Nibley building permits

Building department

Address

455 W 3200 S, Nibley, UT 84321-6337

Phone

(435) 752-0431

Email

Office hours

Mon–Fri 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Website

Official site

Permit portal

Apply online at Nibley's portal

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Nibley — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Utah adopts construction codes statewide under Utah Code Title 15A (State Construction and Fire Codes Act), enforced by every jurisdiction. Chapter 4 of Title 15A codifies Legislature-enacted amendments for specific named jurisdictions (e.g., Park City, Salt Lake City, Sandy City) as part of the state construction code. Through June 30, 2026, the editions in force under Utah Code § 15A-2-103 are the 2021 IBC (with Appendices C and J), 2021 IRC, 2021 IPC, 2021 IMC, 2021 IFGC, 2021 IECC, 2021 IEBC, and 2021 ISPSC (residential provisions), together with the 2023 NEC. Effective July 1, 2026, § 15A-2-103 adopts the 2024 editions of the IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, IEBC, and ISPSC; the IRC remains the 2021 edition and the NEC remains the 2023 edition. Note: residential energy requirements are modified by statewide amendments, and several Utah jurisdictions document their residential energy provisions at the 2015 IECC level rather than the adopted IECC year — confirm the applicable residential energy code with your local jurisdiction. Always confirm the edition in force with your local jurisdiction.

• 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — Nibley City Building Department page states: 'Nibley is currently using the ICC Codes as amended by the state of Utah'; per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b), the 2021 IRC continues in force statewide, unchanged by the July 1, 2026 update.
• 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective July 1, 2026.
• 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective July 1, 2026; per Nibley's own 'ICC Codes as amended by the state of Utah' statement.
• 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective July 1, 2026; per Nibley's own 'ICC Codes as amended by the state of Utah' statement.
• 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective July 1, 2026; per Nibley's own 'ICC Codes as amended by the state of Utah' statement.
• 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective July 1, 2026; per Nibley's own 'ICC Codes as amended by the state of Utah' statement.
• 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), effective July 1, 2026; per Nibley's own 'ICC Codes as amended by the state of Utah' statement.
• Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective July 1, 2026; per Nibley's own 'ICC Codes as amended by the state of Utah' statement.
• 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update.
• Modular Building Institute Standards 1200 and 1205 — adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not separately itemized on Nibley's own page, but applies statewide.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit

  Required for new single-family residential construction and any work regulated by the adopted 2021 IRC / 2024 IBC in Nibley. Nibley issues its own building permits independently of Cache County (confirmed via the county's own Building Division page, which lists Nibley among cities that 'issue their own permits'). Fees are valuation-based per Nibley's Consolidated Fee Schedule, using the same IRC-derived formula structure as the statewide model fee schedule.

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• Commercial Building Permit

  Required for new commercial and industrial construction in Nibley, regulated by the adopted 2024 International Building Code (per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective July 1, 2026). Nibley's official Building Department page states general submittal requirements without a residential/commercial distinction, and the Nibley City Consolidated Fee Schedule uses a single generic 'Building Permit Fee' valuation table (unlike some cities, this table is not separately labeled 'Commercial/Residential,' but nothing on the fee schedule or Building Department page restricts it to residential use). Commercial projects additionally trigger Development Services fees not applicable to single-family residential permits: a Commercial Site Plan Review Fee, a Public Works Inspection Fee for Commercial Development, a commercial-rate Stormwater Inspection Fee, use-specific Transportation Impact Fees, and a Commercial & Industrial Business License.

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• Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit

  Required for interior remodel/tenant finish work in an existing commercial building in Nibley — e.g., a new tenant finishing out shell space, or an existing tenant remodeling — regulated by the adopted 2024 IBC and, for existing buildings, the 2024 International Existing Building Code (per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i)). Nibley does not publish a standalone tenant-improvement fee schedule; the same generic valuation-based Building Permit Fee table used for new construction applies, based on the value of the tenant-improvement work. Nibley's Planning & Zoning page states directly that impact fees — which represent the largest cost component of a new commercial building permit — are 'not charged for remodels, accessory buildings or additions, unless the addition is large enough to necessitate changing the size of the water meter,' meaning most tenant-improvement projects owe only the building permit fee, plan review fee, and any required business license, not the full impact-fee stack.

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• Sign Permit

  Nibley regulates permitted signs under City Code (NCC) 19.24.150, which requires a building permit for most sign types (per the code's Table of Permitted Signs) and a separate, Planning Commission-reviewed EMD Sign Permit for any Electronic Message Display sign.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  Nibley's Consolidated Fee Schedule does not publish a distinct EV-charger fee line item, and the city has no general electrical-permit category — only the valuation-based Building Permit fee, a 0.1% Plan Review Fee, and a $50 Reinspection Fee. A full-text search of the fee schedule found zero mentions of 'EV,' 'electric vehicle,' 'charging station,' or 'EVSE,' and no separate standalone electrical-trade fee line item (unlike neighboring Cache County cities such as Logan or Millcreek). The city has not published explicit confirmation of how EV charger installs are billed, so this entry is marked partial confidence.

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• Solar / Solar PV Installation Permit

  Nibley does not publish a distinct solar or solar-PV permit type or fee. A full-text search of both the 2024 Consolidated Fee Schedule and the current 2025-2026 Consolidated Fee Schedule (approved 1-30-2026) found zero mentions of 'solar' or 'photovoltaic' in either document, and Nibley's official Building Department and Planning & Zoning pages likewise contain no solar-specific application, ordinance, or requirement. Rooftop or ground-mounted solar-PV installations are therefore permitted and charged through the same generic valuation-based Building Permit used for all other construction, consistent with the fact that Nibley has no standalone electrical-trade permit fee line either.

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• Fire Sprinkler System Permit

  Nibley's Consolidated Fee Schedule (both the 2024 edition and the current 2025-2026 edition approved 1-30-2026, full text searched directly) contains no 'sprinkler' fee line item of any kind, and Nibley's Building Department and Planning & Zoning pages do not publish a separate fire-sprinkler application or checklist. Fire-code plan review for buildings, roads, and developments in Nibley is instead provided under an intergovernmental agreement with the Cache County Fire District, per Nibley's own 2020 Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan (CWPP): 'Nibley City also has an agreement with Cache County Fire to help provide plan reviews for buildings, roads, and developments to ensure future developments, streets and roads meet fire code' (fire suppression response itself is separately contracted to Hyrum City). Cache County Fire District's own published Fee Schedule webpage (cachecounty.gov/fire/cachecounty.org/firefeeschedule.html) returned no fee content when fetched and rendered directly (checked 2026-07-22), so whether Cache County Fire charges its own separate fire-sprinkler plan-review or permit fee on top of Nibley's building permit could not be independently verified. Absent a published distinct fee, sprinkler system installations are permitted through Nibley's standard valuation-based Building Permit, which is a genuinely governing fee for this work, plus the Business Licenses & Fees section's flat $45.00 Fire Marshall Inspection Fee.

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• Fire Alarm System Permit

  Nibley's Consolidated Fee Schedule (both the 2024 edition and the current 2025-2026 edition approved 1-30-2026, full text searched directly) contains no 'alarm' fee line item related to fire alarm systems, and Nibley's Building Department and Planning & Zoning pages do not publish a separate fire-alarm application or checklist. As with fire sprinkler systems, fire-code plan review for buildings in Nibley is provided under an intergovernmental agreement with the Cache County Fire District, per Nibley's own 2020 Community Wildfire Preparedness Plan: 'Nibley City also has an agreement with Cache County Fire to help provide plan reviews for buildings, roads, and developments to ensure future developments, streets and roads meet fire code' (fire suppression response is separately contracted to Hyrum City). Cache County Fire District's own published Fee Schedule webpage returned no fee content when fetched and rendered directly (checked 2026-07-22), so whether Cache County Fire charges its own separate fire-alarm plan-review or permit fee could not be independently verified. Absent a published distinct fee, fire alarm system installations are permitted through Nibley's standard valuation-based Building Permit plus the city's flat $45.00 Fire Marshall Inspection Fee.

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• Change of Use / Change of Occupancy Permit

  Nibley does not publish a standalone Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or existing-building Certificate of Occupancy re-issuance permit type or fee. Neither the 2024 nor the current 2025-2026 Consolidated Fee Schedule (full text searched directly) contains a 'change of use' or 'change of occupancy' line item, and Nibley's Building Department and Planning & Zoning pages do not list a distinct Change of Use application. A change in use or occupancy classification for an existing building or tenant space in Nibley is instead processed through the city's existing mechanisms: (1) a Conditional Use Permit under Nibley City Code (NCC) Title 19 zoning standards when the new use is listed as a conditional use in the applicable zone; (2) a new or updated Commercial & Industrial Business License for the occupant/use itself, per the Consolidated Fee Schedule's Business Licenses & Fees section; and (3) the underlying Building Permit / Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit process (see this file's commercial-tenant-improvement-permit entry) for any physical alterations and for the Building Official's occupancy-classification review under the adopted 2024 IBC / 2024 IEBC.

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