Wyoming, MI Solar Energy: Panel Permits (2026)

Chapter 90, Article 8 of the Wyoming Code of Ordinances defines 'solar energy equipment' (SEE) at Sec. 90-802 as a solar photovoltaic panel, solar hot air or hot water collector, or any device generating electricity or transferring heat from solar radiation, and Sec. 90-803 lets SEE go up as an accessory use in every zoning district in the city, from the residential districts through B-1/B-2/B-3, I-1 light industrial, I-2, I-3 restricted industrial and the Form Based Code areas, without a special land use hearing. That permission is conditioned: applicable construction permits are required before installation, and the equipment must be installed, operated and maintained to the manufacturer's specifications; it must sit in the district's ordinary setback and height envelope; and it must be placed in the least visibly obtrusive functional location on the lot.

Roof-mounted panels are steered toward a rear- or side-facing roof plane, as seen from the fronting street, unless the applicant shows that placement would make the array ineffective, and no roof panel may project above the roof peak, or more than five feet above a flat roof. Ground-mounted arrays, addressed later in the same section, are confined to the side or rear yard, must be screened from public view by fencing or plantings, and cannot block required parking or walkways. A nonfunctioning system is not allowed to sit indefinitely: Sec.

90-803(1)(c) requires repair or replacement within three months of going inoperable, and the city disclaims responsibility for a system that loses solar access from a neighbor's later construction, advising owners to secure a private solar access easement.