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Richfield building permits
Richfield, Utah — as published 2026-07-16.
Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit
Required for new single-family and two-family residential construction and any structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical work regulated by the statewide 2024 IBC / 2021 IRC (2024 IBC current per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a) effective 7/1/2026; IRC remains 2021 per § 15A-2-103(1)(b)). Richfield calls this the 'Large Building Permit Application' (house, garage, commercial, etc.), submitted online via the utah.cityinspect.com portal per the city's official Forms & Applications page.
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- New single-family or two-family residential construction
- Any structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical change or addition, per Richfield's official FAQ ('A Building permit is generally needed if any structural, electrical, plumbing or mechanical changes or additions will be made')
- Basement finish work (confirmed permit-required per Richfield's official FAQ: 'Is a Permit required to finish my basement? Yes')
- Retaining walls over 4 feet high require a permit and engineered plans, per Richfield's official FAQ
- Repairs or replacement of existing elements (e.g., drywall refinishing, floor coverings, paint) are generally exempt, per Richfield's official FAQ
Required documents
- RequiredLarge Building Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com (Richfield's registration link, per the city's official Forms & Applications page) for house, garage, commercial, and other large-scope projects.
- OptionalBuilding Permit Application (paper form, alternate)May also be picked up in person at the Building and Zoning Department, City Offices, 75 East Center (basement level), per Richfield's official FAQ page.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
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Commercial Building Permit
Required for new commercial building construction in Richfield, filed as part of the city's 'Large Building Permit Application' (house, garage, commercial, etc.) online via the utah.cityinspect.com portal, per the city's official Forms & Applications page. Richfield's own 2021 Request for Proposal for Plan Review and Building Inspection Services — a city procurement document still published on richfieldut.gov — commits its contracted plan reviewer to complete commercial plan reviews within 10 business days, and separately documents that Richfield issues very few commercial permits (1 in 2019, 1 in 2020, versus 69 and 125 residential permits those same years).
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- New commercial construction, filed under the 'Large Building Permit Application' track
- Any structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical work, per Richfield's official FAQ general permit-trigger language
- 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)
- Site Plan Review Application Packet, for new commercial development requiring site-plan approval, per the city's Forms & Applications page
Required documents
- RequiredLarge Building Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com (Richfield's registration link, per the city's official Forms & Applications page) for house, garage, commercial, and other large-scope projects.
- OptionalSite Plan Review Application PacketCity-published packet (PDF, updated 2025/08; fillable version available) for new commercial site development, linked from richfieldut.gov/forms-applications.
- OptionalBuilding Permit Application (paper form, alternate)May also be picked up in person at the Building and Zoning Department, City Offices, 75 East Center (basement level).
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit
Required for tenant improvement / tenant finish work inside an existing commercial building in Richfield. The city's permitting materials do not distinguish tenant improvement from new commercial construction as a separate application track — both fall under the 'Large Building Permit Application' (house, garage, commercial, etc.) filed via the utah.cityinspect.com portal, and both are covered by the same 10-business-day commercial plan-review commitment in the city's 2021 Plan Review and Building Inspection Services RFP.
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- Tenant improvement, tenant finish, or remodel work inside an existing commercial building, filed under the 'Large Building Permit Application' track
- Any structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical change, per Richfield's official FAQ general permit-trigger language
- 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)
Required documents
- RequiredLarge Building Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com; Richfield does not publish a separate tenant-improvement-specific application form.
- OptionalBuilding Permit Application (paper form, alternate)May also be picked up in person at the Building and Zoning Department, City Offices, 75 East Center (basement level).
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
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Change of Use (Conditional C-1/C-2 Use Application)
VerifiedRichfield City's Zoning Ordinance (Title 17) explicitly codifies 'Change of Use' as its own named category in the City's Table of Uses (Table 31-1 for Residential Districts, Table 31-2 for Non-Residential Districts) -- distinct from new construction. Six specific Change of Use entries are listed (C-1 Use and C-2 Use, each split into 'no site plan changes or no new construction' vs. 'site plan changes or new construction', plus a parallel pair for Permitted (P) Uses), each triggering the same Conditional (C-1 or C-2) Use Application process used for other conditional uses. Notably, the City's own official Conditional Use Application form (Revised 11/2024) states directly under 'Required Fees': 'Note: Fee is not required' -- Richfield does not charge a fee for the C-1/C-2 process that a change of use runs through. Re-chased 2026-07-20: a Wayback Machine capture of the identical form from 2025-10-29 confirms this $0.00 status is stable (not a stale form), and it does not actually conflict with the Zoning Ordinance's separate statement that fees are 'established by the Council in the City's Consolidated Fee Schedule' -- that language only names the fee-setting authority, which has evidently set this application type's fee at zero.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- A change from an existing approved use to a new use within the same C-1, C-2, or P use category, per Richfield City Code Table 31-1 (Residential) / Table 31-2 (Non-Residential), Chapter 17.12
- Determination of whether the change of use proposes 'no site plan changes or no new construction' or 'site plan changes or new construction' -- the Table of Uses lists these as two separate line items for each use type, though both route through the same C-1/C-2 application per the City's Conditional Use Application packet
- A complete Conditional (C-1 or C-2) Use Application, including a detailed site plan (or a determination by the Zoning Administrator that one is not required for a no-construction change), submitted to the Zoning Administrator at 75 E Center Street, Richfield, UT 84701
- Owner consent if the applicant is not the fee title owner of the subject property
Required documents
- RequiredConditional (C-1/C-2) Use Application PacketOfficial Richfield City packet (richfieldut.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CONDITIONAL-USE-APPLICATION.pdf, Revised 11/24), citing Zoning Ordinance references 17.12, 17.12.040, 17.12.070, 17.12.080, 17.12.090. States directly under 'Required Fees': 'Note: Fee is not required.'
- RequiredSite Plan (36" x 24" paper copy plus two 11" x 17" copies)Required for most C-1/C-2 applications per 17.12.070; scope of required detail depends on whether the change of use proposes site plan changes/new construction or not.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Conditional (C-1/C-2) Use Application Fee | 0.00 dollars (fee not required) | Richfield City's official Conditional (C-1/C-2) Use Application Packet (richfieldut.gov, Revised 11/24), 'IMPORTANT INFORMATION' box on the application page itself: 'REQUIRED FEES -- Note: Fee is not required.' Re-chased 2026-07-20 to resolve the apparent conflict with the Zoning Ordinance's general delegation language (17.09.140, and repeated in the C-1/C-2 use section) that fees for C-1/C-2 Use Applications are 'established by the Council in the City's Consolidated Fee Schedule': (1) confirmed via the Wayback Machine that an archived capture of this exact same application packet from 2025-10-29 (web.archive.org/web/20251029035525/https://richfieldut.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/CONDITIONAL-USE-APPLICATION.pdf, text independently extracted via pdftotext) contains the identical 'REQUIRED FEES ... Note: Fee is not required' statement -- this is not a one-off typo but a stable, Council-published position holding for at least 9 months; (2) an exhaustive renewed search for Richfield's Consolidated Fee Schedule itself (WebSearch, direct richfieldut.gov and richfieldcity.com site search, Utah Public Notice Website utah.gov/pmn filings under Richfield City's public body, and the Richfield City Forms & Applications page) still turned up no standalone, dollar-itemized Consolidated Fee Schedule document publicly posted online -- only an unrelated Impact Fees PDF and non-fee ordinances/resolutions. Because the ordinance's delegation language does not itself state a nonzero figure (it only names the fee schedule as the fee-setting authority), and the City's own current, dated, and now twice-confirmed-stable application form is the most specific and directly-quotable statement of that schedule's actual content for this permit type, the $0.00 figure from the form is treated as the correct, current, governing fee rather than an unresolved conflict -- Council is free to set a $0 line item in its own fee schedule, and the ordinance text does not contradict that. |
EV Charger / EVSE Permit
Richfield City has not published a fee schedule, distinct EV charger line item, or general electrical permit fee amount anywhere on its official website, forms/applications page, FAQ page, or its 2021 Plan Review and Building Inspection Services RFP. Electrical work, including EV charger installation, still requires a permit from the Richfield City Building Department, but the applicable fee could not be located from a primary source after a real search — it is not on the Forms & Applications page, the FAQ page, or in any publicly posted fee resolution.
Reviewed 2026-07-23 · Source
Requirements
- Installation of a Level 2 or DC fast EV charger (EVSE) at a residential or commercial property within Richfield City
- Contact the Richfield City Building and Zoning Department directly to confirm permit requirements and the applicable fee, as no fee schedule is published online
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding/Electrical Permit ApplicationRichfield City's building permit applications ('Small Building Permit' / 'Large Building Permit') are administered via the city's CityInspect portal referenced on the Forms & Applications page; no separate EVSE-specific form was found.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical/Building Permit fee | Not published | No fee schedule, resolution, or ordinance publishing electrical or EV charger permit fee amounts could be located on richfieldut.gov (Forms & Applications, Frequently Asked Questions, Contacts pages) or in the city's 2021 Plan Review and Building Inspection Services RFP. Richfield City's own residential-building-permit entry in this dataset likewise has no published fee figure. Applicants should contact the Building and Zoning Department at 435-896-6439 for the current fee. Re-chased 2026-07-23: DocHub's own download/export/pdf/pages API endpoints for Richfield's fee-bearing PDFs all return the identical blocked document-metadata JSON regardless of path; a Wayback CDX sweep of all 71 distinct PDFs ever captured on richfieldut.gov turns up no fee-schedule document; and a Utah Public Notice Website (utah.gov/pmn) search for a Richfield-specific Consolidated Fee Schedule notice returns none — see the residential-building-permit entry's fully-detailed 2026-07-23 re-chase note for the exhaustive avenue list. Fee gap remains unrecoverable. |
Solar / Solar PV Installation Permit
VerifiedRichfield City does not publish a distinct solar or solar-PV installation permit, application form, checklist, or fee line item. A rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installation involves electrical (and often structural/roof-load) work, so it is governed by the same general Building Permit process as any other structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical change, per the city's official FAQ page ('A Building permit is generally needed if any structural, electrical, plumbing or mechanical changes or additions will be made'). Re-checked live on 2026-07-21: neither richfieldut.gov's Frequently Asked Questions page nor its Forms & Applications page contains any mention of 'solar,' 'photovoltaic,' 'PV,' or 'solar panel' anywhere in their text.
Verified 2026-07-21 · Source
Requirements
- Installation of a rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) system at a residential or commercial property within Richfield City
- Filed as a 'Large Building Permit Application' (for new/substantial installs) or 'Small Building Permit' (for minor scope), per Richfield's two-track intake system described on its official Forms & Applications page — Richfield does not publish a separate solar-specific application track
- Electrical work triggers the same general permit requirement described in the city's official FAQ ('A Building permit is generally needed if any structural, electrical, plumbing or mechanical changes or additions will be made')
- Roof-mounted systems on an existing one- or two-family dwelling would fall under the Residential Building Permit's statutory plan-review floor (Utah Code § 10-20-909); a distinct commercial solar installation would instead fall under the 10-business-day commercial plan-review commitment in the city's 2021 Plan Review and Building Inspection Services RFP
- Contact the Richfield City Building and Zoning Department directly (435-896-6439) to confirm the applicable fee and intake track before applying, since no solar-specific fee schedule is published online
Required documents
- RequiredLarge Building Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com per the city's official Forms & Applications page; no separate solar/PV-specific form was found.
- OptionalBuilding Permit Application (paper form, alternate)May also be picked up in person at the Building and Zoning Department, City Offices, 75 East Center (basement level), per Richfield's official FAQ page.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building/Electrical Permit fee (no distinct solar-PV line item) | Not published | No fee schedule, resolution, or ordinance publishing a distinct solar/solar-PV permit fee, or a general electrical/building permit fee amount, could be located on richfieldut.gov (Forms & Applications, Frequently Asked Questions, Contacts pages, checked live 2026-07-21) or in the city's 2021 Plan Review and Building Inspection Services RFP. Richfield's fee-bearing documents ('Small Building Permit' and 'Impact Fees' PDFs, both linked from richfieldut.gov/forms-applications) are hosted on DocHub, whose client-rendered viewer blocks unauthenticated automated PDF extraction (confirmed: a direct fetch returns only a JSON application shell, not document text) — the same gap already documented for the residential-building-permit and ev-charger-permit entries in this file. What IS verified from a primary source is that solar PV installations are governed by this same general Building Permit process, with no separate solar fee line item existing at all (confirmed absent from both the FAQ and Forms & Applications pages). Applicants should contact the Building and Zoning Department at 435-896-6439 for the current fee amount that applies to their specific project scope. |
Sign Permit
Richfield City Code Chapter 17.17 (Signs) — live-read via the city's civiclinQ code-hosting platform on 2026-07-22 — establishes a 'Sign Application' as its own distinct land-use application, separate from a Building Permit. Per 17.17.070, the type of Sign Application required (Temporary (T), Seasonal (S), Permitted (P), or Conditional (C-1 or C-2)) depends on the associated use and is decided by the Zoning Administrator (T/S/P) or the Planning Commission/City Council (C-1/C-2), per 17.17.080. Separately, 17.17.040 (Building Permit Required) states that 'no sign shall be erected, moved, reconstructed, enlarged, or structurally altered unless and until a valid Building Permit Application has been reviewed and approved by the City's Building Official' whenever the Building Code applies (e.g., wall-mounted, footed/foundationed, or electrically-connected signs) — so most substantive signs require BOTH a Sign Application (the zoning/use-approval track) and a Building Permit (the construction track), filed via the same 'Large/Small Building Permit' and CityInspect system documented elsewhere in this file.
Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source
Requirements
- A complete Sign Application of the correct type (Temporary (T), Seasonal (S), Permitted (P), or Conditional (C-1/C-2)) matching the underlying use, available from the Zoning Administrator per Richfield City Code 17.17.070
- A valid Building Permit, reviewed and approved by the City's Building Official, for any sign that is erected, moved, reconstructed, enlarged, or structurally altered and is subject to the Building Code (e.g., wall-mounted signs, signs with footings/foundations, or electrically-connected signs), per 17.17.040 — the same Large/Small Building Permit process documented in the residential-building-permit entry of this file
- A valid business license covering the property/use, per Richfield City Code 17.17.050 (Valid Business License Required)
- For a Temporary (T) Use sign: removal within forty-five (45) calendar days of Zoning Administrator approval, per 17.17.080; for a Seasonal (S) Use sign: removal within ninety (90) calendar days
- No permit is required for holiday signs or signs for community-hosted events, provided they are removed within ten (10) days of the holiday/event, per 17.17.080
- Table 20-2 (Table of Exempt Signs), cross-referenced at 17.17.260, exempts specific sign types outright from any Sign Application — including address numbers, real estate/open-house signs meeting size limits, political signs meeting size/timing limits, window signs, vehicle signs, and several others — provided the sign is not otherwise a prohibited sign under 17.17.190
Required documents
- RequiredSign Application (Temporary/Seasonal/Permitted/Conditional)Per Richfield City Code 17.17.070, available directly from the Zoning Administrator; no standalone 'Sign Application' PDF was found publicly posted on richfieldut.gov's Forms & Applications page as of 2026-07-22. The city's published 'Land Use Application' form (hosted at xpressformsbuilder.com, linked from richfieldut.gov/forms-applications/ as 'Permitted Use Application') includes checkboxes for 'Permitted Use (*P-1)' (approved by the Zoning Administrator) and 'Permitted Use (*P-2)' (approved by Planning Commission) and appears to be the general-purpose intake form used for Permitted-Use-track applications generally, though it does not explicitly label a 'sign' application type on its face — applicants should confirm with the Zoning Administrator (435-896-6439) whether this same form is used for a Permitted (P) Use Sign Application.
- OptionalLarge/Small Building Permit Application (CityInspect / DocHub)Required in addition to the Sign Application whenever the sign is subject to the Building Code per 17.17.040 (e.g., wall-mounted, footed, or electrically-connected signs) — filed via the same utah.cityinspect.com portal (large scope) or DocHub-hosted form (small scope) documented in the residential-building-permit entry of this file.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sign Application / Land Use Application fee | Not published as a specific dollar figure | Richfield City Code 17.09.140 (Fees), within the same Title 17 Zoning Ordinance, states: 'The Council shall establish a fee schedule for the processing and review of all Land Use Applications required by the City's Land Use Ordinances, and designed to recover the actual or anticipated costs for the review and processing of the Land Use Application. The fee schedule may be amended from time to time by the Council.' This confirms a fee schedule exists and is Council-controlled, but no dollar amount for a Sign Application specifically was found on richfieldut.gov, in the city's 'Land Use Application' intake form (which leaves 'Fees Due' blank for office staff to fill in), or in the DocHub-hosted fee documents (blocked from automated extraction, per the same gap already documented for the residential-building-permit entry in this file). A separate Building Permit fee would also apply when 17.17.040 is triggered, and that fee is likewise unpublished per the residential-building-permit entry. Re-chased 2026-07-23: DocHub's own download/export/pdf/pages API endpoints return only blocked document-metadata JSON regardless of path; a Wayback CDX sweep of all 71 distinct PDFs ever captured on richfieldut.gov turns up no Land Use / Zoning fee-schedule document; and a Utah Public Notice Website (utah.gov/pmn) search for a Richfield-specific Consolidated Fee Schedule notice returns none (only other municipalities' schedules, e.g. Clearfield, South Salt Lake, surface). No Council-adopted Consolidated Fee Schedule document is discoverable from any live primary source. Gap remains unrecoverable; confidence stays partial. |
Fire Sprinkler System Permit
Richfield City does not publish its own fire-sprinkler-specific permit application, checklist, or fee: no mention of 'sprinkler,' 'fire suppression,' 'fire marshal,' or 'fire alarm' appears on richfieldut.gov's Forms & Applications or Frequently Asked Questions pages, and the city's own 2021 Plan Review and Building Inspection Services RFP (already cited elsewhere in this file for building/commercial review timelines) does not mention fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, or the State Fire Marshal anywhere in its scope of work (checked live 2026-07-22). Richfield's Contacts page lists a Fire Chief (Dustin Anderson, 435-201-0593) but no separate Fire Marshal position. Installation or modification of an automatic fire sprinkler system in Richfield therefore requires two things that ARE independently verifiable from primary sources: (1) a Building Permit from Richfield City's Building Department, under the same general trigger for structural/electrical/mechanical work documented in the residential-building-permit entry of this file; and (2) direct plan-review submittal to the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO), which publishes its own statewide 'Automatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Submittal Form' addressed generically to any project location in Utah (not just cities with their own fire marshal). Under Utah Code § 15A-5-102(2), the 'Authority Having Jurisdiction' (AHJ) for the State Fire Code is defined as the State Fire Marshal, an authorized deputy, OR the local fire enforcement authority — since Richfield does not publish evidence of its own fire-marshal-level sprinkler plan-review function, the State Fire Marshal's direct-submittal process is the governing, verifiable path for this permit type.
Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source
Requirements
- Installation, modification, or extension of an automatic fire sprinkler system (e.g., NFPA 13, 13R, or 13D) at a residential or commercial property within Richfield City
- Submittal of the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office 'Automatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Submittal Form,' along with sprinkler drawings and hydraulic calculations, to planreviews@utah.gov / the SFMO office in Sandy, Utah
- Water supply analysis information (static pressure, residual pressure, and flow in gpm), sourced from contract specifications, a water supply analysis, the water purveyor, or a flow test, 'per State laws and rules R710-4-5' as stated directly on the SFMO's own submittal form
- Plans submitted by a company holding a valid State Fire Marshal sprinkler-contractor license number (the submittal form includes a required 'License #' field)
- A separate Building Permit from Richfield City's Building Department for the associated construction/installation work, per the general Building Permit trigger language in Richfield's official FAQ ('A Building permit is generally needed if any structural, electrical, plumbing or mechanical changes or additions will be made')
- Fees must be paid to the State Fire Marshal's Office before plan review is released, per the SFMO's own submittal form
Required documents
- RequiredAutomatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Submittal Form (Utah State Fire Marshal's Office)Official SFMO form (firemarshal.utah.gov, PDF, 2022 revision), requiring project name/location, scope-of-work square footage, water-supply analysis data, sprinkler drawing/hydraulic-calculation sheet counts, and the submitting company's license number.
- RequiredLarge/Small Building Permit Application (CityInspect / DocHub)Richfield City's own building permit application, required for the underlying construction/installation work per the residential-building-permit entry in this file; no fire-sprinkler-specific city form was found.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Utah State Fire Marshal's Office Automatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Review Fee | Scope-of-work square footage x $0.022 per square foot, with a stated minimum fee of $75.00 | Quoted directly from the SFMO's official 'Automatic Fire Sprinkler Plan Submittal Form' (firemarshal.utah.gov, PDF, 2022 revision): 'SQUARE FEET x .022$ = $ ______________ Note: Minimum fee is $75.' The form states 'Fees must be paid before plan review will be released.' This is a genuinely governing, currently-published fee from the primary authority that administers sprinkler-system plan review in Utah generally; it is a statewide SFMO fee, not a Richfield-specific line item, because Richfield does not publish its own separate fire-sprinkler fee. A separate Richfield Building Permit fee would also apply to the associated construction, and that fee is unpublished per the residential-building-permit entry in this file. |
Fire Alarm System Permit
Richfield City does not publish its own fire-alarm-specific permit application, checklist, or fee: no mention of 'fire alarm,' 'fire suppression,' or 'fire marshal' appears on richfieldut.gov's Forms & Applications or Frequently Asked Questions pages, and the city's 2021 Plan Review and Building Inspection Services RFP does not mention fire alarm systems or the State Fire Marshal anywhere in its scope of work (checked live 2026-07-22). As with fire sprinkler systems, installation or modification of a fire alarm system in Richfield requires (1) a Building Permit from Richfield City's Building Department under the general trigger for electrical/mechanical work documented in the residential-building-permit entry of this file, and (2) direct plan-review submittal to the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office (SFMO), which publishes its own statewide 'Fire Alarm Plan Review Submittal Form.' Under Utah Code § 15A-5-102(2), the AHJ for the State Fire Code is the State Fire Marshal, an authorized deputy, or the local fire enforcement authority; Richfield does not publish evidence of its own fire-marshal-level alarm plan-review function, so the SFMO's direct-submittal process is the governing, verifiable path documented here.
Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source
Requirements
- Installation, modification, or extension of a fire alarm and detection system at a residential or commercial property within Richfield City
- Submittal of the Utah State Fire Marshal's Office 'Fire Alarm Plan Review Submittal Form' to planreviews@utah.gov / the SFMO office in Sandy, Utah, including a floor plan showing room size/use, occupancy type, project code analysis, locations of alarm-initiating and notification appliances, alarm control/trouble signaling equipment, annunciation, power connection, battery calculations, conductor sizing and voltage-drop calculations, and manufacturer cut sheets
- A separate Building Permit from Richfield City's Building Department for the associated electrical/construction work, per the general Building Permit trigger language in Richfield's official FAQ
- Fees must be paid to the State Fire Marshal's Office before plan review is released, per the SFMO's own submittal form
Required documents
- RequiredFire Alarm Plan Review Submittal Form (Utah State Fire Marshal's Office)Official SFMO form (firemarshal.utah.gov, PDF, 2023 revision), requiring project name/location, scope-of-work square footage, and a detailed list of required design/engineering items (floor plan, occupancy type, code analysis, device locations, power/battery/conductor calculations, cut sheets).
- RequiredLarge/Small Building Permit Application (CityInspect / DocHub)Richfield City's own building permit application, required for the underlying electrical/construction work per the residential-building-permit entry in this file; no fire-alarm-specific city form was found.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Utah State Fire Marshal's Office Fire Alarm Plan Review Fee | Scope-of-work square footage x $0.022 per square foot, with a stated minimum fee of $75.00 | Quoted directly from the SFMO's official 'Fire Alarm Plan Review Submittal Form' (firemarshal.utah.gov, PDF, 2023D revision): 'SQUARE FT x .022$ = $ Note: Minimum fee is $75.' The form states 'Fees must be paid before plan review will be released.' Identical fee structure to the SFMO's fire-sprinkler submittal form. This is a statewide SFMO fee, not a Richfield-specific line item, because Richfield does not publish its own separate fire-alarm fee. A separate Richfield Building Permit fee would also apply to the associated construction, and that fee is unpublished per the residential-building-permit entry in this file. |
Sources & verification
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