Solar Energy in St. Tammany Parish, LA (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of St. Tammany Parish. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Panel Permits
Ground-mounted solar systems bigger than small-scale in unincorporated St. Tammany Parish need a dedicated development-plan permit under UDC Sec. 400-8(OO), with a civil-engineer-stamped site plan, a $50-per-acre review fee capped at $10,000, and compliance with Chapter 300 building permit rules. Rooftop, building-mounted, and small-scale systems stay under standard zoning and building-permit review instead of this process.
St. Tammany Parish Solar Panel Permit Rules
Some RestrictionsSt. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances § 400-8(OO)(4)
4.Submission Requirements.a.All applications for ground-mounted solar energy systems exceeding small-scale systems, including medium-scale and large-scale facilities shall provide a scaled site plan stamped by a civil engineer including the location of all existing and proposed structures, points of ingress and egress, including internal circulation and parking and a traffic plan for constructi...
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