2 rules for unincorporated Brevard County, Florida.
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Brevard County requires building and electrical permits for solar PV installations per Florida Building Code. Online permitting available. Florida's hurricane wind load requirements apply (140+ mph design). FL §163.04 preempts HOA solar bans.
Florida Statute §163.04 prohibits HOAs from preventing solar panel installation. HOAs may determine placement but cannot effectively ban solar or impose requirements that reduce performance more than 10 percent or increase cost by over $1,000.
Fla. Stat. § 163.04 — Energy devices based on renewable resources
F.S. 163.04 163.04  Energy devices based on renewable resources. — (1)  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or other provision of general or special law, the adoption of an ordinance by a governing body, as those terms are defined in this chapter, which prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the installation of solar collectors, clotheslines, or other energy d...
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