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Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing Permit — Cottonwood Heights, Utah · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-07-13 · Source: https://www.cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/doing-business/fee-schedule
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Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing Permit in Cottonwood Heights, Utah
Covers standalone or combined electrical, mechanical, and plumbing work. Cottonwood Heights charges each trade at a flat 5% of the base building permit fee when applied for together with the building permit; if applied for separately, the fee instead follows the IBC fee schedule. EV charger/EVSE installation is electrical work and falls under this general Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing Permit; the city's official Fee Schedule page (live-checked 2026-07-19) publishes no separate EV-specific line item or process.
Verified 2026-07-13 · Source
When you need this permit
- Electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work regulated statewide by the 2024 IPC / 2024 IMC / 2024 IFGC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d)/(e)/(f), effective 7/1/2026) and the 2023 NEC (§ 15A-2-103(1)(g), unchanged); the city's own Building Codes and Standards page still lists the 2021 IPC/IMC/IFGC and 2020 NEC as of live-check 2026-07-16, but the statute controls
- Online application via the city's iWorq Building Permit Application portal
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Fee schedule
Electrical, Mechanical, or Plumbing Fee (applied with building permit)Cottonwood Heights official Fee Schedule page: 'Electrical, mechanical and plumbing fees — Each is 5% of base building permit fee when applying with the building permit.'
5% of base building permit fee, each trade
Electrical, Mechanical, or Plumbing Fee (applied separately)Cottonwood Heights official Fee Schedule page: 'If you apply separately, fee follows the IBC schedule.' No further separate flat-dollar figure is published; left as described verbatim rather than converted to an estimated dollar amount.
Follows the IBC fee schedule (valuation-based)
Review timeline
Plan reviewCottonwood Heights’s published plan-review target
Up to 7 business days
Inspection process
- 1
Scheduled Field Inspections
Requested online via the 'Inspection Requests/Details' portal; numeric-only permit number entry (no dashes). No same-day or weekend inspections.
Tips
- Bundling electrical/mechanical/plumbing work with the main building permit application is cheaper (5% of base fee each) than applying for them separately (full IBC valuation-based schedule) — and only the bundled path is documented as going through the same 7-business-day-target plan review process.
- Cottonwood Heights' Codes and Standards page notes: tinted primer is required on all HVAC PVC joints — a specific local inspection requirement.
- Installing a home or commercial EV charger (EVSE) requires this same Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing Permit — there is no separate EV-charger permit or fee category published by the city.
Frequently asked questions
Cottonwood Heights requires an electrical, mechanical & plumbing permit for: Electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work regulated statewide by the 2024 IPC / 2024 IMC / 2024 IFGC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d)/(e)/(f), effective 7/1/2026) and the 2023 NEC (§ 15A-2-103(1)(g), unchanged); the city's own Building Codes and Standards page still lists the 2021 IPC/IMC/IFGC and 2020 NEC as of live-check 2026-07-16, but the statute controls; Online application via the city's iWorq Building Permit Application portal. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Cottonwood Heights Community and Economic Development (CED) — Building Permit Division, staffed by a contracted Building Official (James Short, Sunrise Engineering) at 801-944-7062 before starting work.
Per the city's official Fee Schedule, each of electrical, mechanical, and plumbing fees is 5% of the base building permit fee if applied for together with the building permit. If applied for separately, the fee instead follows the IBC (valuation-based) fee schedule rather than a flat percentage.
Cottonwood Heights's published plan-review target for an electrical, mechanical & plumbing permit is Up to 7 business days.
You'll need: Building Permit Application (iWorq portal). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
Cottonwood Heights requires 1 inspection(s) for an electrical, mechanical & plumbing permit, in order: Scheduled Field Inspections. Schedule each through Cottonwood Heights Community and Economic Development (CED) — Building Permit Division, staffed by a contracted Building Official (James Short, Sunrise Engineering) (801-944-7062).
Apply through Cottonwood Heights Community and Economic Development (CED) — Building Permit Division, staffed by a contracted Building Official (James Short, Sunrise Engineering) at 2277 E Bengal Blvd, Cottonwood Heights, UT 84121. Phone: 801-944-7062. Office hours: City Hall regular business hours (specific daily hours not published on the Building Permits or Codes and Standards pages as of the dates verified below); contact 801-944-7060 (codes/standards) or 801-944-7062 (permits) to confirm.. Official information: https://www.cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/city-services/building-permits/.
Cottonwood Heights, 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), superseding the 2021 IBC. Cottonwood Heights' own Building Codes and Standards page, live-checked 2026-07-16, still lists '2021 International Building Code' verbatim — the city's page has NOT been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 statewide flip. The statute controls regardless of the city page's lag.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did NOT change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Matches the city's Building Codes and Standards page (live-checked 2026-07-16: '2021 International Residential Code').; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not separately itemized on the city's own Building Codes and Standards page, added here per statute.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), superseding the 2021 IMC. The city's Building Codes and Standards page still lists '2021 International Mechanical Code' — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), superseding the 2021 IFGC. The city's Building Codes and Standards page still lists '2021 International Fuel Gas Code' — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), superseding the 2021 IPC. The city's Building Codes and Standards page still lists '2021 International Plumbing Code' — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide-mandatory edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 amendment (the 2023 NEC baseline predates this code cycle). The city's Building Codes and Standards page lists '2020 National Electric Code' — one edition behind the statewide-mandatory floor, confirmed still unchanged via live-check 2026-07-16. Per Utah Code § 15A-1-204 (statewide-mandatory construction code), the 2023 NEC governs regardless of the city's own page.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h) (no residential/commercial split under current law), superseding the 2018 IECC. The city's Building Codes and Standards page still lists '2018 international energy conservation code' — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag (this was already one edition behind the pre-7/1/2026 2021 IECC baseline other Salt Lake County cities used, and is now two editions behind current). The statute controls.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); not listed on the city's own Building Codes and Standards page, added here per statute since the city's own materials omit it entirely.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not listed on the city's own Building Codes and Standards page, added here per statute since the city's own materials omit it entirely.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not listed on the city's own Building Codes and Standards page, added here per statute.; 2018 International Fire Code (IFC), with Utah state amendments — per the city's official Building Codes and Standards page (live-checked 2026-07-16, unchanged). NOTE: the IFC is NOT among the codes adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (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.; 2017 ANSI ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (referenced on the codes page as '2017 ANSI ADA CODE') — per the city's official Building Codes and Standards page, live-checked 2026-07-16, unchanged.; 2009 ANSI A117.1 Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities — also separately listed on the same official codes page (both 2017 and 2009 editions appear on the city's current list; reproduced verbatim rather than reconciled, since only the city's own text is authoritative here). Live-checked 2026-07-16, unchanged.; 2015 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings — per the city's official Building Codes and Standards page, live-checked 2026-07-16, unchanged.; Cottonwood Heights Code of Ordinances (local amendments to the above, referenced but not separately itemized on the Codes and Standards page) — see localAmendments below.; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): 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. The city's Building Codes and Standards page (cottonwoodheights.utah.gov/city-services/building/codes-and-standards) was live-checked 2026-07-16 via real-browser navigation and confirmed still lagging — it verbatim lists 2021 IBC/IMC/IFGC/IPC/IRC, 2020 National Electric Code, and 2018 IECC, and omits IEBC and ISPSC entirely. The statewide statute controls over the city's un-updated page; the prior version of this array presented the city's stale figures as simply 'the city's own page controls' without flagging that the statute itself had moved past them — this entry corrects that.. Local amendments apply — see the Cottonwood Heights overview page for the full list.
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