Rooftop solar is protected in Harford County. Maryland law bars any land-use restriction from unreasonably limiting a solar collector on a roof the owner controls. Homeowners pull a county building and electrical permit and sign a utility interconnection agreement.
Maryland treats residential solar as a favored use. Under Md. Code, Real Property §2-119, no restriction on land use may unreasonably limit installing a solar collector system on the roof or exterior walls the owner owns or exclusively uses. Harford County processes rooftop solar as a routine accessory installation: the homeowner obtains a building permit and an electrical permit, and the wiring must meet the National Electrical Code as adopted by Maryland. The system connects to the grid under a net-metering interconnection agreement with the serving utility, typically BGE. Ground-mounted arrays must meet county zoning setbacks, and arrays in the Chesapeake Bay Critical Area or a floodplain face the added environmental review that applies to any such site.
Energizing solar without an interconnection agreement violates utility rules and forces disconnection. Unpermitted or unlicensed electrical work fails inspection and draws county enforcement.
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