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Solar PV (Photovoltaic) Installation Permit in Santaquin, Utah

Santaquin City has no standalone "Solar," "Solar PV," or "Photovoltaic" permit type or fee line anywhere in its official permitting materials. Rooftop or ground-mounted solar PV installation falls under two of the general permit-required categories on the City's own 'Do You Need a Permit?' checklist -- 'Construct, Enlarge, Alter... a building or structure' (for roof/structural mounting) and 'Install or Alter Electrical' (for the PV system's electrical tie-in) -- both billed through the same single valuation-based Building Permit & Inspection Fee (Cost Determined by Structure, per the current IRC Building Valuation Data sheet), plus the standard 65% Plan Review Fee and 1% State Building Fee. Confirmed directly 2026-07-21 by full-text review of Santaquin's 'Do You Need a Permit?' PDF, the Updated Building Permit Fees schedule (04-02-2026), and the comprehensive Fee Schedule Resolution No. 06-04-2026 -- none of the three contain the words 'solar,' 'PV,' or 'photovoltaic.' Separately, Santaquin's Planning Commission has amended city zoning code to define 'stand-alone solar power generation' as a land use in the CLM (Commercial Light Manufacturing) zone -- this is a zoning/land-use classification for utility-scale solar generation facilities, not a building-permit fee category, and does not apply to ordinary rooftop residential or commercial PV installations.

Verified 2026-07-21 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Installation of rooftop or ground-mounted solar PV panels at a residential or commercial property in Santaquin City
  • Falls under 'Construct, Enlarge, Alter... a building or structure' (roof/structural mounting) on the City's official 'Do You Need a Permit?' checklist
  • Falls under 'Install or Alter Electrical' (PV electrical tie-in) on the same checklist
  • Work performed per Santaquin's adopted electrical and building codes (2023 NEC, 2024 IBC/IRC family per Utah Code § 15A-2-103)
  • Utility-scale, stand-alone solar power generation facilities are a separate zoning/land-use matter in the CLM zone, not a residential/commercial rooftop PV installation

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Fee schedule

Building Permit & Inspection Fee — valuation-basedSantaquin City fee schedule (Updated Building Permit Fees, 04-02-2026; Resolution 06-04-2026): 'Building Permit & Inspection Fees — Determined by Structure ... Cost based on the valuation of the structure as set by the current Building Valuation Data sheet from the IRC.' No standalone Solar, PV, or Photovoltaic fee line exists anywhere in either document (confirmed via full-text review 2026-07-21).
Cost Determined by Structure (per current IRC Building Valuation Data sheet)
Plan Review FeeSantaquin City fee schedule.
65% of the Building Permit Fee
State Building FeeSantaquin City fee schedule.
1% of Building Permit Fee
Permit Tracking FeeSantaquin City official Building Permit Fees schedule (Updated 04-02-2026).
$70.00

Review timeline

Plan reviewSantaquin’s published plan-review target
10–14 business days

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Building / Structural Inspection

    Verifies roof or ground-mount structural attachment per submitted plans.

  2. 2

    Electrical Inspection

    Verifies the PV system's electrical tie-in (inverter, disconnect, interconnection wiring) per the 2023 NEC.

  3. 3

    Final

    Final inspection to close out the permit before the system is energized.

See the full Santaquin inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Santaquin does not publish a distinct solar or solar-PV permit type or fee — budget using the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee formula (from the IRC Building Valuation Data sheet) used for every other structure type, plus the standard 65% Plan Review Fee and 1% State Building Fee.
  • A solar PV installation is processed under two of the City's own permit-required categories simultaneously — 'Construct, Enlarge, Alter... a building or structure' (structural mounting) and 'Install or Alter Electrical' (electrical tie-in) — confirm with the Building and Safety Division (801-754-1011) whether your project needs one combined application or two.
  • Don't confuse this with Santaquin's separate zoning amendment defining 'stand-alone solar power generation' as a land use in the CLM (Commercial Light Manufacturing) zone — that governs utility-scale solar generation facilities as a zoning/land-use category, not the building-permit fee for an ordinary residential or commercial rooftop PV system.

Frequently asked questions

Santaquin requires a solar pv (photovoltaic) installation permit for: Installation of rooftop or ground-mounted solar PV panels at a residential or commercial property in Santaquin City; Falls under 'Construct, Enlarge, Alter... a building or structure' (roof/structural mounting) on the City's official 'Do You Need a Permit?' checklist; Falls under 'Install or Alter Electrical' (PV electrical tie-in) on the same checklist; Work performed per Santaquin's adopted electrical and building codes (2023 NEC, 2024 IBC/IRC family per Utah Code § 15A-2-103); Utility-scale, stand-alone solar power generation facilities are a separate zoning/land-use matter in the CLM zone, not a residential/commercial rooftop PV installation. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Santaquin City Building and Safety Division (Community Development Department) at (801) 754-1011 before starting work.

No. Santaquin does not publish a standalone Solar, Solar PV, or Photovoltaic permit type or fee line anywhere in its official Building Permit Fees schedule (Updated 04-02-2026) or its comprehensive Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 06-04-2026). Solar installations are billed through the same valuation-based Building Permit & Inspection Fee used for all other structures, processed under the City's existing 'Construct, Enlarge, Alter... a building or structure' and 'Install or Alter Electrical' permit-required categories.

Santaquin's published plan-review target for a solar pv (photovoltaic) installation permit is 10–14 business days.

You'll need: Online Building Permit Application (Citizenserve Portal); Site Plan / Roof Plan; Electrical Plans. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Santaquin requires 3 inspection(s) for a solar pv (photovoltaic) installation permit, in order: Building / Structural Inspection, Electrical Inspection, Final. Schedule each through Santaquin City Building and Safety Division (Community Development Department) ((801) 754-1011).

Apply through Santaquin City Building and Safety Division (Community Development Department) at 110 S. Center Street, Santaquin, UT 84655. Phone: (801) 754-1011. Office hours: Mon–Thu 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Fri 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Official information: https://ut-santaquin.civicplus.com/1479/Building-Permits.

Santaquin, 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); supersedes the 2021 edition previously listed here. Santaquin's Building Department page (live-checked 2026-07-16) states generically that the division enforces 'health, safety, International Building Code, and City Code requirements' without itemizing an edition year.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 statewide transition. Santaquin's official fee schedule and basement-finish/accessory-structure submittal packets repeatedly reference 'the current Building Valuation Data sheet from the IRC' (a cost-valuation table, not an edition-year assertion).; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not itemized anywhere on Santaquin's own Building Department pages, added here per statute.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CORRECTED: this file previously combined IPC/IMC/IECC into one undated entry described as tracking 'alongside the IBC/IRC,' which is no longer accurate now that IBC (2024), IRC (2021), and these trade codes (2024) diverge in edition year. CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); Santaquin does not publish a separate municipal amendment to this trade code.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); Santaquin does not publish a separate municipal amendment to this trade code.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); not itemized on Santaquin's own Building Department pages, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; 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); Santaquin does not publish a separate municipal amendment to this trade code.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); MISSING ENTIRELY from this file's prior codesAdopted list despite being a statute-mandated code — added here since electrical work is explicitly listed among Santaquin's permit-required categories (see 'Do You Need a Permit?' form) but no electrical-code edition was itemized anywhere on the City's own pages.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); not itemized on Santaquin's own Building Department pages, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not itemized on Santaquin's own Building Department pages, added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it.; Santaquin City Code — local building-permit administration and requirements (permit-required project list, accessory-structure setback/fire-rating rules, sign-permit rules) are published on the Building Department's official pages (ut-santaquin.civicplus.com); the full underlying municipal code text (historically hosted at sterlingcodifiers.com, book_id=303) was not renderable via automated fetch as of this file's verification date (the sterlingcodifiers.com domain did not resolve/timed out on repeated attempts) — the specific requirements below are sourced directly from Santaquin's own Building Department PDFs and pages, not from the codifier mirror.; 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. Santaquin's Building Department page (ut-santaquin.civicplus.com/1478/Building-Department) was live-checked 2026-07-16 and states only the generic phrase 'International Building Code' with no edition year and no separate mention of IRC/IPC/IMC/IECC/NEC at all — so no page-vs-statute lag could be detected; the statute is cited directly as governing throughout. This re-verification also corrected a genuine defect: NEC was entirely absent from the prior codesAdopted list, and IPC/IMC/IECC had been lumped into one undated entry implying they track IBC/IRC in lockstep, which stopped being accurate once IBC (2024) and IRC (2021) diverged.. Local amendments apply — see the Santaquin overview page for the full list.

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