Who permits the work
Much of Severna Park sits within Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Critical Area — the regulated zone near tidal water. Inside it, additions and any increase in impervious surface carry extra review and limits beyond the standard Anne Arundel County permit.
For a rooftop array that generally means two permits rather than one: a building permit for anything fastened to the roof
structure, and a separate electrical permit for everything downstream of it, pulled by the licensed electrician on the job. We
sequence both and pull the building permit under our licence — you file nothing yourself.
What Severna Park homes are actually built like
Severna Park is largely mid- to late-20th-century housing, much of it on or near the water. Waterfront and near-water properties bring both the Critical Area rules above and the moisture and structural conditions that come with the location.
For solar that matters in two specific places: the age and condition of the roof covering, which decides whether the array
goes on now or after a replacement, and the capacity of the electrical service, which a licensed electrician confirms before
anything is designed.
What we will not tell you about your Severna Park project
No production figure, no payback year, no incentive percentage and no equipment warranty term. Those depend on your roof,
your bills, your tax position and programmes that change — and a number published before anyone has measured your roof is
a guess. Your specialist puts the real ones in writing after the free assessment, and tells you to confirm anything
tax-related with your own tax adviser.
Permit authority and code requirements are summarized for general guidance and can change; we confirm the current requirements for your specific parcel before work begins. Nothing on this page is tax advice.