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Unincorporated Piute County building permits
Unincorporated Piute County, Utah — as published 2026-07-21.
Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit
Required for new residential construction, additions, alterations, and any structural modification in unincorporated Piute County. The Piute County Building Inspector's office administers building permits under Piute County Code Title 7, Chapter 7-1D (Ord. 10-286, adopted January 31, 2011), which requires 'any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure ... shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit.'
Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Source
Requirements
- New single-family dwelling construction
- Additions to existing residential structures
- Any structural modification, alteration, repair, or change of occupancy
- Moving or demolishing a structure
- Installation, enlargement, alteration, repair, removal, conversion, or replacement of any electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing system regulated under Piute County Code Title 7
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationPiute County's website does not publish a downloadable application form (the 'Printable Forms' page on piute.gov is an unpopulated template as of 2026-07-08). Applicants must contact the Building Inspector's office directly at (435) 577-2840 to obtain and submit an application.
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Commercial Building Permit
Required for new commercial construction in unincorporated Piute County under the same general permit requirement documented on this file's Residential Building Permit entry — Piute County Code Title 7, Chapter 7-1D (Ord. 10-286, adopted January 31, 2011) requires 'any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure' to obtain a permit, with no separate commercial-specific ordinance, application, checklist, or fee schedule published anywhere on piute.gov. This is Utah's least-populous county (~1,400-1,870 residents), and its online presence for the Building Inspector department is limited to the same unpopulated template pages already documented for the residential entry.
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- New commercial construction, or any structural modification, alteration, repair, or change of occupancy of a commercial building or structure, in unincorporated Piute County
- Application obtained directly from the Building Inspector's office — no downloadable form is published online as of 2026-07-19
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationPiute County's website does not publish a downloadable application form, nor a commercial-specific version — the 'Printable Forms' page on piute.gov remains an unpopulated template as of 2026-07-19, unchanged from the prior 2026-07-08 finding. Applicants must contact the Building Inspector's office directly at (435) 577-2840 to obtain and submit an application.
Fee schedule
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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit
Required for tenant improvement and tenant finish work in existing commercial buildings in unincorporated Piute County. No tenant-improvement-specific (or even general commercial-specific) permit type, application, checklist, or fee is published anywhere on piute.gov as of 2026-07-19 — tenant improvement work falls under the same general permit requirement of Piute County Code Title 7, Chapter 7-1D (Ord. 10-286), which covers 'alter, repair ... or change the occupancy of a building or structure' without distinguishing project type or scale.
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- Tenant improvement, tenant finish, or alteration work in an existing commercial building within unincorporated Piute County
- Application obtained directly from the Building Inspector's office — no downloadable form is published online
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationNo downloadable application form of any kind — residential, commercial, or tenant-improvement-specific — is published on piute.gov as of 2026-07-19. Applicants must contact the Building Inspector's office directly at (435) 577-2840.
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Change of Occupancy / Certificate of Occupancy (Change of Use)
Piute County requires a permit specifically when a building's occupancy or use is changed, even without new construction, and separately requires a Certificate of Occupancy before a nonconforming use may be changed. Piute County Code § 7-1D-1 (Buildings and Construction) states: 'Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure... shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit.' The Piute County Zoning Ordinance § 9-3.4 separately provides: 'No building hereafter structurally altered or erected shall be used or changed in use for a nonconforming use until a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued by the Building Official, stating that the building or proposed use thereof or the use of the land, complies with the provisions of this Ordinance for the renewing, changing, or extending thereof.' No distinct application form, checklist, or fee schedule separate from the general Building Permit process was found published — this appears to be administered through the same Building Official/general building permit application referenced in this file's Residential and Commercial Building Permit entries, consistent with the general fee-schedule gap already documented for this county. Re-chased 2026-07-20: traced the root cause of the missing fee to Zoning Ordinance § 1-9, which defers all fees to a Commission resolution rather than codifying them, combined with the county's own admission that resolutions since 1983 are not archived separately from meeting minutes — see feesNote for the full citation chain.
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- A permit application to the Piute County Building Official is required before changing the occupancy of a building or structure, per Piute County Code § 7-1D-1
- A Certificate of Occupancy must be issued by the Building Official before a nonconforming use may be changed, per Piute County Zoning Ordinance § 9-3.4
- The Certificate of Occupancy verifies the building, proposed use, or use of the land complies with the Zoning Ordinance for the renewing, changing, or extending of that use
- Failure to obtain the required permit for a change of occupancy is a Class B Misdemeanor under Piute County Code, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and/or 6 months in jail (UCA § 76-3-301(1)(d), § 76-3-204(2)), with each day of violation treated as a separate offense
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationNo distinct change-of-occupancy or CO-specific application form was located; Piute County's general Building Permit application process (per its 'Obtaining a Building Permit' page) is the only documented application path for a change of occupancy as of 2026-07-20.
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Sign Permit
Governed by the countywide Piute County Sign Ordinance, which — unlike most jurisdictions in this corpus — does NOT require a permit for every sign by default. Per Ordinance § 7.1, a permit is only required when 'specifically required by the Building Official or Zoning Administrator.' Where a permit is required, construction documents and (where applicable) sealed engineering calculations must be filed before it is granted, and the fee is set administratively by the Building Official rather than published in the ordinance itself.
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- No permit is required by default for the erection and maintenance of a sign in Piute County — a permit is only required when specifically required by the Building Official or Zoning Administrator (Piute County Sign Ordinance § 7.1)
- Even where a sign is permit-exempt, the owner remains responsible for erecting and maintaining it safely and in accordance with all other provisions of the Sign Ordinance (§ 7.1)
- Where a permit is required: construction documents must be filed with the Zoning Administrator and/or Building Official showing dimensions, materials, and construction details including loads, stresses, and anchorage (§ 7.2)
- Where a permit is required: written consent of the owner or lessee of the premises is required, along with engineering calculations signed and sealed by a registered design professional where required by the International Building Code (§ 7.2)
- Structural alteration, enlargement, or relocation of a sign requires a proper permit if one is otherwise required (§ 7.3)
- All signs, whether permitted or exempt, must conform to the Sign Ordinance and the International Building Code (§ 4.1) and must not obstruct traffic visibility (§ 4.4) — this traffic-visibility requirement applies even to the enumerated exempt sign categories
- Certain sign categories are outright exempt from the ordinance's provisions (§ Chapter 5): official notices authorized by a court/public body/public safety official; directional/warning/informational signs authorized by government; memorial plaques and building-identification signs cut/carved into masonry or made of noncombustible material; government/institutional flags; religious symbols and seasonal decorations; noncommercial works of fine art; and street address/nameplate signs with no advertising copy up to 6 sq ft
Required documents
- OptionalConstruction DocumentsRequired only where the Building Official/Zoning Administrator has determined a permit is needed — dimensions, materials, and construction details including loads, stresses, and anchorage.
- OptionalOwner/Lessee Written ConsentRequired with the permit application where a permit is required.
- OptionalEngineering Calculations (sealed)Signed and sealed by a registered design professional, required where the International Building Code requires it for the sign structure.
Fee schedule
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EV Charger / EVSE Permit
VerifiedPiute County does not publish a distinct EV charger, EVSE, or electric vehicle charging station permit or fee, and does not publish any dollar-figure fee schedule for its building permits at all. Piute County Code § 7-1D-1 (Ord. 10-286) expressly requires a permit for anyone who intends to "erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system" — meaning a new dedicated EV charger circuit is covered as electrical-system work under this same general Building Permit process administered by the Piute County Building Inspector. No separate Electrical Permit type or fee table 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, covered under Piute County Code § 7-1D-1's permit requirement for altering or installing an electrical system
- Compliance with the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) as adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g)
Required documents
- RequiredPiute County Building Permit ApplicationApplication submitted to the Piute County Building Inspector; covers electrical system installation and alteration work per Piute County Code § 7-1D-1.
Fee schedule
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Solar PV / Solar Panel Installation Permit
VerifiedPiute County does not publish a distinct solar, solar PV, or photovoltaic installation permit or fee, and does not publish any dollar-figure fee schedule for its building permits at all. Piute County Code § 7-1D-1 (Ord. 10-286) expressly requires a permit for anyone who intends to "erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system" — meaning a rooftop or ground-mount solar PV installation is covered as electrical-system (and, where roof-mounted, structural) work under this same general Building Permit process administered by the Piute County Building Inspector. No separate Solar/Renewable Energy Permit type, application, checklist, or fee table exists. The Piute County Zoning Ordinance was also checked directly and contains no solar, photovoltaic, renewable-energy, or alternative-energy provisions of any kind.
Verified 2026-07-21 · Source
Requirements
- Installation of a rooftop or ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) system at a residential or commercial property
- New or altered electrical circuit, inverter, and interconnection equipment to serve the solar array, covered under Piute County Code § 7-1D-1's permit requirement for installing or altering an electrical system
- For roof-mounted arrays, compliance with the structural provisions of the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) / 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) as adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103
- Compliance with the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) as adopted statewide by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g)
Required documents
- RequiredPiute County Building Permit ApplicationApplication submitted to the Piute County Building Inspector; covers electrical-system and structural installation/alteration work per Piute County Code § 7-1D-1. No solar-specific application form is published — the county's 'Printable Forms' page on piute.gov remains an unpopulated template.
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Sources & verification
Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-08.
Fee schedules
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