Unincorporated Beaver County building permits

Requirements

• New single-family dwelling construction
• Additions to existing residential structures
• Any structural alteration, repair, or change of occupancy
• Evidence of an approved culinary water supply and approved waste-disposal method from the Southwest Utah Public Health Department (Beaver County Code § 9-1-7(B))
• Compliance with the additional 23-foot road-improvement setback reservation (Beaver County Code § 9-1-7(C))

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (City Inspect online portal)Submitted online at beavercounty.cityinspect.com. Applicant registers an account, selects permit type, and enters project/contact/parcel information.
• RequiredSouthwest Utah Public Health Department Water/Waste ApprovalWritten approval of an approved culinary water supply and an approved method of human waste disposal, required prior to building permit issuance per Beaver County Code § 9-1-7(B)
• RequiredConstruction PlansComplete plan set including floor plans, elevations, foundation, framing, and MEP layouts, uploaded as attachments in the City Inspect portal
• OptionalOwner Builder CertificationRequired if the owner is performing the work themselves rather than a licensed contractor; listed as a distinct Building Permit Form on the county's Permits page
• OptionalPrairie Dog ClearanceUtah prairie dog (Endangered Species Act) habitat clearance form, listed as a Building Permit Form on the county's Permits page

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• Adding electrical in any accessory structure, including structures 200 sq ft or under
• Adding new gas appliances (gas fireplaces, gas water heaters, etc.)
• Adding new gas lines or upgrading gas lines/meters
• Adding new plumbing, including new water or drain waste lines
• New electrical work: receptacle outlets, branch circuits, lighting, outdoor electrical
• Replacing a furnace or other heating appliance
• Replacing panel boards or adding new circuit breakers
• Re-roofing beyond the permit-exempt threshold (note: the county's own 'Work Not Requiring a Permit' list includes 're-roofing a structure' as exempt — contact the Building Department to confirm whether your specific reroof requires this permit)

Required documents

• RequiredElectrical - Mechanical - Plumbing - Roofing Permit ApplicationDistinct application form listed on the county's Permits page, submitted via beavercounty.cityinspect.com
• OptionalGas Sizing SchematicRequired for gas line/appliance work — listed as its own Building Permit Form on the county's Permits page
• OptionalOwner Builder CertificationRequired if the owner is performing the work themselves

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• New commercial construction, addition, or structural alteration
• Compliance with the state-adopted 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a))
• Evidence of an approved culinary water supply and approved waste-disposal method from the Southwest Utah Public Health Department (Beaver County Code § 9-1-7(B)) — the code section is not written as residential-only and applies to any structure
• Compliance with the additional 23-foot road-improvement setback reservation (Beaver County Code § 9-1-7(C))

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (City Inspect online portal)Submitted online at beavercounty.cityinspect.com — the same application form used for residential permits; there is no separate commercial application form published by the county.
• RequiredSouthwest Utah Public Health Department Water/Waste ApprovalWritten approval of an approved culinary water supply and an approved method of waste disposal, required prior to building permit issuance per Beaver County Code § 9-1-7(B)
• RequiredConstruction Plans and EngineeringComplete plan set. Beaver County's own materials do not publish a distinct commercial submittal checklist (e.g. stamped architect/engineer plans, soils report) the way some neighboring counties do (compare Box Elder County's dedicated 'Commercial Building Permit Submittal Required Documents' PDF) — commercial projects should expect to need stamped engineering under the state-adopted 2024 IBC even though the county does not spell this out separately.

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• Interior remodel or tenant-finish work inside an existing commercial structure
• Compliance with the state-adopted 2024 IBC and, where trade-only work is involved, the applicable adopted mechanical/plumbing/electrical codes
• Southwest Utah Public Health Department sign-off if the scope changes water/waste usage (Beaver County Code § 9-1-7(B))

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (City Inspect online portal)Submitted online at beavercounty.cityinspect.com; the county does not publish a distinct tenant-improvement application form.
• RequiredConstruction PlansScope-appropriate plan set (floor plan, electrical/mechanical/plumbing as applicable). No dedicated commercial-remodel or tenant-improvement checklist is published by the county.

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• Installation of a Level 2 or DC fast EV charger (EVSE) at a residential or commercial property in unincorporated Beaver County
• New dedicated 240V circuit and/or panel capacity to serve the charger, inspected under the adopted National Electrical Code
• Licensed electrical contractor, or owner-performed work on the owner's own residence with Owner/Builder Certification

Required documents

• RequiredElectrical/Plumbing/Mechanical/Roof Permit ApplicationBeaver County Building Department combined trade-permit application form covering electrical, plumbing, mechanical, and roofing scopes.

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• Installation of a roof-mounted or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system at a residential or commercial property in unincorporated Beaver County
• New or altered structural support (racking, roof penetrations, ground-mount footings) inspected under the state-adopted 2024 IBC/2021 IRC
• New electrical interconnection work (inverter, disconnects, branch circuits, panel/service modifications) inspected under the adopted 2023 National Electrical Code
• Licensed contractor, or owner-performed work on the owner's own residence with an Owner/Builder Certification

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (City Inspect online portal)Submitted online at beavercounty.cityinspect.com for the structural/roof-mounting scope of the installation; the county does not publish a distinct solar application form.
• RequiredElectrical - Mechanical - Plumbing - Roofing Permit ApplicationBeaver County Building Department combined trade-permit application form, used for the electrical interconnection scope of a solar installation.
• OptionalOwner Builder CertificationRequired if the owner is performing the work themselves rather than a licensed contractor; listed as a distinct Building Permit Form on the county's Permits page

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• Erected sign must conform to the type-of-sign, maximum-size, minimum-height, permitted-zone, and illumination-type table at Beaver County Code § 9-16-1
• Advertising signs are capped at 1,000 square feet maximum area per § 9-16-1, Note 2, regardless of the 25' x 60' dimensional entry
• Sign must additionally conform to applicable state regulations, per § 9-16-1's closing sentence
• As a structure, sign erection requires a permit from the building inspector before work commences, per Beaver County Code § 9-1-7(A)

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (City Inspect online portal)Submitted online at beavercounty.cityinspect.com. The county does not publish a distinct sign-permit application form or checklist, so a sign would be applied for through the same general Building Permit Application used for other structures.

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• New automatic fire sprinkler system or fire alarm system installation/alteration in a commercial, multi-family, or other structure where required by the state-adopted fire code for the occupancy/use
• Compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards referenced by the state-adopted fire code
• Water supply analysis (static pressure, residual pressure, flow in gpm) documented per Utah Admin. Code R710-4-5 for sprinkler system submittals to the State Fire Marshal's Office

Required documents

• OptionalAutomatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Submittal Form (Utah State Fire Marshal's Office)State form requiring project/location info, water supply analysis source and figures, sprinkler drawing and hydraulic calculation counts, and the plan-review fee calculation. Submitted to planreviews@utah.gov or the USFM office in Sandy, Utah — the applicable pathway when no local fire authority plan review is available.
• OptionalFire Alarm Plan Review Submittal Form (Utah State Fire Marshal's Office)State form requiring a floor plan showing room size/use, occupancy type, project code analysis, alarm-initiating/notification device locations, control/trouble signaling equipment, annunciation, power connection, battery calculations, conductor sizing, voltage-drop calculations, equipment cut sheets, and ceiling height/construction details.

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• Any change in the occupancy classification or use of an existing building or structure in unincorporated Beaver County requires an application to the building official and issuance of a permit, per Beaver County Code § 9-1-7(A)
• All required inspections for the underlying permit must be completed before a certificate of occupancy will be issued
• Compliance with the state-adopted 2024 IBC and 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) provisions governing change of occupancy (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), (1)(i))

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (City Inspect online portal)Submitted online at beavercounty.cityinspect.com — the same general application used for construction permits; the county does not publish a distinct change-of-use or certificate-of-occupancy application form.
• RequiredConstruction Plans / Scope of Work DescriptionPlans or a written scope of work supporting the new occupancy classification, sufficient for the building official to evaluate code compliance for the change of use.

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