Monticello building permits

Building department

Address

17 N 100 E, Monticello, UT 84535

Phone

(435) 587-2271

Email

megang@monticelloutah.org

Office hours

Monday–Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM; Friday 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Website

Official site

Permit portal

Apply online at Monticello's portal

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Monticello — 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 — statewide construction code per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 07/01/2026. Monticello's own Building and Zoning page does not enumerate specific code editions; the city administers the statewide State Construction Code with no locally-published deviation found, so the current statutory statewide editions are cited directly.
• 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix AQ — statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 07/01/2026 (IRC edition unchanged from the prior 2023-2026 cycle).
• 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 07/01/2026.
• 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 07/01/2026.
• 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 07/01/2026.
• 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 07/01/2026.
• 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 07/01/2026.
• 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 07/01/2026.
• Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code — statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective 07/01/2026.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit

  Required for new single-family and two-family residential construction, moving a trailer or pre-built home onto a lot, and any addition, remodeling, or demolition in Monticello. Fees are valuation-based per the city's Consolidated Fee Schedule; plan review must be completed within the statutory 14-business-day window (after a 3-business-day completeness screening period) required by Utah Code § 10-20-909 for one- and two-family dwellings and townhomes — Monticello's own New Residential Building Permit Checklist explicitly states this statutory figure to applicants.

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• Commercial Building Permit

  Required for new commercial building construction in Monticello. The city bills commercial construction under the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee table used for residential construction — Monticello's Consolidated Fee Schedule (as of 04/14/2026) does not maintain a separate commercial valuation track — but assesses a Commercial Plan Review fee of $65.00 per hour instead of the flat residential plan-review fee. Utah law requires commercial building plans to be designed, drawn, and stamped by a Utah Licensed Architect or Engineer (Utah Code §§ 58-22-305 and 58-3a-304 — the exemption from stamped plans applies only to one- and two-family dwellings, not commercial structures), and all commercial project work must be performed by licensed contractors; commercial owners may not act as their own contractor in Utah.

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• Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit

  Required for tenant improvement / tenant finish work inside an existing commercial building in Monticello (e.g., interior build-out following a shell permit, or remodel of existing commercial space). Monticello's Consolidated Fee Schedule maintains no separate tenant-improvement fee tier — tenant improvement work is billed under the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee table and the same $65.00-per-hour Commercial Plan Review fee as new commercial construction.

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• Sign Permit

  A building permit is required in Monticello for the placement, construction, or alteration of most signs, per City Code section 10-2-6 (Signs), unless the sign qualifies as an exempt or temporary sign. The fee is a flat $20.00, set by City Council resolution and published in the city's Consolidated Fee Schedule.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  Monticello's Consolidated Fee Schedule (as of 04/14/2026, Ordinance 2026-06) does not publish a distinct EV-charger fee line item, and the city has no general electrical-permit category — only a single valuation-based Building Permit Fee and a flat $65.00 Building Inspection Fee. A full-text search of the fee schedule found zero mentions of 'EV,' 'electric vehicle,' 'charging station,' 'EVSE,' or a standalone electrical-trade fee. The city has not published explicit confirmation of how EV charger installs are billed, so this entry is marked partial confidence.

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• Solar PV Installation Permit

  Monticello's Consolidated Fee Schedule (as of 04/14/2026, Ordinance 2026-06) does not publish a distinct solar/photovoltaic (PV) fee line item, and the city has no general electrical-trade permit category — only a single valuation-based Building Permit Fee and a flat $65.00 Building Inspection Fee. A full-text search of the complete fee schedule PDF found zero mentions of 'solar,' 'photovoltaic,' or 'PV' anywhere in its Building Permit Fees, Miscellaneous Items, or Planning & Zoning Fees sections. Rooftop or ground-mounted solar PV installations in Monticello are therefore permitted and charged through the same valuation-based Building Permit used for all other construction — consistent with the fact that Monticello's fee schedule likewise has no standalone electrical, plumbing, or mechanical trade-permit fee line. The electrical portion of any PV installation must comply with the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), including Article 690 (Solar Photovoltaic Systems), adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103.

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• Fire Sprinkler System Permit

  Monticello does not publish a distinct fire sprinkler system permit or fee. A full-text search of the city's entire 23-page Consolidated Fee Schedule (as of 04/14/2026, Ordinance 2026-06) found zero mentions of 'sprinkler,' 'suppression,' or 'fire protection system' (searched directly 2026-07-22). Monticello's own Fire Department page (monticelloutah.org/FireDepartment) offers only a free, schedule-by-phone Fire Inspection service and a separate fireworks/open-burning 'Fire Permit' -- neither is a sprinkler-system permit. Under Utah Code Section 15A-5-102(2), the 'authority having jurisdiction' (AHJ) for the State Fire Code -- which incorporates the International Fire Code, 2021 edition, per Section 15A-5-103 (last amended 2024 General Session) -- is defined as the State Fire Marshal, an authorized deputy of the State Fire Marshal, or 'the local fire enforcement authority'; for Monticello that is its own all-volunteer City Fire Department, which has published no separate sprinkler plan-review fee or process. San Juan County's own 'Fire Policy for Approved Development/Construction' (Ordinance 2022-_, adopted per Utah Code Sections 11-7, 65A-8, 53-7, and 17-53-223) is expressly limited by its own Section 3 (Applicability) to 'unincorporated areas of San Juan County' and does not apply within incorporated Monticello. Consistent with this file's EV-charger and solar-PV entries, sprinkler system work is therefore submitted with, reviewed, and inspected as part of the same Building Permit application filed with the Monticello Building Official, and billed under the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee table plus the flat $65.00 Building Inspection Fee -- no separate sprinkler-specific charge is published.

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• Fire Alarm and Detection System Permit

  Monticello does not publish a distinct fire alarm or detection system permit or fee. A full-text search of the city's entire 23-page Consolidated Fee Schedule (as of 04/14/2026, Ordinance 2026-06) found zero mentions of 'alarm,' 'detection system,' or 'fire protection system' (searched directly 2026-07-22) -- the only 'alarm'-adjacent language anywhere in Monticello's published materials is an unrelated Business License 'Fire Inspection (Covers two visits) -- $60.00' line item, which is a business-license fire-safety walkthrough, not a fire alarm system permit. Monticello's own Fire Department page (monticelloutah.org/FireDepartment) offers only a free, schedule-by-phone Fire Inspection service and a separate fireworks/open-burning 'Fire Permit.' Under Utah Code Section 15A-5-102(2), the 'authority having jurisdiction' (AHJ) for the State Fire Code -- which incorporates the International Fire Code, 2021 edition, per Section 15A-5-103 (last amended 2024 General Session) -- is defined as the State Fire Marshal, an authorized deputy of the State Fire Marshal, or 'the local fire enforcement authority'; for Monticello that is its own all-volunteer City Fire Department, which has published no separate fire-alarm plan-review fee or process. Consistent with this file's EV-charger and solar-PV entries, fire alarm system work is therefore submitted with, reviewed, and inspected as part of the same Building Permit application filed with the Monticello Building Official, and billed under the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee table plus the flat $65.00 Building Inspection Fee -- no separate fire-alarm-specific charge is published.

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• Change of Use Permit

  Monticello has no standalone 'Change of Use' or 'Change of Occupancy' permit application or dedicated fee line item. Two distinct, verified mechanisms instead govern a change of use in Monticello depending on scope. (1) If the change involves a different building-code occupancy classification or any construction/alteration, it is processed as a Commercial Building Permit or Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit -- this file's own commercial-building-permit entry already establishes that 'new commercial building construction (new construction, addition, remodel, or change of occupancy)' is billed under the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee table plus the $65.00-per-hour Commercial Plan Review fee, with no separate change-of-occupancy fee tier. (2) If the change of use raises a zoning-compliance question -- continuing a legally nonconforming use, or introducing a use that is only conditionally permitted in its zoning district -- Monticello's own Consolidated Fee Schedule (as of 04/14/2026, Ordinance 2026-06), 'Planning & Zoning Fees' section (page 13 of the PDF), publishes two real, distinct flat fees: a $75.00 Conditional Use Application and a $75.00 Non-Conforming Use Application (verified directly against the rendered PDF page, 2026-07-22). Monticello's Title 10 Zoning Ordinance body text could not be rendered from codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/monticellout (React-rendered site; static fetch returns only the section index, not ordinance body text -- the same limitation already documented elsewhere in this file for Title 10), so the precise local triggering criteria for each application are not independently confirmed beyond the fee-schedule line items themselves and the general Utah Municipal Land Use, Development, and Management Act framework (Utah Code Sections 10-9a-507, Conditional uses, and 10-9a-511, Nonconforming uses and noncomplying structures) that any Utah city's zoning ordinance operates within.

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