Rooftop solar is permitted throughout Norfolk. A homeowner needs a building and electrical permit, licensed installation to the National Electrical Code, and a net-metering interconnection agreement with Dominion Energy Virginia before the system goes live.
Norfolk treats residential rooftop solar as a routine accessory use and does not ban it. Installation requires a building permit and an electrical permit, with wiring meeting the National Electrical Code and fire-access setbacks near roof ridges and edges. The system connects to the grid under Virginia's net-metering law, Va. Code §56-594, through an interconnection agreement with the utility, Dominion Energy Virginia, which credits excess generation. Virginia's solar easement law, Va. Code §67-701, lets owners protect access to sunlight by recorded easement. In the Ghent and Freemason historic districts, panels visible from the street may need Architectural Review Board approval.
Installing solar without permits or licensed electrical work fails inspection and draws code enforcement. Energizing before an interconnection agreement is in place violates utility rules and forces disconnection.
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