2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Denton County, Texas.
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Solar panel installations in Denton County require building and electrical permits from the local city or county building department. Texas Property Code 202.010 prohibits HOAs from banning solar panels, providing strong statewide protections for homeowners who want to install solar energy systems.
Texas Property Code, Sec. 202.010 (Regulation of Solar Energy Devices)
Sec. 202.010. REGULATION OF SOLAR ENERGY DEVICES. (b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (d), a property owners' association may not include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or restricts a property owner from installing a solar energy device. (c) A provision that violates Subsection (b) is void. (d) A property owners' association may include or enforce a ...
Texas Property Code 202.010 (originally SB 398) strongly protects homeowners in Denton County from HOA restrictions on solar panels. HOAs cannot prohibit solar energy devices and can only impose narrow aesthetic requirements that do not increase cost by more than 25 percent or decrease efficiency by more than 10 percent.
4 cities in Denton County have their own solar energy rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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