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Residential Building Permit (New Construction, Single Family, Duplexes, Twin Homes, Townhomes) in Cedar City, Utah

Required for new single-family, duplex, twin-home, and townhome construction in Cedar City, regulated by the state-adopted 2024 IBC / 2021 IRC (per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 7/1/2026 — Cedar City's own Current Adopted Codes page has not yet been updated to reflect the 2024 IBC as of 2026-07-16). Base building permit fee is scaled to water meter size per the city's own Fee Estimate Request form rather than solely a flat ICC-valuation chart; the underlying fee ordinance is codified in Chapter 36 of Cedar City's municipal code.

Verified 2026-07-03 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New single-family, duplex, twin-home, or townhome construction
  • Site plan showing actual building setbacks, address/lot/subdivision, directional arrow, street name, and parking
  • Utah Prairie Dog Clearance letter (Department of Natural Resources) required any time ground is broken
  • Geo-Technical Data Sheet / Pre-Construction Document with Engineer's Stamp required any time ground is broken
  • All applicable contractors must hold current DOPL (Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing) licenses, unless a Notarized Owner/Builder Certificate is submitted Owner-builder

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Fee schedule

Building Permit FeeCedar City Fee Estimate Request form (cedarcityut.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14851/Estimate-of-Fees): 'Building Permit > Based on water meter size.' The Consolidated Fee Schedule (LAST UPDATED 3-Dec-25) states the underlying Building Permit Fee is 'As set by Uniform Codes Adopted by Ch. 36' of the municipal code; the specific valuation/water-meter-size fee table within Chapter 36 could not be rendered as text from cedarcity.municipalcodeonline.com (the site returned only editor/template chrome via automated fetch, not the codified chapter text) — reported here using the city's own Fee Estimate Request form language rather than inventing a table.
Based on water meter size
State FeeCedar City Fee Estimate Request form (cedarcityut.gov/DocumentCenter/View/14851/Estimate-of-Fees), consistent with the statewide Uniform Building Code Commission fee required of all Utah compliance agencies.
1% (labeled 'State 1% tax' on Cedar City's own fee estimate form)
Additional applicable fees (impact/utility, itemized on request)Cedar City Fee Estimate Request form lists these as potentially applicable line items but states: 'This is not a complete list of possible fees... These are estimates and not exact amounts. The exact amount can only be determined after plan check has been completed and the permit is processed.' No specific dollar figures for these impact fees are published on this form; omitted rather than invented. Residents can request a project-specific estimate via the same form.
Varies — Engineering Plan Check Fee, Trash Receptacle, Water Meter, Water Acquisition Fee, Water Impact Fee, Sewer Plant Impact Fee, Sewer Collection Impact Fee, Drainage Impact Fee, Police Impact Fee, Fire/EMS Impact Fee, Parks & Recreation Impact Fee, Transportation Impact Fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footing Exterior

    Footing depth per plan; rebar chaired/secured/lapped per plan; rebar Ufer ground tied to footing bar. Per Cedar City Building Department Inspection Reference Guide.

  2. 2

    Interior Footing

    Placement of footing and rebar verified; no plumbing running parallel inside footing; pipes crossing footings protected; footing depth checked.

  3. 3

    Underground Electrical / Underground Mechanical / Underground Plumbing

    Trench depth, conduit/conductor sizing, direct-burial-listed ducts with sealed joints, pipe slope, cleanouts, backflow preventers on basements, minimum 10-foot water head test or 15-minute air test.

  4. 4

    Foundation Wall

    Rebar spacing/ties per plan, wall thickness per plan, hold-downs in proper locations, wall height matching engineering.

  5. 5

    Slab (suspended)

    Rebar size/spacing and slab thickness per plan.

  6. 6

    Temporary Power

    Panel pole secured, all circuits GFCI-protected, ground/neutral bonded.

  7. 7

    Roof

    Sheathing gap, nailing, thickness per span rating, truss condition and bracing per plan.

  8. 8

    Interior/Exterior Shear

    Sheathing type/size, nailing, hold-down hardware, anchor bolts per plan.

  9. 9

    Rough Mechanical / Rough Plumbing / Rough Electrical / Gas Piping

    Ductwork support and insulation, DWV water/air test, vent slope, outlet spacing, smoke/CO detector placement, gas line pressure test (1.5x working pressure, minimum 3 psig) with Cedar City gas clearance form on site.

  10. 10

    Framing

    All prior inspections approved; notching/boring of structural members checked; tempered glass in hazardous locations; stair construction; fire blocking; egress window sizing (max 44 in. to opening).

  11. 11

    Insulation

    Batts installed per manufacturer instructions with correct R-value; top/bottom plate holes sealed; window/door jambs sealed to meet IECC minimums.

  12. 12

    Lath / Drywall / Fire Assembly / Shower Pan

    Weather barrier and lath wire installation; Type X drywall over garages with living space above; fire-rated assembly verification; shower pan 2-inch water dam test.

  13. 13

    Permanent Power

    Rocky Mountain Power service order number provided at inspection request; grounding conductors landed; at least one GFCI outlet installed.

  14. 14

    Building Final

    Address permanently posted; all trades complete; site clean (no dumpster/porta-potty); driveway finished; grading slopes away from house; all required certificates (stucco, insulation, grading) on site; utilities hooked up and operational.

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

Tips

  • Cedar City's Inspection Reference Guide (Building Department Req. Inspection Reference Guide) is dated 7/2016 in its footer — the most recent version found via the city's Building Permit Forms & Guides page; verify with the Building Department whether a newer revision exists before relying on it for edge cases.
  • All permit applications must be submitted online via the city's permit portal (cedarcity.cityinspect.com/login); there is no in-person/paper submittal path described in the city's own Building Permit Guide.
  • A Utah Prairie Dog Clearance letter from the Department of Natural Resources is required any time ground is broken — request via the city's own Prairie Dog Clearance Request form.
  • Building Permit fees are scaled to water meter size per Cedar City's own Fee Estimate Request form, a different fee-structuring approach than the pure ICC-valuation tables used by several other Utah cities in this corpus; request a project-specific estimate directly from the Building Department.

Frequently asked questions

Cedar City requires a residential building permit (new construction, single family, duplexes, twin homes, townhomes) for: New single-family, duplex, twin-home, or townhome construction; Site plan showing actual building setbacks, address/lot/subdivision, directional arrow, street name, and parking; Utah Prairie Dog Clearance letter (Department of Natural Resources) required any time ground is broken; Geo-Technical Data Sheet / Pre-Construction Document with Engineer's Stamp required any time ground is broken; All applicable contractors must hold current DOPL (Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing) licenses, unless a Notarized Owner/Builder Certificate is submitted. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Cedar City Building & Zoning Department at (435) 865-4519 before starting work.

Cedar City's own Fee Estimate Request form indicates the Building Permit fee is based on water meter size, plus a 1% state fee and other applicable fees (electrical, plumbing, mechanical, meter upgrade, engineering plan check, and various impact fees) that vary by project. Contact the Building Department at (435) 865-4519 or submit the Fee Estimate Request form for a project-specific figure.

Cedar City does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Cedar City Building & Zoning Department at (435) 865-4519 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Site Plan; Architectural Plan Pages; Prairie Dog Clearance; Geo-Technical Data Sheet / Pre-Construction Document with Engineer's Stamp; Signed Energy Code Compliance Documentation (ResCheck); Acknowledgement of Foundation Setback Certification Recommendation; Engineering on Structural Elements. Depending on your project, Cedar City may also ask for: Notarized Owner Builder Certificate. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Cedar City requires 14 inspection(s) for a residential building permit (new construction, single family, duplexes, twin homes, townhomes), in order: Footing Exterior, Interior Footing, Underground Electrical / Underground Mechanical / Underground Plumbing, Foundation Wall, Slab (suspended), Temporary Power, Roof, Interior/Exterior Shear, Rough Mechanical / Rough Plumbing / Rough Electrical / Gas Piping, Framing, Insulation, Lath / Drywall / Fire Assembly / Shower Pan, Permanent Power, Building Final. Schedule each through Cedar City Building & Zoning Department ((435) 865-4519).

Apply through Cedar City Building & Zoning Department at 10 N Main Street, Cedar City, UT 84720. Phone: (435) 865-4519, email: lhope@cedarcityut.gov. Office hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, per cedarcityut.gov/129/Building-Zoning.. Official information: https://www.cedarcityut.gov/129/Building-Zoning.

Cedar City, 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 cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16 ('2021 International Building Code').; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix Q (Tiny Houses) — REMAINS CURRENT, Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment; cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes is correct on this point.; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) — per cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes. NOTE: the IFC is NOT among the codes adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (which governs Title 15A Chapter 2, State Construction Code) — Utah's Fire Code is separately adopted under Title 15A Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act; left as published by the City, no statutory edition change applies via § 15A-2-103.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); supersedes the 2021 edition cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); supersedes the 2021 edition cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); supersedes BOTH of the split editions cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16 (2015 IECC residential provisions and 2021 IECC commercial provisions). Cedar City's pre-7/1/2026 split (2015 residential / 2021 commercial) is preserved here as history: the residential figure was already an older edition than the city's own 2021 commercial IECC adoption, a live split-edition discrepancy in the city's own page predating this code-cycle transition.; 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 cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 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; cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes is correct on this point.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not itemized on cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes, added here per statute since the City's own page omits it.; 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 (Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities) — per cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes; not a code listed in § 15A-2-103, unaffected by the 7/1/2026 amendment.; 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/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Cedar City's Current Adopted Codes page (cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes) was live re-fetched 2026-07-16 and IS STILL LAGGING — it verbatim lists '2023 National Electrical Code, 2021 International Residential Code, Appendix Q of 2021 IRC, 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Fire Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, 2015 International Energy Conservation Code, residential provisions, 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, commercial provisions, 2021 International Existing Building Code, 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1' with no update reflecting the 2024 code-cycle transition. IRC and NEC entries on that page remain accurate (unchanged by statute); IFC is correctly outside § 15A-2-103's scope. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation has been added to the sources array below, pointing to the current in-force version link.. Local amendments apply — see the Cedar City overview page for the full list.

Per Cedar City's Building & Zoning FAQ (QID=89), a permit is required for any structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical changes, or changes to walls or floors, including new commercial or residential buildings, occupancy changes, accessory structures over 200 square feet, utility/meter upgrades, solar installations, and retaining walls over 4 feet.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-03.

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 Cedar City building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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