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Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm Plan Review Permit in Unincorporated Beaver County, Utah

Beaver County's own Building Department materials (Fee Schedule 2026, Permits page, Building Permit Requirements page — all re-checked 2026-07-22) publish no distinct fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit, fee, or application, and neither of the county's two local fire service districts (Beaver Fire District #1, serving the Beaver-area east side of the county, and Fire Service District #2, serving Milford and Minersville) publishes a fire-sprinkler/alarm plan-review or permitting process anywhere on the county's website. The real, currently-live fallback is the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office (USFM) statewide plan-review submittal process for automatic fire sprinkler and fire alarm systems ($0.022 per square foot of review scope, $75 minimum fee, per USFM's own submittal forms). However, Utah Admin. Code R710-9-8 assigns fire/life-safety plan review of most publicly-owned buildings, colleges/universities, and institutional occupancies to the 'local fire authority' (LFA) first, falling to the USFM only if the LFA does not complete it — the USFM's own explicit, unconditional plan-review jurisdiction is centered on state-owned buildings and K-12 schools. Since Beaver County's local fire districts do not publish any plan-review capability at all, which entity actually reviews an ordinary private commercial sprinkler/alarm submittal in unincorporated Beaver County is not clearly established in any single published county or state document. This is documented here as a genuine, honestly-flagged gap rather than an invented answer.

Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source

When you need this permit

  • 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

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Fee schedule

Automatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Review (Utah State Fire Marshal's Office)Quoted verbatim from the USFM's Automatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Submittal Form (firemarshal.utah.gov/applications-and-forms/): 'SQUARE FEET x .022$ = $ ______ Note: Minimum fee is $75.' No equivalent fee line exists in Beaver County's own Fee Schedule.
Square footage of review scope x $0.022, $75 minimum
Fire Alarm Plan Review (Utah State Fire Marshal's Office)Quoted verbatim from the USFM's Fire Alarm Plan Review Submittal Form (firemarshal.utah.gov/applications-and-forms/): 'SQUARE FT x .022$ = $ Note: Minimum fee is $75.' No equivalent fee line exists in Beaver County's own Fee Schedule.
Square footage of review scope x $0.022, $75 minimum

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm Plan Review Permit permit actually take in Unincorporated Beaver County?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Fire Sprinkler/Alarm System Inspection

    Installed system inspected against the approved plan set prior to occupancy. The administering authority (Beaver County's local fire district vs. the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office) is not clearly established for unincorporated Beaver County — confirm with the Beaver County Building Department, (435) 438-6484, before applying.

See the full Unincorporated Beaver County inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Beaver County's two local fire service districts (Beaver Fire District #1 and Fire Service District #2, covering Milford/Minersville) do not publish any fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm plan-review process, fee, or contact procedure on the county's website — call the Building Department at (435) 438-6484 or the relevant fire district first to confirm who reviews your project before assuming the State Fire Marshal's process applies.
  • The Utah State Fire Marshal's Office plan-review fee ($0.022/sq ft, $75 minimum) is identical for both fire sprinkler and fire alarm submittals, per its own submittal forms — contact planreviews@utah.gov or (801) 256-2390.
  • Per Utah Admin. Code R710-9-8, the State Fire Marshal's own unconditional plan-review jurisdiction is centered on state-owned buildings and public/private K-12 schools; for other occupancies the 'local fire authority' reviews first, with USFM as a fallback only if the LFA does not — so USFM involvement in an ordinary private commercial project in Beaver County is not guaranteed and should be confirmed, not assumed.
  • Fees must be paid to the USFM before plan review is released, per the submittal forms.

Frequently asked questions

Unincorporated Beaver County requires a fire sprinkler / fire alarm plan review permit for: 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. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Beaver County Building Department at (435) 438-6484 before starting work.

$0.022 per square foot of the review scope, with a $75 minimum fee, per the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office's own Automatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Submittal Form and Fire Alarm Plan Review Submittal Form. Fees must be paid before plan review is released.

Unincorporated Beaver County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Beaver County Building Department at (435) 438-6484 for current turnaround.

Depending on your project, Unincorporated Beaver County may also ask for: Automatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Submittal Form (Utah State Fire Marshal's Office); Fire Alarm Plan Review Submittal Form (Utah State Fire Marshal's Office). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Beaver County requires 1 inspection(s) for a fire sprinkler / fire alarm plan review permit, in order: Fire Sprinkler/Alarm System Inspection. Schedule each through Beaver County Building Department ((435) 438-6484).

Apply through Beaver County Building Department at 105 East Center Street, Beaver, UT 84713 (mailing: P.O. Box 1013, Beaver, UT 84713). Phone: (435) 438-6484, email: building@beaver.utah.gov. Office hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Field inspections conducted 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monday–Thursday. Closed federal and local holidays.. Official information: https://www.beaver.utah.gov/119/Building-Department.

Unincorporated Beaver County, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), statewide default; effective 7/1/2026, superseding the 2021 edition; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); IRC remains at the 2021 edition across the 7/1/2026 statutory rollover; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective 7/1/2026; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective 7/1/2026; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective 7/1/2026; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); NEC remains at the 2023 edition across the 7/1/2026 rollover; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective 7/1/2026; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), effective 7/1/2026; 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective 7/1/2026; NOTE: Beaver County's own Building Department web pages (Building Code Information / Building Plan Requirements / Utah Code) do not republish specific code-edition numbers or amendments; the county's Inspection Information page cites 'International Residential Code (IRC) 109.5' and 'International Building Code Section 110.1' generically without an edition year. Absent a county-specific amendment, this file reports the statewide statutory default per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, consistent with the treatment used for other unincorporated Utah counties in this corpus (e.g., Iron County) that do not independently republish edition numbers.. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Beaver County overview page for the full list.

No. Beaver County's 2026 Fee Schedule, Permits page, and Building Permit Requirements page contain no fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm-specific permit, fee, or form (re-verified 2026-07-22), and neither of the county's two local fire service districts publishes a plan-review process online. The real fallback is the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office statewide submittal process, though its jurisdiction over ordinary private commercial projects in Beaver County is not clearly established — confirm with the Building Department, (435) 438-6484, before applying.

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