2 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Montgomery County, Texas.
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Solar installations in Montgomery County require electrical and building permits inside city limits. Conroe issues combined solar permits. Unincorporated areas need only state-licensed electrical work. HOAs cannot prohibit solar per Prop. Code §202.010.
Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 202.010(d)(8)
A property owners' association may include or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits a solar energy device that ... (8) was installed without prior approval by the property owners' association or by a committee created in a dedicatory instrument for such purposes that provides decisions within a reasonable period or within a period specified in the dedicatory instrument.
Texas Property Code §202.010 protects solar installations from HOA bans in Montgomery County. The Woodlands RDRC may require placement adjustments but cannot prohibit solar outright. Reasonable aesthetic rules allowed.
Tex. Prop. Code Sec. 202.010(b)-(c)
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. A provision that violates Subsection (b) is void.
1 cities in Montgomery County have their own solar energy rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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