 and 107.1 of the 2012 IPC locally amended to require permits/fees per the consolidated fee schedule, per Municipal Code § 8.10.070.; National Electrical Code (NEC), as adopted by the National Fire Protection Association and the State of Utah, adopted as the Electrical Code of South Salt Lake City including all city and state amendments, per Municipal Code § 8.10.080.; Uniform Housing Code, 1997 edition (International Conference of Building Officials), adopted as the Housing Code of South Salt Lake City, per Municipal Code § 8.10.050.; Uniform Administrative Code (International Conference of Building Officials) adopted, with fee chapters applied only to the extent they do not conflict with South Salt Lake's own code, per Municipal Code § 8.10.060.; Uniform Code for Building Conservation (International Conference of Building Officials), adopted with all appendices, per Municipal Code § 8.10.090.; Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, 1997 edition (International Conference of Building Officials), adopted per Municipal Code § 8.10.100.; All technical codes above are adopted by reference except where they conflict with Utah Code Title 15A and the technical codes adopted therein (the statewide framework), per Municipal Code § 8.10.010.F.. Local amendments apply — see the South Salt Lake overview page for the full list.

Yes and no. South Salt Lake tracks rooftop, ground-mount, and carport-mount solar PV installations under a distinct 'Solar Panels' permit-type case category (permit numbers prefixed 'SP'), confirmed in the city's own official monthly Community Development Permit Reports. However, the Consolidated Fee Schedule does not publish a separate solar-specific fee: solar permits are billed using the same valuation-based Building Fee + Plan Check Fee (65%) + State Surcharge Fee (1%) formula applied to other non-flat-fee building permits, based on the actual installed project cost.

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