This is PermitBase’s published record for Unincorporated Juab County as of 2026-07-21. It has since been superseded — see the current record. A historical record reflects what PermitBase had verified at that time; it may not capture a real-world change the jurisdiction had made but PermitBase had not yet verified, and it includes any errors we later corrected. Snapshots are never edited retroactively.
Unincorporated Juab County building permits
VerifiedUnincorporated Juab County, Utah — as published 2026-07-21.
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. |
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.
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Sign permit required before erecting, constructing, reconstructing, enlarging, locating, or altering any sign — Juab County Land Use Code § 12-1-2202
- Signs for residential uses are reviewed and issued by the Zoning Administrator; the Administrator may request Planning Commission concurrence — § 12-1-305.3.c
- All other (non-residential) signs must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission before the Administrator issues the permit — § 12-1-305.3.c, § 12-1-2204
- At the time new buildings or developments are presented for site plan review, all proposed signs must be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission as part of that review; signs added to, enlarged on, or substantially modified on existing buildings/uses require the same review — § 12-1-2204
- Application must be accompanied by scaled, dimensioned drawings showing: a site plan with property lines and existing/proposed buildings and parking; the location of all existing/proposed signs; full-color elevations with dimensions and square footage; height and size of free-standing signs; type of illumination, if any; and details of sign construction and attachment — § 12-1-2205
- Residential-district signs are limited by type (e.g., identification signs up to 1 sq ft, permanent subdivision signs up to 24 sq ft/5 ft height, home occupation signs up to 4 sq ft) — § 12-1-2210
- Commercial/industrial-district signs follow additional area and height standards, including rules for building complexes with multiple businesses — § 12-1-2212
- Application, along with the applicable fee, must be submitted at the Office of the Zoning Administrator — § 12-1-305.3
Required documents
- RequiredSign Permit ApplicationSubmitted to the Office of the Juab County Zoning Administrator per § 12-1-305.3 and § 12-1-2202.
- RequiredScaled Sign DrawingsSite plan showing sign location(s) relative to property lines and buildings, full-color elevations with dimensions/square footage, height and size of free-standing signs, illumination type, and construction/attachment details — Land Use Code § 12-1-2205.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sign Permit Fee | Not published online | Juab County Land Use Code § 12-1-305.3.g states that 'a schedule of the fees required for the issuance of any certificate, permit, or review is available at the office of the Juab County Clerk' — the… Show full citationHideJuab County Land Use Code § 12-1-305.3.g states that 'a schedule of the fees required for the issuance of any certificate, permit, or review is available at the office of the Juab County Clerk' — the fee schedule is administratively maintained rather than codified, and no dollar amount for a sign permit specifically was found published online after an exhaustive re-chase on 2026-07-20. Avenues tried and exhausted (first pass): (1) re-fetched the Land Use Code itself (Wayback Machine snapshot, since co.juab.ut.us times out) — confirms the fee schedule lives at the Clerk's office, not in the code; (2) checked the county's current site, juabcounty.gov, including the Planning & Zoning page, Clerk-Auditor page, Building Permits page, and Codes & Ordinances page — none link a fee schedule document; (3) checked the civiclinq-hosted current Land Use Code (hosting.civiclinq.com/juabcounty) — same 'available at the Clerk's office' language, no fee table; (4) ran a Wayback CDX full-history search across co.juab.ut.us for any URL containing 'fee' — the only fee-schedule PDF ever captured (co.juab.ut.us/Files/FEES.pdf, captured through 2022) is the County Recorder/Surveyor's recording-fee schedule (document recording, plat filing, copies), not a Planning/Zoning or sign-permit fee; (5) searched County Commission agendas/minutes for a 'Fee Schedule' item — found only a bare Nov. 15, 2021 agenda line item with no dollar figures attached, in an Assessor/property-tax context. SECOND PASS (2026-07-20) tried further new avenues, still no dollar figure found: (6) ran a full Wayback CDX domain sweep of the CURRENT juabcounty.gov domain (not just the retired co.juab.ut.us) for every URL containing 'fee', 'resolution', 'planning', 'zoning', or 'sign' — turned up two 'PP Uniform Age Base Fee Schedules' PDFs (2024 and 2025) which are Assessor's Office personal-property valuation schedules, not a Planning/Zoning or sign-permit fee document, and dozens of individual Planning Commission and County Commission meeting agenda/minutes PDFs going back to 2021 with no fee-schedule resolution title among them; (7) searched specifically for a Juab County resolutions/ordinances archive page listing fee-schedule resolutions by number — none exists publicly; the county's Codes & Ordinances page (juabcounty.gov/government/codes-ordinances/) lists only the Land Use Code, General Plan, and Roadway Design and Construction Standards, no resolutions index. Juab County (Mountainland region) was also checked for a shared/regional planning fee schedule — no Mountainland Association of Governments fee-schedule-by-reference arrangement was found for Juab County's Planning & Zoning fees specifically. Contact the Juab County Clerk or Zoning Administrator at (435) 623-3400 for the current fee. |
EV Charger / EVSE Permit
VerifiedJuab 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.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Installation of a Level 2 or DC fast EV charger (EVSE) at a residential or commercial property
- New dedicated electrical circuit and/or panel capacity to serve the charger, checked as "Electrical" under Type of Construction on the county's Building Permit Application
- Compliance with the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) as adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g)
Required documents
- RequiredJuab County Building Permit ApplicationSingle combined application form (juabcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bldg-Permit-form.pdf); check "Electrical" under Type of Construction for an EV charger circuit installation.
- OptionalOwner/Builder Certification (if applicable)Utah DOPL Owner/Builder Certification form, required if the homeowner is acting as their own contractor rather than using a licensed electrician.
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 separate EV-charger or electrical-specific rate table is published. | Juab County Building Permit Application, "FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY" section: "Total Valuation $___", "Building Permit Fee $___", "1% State Fee +___". Show full citationHideJuab County Building Permit Application, "FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY" section: "Total Valuation $___", "Building Permit Fee $___", "1% State Fee +___". No flat-fee table, percentage schedule, or per-square-foot rate for electrical work is published on juabcounty.gov or in any located Juab County Commission fee resolution. |
| 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. Confirmed on the Juab County Building Permit Application form ("1% State Fee +"). |
Solar PV Installation Permit
VerifiedJuab 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.
Verified 2026-07-21 · Source
Requirements
- Installation of a residential or commercial rooftop or ground-mount solar PV system on unincorporated county land
- Completed Juab County Building Permit Application, checking "Electrical" and/or "Residential"/"Commercial/Industrial" and "Remodel/Addition" as applicable under Type of Construction — no separate solar-specific checkbox exists on the form
- Compliance with the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) Article 690 (Solar Photovoltaic Systems), adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g)
- Compliance with the 2024 International Residential Code / International Building Code structural provisions for roof-mounted equipment loads, adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a)/(b)
- Owner/Builder Certification (Utah DOPL) filed if the owner is acting as their own contractor rather than using a licensed electrical/solar contractor
Required documents
- RequiredJuab County Building Permit ApplicationSingle combined application form (juabcounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Bldg-Permit-form.pdf); no separate solar-specific application exists. Check "Electrical" and/or the relevant construction-type box for a solar PV installation.
- RequiredPlot Plan / Plat MapSite plan showing property lines and the location of ground-mount arrays or the building footprint for roof-mount systems, per the same Plot Plan requirement documented for other construction types in this county.
- OptionalOwner/Builder Certification (Utah DOPL)Required if the owner is acting as their own contractor for the solar PV installation — filed with the county Building Department, which forwards it to the Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing (dopltech@utah.gov).
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 separate solar-specific or renewable-energy rate table is published. | Juab County Building Permit Application, "FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY" section: "Total Valuation $___", "Building Permit Fee $___", "1% State Fee +___", "Total Fee $___". Show full citationHideJuab County Building Permit Application, "FOR DEPARTMENT USE ONLY" section: "Total Valuation $___", "Building Permit Fee $___", "1% State Fee +___", "Total Fee $___". Directly re-fetched and inspected 2026-07-21: the form's "Type of Construction" checkbox list (Residential, Electrical, Commercial/Industrial, Shed/Garage, Agricultural, Remodel/Addition, Other) contains no "Solar" or "PV" entry, and no other fee document on juabcounty.gov (Building Permits page, Codes & Ordinances page, Planning and Zoning page) mentions a solar-specific fee. No flat-fee table, percentage schedule, or per-square-foot/per-kW rate for solar installations is published anywhere on juabcounty.gov or in any located Juab County Commission fee resolution. |
| 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. Confirmed on the Juab County Building Permit Application form ("1% State Fee +"). |
Sources & verification
Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-08.
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