Eagle Mountain, UT Solar Energy: Panel Permits (2026)

Chapter 17.76 EMMC regulates small wind and solar energy conversion systems, and EMMC 17.76.070 sets rules specific to solar energy devices, meaning roof- or wall-mounted panels or collectors used for electricity generation, space heating, space cooling or water heating. Subsection A allows solar devices on the roof of a primary or accessory structure in any zone, so long as the installation meets the section's design standards, which require collectors to stay within the roofline or parapet, screen flat commercial or industrial installations from public streets, mount sloped-roof panels flush and parallel to the roof pitch, install a solar skirt or netting to keep birds from nesting underneath, and minimize glare into neighboring windows and rights-of-way.

Subsection D requires the applicant to submit a building permit application to the city building department, with additional submittal items as the department specifies. Subsection E makes the permit and inspection mandatory: no solar device may be connected to the power grid until the Eagle Mountain City power department, or the utility providing electric service, has inspected and approved the system. Subsection F adds a net metering condition: before connecting to the grid, the device owner must sign a net metering agreement with the city, and failing to do so can result in a fine, a permit revocation, or both. Final approval under subsection G comes from the building department, applying the International Building Code, the National Electrical Code, and sign-off from both the planning director (or designee) and the energy department director (or designee).