Unincorporated Juab County building permits

Building department

Address

160 N Main Street, Office #117, Nephi, UT 84648

Phone

(435) 623-3400

Email

Office hours

Monday–Thursday 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Unincorporated Juab County — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Utah adopts construction codes statewide under Utah Code Title 15A (State Construction and Fire Codes Act), enforced by every jurisdiction. Chapter 4 of Title 15A codifies Legislature-enacted amendments for specific named jurisdictions (e.g., Park City, Salt Lake City, Sandy City) as part of the state construction code. Through June 30, 2026, the editions in force under Utah Code § 15A-2-103 are the 2021 IBC (with Appendices C and J), 2021 IRC, 2021 IPC, 2021 IMC, 2021 IFGC, 2021 IECC, 2021 IEBC, and 2021 ISPSC (residential provisions), together with the 2023 NEC. Effective July 1, 2026, § 15A-2-103 adopts the 2024 editions of the IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, IEBC, and ISPSC; the IRC remains the 2021 edition and the NEC remains the 2023 edition. Note: residential energy requirements are modified by statewide amendments, and several Utah jurisdictions document their residential energy provisions at the 2015 IECC level rather than the adopted IECC year — confirm the applicable residential energy code with your local jurisdiction. Always confirm the edition in force with your local jurisdiction.

• 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026). Juab County's Planning and Zoning Department does not publish a distinct local-vintage code page; the county building permit application and land use materials reference compliance with 'all County and State Building Laws and Ordinances,' indicating adoption of the statewide-standard edition without a documented local override.
• 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), plus Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 revision — still the current edition.
• 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026).
• 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026).
• 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026).
• 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026); statute has no residential/commercial split — one edition applies to both.
• 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i). ADDED 2026-07-16: this code was missing entirely from this file's codesAdopted array; it is not listed on Juab County's own building-permit materials, but it is adopted statewide by statute, so it applies here regardless of the county's omission. Current edition as of July 1, 2026 (2021 edition governed through June 30, 2026).
• 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), residential provisions — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n). ADDED 2026-07-16: this code was also missing entirely from this file's codesAdopted array; same statewide-statute basis as the IEBC entry above.
• 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); statewide in force, unchanged by the July 1, 2026 revision.
• NOTE (verified 2026-07-16 against the live Utah Code § 15A-2-103 text, version headed 'Effective 7/1/2026 / Superseded 1/1/2027'): the 2024 editions of IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, IEBC, and ISPSC listed above took effect July 1, 2026, replacing the 2021 editions; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did not change. The 1/1/2027 version of the statute carries identical editions, so no further flip is expected then. This file previously forecast this change but still led with the 2021 editions as current, and omitted IEBC/ISPSC entirely — corrected on this date.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit

  Required for new residential construction, additions, remodels, and structural alterations on land in unincorporated Juab County (outside Nephi and other incorporated municipalities). Issued and reviewed by the Juab County Planning and Zoning Department, which is organizationally and operationally separate from Nephi City's own Building Department — Nephi contracts with the county for planning services on land-use matters but issues and processes its own building permits under a separate competitively-bid contract (RFP No. 22-01); the county's Planning and Zoning Department independently issues and reviews unincorporated-area permits under its own Building Permit Application and Pledge for Building Permit process.

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• Commercial Building Permit

  Required for new commercial construction on land in unincorporated Juab County, regulated by the statewide-adopted 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective July 1, 2026). Juab County Planning and Zoning does not publish a distinct commercial building permit page, application form, or fee schedule separate from its general Building Permit Application process — the same valuation-based fee methodology and application form used for residential permits applies to commercial construction.

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• Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit

  Required for tenant improvement and tenant finish work in existing commercial buildings on land in unincorporated Juab County. Juab County Planning and Zoning does not publish any distinct tenant-improvement permit type, application, checklist, or fee line — an exhaustive search of juabcounty.gov as of 2026-07-19 found no county-specific tenant-improvement materials at all. Tenant improvement work is presumed, absent contrary evidence, to fall under the same general Building Permit Application and valuation-based fee process used for all other construction in the county.

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• Sign Permit

  Required before erecting, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, locating, or altering any sign in unincorporated Juab County, per the Juab County Land Use Code § 12-1-2202. Signs on residential uses are reviewed and issued directly by the Zoning Administrator; all other signs require Planning Commission review and approval before the Administrator issues the permit (§ 12-1-305.3.c). Re-chased 2026-07-20: the permit process and detailed sign-standards requirements below are fully confirmed against the codified ordinance; the dollar fee amount itself remains genuinely unpublished online after an exhaustive search (see fees[].notes for every avenue tried) — the ordinance itself states the fee schedule is kept administratively at the Juab County Clerk's office rather than codified.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  Juab County does not publish a distinct EV charger, EVSE, or electric vehicle charging station permit or fee. The county's own Building Permit Application form (co.juab.ut.us / juabcounty.gov) includes "Electrical" as one of its "Type of Construction" checkbox categories (alongside Residential, Commercial/Industrial, Shed/Garage, Agricultural, Remodel/Addition, Other), confirming electrical installation work — including a new dedicated EV charger circuit — is processed under the same single Building Permit Application and valuation-based fee, computed by the Planning and Zoning Department from the project's Total Valuation. No EV-specific line item exists.

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• Solar PV Installation Permit

  Juab County does not publish a distinct solar, solar PV, or renewable-energy installation permit or fee. The county's own Building Permit Application form (juabcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bldg-Permit-form.pdf) offers only "Residential," "Electrical," "Commercial/Industrial," "Shed/Garage," "Agricultural," "Remodel/Addition," and "Other" checkboxes under "Type of Construction" — there is no "Solar" or "PV" category, and the word "solar" appears nowhere on the form. A solar PV installation (rooftop or ground-mount, residential or commercial) is processed under this same single Building Permit Application and valuation-based fee, computed by the Planning and Zoning Department from the project's Total Valuation, the same as any other electrical or remodel/addition work.

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• Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm Permit

  Required for the installation of automatic fire sprinkler systems and fire alarm systems in commercial and other applicable buildings on land in unincorporated Juab County, subject to Utah's statewide-adopted fire code enforced by local fire authorities under Utah Admin. Code R710-9 (Rules Pursuant to the Utah Fire Prevention and Safety Act). Juab County Planning and Zoning does not publish a distinct fire sprinkler or fire alarm permit application, checklist, or fee separate from its general Building Permit Application process. Notably, the county's own Building Permit Application form includes a dedicated 'Fire Marshall' signature line within its 'FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY' section — confirming the Juab (Special Service) Fire District reviews and signs off on building permits as a matter of practice — but no distinct sprinkler/alarm submittal packet, plan-review checklist, or fee schedule is published online by either the county or the fire district. Re-chased 2026-07-22: the retired co.juab.ut.us fire-district pages (reachable only via Wayback Machine, since the live co.juab.ut.us domain now refuses connections) cover only open-burning/closed-season air-quality regulations, not building-related fire-protection-system permitting. The Utah State Fire Marshal's Office assigns a regional deputy to Juab County (Rohn Peterson, covering Carbon, Emery, Grand, Juab, Nebo, Piute, North/South Sanpete, San Juan, Sevier, and Wayne counties per firemarshal.utah.gov/contact-us/), but that office's own materials scope its role in Juab County to 'Plan reviews for state-owned buildings, schools, and hospitals' — consistent with Utah Admin. Code R710-9-8, under which the State Fire Marshal's direct plan-review duty covers state-owned facilities, public/private schools, and (as a backstop only where the Local Fire Authority does not) other publicly-owned buildings, colleges, and institutional occupancies. R710-9-8 does not assign the State Fire Marshal a role in ordinary private commercial construction, so the SFM's statewide Automatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Submittal Form and Fire Alarm Submittal Form process cannot be confirmed as the applicable fallback for a typical private commercial sprinkler or alarm installation in unincorporated Juab County. This is a genuine documentation gap, not an omission — the Juab (Special Service) Fire District is the local fire authority most likely responsible for enforcement, but its own review process, checklist, and fee are not published anywhere online as of 2026-07-22.

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• Change of Use / Change of Occupancy Permit

  Required when an existing building or structure in unincorporated Juab County undergoes a change of occupancy or change of occupancy classification, per the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) Section 111 (Certificate of Occupancy) and the 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) Chapter 10 (Change of Occupancy) — both adopted statewide under Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a) and (1)(i) respectively, and both already listed in this file's codesAdopted array. IBC Section 111.1 provides that 'a change of occupancy of a building or structure or portion thereof shall not be made... until the building official has issued a certificate of occupancy therefor.' Juab County Planning and Zoning does not publish a distinct change-of-use or change-of-occupancy permit application, checklist, or fee separate from its general Building Permit Application process — an exhaustive search of juabcounty.gov as of 2026-07-22 (Building Permits page, Codes & Ordinances page, Planning and Zoning page) found no county-specific change-of-use materials, and the county's own Building Permit Application form offers no 'Change of Use' or 'Change of Occupancy' checkbox among its Type of Construction options (Residential, Electrical, Commercial/Industrial, Shed/Garage, Agricultural, Remodel/Addition, Other). The same form does state, in its applicant-certification language, that 'OCCUPANCY OF STRUCTURE IS PROHIBITED UNTIL AFTER FINAL INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS ISSUED' — confirming a Certificate of Occupancy is issued as part of the county's general Building Permit process, but not documenting a standalone process for a change of use/occupancy on an existing building absent new construction. A change-of-use project is presumed, absent contrary evidence, to be submitted through this same general Building Permit Application.

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