Unincorporated Carbon County building permits

Requirements

• Any owner or owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect/install/enlarge/alter/repair/remove/convert/replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, must first apply to the Building Department and obtain the required permit (per Carbon County Building Permits page, quoting the adopted code's permit-requirement section)
• Signed Road Encroachment Agreement required for unincorporated-area applications — per the Building Permits page, submitted to the County Road Shop (435-636-3268); the county's New Home or Cabin Checklist packet corroborates this and further specifies a Road Encroachment Permit approved by the Carbon County Road Department is required 'if access is from a County road'
• Completed and signed Building Permit Application, including contractor's name(s) and license number(s), or a signed Owner/Builder Certification Form if the owner is completing any of the work
• A complete plan set (PDF only — jpgs and other file types not accepted) including site plan, footing/foundation plan, wall framing/columns/beams, floor framing, roof framing or stamped truss sheets, electrical plan, plumbing plan, HVAC plans with heating/cooling load calculations (Manual J & D), and gas pipe sizing calculations
• Cabins in the MR and WS zones require a natural buildable site of 20,000 square feet having slopes less than 30 percent
• Proof of fees paid for water connection (PRWID) and sewer hook-up (PRWID or Scofield Reservoir Special Service District) or, where unserved, spring/well approval from the Utah Division of Water Rights and/or Individual Wastewater (septic) approval from the Southeast Utah Health District
• Engineered WET-stamped plans (no copies accepted) required for all structures in the Scofield area D0 seismic zone (Scofield is itself an incorporated town, but the surrounding D0 seismic band and Scofield-area frost depth rule extend into unincorporated county land), and may be required elsewhere for unusual shapes/sizes, foundation/basement walls over 9 feet, walkout basements, basements with a garage, or non-rectangular log structures

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationCompleted and signed, including contractor name(s) and license number(s). Apply online at carbon.utah.gov or in person at the County Building & Planning Office.
• OptionalOwner/Builder Certification FormRequired if the owner is completing any of the work themselves (do-it-yourselfer), in lieu of a licensed contractor.
• RequiredSite Plan (PDF)Drawn to scale, showing lot shape/dimensions, street, front of lot, and setbacks to property lines of all existing and proposed structures, per the county's Residential Site Plan Requirements.
• RequiredFull Construction Plan Set (PDF, not less than 1/4" = 1')Footing/foundation plan; wall framing/columns/beams with sizes; floor framing/girder/joist/blocking sizes and spans; roof framing/rafter size and span or stamped truss sheet details; electrical plan; plumbing plan; HVAC plans with heat loss/gain calculations (Manual J & D); gas pipe sizing calculations.
• RequiredRoad Encroachment Agreement / PermitRequired specifically for unincorporated-area applications where access is from a County road. Per the Building Permits page, the signed agreement is submitted to the County Road Shop (435-636-3268); the New Home/Cabin Checklist packet states it is submitted to the Building Department and approved by the Carbon County Road Department. Contact the Building Department at (435) 636-3260 to confirm current routing.
• RequiredProof of Water/Sewer Fees PaidWater connection from PRWID; sewer hook-up from PRWID or Scofield Reservoir Special Service District; or septic approval from Southeast Utah Health District where unserved by sewer; or spring/well approval from the Utah Division of Water Rights where unserved by central culinary water.

Fee schedule