City of Miramar

A city address is usually permitted by the city, not the county — but not always, and some authorities keep building and hand electrical to someone else. Getting this wrong costs the whole submittal, because every requirement below belongs to whoever actually holds jurisdiction. Check the overlays in the same pass: an HOA, a historic district, a windstorm certification or a system-size cap can reshape the design, and all of them are cheaper to find now than after the array is laid out.

• Is this authority the AHJ for residential solar at this address? Yes — the City of Miramar Building, Planning & Zoning Division (Building Division) is the AHJ for residential rooftop solar at Miramar addresses. 92% · city solar permit application package
• What does this authority permit itself, and what does it delegate? Both — Miramar permits, plan-reviews and inspects Building and Electrical itself for residential PV (no delegation to Broward County). Fire plan review is performed in-house by Miramar Fire Rescue's Fire Prevention Bureau alongside Building. 90% · city solar permit application package + department staff directory
• Is a permit required for a residential rooftop PV system? Yes, a permit is required for residential rooftop PV. 95% · city Permitting Information page (HB 803 guidance) + solar application package
• Is there a separate electrical permit, or is it combined? Separate — the package requires completing distinct Building and Electrical permit applications ('per application, per discipline'); the FY2026 fee schedule likewise charges the $75 residential application fee 'per application, per discipline (building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing)'. 75% · city solar permit application package + FY2026 fee schedule
• Is a HOA or architectural approval required first? No — the City does not require prior HOA/architectural approval as a precondition to permit issuance, but it DOES require every applicant (even those not in an HOA) to sign a notarized 'Affidavit of Awareness of Homeowner's Association Regulations' acknowledging that the applicant's property may still be subject to additional HOA regulation despite the City's permit — per Miramar City Code Sec. 22-29(c)(1). 88% · city solar permit application package (Affidavit of Awareness of HOA Regulations, quoting City Code Sec. 22-29(c)(1))
• Is a wind or windstorm certification required? No stand-alone 'windstorm certification' document is named, but its function is folded into the mandatory PE/RA-sealed wind-load, uplift/lateral-force, connection-design and dead-load documentation that Broward's BORA matrix requires for every roof-mounted PV/solar-thermal installation, because Broward is in the HVHZ. 65% · BORA Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix (HVHZ wind-load documentation)
• Is there a system-size cap on residential generation? No Miramar zoning-level generation cap was found in the documents I could access. The practical ceiling in FPL territory is set by FPL's own net-metering tiers rather than a City rule: Tier 1 (no application fee) applies up to 10 kW AC and not more than 90% of the customer's utility distribution service rating; larger systems move to FPL's Tier 2/3 agreements; the Tier 1 agreement itself caps combined generation at any one meter at 2 MW gross power rating. 55% · FPL Tier 1 Interconnection Agreement (filed PSC tariff) — utility-side ceiling only

Several authorities require the electrical permit to be pulled by a licensed electrician, or require the contractor to be registered with them BEFORE applying. Registration is not same-day. This is second on the list rather than fourth because it is the step most likely to stop the job before the drawings matter.

• Who is allowed to pull the electrical permit? Either — (A) a Florida-licensed contractor limited to the scope of their F.S. 489 license, or (B) an Owner/Builder for residential-only work (with photo ID, proof of ownership, and homestead-exemption verification). 92% · city solar permit application package
• Is a homeowner permitted to self-install and self-permit? Yes — a homeowner may self-install and self-permit as Owner/Builder for residential work, per F.S. 489.103's owner-builder exemption. 92% · city solar permit application package (Owner/Builder Disclosure Statement)

Almost everywhere wants a site plan, a one-line or three-line electrical diagram, equipment cut sheets with listings, and a structural attachment detail. Build it against the published checklist rather than the last jurisdiction you worked in — the checklist is what the reviewer marks against.

• What documents make up a complete submittal? Per Miramar's Solar PV System Application Package: (1) completed permit application(s) for the applicable disciplines (Electrical & Building); (2) Affidavit of Awareness of HOA Association (mandatory even outside an HOA, per City Code Sec. 22-29(c)(1)); (3) Installation cost (labor & materials) for valuation, FBC 109.3; (4) Owner Notification of Roof Mounted Equipment, signed by homeowner (per BORA Policy #09-02(F)); (5) One set of plans (up to 11x17, or two sets if larger) signed & sealed by a PE or Registered Architect showing equipment location/attachment plus specifications; (6) Affidavit of Identical Documents if plans are digitally signed/sealed; (7) Special Inspector Form for Roof-Mounted Connection System (discretionary, per Broward Admin. Code Sec. 110.10); (8) Owner-Builder Disclosure Statement if filing as owner-builder. A recorded Notice of Commencement is also required if job value exceeds $5,000 (F.S. 713.13). 92% · city solar permit application package
• How many copies, and in what format? One set of plans/specifications not exceeding 11in x 17in; if plans exceed that size, two (2) sets are required. Electronic/digital submittal is accepted and must be True PDF (photos converted to PDF are rejected) when digitally signed and sealed; the City implemented an Electronic Plan Review (EnerGov) system in 2025 for concurrent-discipline review. 85% · city solar permit application package + Permitting Information page
• Is a site plan required, and what must it show? No dedicated 'site plan' (property lines/easements/meter locations) is called for in Miramar's residential rooftop-PV checklist — the only drawing requirement is a PE/RA-sealed plan set showing equipment location and attachment on the structure. A full site plan is a Broward/BORA general submittal concept (BCAP Sec. 105.3.2: application must describe the land by legal description/address) rather than a PV-specific itemized requirement. 62% · city solar permit application package
• Is a one-line / three-line diagram required? Yes — an electrical diagram is required, designed in accordance with NEC Article 690 (Solar Photovoltaic Systems) in its entirety. This is imposed county-wide by Broward's Board of Rules and Appeals (BORA), which binds every Broward building official including Miramar's. 80% · BORA Board Policy #09-02, Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix (OCR'd, effective 15 May 2009)
• Is a structural PE stamp required, and at what threshold? Required for all roof-mounted PV installations, with no dollar-value threshold stated — Miramar's own package requires 'One (1) set of plans signed & sealed by Professional Engineer or Registered Architect' for every application, and the Broward-wide BORA matrix requires PE/RA-sealed wind-load, uplift/lateral, connection and dead-load documentation for every roof-mounted photovoltaic panel and solar-thermal installation because Broward is in the HVHZ. 90% · city solar permit application package + BORA Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix
• Is an electrical PE stamp required, and at what threshold? Only above a threshold: an electrical PE stamp is required if (a) the system value exceeds $50,000, or (b) the aggregate residential service capacity is 600A/240V or more (800A/240V or more for commercial/industrial) — per the BORA matrix, itself citing F.S. 471.003(h)'s contractor-exemption threshold. Below those thresholds no separate electrical PE stamp is required (the installing electrical/solar contractor's own F.S. 489/553 exemption applies). 80% · BORA Board Policy #09-02, citing F.S. 471.003(h)

Most authorities now take the whole application through a portal, and several states cap or constrain what a residential solar permit may cost. Check whether plan check is billed separately before you quote the job.

• Which permit portal does this authority use? Tyler Technologies EnerGov Citizen Self Service (CSS) Portal. 95% · city Online Permitting page (direct link to Tyler EnerGov Self Service)
• Can the whole application be completed online? Yes — the City states the CSS/EnerGov Portal lets applicants 'Submit permit applications, upload required documents, pay fees, request inspections, and view permit and inspection status online.' 90% · city Permitting Information page
• What does a residential solar permit cost? No dedicated flat/PV fee line exists (confirmed absent from the FY2026 Schedule of User Fees with a working positive control 'electrical'=1 hit / 'building'=41 hits and fabricated control 'zzqqx'=0 hits). Residential solar instead pays the City's general valuation-based structure per discipline (Building and Electrical): a $75 application fee per discipline, PLUS a 1.75% of construction-cost permit fee per discipline, PLUS a 0.75% of construction-cost Plan Examination Fee, plus small statutory pass-through surcharges (Broward County Fee ~0.52/$1,000; FL DBPR 553.721 surcharge 1% of permit fee; FL 468.631 fee 1.5% of permit fee; 8% City Administrative Surcharge on most Building fees). 82% · FY2026 Schedule of User Fees, City Council Resolution R25-212 (17 Sep 2025)
• How is the fee calculated? Valuation — the permit fee is 1.75% of the cost of construction (per discipline), plus a separate 0.75% plan-examination fee, not a flat, per-kW, or per-panel charge. 90% · FY2026 Schedule of User Fees
• Is there a separate plan-check fee? Yes — a separate Plan Examination Fee equal to 0.75% of estimated construction cost (covering the initial review plus two correction cycles; a $500 flat fee applies per discipline after the third review), distinct from the 1.75% permit fee. 92% · FY2026 Schedule of User Fees

Interconnection is a separate process from the permit and usually the longer pole. Where the utility does not depend on the permit being issued, running both at once is the single biggest saving available on a residential job.

• What is the stated plan-review turnaround? Prescreen completeness check within 5 City working days of receipt. If deemed complete and the project falls under the F.S. 553.792 statutory categories (residential dwellings/individual condo units under 7,500 sf, including electrical/roofing/mechanical permits, is one listed category), the first plan-review cycle must be completed within 30 business days (60 business days if the dwelling is 7,500 sf or greater). Subsequent review cycles after applicant corrections must be completed within 10 business days. Applicants may waive these statutory timelines (notarized waiver form uploaded to EnerGov) in exchange for standard concurrent review with outside agencies. 85% · city Permitting Information / Permit Timelines page (implementing F.S. 553.792)
• How long is an issued permit valid before it expires? 1 year (365 days) from issuance, per Florida Statute 553.79(1)(c) as amended by 2026 HB 803, which sets a statewide floor of one year for a permit 'issued by a local government' — a floor that binds Miramar as a municipality. I could not find a Miramar-specific building-permit-expiration clause stating a different number (the only Miramar expiration language found was for wastewater industrial-user permits, which is unrelated). 60% · city HB 803 guidance page + FS 553.79(1)(c) as amended by 2026 HB 803
• Which utility handles interconnection here? Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) — an investor-owned utility, not a City utility. 85% · city Utilities Dept. page (water/wastewater only) + FPL Tier 1 Interconnection Agreement (filed tariff)
• Where does the utility sit in the sequence? Parallel but ultimately gated on the permit: the customer may submit FPL's interconnection application independently of the City permit process, but FPL's own Tier 1 Interconnection Agreement (Sec. 3.4) requires the Customer to 'provide Local Building Code Official inspection and certification of installation' confirming the work 'was permitted, has been approved, and has met all electrical and mechanical qualifications' — so final parallel operation (PTO) cannot occur until City permitting/inspection is complete, even though the FPL paperwork itself can run alongside. 82% · FPL Interconnection Agreement, Tier 1 (filed PSC tariff, Rate Schedule Sheet 9.050-9.054)

The NEC edition a jurisdiction enforces is often a cycle behind the newest one published, and local amendments sit on top of it. Rapid shutdown, conductor sizing and labelling all change between editions, so the edition in force is the first thing to establish, not the last.

• Which building code edition is in force? Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023) — Building, Residential and Existing Building volumes — effective 31 December 2023. 92% · city solar permit application package (bundled BORA Special Inspector form, citing FBC 8th Ed. 2023)
• Which fire code edition is in force? Florida Fire Prevention Code, 8th Edition, with Broward County Amendments — binding county-wide, including incorporated Miramar. 68% · BORA CodeAppeals page (Florida Fire Prevention Code, Broward County Amendments, 8th Ed.)
• Are there local amendments to any of the above? Yes. Two independent local-amendment layers apply: (1) Broward County/BORA maintains county-wide technical amendments to the 8th-edition FBC (e.g., HVHZ wind-speed figures of 140 mph for Broward vs. 146 mph for Miami-Dade, per R4403.9.2, quoted in the BORA matrix), binding on Miramar; and (2) Miramar has its own municipal amendments, e.g., City Code Sec. 22-29(c)(1) mandating the HOA-awareness affidavit on every building permit application, which is a Miramar-specific addition layered on top of the state/county code. 85% · city solar permit application package (Miramar City Code Sec. 22-29(c)(1)) + BORA Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix
• What is the installation judged against? Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023) — Building/Residential/Existing Building volumes — as locally amended by Broward County's BORA (HVHZ wind-load figures, Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix) and by Miramar's own municipal code sections (e.g., Sec. 22-29(c)(1)); electrically, against NEC Article 690 'in its entirety' per the BORA matrix. 75% · city solar permit application package + BORA Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix

Ridge setbacks and roof access pathways are fire-service requirements and they constrain the array layout. They are the most common cause of a redesign after the fire department comments on a plan set.

Nothing recorded for City of Miramar on this step yet — 1 question checked and found unpublished. The guidance above is general.

Which rapid-shutdown rule applies follows directly from the NEC edition in force, and the initiation device has to be at a location the fire service can reach and identify. This is inspected, and it is labelled.

• Is rapid shutdown required, and to which NEC edition? Yes, rapid shutdown is required — the BORA Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix requires the electrical diagram to be 'designed in accordance to the National Electrical Code Article 690... in its entirety,' which includes NEC 690.12 (Rapid Shutdown). I could not confirm which NEC edition is currently referenced by the 8th-edition FBC (see q29), so I cannot state which edition's 690.12 language applies. 58% · BORA Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix (NEC Art. 690 'in its entirety')

The NEC sets a baseline for permanent markings at the service equipment and the disconnecting means. On top of that, an authority may specify its own wording, and the utility may specify more again. Where any of them writes its own text, a generic off-the-shelf label set will not pass — this is the detail most often fixed on a return visit.

• Does the UTILITY specify placards beyond the AHJ's? Yes, conditionally — FPL's own Tier 1 Interconnection Agreement (Sec. 5.3) requires the customer to install, at their own expense, 'a permanent weather-proof plaque adjacent to FPL's meter socket indicating the location of the manual disconnect switch or switches' in the case where the switch itself cannot practically be mounted adjacent to the meter socket. (Under Sec. 5.1, most modern UL 1741-listed inverter-based Tier 1 systems do not require a manual disconnect switch or plaque at all.) 82% · FPL Interconnection Agreement, Tier 1 (filed PSC tariff)
• Where must the labels be placed? Where a manual disconnect switch is required at all (non-UL-1741-inverter-based Tier 1 systems, or where FPL determines one is needed), it must be mounted separate from, but adjacent to, the FPL meter socket; if that is impractical, the switch may be relocated elsewhere on the premises but a permanent weatherproof location-plaque must then be placed adjacent to the meter socket instead. No Miramar-specific labeling-location rule beyond NEC was found for other equipment labels (rapid-shutdown label, disconnect labels, etc.). 75% · FPL Interconnection Agreement, Tier 1 (filed PSC tariff)

Where the AC disconnect must sit relative to the meter is usually the utility's rule, not the building department's. Battery storage frequently carries its own permit, its own inspection and its own fire conditions.

• Where must the AC disconnect be, relative to the meter? Mounted separate from, but adjacent to, the FPL meter socket — where a manual disconnect switch is required at all. (UL 1741-listed inverter-based Tier 1 systems, which cover most modern residential PV, do not require a customer-installed manual disconnect switch under FPL's own tariff.) 88% · FPL Interconnection Agreement, Tier 1 (filed PSC tariff, Rate Schedule Sheet 9.052)
• Must equipment be on a specific approved list? Yes, functionally — the BORA matrix requires FSEC Certification and NEC 110.3(B) listed/labeled-equipment compliance as component documentation, and every HVHZ roof-attachment component (panel, racking, clamps, flashing, fasteners) must carry a current Florida Product Approval marked for HVHZ use, or a Miami-Dade County NOA. 75% · BORA Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix (NEC 110.3(B) / FSEC citation)
• Is a specific mounting system or attachment spacing required? No single prescribed mounting system or spacing is named locally, but every roof-attached PV component (panels, racking, clamps, flashing) must carry current HVHZ product approval (a statewide Florida Product Approval marked for HVHZ use, or a Miami-Dade County NOA) plus PE/RA-sealed wind-load, uplift, lateral-force and connection-design calculations, because Broward is in the HVHZ — per the BORA Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix, county-wide and binding on Miramar. 72% · BORA Uniform Solar Permit Submittal Matrix + statewide HVHZ product-approval mechanism

Booking is a portal, a phone call or an email depending on the authority, and the notice required is rarely zero. Book before the work is finished rather than after — the lead time, not the work, is usually what sets the date.

• How is an inspection booked? Portal or Phone — 'Inspections can be requested in two ways: Online: Select Permits & Self Services... By phone: 954-602-3200.' 90% · city Permitting Information page
• How much notice is required? Effectively next-business-day notice: inspections requested before 3:00 p.m. are conducted the next business day; inspections requested after 3:00 p.m. are conducted on the 2nd business day. Inspection requests made on Friday or over the weekend will not be honored for the following Monday. 85% · city Permitting Information page
• Are same-day or AM/PM windows offered? No fixed AM/PM window is offered for booking; instead, applicants can call the Building Division inspectors between 7:30-8:00 a.m. on the morning of a scheduled inspection to get an arrival-time window, or call 4:30-5:30 p.m. to ask about the previous day's inspection results. Daily Inspection Times are posted/updated at 8:00 a.m. daily. 82% · city Permitting Information page

Some authorities inspect their own solar work; some delegate it, and a few do not inspect the PV equipment itself at all. Who is coming determines what they will look at.

• Does this AHJ perform its own final solar inspection? Yes — Miramar's own Building Division performs the required solar inspections in-house (Electrical Rough, Final Electrical, Final Building), not delegated to Broward County or a private staffing contractor. The department's staff directory lists an in-house Building Official, Electrical Chief, and Structural Chief, all with @miramarfl.gov addresses (unlike neighboring Pembroke Pines, whose Building Dept. staff carry @cgasolutions.com addresses — no equivalent third-party-staffing indicator was found for Miramar). 85% · city Permitting Information page (staff contact list) + solar application package
• If delegated, to whom? Not delegated — inspected by Miramar's own Building Division staff (Building Official Julio Briceno; Electrical Chief Scott Douglas; Structural Chief Oniel E. Toledo), per the department's published contact list. 82% · city Permitting Information page (staff contact list)

A rough-in or mid-roof inspection, where one is required, has to happen before the work it covers is closed up. Missing a stage means opening something back up, and it is the most expensive kind of correction.

• Which inspections are required, and in what order? Three inspections, in this order: (1) Electrical Rough (code B238); (2) Final Electrical (code B910); (3) Final Building (code B999) — for which the Special Inspector's Certificate of Compliance for roof anchorage/panel installation must be available at the time of Final Building. 95% · city solar permit application package
• Is a rough-in or mid-roof inspection required? Yes — Electrical Rough (B238) is a required inspection distinct from Final Electrical (B910), performed before the roof/panel work is closed up. 92% · city solar permit application package

The approved plan set, the permit, and the equipment listings should be on site and reachable. Inspectors routinely verify that installed equipment matches what was approved, and that the labels are the ones the plan set promised.

• Is there a published inspection checklist? Yes — the City's own 10-page 'Solar PV System Application Package' functions as a published checklist, itemizing required documents and the three required inspections in sequence. 88% · city Applications & Forms page (Solar PV System Application Package listing)
• What must be on site at inspection? At inspection: the approved/signed plans and manufacturer's equipment specifications; the Special Inspector's Certificate of Compliance for roof anchorage/panel installation (must be available at Final Building; if digitally signed, accompanied by an Affidavit of Identical Documents); and, if the job value exceeds $5,000 (F.S. 713.13), a recorded Notice of Commencement posted on the job site before the first inspection. 88% · city solar permit application package
• Does the inspector verify labels and listings? Not explicitly stated as a checklist item in any Miramar document I could open, but it follows from what the package DOES require: a 'Special Inspector Certificate of Compliance for the roof anchorage and panels installation' must be available at Final Building, and the BORA matrix requires FSEC/NEC 110.3(B) listing documentation as part of the submittal that Final inspection is checking work against. 45% · city solar permit application package (Special Inspector Certificate requirement)

Passing gives you a final or an equivalent sign-off. That is not the same as permission to operate: PTO comes from the utility, and who tells the utility the inspection passed varies. A system left switched off for weeks is usually waiting on this handover.

• What is issued on pass? Final (not a Certificate of Occupancy) — the permit is closed out on passing Final Electrical (B910) and Final Building (B999); Miramar's Solar PV Application Package lists these as the terminal inspections and does not reference a CO for a PV retrofit. (The FY2026 fee schedule treats a Certificate of Occupancy as a distinct, separately-charged service tied to occupancy changes, not to a like-for-like PV retrofit permit.) 68% · city solar permit application package + FY2026 fee schedule (CO as a distinct service)
• Who notifies the utility for PTO? Installer/Customer — FPL's net-metering interconnection is a separate application the customer or their installer submits directly to FPL. FPL's own Tier 1 Interconnection Agreement (Sec. 3.5) requires 'the Customer' to notify FPL at least 10 calendar days before placing the system in service; FPL then grants Permission to Operate once its own review, plus the required Local Building Code Official inspection certification (Sec. 3.4), are satisfied. 85% · FPL Interconnection Agreement, Tier 1 (filed PSC tariff)
• Is there a re-inspection fee? $80 for the 1st and 2nd re-inspection (same inspection type); $80 for each additional re-inspection thereafter; a $100 re-inspection fine (separate line item); and $100 for a same-day re-inspection request. 92% · FY2026 Schedule of User Fees, Resolution R25-212
• How are corrections issued and cleared? Corrections are issued as written rejection/correction comments through the EnerGov online portal and by email ('An Application Completeness Check will be conducted... If your application is not complete, you will be notified through the Online Portal and via email'). The applicant must submit reworked/corrected plans within 10 business days of that notice or the application is denied and becomes null and void; once corrections are received, the City must approve or deny within a further 10 business days. 85% · city Permitting Information page