Little Chute, WI Solar Energy: Panel Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Rear yard limit
- 10 feet into yard
- Side yard clearance
- Min. 7 feet from grade
- Lot-line distance
- Min. 5 feet
- Dedicated solar permit
- None: standard zoning permit applies
Summary
Little Chute has no separate solar-panel permit; collectors on the principal building are regulated as yard encroachments, allowed up to ten feet into a rear yard or into a side yard with at least seven-foot ground clearance.
Solar collectors which are part of the principal building may extend into a required rear yard for a distance not to exceed ten feet, and solar collectors may extend into a required side yard, provided that they have a minimum seven-foot clearance from grade and provided further that such extension shall be at least five feet distant from the adjacent lot line and shall not extend more than three feet from the building.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 18 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 44-15(4) treats solar collectors that are part of the principal building as a yard encroachment: they can project up to ten feet into a required rear yard, or into a side yard if they keep a minimum seven-foot clearance from grade, stay at least five feet from the adjacent lot line, and extend no more than three feet from the building. There's no standalone solar permit ordinance; installing a collector still triggers the standard zoning permit required under Sec. 44-12(b) for any structural change, addition or alteration on the property.
Violations & Fines
Installing a solar collector that violates the yard-encroachment clearances, or skipping the zoning permit required for the structural change, is a Code violation carrying the general $25-$1,000 forfeiture.
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