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Fire Alarm System Permit in Farmington, Utah

Required for new or modified fire alarm system installation in Farmington City, administered directly by the Farmington City Fire Department (Fire Marshal James Weston). Farmington's Consolidated Fee Schedule (adopted 2026-05-19) publishes a genuinely distinct fire alarm plan review fee under Section G3 'Fire Inspection Fees' -- 'Fire Alarm System Installation Plan Review - Alarm Design Approval' and a separate 'Fire Alarm System Plan Re-Review - Alarm Plan Recheck' -- verified directly by rendering the fee-schedule PDF to page images (page 25 of 28). NOTE: the schedule's separate Section G2 'Fire Alarm Fees' ($500 for a 3rd false fire alarm within 365 days, +$100 per additional false alarm in the same rolling period) is a false-alarm penalty schedule, NOT a permit or installation fee, and is not conflated with this entry. Design and installation is governed by NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm Code) per the Fire Department's own Commercial Plan Review Guide, applied together with the 2021 International Fire Code and the Utah State 2021 Amended Fire Code.

Verified 2026-07-21 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New or modified fire alarm/detection system installation (commercial or residential) within Farmington City
  • Design and installation governed by NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm Code), per the Farmington Fire Department's Commercial Plan Review Guide 'Farmington Fire Code References' page
  • Plans reviewed by the Fire Marshal for Alarm Design Approval, separately from the Building Department's building-permit plan review
  • A Knox Box is required if the building has a fire alarm or suppression system, per the Commercial Plan Review Guide's Site Plan Sheet Checklist

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Fee schedule

Fire Alarm System Installation Plan Review — Alarm Design ApprovalFarmington City Consolidated Fee Schedule, date of last revision 5/19/2026, Section G3 'Fire Inspection Fees': 'Fire Alarm System Installation Plan Review - Alarm Design Approval — $150.00.' Verified 2026-07-21 by rendering the fee-schedule PDF to page images (page 25 of 28) at farmington.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/CFS-as-adopted-on-2026-05-19.pdf.
$150.00
Fire Alarm System Plan Re-Review — Alarm Plan RecheckFarmington City Consolidated Fee Schedule (5/19/2026), Section G3: 'Fire Alarm System Plan Re-Review - Alarm Plan Recheck — $150.00.' Verified 2026-07-21 via direct page-image review. Applies if plan corrections are required after the initial review.
$150.00

Review timeline

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Inspection process

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    Tips

    • Fire alarm permitting in Farmington runs through the Fire Marshal's office, separately from the Building Department's building-permit review.
    • Don't confuse the Section G3 alarm plan-review fee ($150 for design approval, $150 for a re-review if corrections are needed) with the unrelated Section G2 'Fire Alarm Fees' false-alarm penalty schedule ($500 for a 3rd false alarm within any 365-day period, increasing by $100 per additional false alarm in the same period) -- the two are billed under different sections of the fee schedule for entirely different reasons.
    • If plan corrections are needed after the initial Alarm Design Approval review, a separate $150 Plan Re-Review fee applies -- matching the initial review fee.
    • The Fire Department's Commercial Plan Review Guide notes a Knox Box is required if the building has a fire alarm or suppression system, and its location must be shown on the submitted plans.

    Frequently asked questions

    Farmington requires a fire alarm system permit for: New or modified fire alarm/detection system installation (commercial or residential) within Farmington City; Design and installation governed by NFPA 72 (National Fire Alarm Code), per the Farmington Fire Department's Commercial Plan Review Guide 'Farmington Fire Code References' page; Plans reviewed by the Fire Marshal for Alarm Design Approval, separately from the Building Department's building-permit plan review; A Knox Box is required if the building has a fire alarm or suppression system, per the Commercial Plan Review Guide's Site Plan Sheet Checklist. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Farmington City Building Department at (801) 451-2383 before starting work.

    No. The $500 figure in the Consolidated Fee Schedule's Section G2 'Fire Alarm Fees' is a false-alarm penalty -- charged for a 3rd false fire alarm within any 365-day period, increasing by $100 per additional false alarm in the same period -- not a fee for permitting or installing a fire alarm system. The actual permit fee (Section G3) is $150 for plan review.

    Farmington does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Farmington City Building Department at (801) 451-2383 for current turnaround.

    You'll need: Fire Alarm System Plans. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

    Apply through Farmington City Building Department at 160 S. Main St. / P.O. Box 160, Farmington, UT 84025-0160. Phone: (801) 451-2383. Office hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Residential Building Permit Application Packet, H. Gordon rev. 4.24.2020). Official information: https://farmington.utah.gov/building-department/.

    Farmington, 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); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington City's design criteria (Residential Building Permit Application Packet, H. Gordon, rev. 4.24.2020, which had not been updated as of 2026-07-16); 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. Farmington City design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020) and the Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024) are consistent with this; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not separately itemized in Farmington's own published materials, added here per statute; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); supersedes the 2021 edition cited in Farmington's Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024), Sections 705 and 706, which had not been updated as of 2026-07-16; 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) — cited in Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024), Sections 304.1, 304.7, 507; the IPMC is NOT among the codes adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (property-maintenance code, not a construction code), so no statewide edition change applies here — left as published by the City; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington's design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020, not updated as of 2026-07-16); 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington's design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020, not updated as of 2026-07-16); 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); not separately itemized in Farmington's own published design-criteria packet (rev. 4.24.2020), added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington's design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020, not updated as of 2026-07-16); 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Farmington City design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020) already correctly reflects 2023; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): The 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 are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Farmington City's own published design-criteria packet (Residential Building Permit Application Packet, rev. 4.24.2020) and Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024) still reference 2021 editions for IBC/IEBC and had not been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 transition as of this re-verification; this file now states the governing statutory code (2024 editions) as current per Utah's statewide-mandatory code regime (Utah Code § 15A-1-204), with the City's un-updated 2021 references preserved above as historical/local-document context. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation in the sources array below has been updated to the current in-force version link. Local amendments apply — see the Farmington overview page for the full list.

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