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Fire Alarm System Permit in Clearfield, Utah

Required for installation of a fire alarm system in Clearfield. As with fire sprinkler permits, fire alarm plan review and permitting is handled by North Davis Fire District (NDFD) — confirmed live 2026-07-21 via NDFD's own Fire Marshal page, which states Deputy Fire Marshal Mike Rawlings serves 'Clearfield, Sunset, West Point, and areas of unincorporated Davis County' — separately from the City's own building permit process.

Verified 2026-07-21 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Installation of a fire alarm system
  • Plan review and permit from North Davis Fire District's Fire Marshal's Office, in addition to the City building permit
  • NDFD impact fee worksheet (obtained directly from North Davis Fire District) required as part of Clearfield's Commercial Plans Submittal Checklist

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Fire Alarm System Installation Plan Review (includes 1 plan review)North Davis Fire District Fee Schedule, 'Fire Alarm System — Plan review and permits' table, confirmed via direct PDF fetch and page-image review live 2026-07-21 (Clearfield is a confirmed NDFD member city per NDFD's own Fire Marshal page).
$250.00
Fire Alarm System Plan Re-ReviewNorth Davis Fire District Fee Schedule — each additional fire system plan review is billed at the same rate as the initial review.
Same as initial review
Fire Alarm System Permit (includes 2 inspections)North Davis Fire District Fee Schedule, 'Fire Alarm System — *Permits*' table, confirmed via direct PDF fetch live 2026-07-21.
$200.00
Fire Alarm System Additional InspectionNorth Davis Fire District Fee Schedule — each inspection beyond the 2 included in the permit fee is billed at the same rate.
Same as initial inspection
Routine Alarm Inspection (1-hour, business/annual)North Davis Fire District Fee Schedule, 'Inspections' table — separate routine/annual inspection fee, distinct from the installation permit above.
$100.00

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    First Inspection

    Included in the $200 permit fee; NDFD fire alarm permits include 2 inspections total.

  2. 2

    Final Inspection

    Second of the 2 inspections included in the permit fee.

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

Tips

  • Clearfield is a member city of North Davis Fire District (NDFD) — fire alarm plan review and permitting go through NDFD's Fire Marshal's Office (801-525-2850), not the Clearfield Building Department.
  • The $250 plan review fee is flat regardless of building size, unlike NDFD's fire sprinkler plan review, which is tiered by square footage.

Frequently asked questions

Clearfield requires a fire alarm system permit for: Installation of a fire alarm system; Plan review and permit from North Davis Fire District's Fire Marshal's Office, in addition to the City building permit; NDFD impact fee worksheet (obtained directly from North Davis Fire District) required as part of Clearfield's Commercial Plans Submittal Checklist. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Clearfield City Community Development Department — Building Division at (801) 525-2701 before starting work.

Clearfield's fire protection review is handled by North Davis Fire District. Per NDFD's fee schedule (confirmed live 2026-07-21), fire alarm plan review is a flat $250, and the permit (including 2 inspections) is $200.

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: Fire Alarm System Plans; NDFD Impact Fee Worksheet. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Clearfield requires 2 inspection(s) for a fire alarm system permit, in order: First Inspection, Final Inspection. 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.

Not directly. Clearfield is a confirmed member city of North Davis Fire District (NDFD is served per NDFD's own Fire Marshal page, live-checked 2026-07-21), and NDFD's Fire Marshal's Office handles fire alarm plan review and permitting separately from Clearfield's own building permit process.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-21.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Clearfield building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.