Solar Energy in Monroe County, FL (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Monroe County, Florida.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Monroe County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Panel Permits
Installing solar panels on a single-family home in the unincorporated Florida Keys skips the county's growth-management concurrency review, but it still needs a Building Department permit, and the installer must hold a Monroe County solar contractor certificate of competency.
Solar Panel Permits in Unincorporated Monroe County
Some RestrictionsMonroe County Land Development Code § 114-2(a)(6)(m)
(6)Exemptions. In addition to the exemptions from development described in subsection (3) of the definition of "development" in section 101-1, the following construction activities shall not be considered development for the purposes of this section only:a.The rebuilding or restoration of a single-family residence damaged or destroyed by fire, calamity, or natural disaster if the rebuilding or ...
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