City of St. Marks

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? No — not for building or electrical. The City of St. Marks has adopted the Wakulla County Building Code (St. Marks Code Sec. 14-1) and the building/electrical permit is issued and inspected by the Wakulla County Building Department. The city IS a mandatory gate in front of that: a completed site-plan application package plus fee must be approved by the city, and a compliance letter issued to the county building inspector, before a permit is submitted to the county. 95% · authority permit page + adopting ordinance
• What does this authority permit itself, and what does it delegate? Delegated. City keeps: zoning/site-plan approval, land development code compliance, and floodplain administration (the city manager is the designated floodplain administrator, Sec. 38-14). County takes: building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing permitting, plan review and inspection. 90% · adopting ordinance
• Is a permit required for a residential rooftop PV system? Yes, and twice over: a city development permit/site-plan approval (Land Development Code Sec. 12.01.01 — 'No development activity may be undertaken unless the activity is authorized by a development permit'; 'development' includes 'building, installing, enlarging, replacing or substantially restoring a structure'), and a Wakulla County building/electrical permit. 90% · ordinance
• Is there a separate electrical permit, or is it combined? Not stated for PV. The county fee schedule carries a standalone 'Photovoltaic solar system' permit line AND a separate 'Residential Electrical' line ($75 single inspection / $115 multiple inspections); other combination jobs in the same schedule (boat lift, in-ground pool) are billed as a base fee plus a distinct 'Electric' line, which suggests an electrical line is added rather than combined — but the schedule does not say so for PV. 50% · fee schedule
• Is a HOA or architectural approval required first? No — neither the city nor the county conditions a permit on HOA or architectural approval. Private HOA approval does exist in at least one St. Marks subdivision: the city's own 10 Sep 2026 Planning Board package contains an architectural approval letter from Villages of St. Marks Homeowners Association, Inc. filed alongside a site plan application. Statewide override: FS 163.04(2) says a deed restriction or covenant 'may not prohibit or have the effect of prohibiting solar collectors'; an HOA may only 'determine the specific location where solar collectors may be installed on the roof within an orientation to the south or within 45° east or west of due south if such determination does not impair the effective operation of the solar collectors.' 85% · statute + authority agenda package
• Is there a historic-district review? No. The St. Marks code contains no historic-district designation, no historic preservation board, no design review and no certificate-of-appropriateness procedure. The Land Development Code's Article V (Resource Protection Standards) covers trees, environmentally sensitive lands and endangered species habitat only — sections 5.03.00 and 5.05.00 are Reserved. Historic protection appears only as intent language (LDC 1.05.02.H) and comprehensive plan policies, plus one operative provision: Sec. 38-45, a flood-code variance for historic buildings. 85% · ordinance (full-text search with controls)
• Is a wind or windstorm certification required? No separate windstorm certification is required. What applies instead: Florida Product Approval (the county publishes a PRODUCT APPROVAL SPECIFICATION SHEET that 'must be completed for products requiring a FL Product Approval Number' and must be signed, and it appears on every county checklist), and the county's codified wind-speed contour lines. St. Marks sits south and west of every contour, which puts it in the 130 MPH zone for Risk Category II buildings. 75% · department page + filed site plan
• Is a Specific Use Permit or Council approval ever required? No Special Use Permit or Council approval is codified for residential rooftop PV, and FS 163.04(1) expressly prohibits any local ordinance 'which prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the installation of solar collectors'. But there is a real discretionary step: the city routes site-plan packages either to administrative approval or to a Local Planning Board (Local Planning Agency) meeting. 'Simple projects (i.e. AC changeout, fill dirt, fences, reroofs) do not require a Local Planning Board meeting, unless the City Manager or City Attorney deem it necessary.' Solar is not on that simple list, so a monthly Planning Board hearing is possible. 70% · department page + statute
• Is there a system-size cap on residential generation? No local kW cap on residential generation in either code. The effective cap is the utility's: Talquin's Interconnection Agreement defines a Renewable Generation System as 'rated at no more than 1000 kilowatts (kW) alternating current (AC) power output', with insurance tiers at not less than $100,000 for 10 kW or less, $1,000,000 above 10 kW to 100 kW, and $2,000,000 above 100 kW to 1,000 kW. 80% · utility interconnection agreement

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? A Florida state-certified contractor, or a contractor locally licensed under Wakulla County's Certificate of Competency scheme (county Code Sec. 8-2, amendment 102.2), or the homeowner as an owner-builder. The county's checklists require that 'Subs must hold a Wakulla County Competency Card or State Certification'. 85% · published checklist + ordinance
• Must the contractor be registered with this authority before applying? Yes. Wakulla County requires new contractors to register with the Building Department before applying: state-certified licence, general liability and workers' compensation certificates naming Wakulla County as certificate holder at 3095 Crawfordville Hwy, workers' comp exemption if applicable, Florida Business Tax Receipt, current phone/email for the licence holder, and a notarised Letter of Authorization if someone else collects permits. 95% · department page
• Is a homeowner permitted to self-install and self-permit? Yes. 'Property owners may act as their own contractor under Florida's Owner-Builder provisions. However, all construction must comply with Wakulla County regulations, the Florida Building Code... Owner-builders are held to the same standards as licensed contractors.' A notarised Homeowner's Affidavit is required whenever the homeowner does any of the work, and the county publishes an OWNER BUILDER STATEMENT form. 92% · department page

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? Two packages, in sequence. (1) CITY — an 'Application for Site Plan Approval' with: digital copy of site plan; completed application; deed and legal description; boundary survey; fees; stormwater certification; transportation concurrency review application; two physical copies of the site plan; and 'Other items may also be required'. (2) COUNTY — no PV-specific submittal checklist exists. The county Document Center publishes 34 files (23 named 'Checklist ...' covering Addition, Commercial, DCA, Deck, Demo, Docks, Enclosure, House Moving, MH, Misc, PBSHED, Pool, ReRoof, Remodel, SFD, Screenroom/Porch, Tent, Workshop/Garage) and none is solar or PV. The nearest applicable general items are the Sub-Contractors List, Product Approval Specification Sheet, Notice of Commencement and Homeowner's Affidavit. 75% · completed application filed in the authority's own agenda package
• How many copies, and in what format? City: two physical copies of the site plan plus one digital copy. County: not stated — the CitizenServe portal takes document uploads and the county also accepts in-person application, but no copy count is published. 70% · completed application filed in the authority's own agenda package
• Is a site plan required, and what must it show? Yes — a site plan is the centre of the city's submittal. From the city's Application for Site Plan Approval, the plan/application must show: project name and intended use; property owner(s) and agent; location and parcel ID; acreage; NFIP panel number and effective date, flood zone and base flood elevation; total parcel area in sq ft; impervious surface area; number of buildings; number of stories and height; parking and driveway area in sq ft; number of parking spaces; floor area ratio. A boundary survey and the recorded deed accompany it. 75% · completed application filed in the authority's own agenda package
• Is a one-line / three-line diagram required? Not required by either AHJ's published materials. The requirement comes from the utility: Talquin Electric Cooperative's Solar page requires a 'Line Diagram of Renewable Generation Service and Output Level' as one of four documents returned to the Cooperative. 80% · utility program page
• Is a structural PE stamp required, and at what threshold? No PV-specific threshold is published by either authority. What the county does require, generally: for a new one- or two-family dwelling, two sets of structural plans signed and sealed by a Florida licensed architect or engineer, OR two sets of plans with a detailed wind load analysis signed and sealed; and 'All Construction plans A, AE & VE flood zones shall be sealed by a Florida Licensed Architect or Engineer (8th Edition FBC Residential 322.3.9)'. Almost all of St. Marks is in an A/AE/VE zone. Whether that reaches a rooftop PV retrofit is not stated anywhere. 60% · published checklist
• Is an electrical PE stamp required, and at what threshold? No local requirement. Statewide floor only: FS 471.003(2)(h) exempts a licensed electrical contractor from engineer licensure where the project requires an electrical system valued at $125,000 or less AND an aggregate service capacity of 600 amperes (240 volts) or less on a residential electrical system. 85% · statute

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? County: CitizenServe (Wakulla County Building Department Permit Portal). City: no portal — the site-plan application package is filed with City Hall, 788 Port Leon Drive, (850) 925-6224. 90% · portal landing page
• Can the whole application be completed online? No, not end to end. The county half can be done entirely online through CitizenServe (submit applications, upload documents, monitor progress, pay, schedule inspections). The city half cannot: the site-plan application package must be submitted to the city with 'The property owners original signature', and the city states 'No over-the-counter or verbal approvals will be provided.' 80% · department page + portal
• What does a residential solar permit cost? Composite, paid to two bodies. CITY (Ordinance 2025-05, first reading 10 Apr 2025): Residential Application Fee $35.00; Plan Review $35.00; Administrative Fee for Zoning Hearing $25.00; Zoning Determination Request $75.00; Pre-application conference $150.00; engineering and/or City Attorney services at hourly rate. 'For simple approvals that do not require a Local Planning Agency Committee hearing (i.e. water heaters, air conditioners, reroofs, fences, fill dirt, and tree removals), only the Application Fee applies.' COUNTY (Resolution 13-61): 'Photovoltaic solar system — Residential — $100.00' AND, on the next line, 'Photovoltaic solar system — up to 4 KW $150.00 / over 4 KW .25 per KW'; plus 'Residential — application and plans review $35.00'. 80% · fee schedule
• How is the fee calculated? Mixed and internally inconsistent. City: flat, by property type. County: one PV line is a flat $100 regardless of size; the other is size-tiered ($150 up to 4 kW, then $0.25 per kW above 4 kW). Neither is valuation-based. 80% · fee schedule
• Is there a separate plan-check fee? Yes, at both levels. City Ordinance 2025-05 lists 'Plan Review' ($35 residential) as its own column separate from the Application Fee. County Resolution 13-61 lists 'Residential — application and plans review: $35.00' separately from the permit fees. 85% · fee schedule

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? City: 2–4 business days for a site-plan application package that does not require a Local Planning Board meeting, 'providing no additional administrative work is needed'; packages that DO require a Local Planning Board meeting must be submitted complete at least 10 days before the meeting, and the board meets once a month before the Regular Commission Meeting at 6:00pm. County: online applications generally reviewed within 2–4 business days; in-office applications typically 1–3 business days. 92% · department page
• How long is an issued permit valid before it expires? City floodplain development permit or approval: invalid unless work commences within 180 days of issuance, or if work is suspended/abandoned for 180 days after commencing; extensions of not more than 180 days each on written justifiable cause (Sec. 38-28). County building permit validity: not published. 70% · ordinance
• Which utility handles interconnection here? Talquin Electric Cooperative, Inc. — most likely, but NOT confirmed for St. Marks specifically. 60% · utility's own about page (inference, not a territory statement)
• Where does the utility sit in the sequence? After the AHJ. Talquin's Interconnection Agreement, clause 1: 'The Member agrees to provide the Cooperative with written certification that the RGS installation has been inspected by the local code official who has certified that the installation was permitted and has been approved and has met all electrical and mechanical requirements.' Clause 2: 'Such certification shall be delivered to Cooperative prior to the operation of the RGS.' The Solar page lists 'County Inspection/Release' as one of the four documents that must be returned. 95% · utility interconnection agreement

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 NEC edition is in force? No NEC edition is named by either authority. The city adopts the county's building code (Sec. 14-1) and the county adopts 'The Florida Building Code, as amended from time to time' by reference (county Code Sec. 8-1) — so the NEC edition in force is whichever one the Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023) references. The only direct NEC reference anywhere in the county code is a floating one in its Mobile Home Code, Sec. 8-111, to 'the most recently adopted version of the National Electrical Code', which does not govern site-built dwellings. 70% · adopting ordinance
• Which building code edition is in force? Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023). 90% · published checklist + adopting ordinance
• Which fire code edition is in force? Florida Fire Prevention Code, no edition named. The City of St. Marks adopts no fire code of its own: Chapter 34 creates the St. Marks Fire Department (Ord. 66-4) and nothing else — Secs. 34-1 through 34-18 are Reserved. The county's Building Department states it is 'primarily responsible for administering and enforcing the Florida Building Codes, Florida Fire Prevention Code and the adopted Ordinances for Wakulla County Building Construction', and its fee resolution is expressly a schedule of fees 'FOR INSPECTIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE FLORIDA BUILDING CODE AND FIRE PREVENTION CODE'. 75% · department page + ordinance (full-text search with controls)
• Are there local amendments to any of the above? Yes — the city has substantive local amendments to the Florida Building Code, in its flood chapter. Sec. 38-88 amends FBC Residential R322.2.1, R322.2.2 and R322.3.2 to require lowest floors at base flood elevation PLUS ONE FOOT (or the design flood elevation, whichever is higher), and prohibits fill for structural support in V zones. Sec. 38-89 amends FBC Building 1612.4 to add 1612.4.3, requiring 'The minimum elevation requirements shall be as specified in ASCE 24 or the base flood elevation plus two feet, whichever is higher.' Both by Ord. 2022-01 (10 Nov 2022) as amended by Ord. 2023-01 (9 Mar 2023). The county separately has administrative amendments under its Code Sec. 8-2 (Board of Building Trades and Appeals, local competency licensing). 92% · adopting ordinance
• What is the installation judged against? The Florida Building Code, 8th Edition (2023), adopted by Wakulla County Code Sec. 8-1 and pulled into the city by St. Marks Code Sec. 14-1; PLUS the city's flood-code amendments at Secs. 38-88 and 38-89; PLUS the St. Marks Land Development Code for siting, setbacks and impervious surface. Electrical work is judged under the FBC's referenced NEC (edition not named locally, see q29). 85% · adopting ordinance

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.

• What ridge setback and access pathways are required? No local rule. Neither the City of St. Marks nor Wakulla County publishes any ridge setback, roof access pathway or smoke ventilation amendment for PV. Those requirements therefore come entirely from the Florida Fire Prevention Code and Florida Building Code as adopted, enforced by the Wakulla County Building Department (which also acts as county fire inspector under county Code Sec. 8-2, amendment 102.1(5)). 70% · ordinance full-text search with controls

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? No local rule. Rapid shutdown is required only to the extent the NEC edition referenced by the Florida Building Code requires it; neither the city nor the county names an NEC edition or adds a rapid-shutdown amendment. 70% · ordinance full-text search with controls

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.

• Which placards does this authority require at the service equipment? None of its own. Neither the City of St. Marks nor Wakulla County requires any solar placard beyond whatever the adopted Florida Building Code and its referenced NEC require. The utility does not require a placard either — Talquin's requirements are documentary (interconnection agreement, line diagram, insurance, county inspection/release) plus a lockable manual disconnect switch. 80% · document centre enumeration + ordinance full-text search + utility documents
• Does the authority specify placard wording of its own? No. 85% · ordinance full-text search with controls
• Does it specify letter height, colour or material? No. No letter height, colour, contrast, or material specification is published by either authority. 85% · document centre enumeration + ordinance full-text search
• Is a site plan / facility map placard required, and what must it show? Not required locally beyond whatever the adopted code requires. Neither authority requires a site plan or facility map placard at the service equipment. 70% · document centre enumeration + ordinance full-text search
• Does the UTILITY specify placards beyond the AHJ's? Yes. Talquin Electric Cooperative requires, beyond the AHJ: a signed Interconnection Agreement; a Line Diagram of the Renewable Generation Service and its output level; Proof of Insurance (not less than $100,000 for 10 kW or less, $1,000,000 above 10 kW to 100 kW, $2,000,000 above 100 kW to 1,000 kW), attached to the agreement with all renewals provided; a County Inspection/Release — written certification that a local code official inspected, permitted and approved the installation; and written equipment specifications certifying that the RGS, inverters and associated equipment 'adhere to IEEE 1547 Standards, UL 1741 Standards, the National Electric Code, and, if applicable, has been approved by the Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC Std 203-05)'. These are documentary requirements, not placards. 90% · utility interconnection agreement
• Where must the labels be placed? Not specified by either AHJ. The utility specifies location for one piece of equipment only: the manual disconnect switch must be 'mounted separately from the meter socket', 'readily accessible at all times to the Cooperative' and 'capable of being locked in the open position by the Cooperative'. 75% · utility interconnection agreement

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? Set by the utility, not the AHJ: 'The Member shall, at the Member's expense, install and maintain a manual disconnect switch to provide a separation point between the AC power output of the RGS and any Member facilities connected to the Cooperative's electrical system. The manual disconnect switch shall be mounted separately from the meter socket and shall be readily accessible at all times to the Cooperative and shall be capable of being locked in the open position by the Cooperative.' No distance from the meter is specified. 90% · utility interconnection agreement
• Must equipment be on a specific approved list? Not by the AHJ, but effectively yes by two other routes. Florida Product Approval applies to building products through the county's PRODUCT APPROVAL SPECIFICATION SHEET, which 'must be completed for products requiring a FL Product Approval Number' and must be signed. And Talquin requires written certification that the RGS, inverters and associated equipment adhere to IEEE 1547, UL 1741, the National Electric Code, and where applicable FSEC Std 203-05. 80% · utility interconnection agreement + published checklist
• Are batteries permitted, and under what conditions? No local battery or ESS provision at either level. What would apply in St. Marks is the flood rule: Sec. 38-79(5) requires electrical systems above the design flood elevation (BFE+1 residential, ASCE 24 or BFE+2 building, per Secs. 38-88/38-89), with only minimum life-safety service permitted below and then only if it meets the wet-location provisions — which in practice puts a battery above BFE across nearly the whole city. Fire-side rules come from the Florida Fire Prevention Code with no local amendment. 70% · ordinance full-text search with controls
• Is there a separate ESS permit or inspection? No. Neither authority has a separate ESS permit type, fee line, or inspection. The county's fee schedule has no energy-storage entry and its checklist set has no ESS sheet. 70% · fee schedule + document centre enumeration
• Is a ground mount treated as a structure? Not named as such. A ground-mounted array would be regulated as an accessory structure under Land Development Code Sec. 7.01.01: it requires a permitted principal development on the parcel; it 'shall not be located in a required buffer, landscape area, or minimum building setback area'; it 'shall be included in all calculations of impervious surface and stormwater runoff'; and it must be shown on the development plan. In flood zones the city's Sec. 38-87 also caps non-elevated accessory structures at one story and 600 sq ft in Zone A/AE and 100 sq ft in Zone V/VE, requires anchoring against flotation and flood-damage-resistant materials, and requires electrical systems elevated to or above BFE. 65% · ordinance
• Is there a local rule on service upgrades or busbar sizing? No busbar or service-upgrade rule. But there is a local electrical siting rule that bites hard in St. Marks, which is almost entirely in AE/VE flood zones: Sec. 38-79(5) requires all development to 'Have mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems above the design flood elevation, except that minimum electric service required to address life safety and electric code requirements is permitted below the design flood elevation provided it conforms to the provisions of the electrical part of building code for wet locations.' Sec. 38-87(5) adds that non-elevated accessory structures must have 'mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems, including plumbing fixtures, elevated to or above the base flood elevation.' Design flood elevation here is BFE+1 (residential) or ASCE 24 / BFE+2 (building), per Secs. 38-88 and 38-89. 85% · ordinance
• Is a specific mounting system or attachment spacing required? No. Neither the city nor the county specifies a mounting system, attachment type or attachment spacing. Mounting is governed by the Florida Building Code and Florida Product Approval, with the county's PRODUCT APPROVAL SPECIFICATION SHEET the only local paperwork touching it. 75% · document centre enumeration + ordinance full-text search

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, through the county. 'Inspection requests may be submitted online through the CitizenServe Portal or by calling the Inspection Line at (850) 309-3562.' The city does not inspect and books nothing. 92% · department 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 — Wakulla County performs it, and the city does not. The county's Building Department lists two named Building Inspectors (Henry West and Warren Mohrfeld) under Building Official Clyde Collins, and states that it 'conducts inspections for residential and commercial projects'. The county also recognises the Florida private-provider route: its CitizenServe reports include 'Private Provider CO/CC Documents' and 'Private Provider Permit Documents'. 85% · department page
• If delegated, to whom? Not delegated to another government. Where a job is not inspected by the county's own inspectors it is because the owner elected a private provider under Florida's private-provider statute — a per-job election, not a standing delegation. The City of St. Marks delegates to Wakulla County, not the other way round. 80% · portal landing page

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.

Nothing recorded for City of St. Marks on this step yet — 2 questions checked and found unpublished. The guidance above is general.

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? No. The county publishes submittal checklists, not inspection checklists. All 34 files in its Building Department Document Center were enumerated in this run: 23 'Checklist ...' sheets (Addition, Commercial, DCA, Deck, Demo, Docks, Enclosure, House Moving, MH, Misc, PBSHED, Pool, ReRoof, Remodel, SFD, Screenroom/Porch, Tent, Workshop/Garage), forms (Asbestos Affidavit, Roofing Affidavit, Owner Builder Statement, Notice of Commencement, Subs List, Product Approval Specification Sheet, two Letters of Authorization, Notice to Swimming Pool Owner), and policy documents. None is an inspection checklist and none is solar. 75% · document centre enumeration
• What must be on site at inspection? A printed Building-Inspection Job card, posted visibly at the construction site: 'Once your permit has been issued, please print your Building-Inspection Job card (located in the Documents tab) and post it visibly at the construction site as required.' Separately, a recorded Notice of Commencement must be on file before any inspection is given — 'NO inspections will be given until we have a recorded NOC on file.' 90% · department page + published checklist

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? Not stated for a PV or electrical-only job. The county's CitizenServe public report categories are 'Residential CO/CC Documents — View Certificates of Occupancy and Certificates of Completion for residential building permits', which implies a Certificate of Completion is what closes out work that does not create occupancy. 55% · portal landing page (inference)
• Who notifies the utility for PTO? The installer/member notifies the utility, not the AHJ. The Member delivers written certification of the local code official's inspection and approval, equipment specifications, proof of insurance and the signed Interconnection Agreement to Talquin; then 'Once the Cooperative has received the Member's written documentation that the requirements of this Interconnection Agreement have been met and the correct operation of the manual switch has been demonstrated to Cooperative, the Cooperative will, within ten (10) business days, send written notice that parallel operation of the RGS may commence.' 92% · utility interconnection agreement
• Is there a re-inspection fee? $50.00 flat, per the county's Resolution 13-61 fee schedule ('Re-Inspection fees $50.00'). 85% · fee schedule