Wayne, NJ Solar Energy: Panel Permits (2026)

Rooftop solar is allowed by right in Wayne Township. Section 134-87 of the Land Development chapter reads in full: Rooftop solar panels shall be permitted. The permit step runs through the Uniform Construction Code chapter, Chapter 64, which establishes the Division of Construction Code in the Township of Wayne, made up of the Construction Official, the Building Subcode Official, the Plumbing Subcode Official, the Fire Subcode Official, the Electrical Subcode Official and any other subcode officials. Section 64-1(C) gives the public the right to do business with the enforcing agency at one office location.

Section 64-2(A) sets the rule that the fee for a construction permit is the sum of the subcode fees listed in Subsection A(1) through (3) and must be paid before a permit can be issued. Two subcode schedules name solar equipment. In the Fire Protection Subcode fees, item (r), photovoltaic and thermal solar panels cost $100 for a Detached Group R-5 building and $250 for all other groups. In the Electrical Subcode fees, photovoltaic systems are priced by capacity: to 50 kilowatts, $91; to 100 kilowatts, $180; above 100 kilowatts, $896.

The building fee schedule also states that no fee is required for ordinary maintenance as the term is defined by regulations promulgated by the State of New Jersey. The fee article was amended 1-20-2021 by Ord. No. 1-2021 and again 2-5-2025 by Ord. No. 6-2025, so the dollar figures on this page track the 2025 amendment note printed in the code. Fee schedules in Chapter 64 are separate from the zoning rule in § 134-87: the zoning section answers whether panels are allowed, and § 64-2 answers what the permit costs.