Solar / Solar PV Installation Permit in Richfield, Utah

Richfield requires a solar / solar pv installation permit for: 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. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Richfield City Building and Zoning Department at (435) 896-6439 before starting work.

No solar-specific fee is published. The general Building/Electrical Permit fee applies instead, but Richfield's fee-bearing documents are hosted on DocHub in a format that blocks automated extraction, so the specific dollar amount could not be independently verified from a primary source — contact the Building and Zoning Department at 435-896-6439 for the current figure.

Richfield's published plan-review target for a solar / solar pv installation permit is 14–14 business days.

You'll need: Large Building Permit Application (CityInspect online portal). Depending on your project, Richfield may also ask for: Building Permit Application (paper form, alternate). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Richfield requires 1 inspection(s) for a solar / solar pv installation permit, in order: Building, Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing. Schedule each through Richfield City Building and Zoning Department ((435) 896-6439).

Apply through Richfield City Building and Zoning Department at 75 East Center Street (basement level), Richfield, UT 84701. Phone: (435) 896-6439. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Official information: https://richfieldut.gov/forms-applications/.

Richfield, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — CURRENT statewide code as of 7/1/2026 under the Utah Uniform Building Standard Act (Utah Code Title 15A); Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a). Richfield, as a Utah municipality, is bound to the statewide State Construction Code per Utah Code § 15A-2-103 and does not separately codify its own edition (its own FAQ/Forms pages, live-checked 2026-07-16, do not state any code edition at all); 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT statewide code; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment (consistent with the same statewide code confirmed on Murray City's official Building Division page, though Murray's own page has separately been found to contradict itself elsewhere — not relied on here beyond the general statewide-cycle confirmation); Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); Richfield does not separately itemize this, added here per statute; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide code as of 7/1/2026; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide code as of 7/1/2026; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — CURRENT statewide code as of 7/1/2026; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); not itemized in Richfield's own materials (which cite only the statewide statute generally), added here per statute since this file had previously omitted it entirely; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT statewide code as of 7/1/2026; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with Utah amendments, single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT statewide code as of 7/1/2026; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not itemized in Richfield's own materials, added here per statute since this file had previously omitted it entirely; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — current statewide electrical code; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) did NOT change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 version effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027) took effect 15 days before this re-verification. This entry previously described the 2024-cycle codes in future tense ('takes effect July 1, 2026'); that date has now passed, so IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now stated as CURRENT (2024/2024/2024/2024/2024/2024/2024), while IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) remain unchanged and were already correctly stated. Richfield publishes no city-specific code-edition page (its FAQ and Forms & Applications pages, live-checked 2026-07-16, do not mention code editions at all), so this file continues to rely solely on the statewide statute rather than a lagging city page — there is no city-page conflict to record for Richfield.. Local amendments apply — see the Richfield overview page for the full list.

No. Richfield does not publish a distinct solar/photovoltaic permit, application, or fee. A solar PV installation involves electrical (and often structural/roof-load) work and is therefore covered by the same general Building Permit required for any structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical change, per the city's official FAQ page.