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Unincorporated Juab County building permits
VerifiedUnincorporated Juab County, Utah — as published 2026-07-19.
Verified 2026-07-08 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit
VerifiedRequired 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.
Verified 2026-07-08 · Source
Requirements
- New single-family residential construction, additions, remodels, or any structural alteration on unincorporated county land
- Completed Juab County Building Permit Application, signed by owner and/or contractor
- Acreage Requirement and Frontage on Existing County Road verified by the department before issuance
- Property Pledge (Pledge for Building Permit) recorded where required for acreage-based lot determinations
- Plot plan submitted on a plat map
- Water source verified and Water Liability Release signed where applicable
- Waste Water Permit obtained where applicable (on-site septic systems common in unincorporated areas)
- Address assigned by the county prior to permit issuance
Required documents
- RequiredJuab County Building Permit ApplicationTwo-page fillable PDF capturing owner, contractor, property, and building information (dimensions, foundation type, roof type, estimated value, construction type). Fee fields (Building Permit Fee, 1% State Fee, Total Fee) are computed by the department from the applicant's Total Valuation at time of review — no separate fixed fee table is filled in by the applicant.
- OptionalPledge for Building PermitRecorded pledge document required for permits reliant on acreage-based lot determination; pledgor covenants the pledged property will not be reused for acreage determination on a future permit application except as allowed by ordinance or the Board of Commissioners. Must be notarized.
- OptionalOwner/Builder Certification (Utah DOPL)Required if the owner is acting as their own contractor for new residential construction or a remodel/addition — filed with the county Building Department, which forwards it to the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (dopltech@utah.gov).
- OptionalWater Release FormVerifies source of water supply for the parcel — required where water source verification applies per the Building Permit Application's department checklist.
- OptionalWaste Water (Septic) Permit ApplicationRequired where the property will use an on-site wastewater disposal system rather than connection to a sewer district.
- RequiredPlot Plan / Plat MapSite plan showing property lines, building location, setbacks, and (if applicable) subdivision lot number.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit Fee | Valuation-based; computed by the Planning and Zoning Department from the applicant's Total Valuation at time of review | Juab County Building Permit Application (co.juab.ut.us/Files/Bldg Permit Form.pdf, mirrored at juabcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bldg-Permit-form.pdf), 'FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY' section:… Show full citationHideJuab County Building Permit Application (co.juab.ut.us/Files/Bldg Permit Form.pdf, mirrored at juabcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bldg-Permit-form.pdf), 'FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY' section: 'Total Valuation $___', 'Building Permit Fee $___', '1% State Fee +___', 'Total Fee $___'. No separate flat-fee table, percentage schedule, or per-square-foot rate is published anywhere on juabcounty.gov, in Utah's Public Notice Website (PMN) filings for Juab County, or in any Juab County Commission resolution located after exhaustive search (county fee-schedule search on utah.gov/pmn returned only unrelated Juab High School athletics/program fee schedules and a Salt Lake-area Consolidated Fee Schedule, not a Juab County building fee schedule). The 1% State Fee is set by Utah Code § 15A-1-209 (Uniform Building Standard Act fee) and applies statewide to all building permit fees collected. |
| 1% State Surcharge | 1% of the Building Permit Fee | Utah Code § 15A-1-209 — statewide surcharge on building permit fees, remitted to the Uniform Building Code Commission. Line item confirmed on the Juab County Building Permit Application form ('1% State Fee +'). |
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.
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- New commercial construction on unincorporated county land
- Completed Juab County Building Permit Application, signed by owner and/or contractor
- Acreage Requirement and Frontage on Existing County Road verified by the department before issuance, per the same completeness checks applied to residential applications
- Zoning approval for the applicable commercial/industrial zone before the Building Permit Application is accepted
Required documents
- RequiredJuab County Building Permit ApplicationSame two-page fillable PDF used for residential permits — Juab County does not publish a separate commercial-specific application form as of 2026-07-19. Fee fields (Building Permit Fee, 1% State Fee, Total Fee) are computed by the department from the applicant's Total Valuation at time of review.
- RequiredPlot Plan / Plat MapSite plan showing property lines, building location, setbacks, and (if applicable) subdivision lot number — same requirement documented for residential permits.
- RequiredConstruction PlansPlans appropriate to the commercial scope (code analysis, structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing) — no distinct commercial submittal checklist beyond the general application was located on juabcounty.gov as of 2026-07-19.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit Fee | Valuation-based; computed by the Planning and Zoning Department from the applicant's Total Valuation at time of review | Juab County Building Permit Application (juabcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bldg-Permit-form.pdf), 'FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY' section: 'Total Valuation $___', 'Building Permit Fee $___', '1%… Show full citationHideJuab County Building Permit Application (juabcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bldg-Permit-form.pdf), 'FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY' section: 'Total Valuation $___', 'Building Permit Fee $___', '1% State Fee +___', 'Total Fee $___'. This is the same single application form and fee-calculation methodology used for residential permits — no separate commercial fee table, percentage schedule, or per-square-foot rate was found published anywhere on juabcounty.gov as of 2026-07-19, consistent with the exhaustive search already documented on this file's Residential Building Permit entry. |
| 1% State Surcharge | 1% of the Building Permit Fee | Utah Code § 15A-1-209 — statewide surcharge on building permit fees, same as applied to residential permits in this county. |
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.
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- Tenant improvement or tenant finish work in an existing commercial building on unincorporated county land
- Completed Juab County Building Permit Application, signed by owner and/or contractor
- Confirm with the Planning and Zoning Department whether a given tenant-finish scope requires a full building permit or qualifies for a reduced-scope review — this distinction is not published online
Required documents
- RequiredJuab County Building Permit ApplicationSame application form used for all other construction types in the county; no separate tenant-improvement form was located as of 2026-07-19.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit Fee | Valuation-based; computed by the Planning and Zoning Department from the applicant's Total Valuation at time of review | No tenant-improvement-specific fee, discount, or reduced-scope schedule is published on juabcounty.gov as of 2026-07-19. Show full citationHideNo tenant-improvement-specific fee, discount, or reduced-scope schedule is published on juabcounty.gov as of 2026-07-19. The general Building Permit Application fee-calculation methodology (documented on this file's Residential and Commercial Building Permit entries) is the only published mechanism found. |
| 1% State Surcharge | 1% of the Building Permit Fee | Utah Code § 15A-1-209 — statewide surcharge on building permit fees. |
Sources & verification
Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-08.
Applications & forms
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