Solar Energy in Florida (2026)

Florida statute 163.04 prohibits any ordinance, deed restriction, or covenant from preventing installation of solar…

Solar panels need an electrical permit and, on pitched roofs, Board of Architects design approval before installation…

Alachua County allows rooftop photovoltaic solar systems on conforming and legally nonconforming buildings in every…

Boca Raton's minor-repair exemption from a building permit tops out at $1,000 of work in a 12-month period, but Sec…

Installing solar panels in unincorporated Brevard County requires a permit pulled by a contractor holding the county's…

Unincorporated Broward deems rooftop solar panels permitted accessory equipment, but a building permit acknowledging…

Cape Coral requires a building permit before installing solar equipment. Code § 5-5 requires a Department of Community…

Solar panel installations in Coral Springs require a building permit from the Development Services Department…

Doral permits solar collector panels as an accessory use in every zoning district under City Code Section 74-66, but…

Fort Lauderdale requires a Go SOLAR permit for rooftop photovoltaic systems, priced under Code of Ordinances Sec…

Solar panels in Hialeah require building permits. All must meet HVHZ wind load. FL §163.04 protects right to install…

Hollywood treats rooftop photovoltaic solar systems as permitted accessory equipment in every zoning district except…

Solar panel installations in Homestead require building and electrical permits. The HVHZ building code imposes strict…

Jacksonville requires a plumbing permit before installing any solar water-heating device, tank, or collector connected…

Every solar installation in unincorporated Leon County needs a building permit priced off the standard Development…

Solar panels are a permitted accessory use on any unincorporated lot, but ground-mounted arrays must meet standard…

In unincorporated Nassau County, solar energy systems are a permitted accessory use under Land Development Code §…

North Port treats solar arrays as an accessory use with fixed height limits and a required recorded easement, not a…

Orlando requires building permits for solar panel installations under the Florida Building Code and local building…

In unincorporated Palm Beach County, rooftop solar counts as mechanical equipment and can go on principal or accessory…

Pasco County requires a building and electrical permit for residential solar PV installations through Pasco Building…

Solar energy systems are an allowed accessory use throughout unincorporated Pinellas County, but they must meet…

Pompano Beach treats a solar energy collection system as an accessory use allowed by right, marked "A," in every zoning…

Port Orange treats solar collectors as a permitted accessory use in every zoning district under Land Development Code…

Port St. Lucie treats residential solar panels as structures requiring standard building permits, with rooftop units…

Sunrise partners in the Go SOLAR Broward online permitting system, offering near-instant rooftop PV permits for a flat…

Rooftop solar panels in the Town of Davie are a permitted accessory use requiring no zoning review outside the Western…

Daytona Beach allows a solar energy system as an accessory use anywhere in the city, but the Land Development Code caps…

Deltona's zoning code treats rooftop solar panels as an exempt roof accessory, letting them extend up to 20 feet above…

Miami waives all city building permit fees for residential and commercial solar panel installations and processes solar…

Apopka requires building and electrical permits for rooftop solar PV systems but follows FL §163.04 which prohibits…

Rooftop solar is protected across Bay County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, no local ordinance may prohibit installing…

Rooftop solar is protected across Charlotte County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, no local ordinance may prohibit…

Rooftop solar is protected across Hernando County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, no local ordinance may prohibit installing…

Rooftop solar is protected across Indian River County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, no local ordinance may prohibit…

Ocoee requires building and electrical permits for solar PV installations. FL §163.04 preempts HOA bans on solar…

Rooftop solar is protected across Okaloosa County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, no local ordinance may prohibit installing…

Temple Terrace issues solar PV permits under the Florida Building Code with a typical turnaround of 5 to 10 business…

West Palm Beach offers expedited solar permitting under FL 553.793 and SolSmart designation. Residential rooftop…

Winter Park issues expedited solar permits under FL §163.04 state preemption that protects homeowner right to install…

Florida law voids any deed restriction, covenant, or HOA agreement that bans or effectively blocks solar collectors on…

Florida Statute 163.04 prevents Broward County HOAs from prohibiting solar collectors or unreasonably restricting…

Florida Statute 163.04 prohibits HOAs and deed restrictions from outright banning solar panels, but Coral Gables' Board…

Florida law (FL Stat. §163.04) strongly protects homeowners' rights to install solar panels and limits HOA authority to…

Florida law voids any deed restriction, covenant, or homeowners association rule that bans solar collectors…

Florida Statute 163.04 strips Bay County homeowners associations of the power to ban solar collectors, clotheslines, or…

Florida Statute §163.04 preempts HOA bans on residential solar panels. HOAs may impose reasonable restrictions on…

Florida Statutes Section 163.04 prohibits HOAs from banning solar panel installation. HOAs may only determine specific…

Florida Statute §163.04 prohibits HOAs from preventing solar panel installation. HOAs may determine placement but…

Florida's Solar Rights Act (F.S. §163.04) strongly protects homeowners' right to install solar energy devices. HOAs in…

Florida law overrides HOA solar bans in Charlotte County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, a deed restriction or covenant may…

Florida Statute 163.04 protects Clearwater homeowners from HOA prohibitions on solar panels, allowing associations only…

Florida's Solar Rights Act (FL §163.04) strongly protects homeowners in Coral Springs from HOA interference with solar…

Florida's Solar Rights Act (Statute 163.04) strongly protects homeowners' rights to install solar energy devices in…

Florida Statutes Section 163.04 prohibits HOAs and local governments from banning solar panel installation. HOAs may…

Gainesville’s code says nothing about HOA solar covenants. What it does control is city approval: a heritage overlay…

Florida law overrides HOA solar bans in Hernando County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, a deed restriction or covenant may…

FL §163.04 prohibits any HOA, condo association, or deed restriction from banning solar panels on homes in Hillsborough…

Florida's Solar Rights Act (F.S. 163.04) prohibits HOAs from banning solar panels. Reasonable placement requirements…

Florida law (FL Statute Section 163.04) strongly protects homeowners' rights to install solar panels and severely…

Florida law overrides HOA solar bans in Indian River County. Under Fla. Stat. §163.04, a deed restriction or covenant…

Florida Statute 163.04 prohibits any HOA, condominium, or deed restriction in Largo from banning solar collectors or…

Florida's Solar Rights Act (Section 163.04, Florida Statutes) prohibits HOAs and condominium associations from banning…

Florida's Solar Rights Act (F.S. 163.04) prohibits HOAs from banning solar panel installation. HOAs may establish…

FL Solar Rights Act (§163.04) prohibits HOA bans. Cannot increase cost or reduce efficiency >10%. Miramar requires HOA…

Florida's Solar Rights Act (Statute 163.04) prohibits HOAs and deed restrictions from preventing the installation of…

FL §163.04 preempts HOA solar bans statewide. Ocoee HOAs cannot prohibit solar but may require panels on less visible…

Florida law strongly protects homeowners' rights to install solar energy systems. FL Statute §163.04 voids any…

Florida Statute §163.04 strongly preempts HOA restrictions on solar panels in Palm Beach County. HOAs may regulate…

Florida Statute §163.04 preempts HOA solar bans. Pasco HOAs and deed restrictions cannot prohibit rooftop solar panels…

FL Statute 163.04 protects homeowners' rights to install solar panels and limits HOA restrictions on solar energy…

Florida Statute 163.04 preempts HOAs in Pinellas County from prohibiting solar collectors, allowing only narrow…

Florida Statute 163.04 (the Solar Rights Act) preempts HOA bans on solar panels in Pinellas Park. HOAs may regulate…

Plantation's code regulates solar collectors directly and says nothing at all about HOA covenants. Section 27-296…

FL Statute 163.04 protects homeowners' rights to install solar panels and limits HOA restrictions. HOAs cannot prohibit…

Florida Statute 163.04 prevents HOAs and deed restrictions in Safety Harbor from prohibiting solar collectors…

In Seminole, FL, Florida Statute 163.04 preempts homeowner associations from prohibiting rooftop solar collectors. HOAs…

Florida Statute 163.04 (Solar Rights Act) preempts St. Petersburg HOAs from banning solar panels, allowing only limited…

Florida's Solar Rights Act voids any HOA covenant or deed restriction that prohibits solar collectors. A Sunrise HOA…

Florida Statute 163.04 preempts HOAs and the City of Tarpon Springs from prohibiting solar collectors, allowing only…

Florida Statute §163.04 prohibits Temple Terrace HOAs from banning solar-energy devices or requiring them to be…

Florida's solar access law F.S. §163.04 strongly protects solar rights. HOAs cannot prohibit solar panel installations…

HOA restrictions on solar panels in Winter Park are limited by FL §163.04(2) which prohibits HOAs from preventing…

Gulfport's green building program, adopted by Ordinance 2010-19, gives residential and commercial permit applicants…

Miramar fast-tracks rooftop solar through Section 505.12, which limits its accessory-use exemptions to installations…

Unincorporated Broward deems rooftop solar panels a permitted accessory use in every zoning district, skipping…

Davie exempts rooftop solar panels attached to an existing building from zoning review entirely, treating them as a…

Miami participates in the SolarApp+ automated review platform and complies with Florida Statute 163.04 guaranteeing…