Daytona Beach, FL Solar Energy: Panel Permits (2026)

27 of the Daytona Beach Land Development Code treats a solar energy collection system as an accessory use or structure available to any principal use citywide, since the accessory-use table lists it as permitted by right in all 21 base zoning districts. b. Height is the main constraint: a roof-mounted system cannot extend more than 15 feet above the roofline of the structure it sits on, and pole- or ground-mounted systems have to stay within the maximum height standard that already applies to the zoning district.

The code carves out an exception for buildings that already exceed the district's height limit: a solar system can still go on that roof regardless of the underlying height standard, as long as the system itself rises no more than five feet above the roof surface. Size is separately capped: the system's area cannot exceed one-half the footprint of the principal structure, or 600 square feet, whichever number is larger, so a small house still gets the 600-square-foot floor even if half its footprint is smaller.

Where a system needs a solar easement across a neighboring lot to protect access to sunlight, the property owner has to negotiate that easement directly with the neighboring owner, record it with the Volusia County Clerk of the Circuit Court, and file a copy with City staff; the city does not create or grant solar easements itself.