2 rules for unincorporated Indian River County, Florida.
Verified from official government sources
Rooftop solar is protected across Indian River County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, no local ordinance may prohibit installing solar collectors. A homeowner needs building and electrical permits and an FPL interconnection agreement before energizing the system.
Fla. Stat. § 163.04(1)
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 devices based on renewable resources is expressly prohibited.
Florida law overrides HOA solar bans in Indian River County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, a deed restriction or covenant may not prohibit solar collectors, and an association may only set a roof location that does not impair efficiency.
Fla. Stat. § 163.04(2)
A deed restriction, covenant, declaration, or similar binding agreement may not prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting solar collectors, clotheslines, or other energy devices based on renewable resources from being installed on buildings erected on the lots or parcels covered by the deed restriction, covenant, declaration, or binding agreement.
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