Fort Lauderdale, FL Solar Energy: Panel Permits (2026)

Sec. 9-48 sets the city's general permit fee schedule and lists the 'Go SOLAR - Rooftop Photovoltaic Solar System' permit as a flat-fee item alongside presale inspections, after-hours inspections, the forty-year building safety inspection program and expedited plan review. 00 for any required reinspection, both figures already including the city's credit card convenience charge. Because the ordinance sets solar photovoltaic permitting as a flat fee rather than a percentage of construction cost, it functions differently than the master permit fee under Sec. 75 percent of estimated construction cost for most other trade work.

General permit rules still apply on top of the flat fee: applicants pay up to fifty percent of the assessed fee at submittal with the balance due at issuance, all permit and inspection fees are nonrefundable except through the written request process in Sec. 9-46, and the schedule itself is adjusted each October 1 based on the Consumer Price Index for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale metro area without requiring a new ordinance or public hearing. A rooftop photovoltaic installation also remains subject to the maintenance duty in Sec. 9-309(b), which requires that rooftop photovoltaic solar systems be kept free of hazards such as faulty wiring or loose fastenings once installed.