Pinellas County requires building, electrical, and sometimes zoning permits for residential solar PV installations, with sealed engineering drawings and utility interconnection through Duke Energy or city utilities.
Pinellas County Building Services requires a building permit for any rooftop or ground-mount solar PV system on unincorporated residential property. Applications need signed and sealed structural drawings from a Florida-licensed Professional Engineer plus electrical line diagrams. The Florida Building Code 7th Edition (Residential and Existing Building) governs structural attachment and wind-load (typically 150 mph design wind speed for coastal Pinellas). Utilities Chapter 138, Article IX, Division 9 covers interconnection requirements. After permit approval, the homeowner submits an interconnection application to Duke Energy (most of Pinellas) including inverter specs and one-line diagrams. Inspections include rough-in electrical and final.
Unpermitted solar work triggers stop-work orders, double-permit-fee penalties under the Florida Building Code, and required sign-and-seal of as-built conditions. Utility interconnection without permit is denied.
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