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Electrical Permit in Clearfield, Utah

Required for electrical work in Clearfield including new circuits, panel upgrades, service changes, and new wiring. Governed by the 2023 National Electrical Code, statewide-mandatory per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); Clearfield's own Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2020 NEC (live-checked 2026-07-16), but the statewide-mandatory 2023 edition controls. Clearfield does not publish a separate electrical fee table — electrical work is charged under the same building valuation table as other building permits. EV charger/EVSE installation is electrical work and falls under this general Electrical Permit; the Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ordinance 2025-16) does not publish an EV-specific line item — a charger circuit is charged under the same building valuation table as other electrical work.

Verified 2026-07-03 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New electrical circuits or wiring installations
  • Electrical panel upgrades or replacements
  • Service entrance changes
  • Adding or relocating outlets, switches, or fixtures
  • Solar panel electrical connections

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Fee schedule

Electrical PermitClearfield City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Chapter 5 (Ordinance 2025-16, adopted 6-24-2025) — no separate electrical fee table is published; electrical work is assessed under the same building valuation table (verified by full-text review of the fee schedule PDF).
Valuation-based per building permit fee table (see residential building permit fees)
Additional Electrical Outlet (specific line item found in fee schedule, context unclear — appears under a special-event/booth fee section, not the general building-permit section)Clearfield City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Chapter 5 (Ordinance 2025-16, adopted 6-24-2025) — listed under 'July 4th Booth Fees'; this appears to be an event-vendor charge, not a standard residential/commercial electrical permit fee. Included for completeness but flagged as likely inapplicable to typical electrical permits.
$130.00
Re-inspection FeeClearfield City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Chapter 5 (Ordinance 2025-16, adopted 6-24-2025)
$47 per hour (minimum 0.5 hour / $25 for unspecified inspections)

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Electrical Permit permit actually take in Clearfield?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough-In

    After wiring installed, before walls closed — verify box placement, wire sizing, proper support

  2. 2

    Service / Panel

    Panel installation, grounding electrode system, service entrance conductors

  3. 3

    Final

    All devices installed, GFCI/AFCI protection verified, panel labeled

See the full Clearfield inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Clearfield's own published Design Criteria and Adopted Codes (rev. 9/29/2023) lists the 2020 NEC as adopted — this is one edition behind the 2023 NEC that is statewide-mandatory per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) (also used by neighboring Davis County cities Bountiful and Layton); the statewide-mandatory 2023 NEC controls regardless. Confirm with the Building Division at (801) 525-2701, as no newer published Clearfield document was found as of live-check 2026-07-16.
  • Utah law allows homeowners to perform electrical work on their own primary residence, but a permit and inspections are still required.
  • Electrical work is listed under 'Requires Permits — Inside' in Clearfield's 'When Do I Need a Building Permit?' handout; simple fixture/switch/outlet replacements are listed as not requiring a permit.
  • No dedicated EV charger/EVSE permit or fee is published for Clearfield — a home charging circuit is treated as standard electrical work under the building valuation fee table.

Frequently asked questions

Yes, for new wiring, circuits, panel upgrades, or service changes. Per Clearfield's 'When Do I Need a Building Permit?' handout, changing light fixtures, switches, or outlets does not require a permit. Confirm borderline cases with the Building Division at (801) 525-2701.

Clearfield's Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ordinance 2025-16, adopted 6-24-2025) does not list a separate electrical fee table — electrical permits are valued and charged using the same building valuation fee table as other building permits.

Clearfield does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Clearfield City Community Development Department — Building Division at (801) 525-2701 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application. Depending on your project, Clearfield may also ask for: Electrical Plan / Single-Line Diagram; Utah Electrical Contractor License (DOPL). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Clearfield requires 3 inspection(s) for an electrical permit, in order: Rough-In, Service / Panel, Final. Schedule each through Clearfield City Community Development Department — Building Division ((801) 525-2701).

Apply through Clearfield City Community Development Department — Building Division at 55 South State Street, Clearfield, UT 84015. Phone: (801) 525-2701, email: permits@clearfieldcity.org. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Official information: https://clearfield.city/business-development/.

Clearfield, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), superseding the 2021 IBC. Clearfield's own Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document (rev. 9/29/2023, effective 7/1/2023) still lists the 2021 IBC — live-checked 2026-07-16 via direct PDF fetch of clearfield.city/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Design-Criteria-Letterhead.pdf, confirming the city's document has NOT been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 statewide flip. The statute controls regardless of the city document's lag.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did NOT change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Matches Clearfield's Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document.; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not separately itemized in Clearfield's own Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document, added here per statute.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), superseding the 2021 IPC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 IPC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), superseding the 2021 IMC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 IMC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), superseding the 2021 IFGC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 IFGC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide-mandatory edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 amendment (the 2023 NEC baseline predates this code cycle). Clearfield's own Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) lists the 2020 NEC — one edition behind the statewide-mandatory floor, confirmed still unchanged via live PDF fetch 2026-07-16. Per Utah Code § 15A-1-204 (statewide-mandatory construction code), the 2023 NEC governs regardless of Clearfield's own document.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h) (no residential/commercial split under current law). Supersedes Clearfield's own split scheme: the Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) separately cited 2021 IECC commercial provisions plus 2015 IECC residential provisions and 2015 IRC Chapter 11, Energy Efficiency, for residential energy — preserved here as history. Live-checked 2026-07-16: Clearfield's Design Criteria document still shows this pre-2024 split scheme; the statute controls.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), superseding the 2021 IEBC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 IEBC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), superseding the 2021 ISPSC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 ISPSC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not listed in Clearfield's own Design Criteria document, added here per statute.; NOTE: A prior commercial-permit checklist PDF (undated content, hosted under a 2021 upload path) lists 2018 IBC/IMC/IPC, 2017 NEC, 2018 IFCI, 2018 IECC as 'Current Codes' — this is superseded by the Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document (rev. 9/29/2023, effective 7/1/2023) cited above, which is the more recent and more specific authority on adopted code editions; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): Utah Code § 15A-2-103, version effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027), took effect 15 days before this re-verification. IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Clearfield's Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document (rev. 9/29/2023, effective 7/1/2023) was live-checked 2026-07-16 via direct PDF fetch and is confirmed still lagging — it verbatim lists 2021 IBC/IMC/IPC/IFGC/IEBC/ISPSC, 2020 NEC, and the pre-2024 split IECC scheme (2021 commercial / 2015 residential). The statewide statute controls over Clearfield's un-updated document.. Local amendments apply — see the Clearfield overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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