2 rules for unincorporated Elkhart County, Indiana.
Verified from official government sources
Rooftop solar is permitted throughout Elkhart County. A homeowner needs a county building and electrical permit, licensed wiring meeting the National Electrical Code, and a net-metering interconnection agreement with the serving utility before the system is energized.
Indiana's 2022 solar law, IC 32-25.5-3.5, limits how an Elkhart County homeowners association can restrict solar. An HOA may prohibit or require removal of a solar energy system only for the specific reasons the statute lists.
IC 32-25.5-3.5-5
A homeowners association may prohibit the installation or use of a solar energy system or may require the removal of a solar energy system that has been installed only if one (1) or more of the following apply:
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