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Unincorporated Sevier County building permits
Unincorporated Sevier County, Utah — as published 2026-07-16.
Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit
Required for new single-family dwelling construction, additions, and any structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical alteration in unincorporated Sevier County. Sevier County Building, Planning and Zoning administers permits countywide for unincorporated areas via the utah.cityinspect.com online portal; applicants select 'SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING' as the Permit Type for new residential construction.
Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Source
Requirements
- New single-family dwelling construction
- Additions to existing residential structures
- Any structural, electrical, plumbing, or mechanical alteration
- Zoning approval obtained PRIOR to building permit application (required attachment)
- For new residences in the unincorporated county: completed 'Unincorporated Area Signature Sheet' with sign-offs from Planning/Zoning/Flood, Road Department, Utah Division of Water Rights, Central Utah Health Department (septic), power utility, and gas utility
- Owner/Builder Form required if no licensed general contractor is used for new construction
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com (registration link on the county's official Obtaining a Building Permit page). Applicant selects 'SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING' under Permit Type for new residential construction, per the county's official 'Applying for a Building Permit' cheat sheet PDF.
- RequiredUnincorporated Area Signature SheetRequired attachment for new residential construction in the unincorporated county; must carry authorized signatures for Zoning/Flood Zone, Road Encroachment/Address, Division of Water Rights (Order of State Engineer proof of water), Central Utah Health Department septic approval, power utility, gas utility, and applicable drainage district.
- RequiredBuilding PlansDrawn to scale; must include basement plan, exterior elevations, fireplace cross section (if applicable), floor framing/detail plan, heat loss calculations, main floor/stories plan, plot/site plan, roof framing/detail plan, specifications, stair detail section, wall cross sections, and window/door/hardware/header schedules, per the county's official Building Plans requirements page.
- RequiredSite Plan FormCounty-provided site plan form (with example) showing property lines and structure placement, linked from the Obtaining a Building Permit page.
- OptionalOwner/Builder FormRequired if the applicant does not have a licensed general contractor for new construction, per the county's official cheat sheet.
- RequiredMunicipality/Unincorporated Zoning ApprovalZoning approval must be obtained before the building permit is processed and attached to the application.
Fee schedule
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Commercial Building Permit
Required for new commercial building construction in unincorporated Sevier County. The county's Building, Planning and Zoning Department administers commercial permits through the same utah.cityinspect.com portal and the same Building Official (Jason Mackelprang) used for residential permits — the department's own webpages confirm no distinct commercial process, fee schedule, or plan-review commitment is published separately from residential. The department's index page states directly: 'The building official is responsible for overseeing all commercial and residential building permit regulations, fees, and inspections.'
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- New commercial construction
- "Building plans for new homes and commercial buildings must be drawn to scale" — quoted from the county's official Building Plans page, which applies a single unified requirements list to both residential and commercial plans
- 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)
- Zoning approval obtained PRIOR to applying for a building permit and attached to the permit application
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com, registration link on the county's official Obtaining a Building Permit page.
- RequiredBuilding Plans, Stamped by a Utah Licensed Architect or EngineerBasement plan, exterior elevations, floor framing/detail plan, heat loss calculations, plot/site plan, roof framing/detail plan, specifications, wall cross sections, and window/door/hardware/header schedules — per the county's official Building Plans requirements page, which applies the same checklist to 'new homes and commercial buildings.'
- RequiredSite Plan FormCounty-provided site plan form showing property lines and structure placement.
- RequiredMunicipality/Unincorporated Zoning ApprovalZoning approval must be obtained before the building permit is processed and attached to the application.
Fee schedule
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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit
Required for tenant improvement / tenant finish work inside an existing commercial building in unincorporated Sevier County, processed through the same Building, Planning and Zoning Department, Building Official, and CityInspect portal as new commercial construction — the county publishes no separate tenant-improvement fee tier or process.
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- Tenant improvement, tenant finish, or remodel work inside an existing commercial building
- 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)
- Zoning approval, where applicable, obtained prior to the building permit application
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com.
- RequiredBuilding Plans, Stamped by a Utah Licensed Architect or Engineer (where scope requires)Floor plans and structural/electrical/plumbing/mechanical detail for the improved space, per the county's official Building Plans requirements page.
Fee schedule
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Sign Permit
VerifiedRequired for erecting, moving, reconstructing, enlarging, or structurally altering a sign in unincorporated Sevier County, governed by a dedicated sign subchapter of the county's Buildings and Construction chapter (Sevier County Code §§150.35-150.44, Ord. 2020-9-1, passed 9-14-2020). Non-attached advertising structures (billboards/outdoor advertising) are permitted only in Commercial and Industrial zones (not AG, GRF-20R, GRF-20S, or RA) and must be issued a building permit prior to construction per §150.44(4). No separate sign-permit fee schedule is published; sign permits are processed and fee-assessed through the same Building Department building-permit mechanism as other construction (the county's own Residential Building Permit page/fee data in this file likewise publishes no dollar fee table).
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- All non-attached signs and outdoor advertising structures must be issued a building permit prior to construction (§150.44(4))
- Constructed of materials prescribed by the International Building Code; construction techniques approved by the county's chief Building Inspector (§150.44(4))
- Non-attached advertising structures (billboards) permitted only in Commercial and Industrial zones — not permitted in AG, GRF-20R, GRF-20S, or RA zones (§150.44(A) table)
- Maximum area of 750 square feet per face, exclusive of border and trim, for non-attached outdoor advertising structures (§150.44(B)(1))
- Maximum height of 25 feet for non-attached advertising structures (§150.44(B)(2))
- Setback from highway/interstate right-of-way: minimum 10 feet, maximum 125 feet (§150.44(B)(3)(c))
- Minimum 1,500 feet spacing between non-attached advertising structures measured in any direction (§150.44(B)(3)(d))
- Minimum 9 feet clearance from grade to bottom of sign where a sign extends over a public or private walkway; minimum 14 feet clearance where a sign protrudes into a traffic area or parking lot
- No sign may obstruct the clear-view area at an intersection or be confused with an authorized traffic sign/signal
- Temporary signs (political, yard sale, real estate, special-event) permitted per §150.40 subject to size/duration limits; see tips
- No lighting associated with a sign may permit direct rays to penetrate onto adjoining residential property so as to constitute a nuisance
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationSevier County's standard Building Permit Application, submitted the same way as any other building permit in the county (see this jurisdiction's residential-building-permit entry for the application portal).
Fee schedule
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EV Charger / EVSE Permit
VerifiedSevier County does not publish a distinct EV charger / EVSE permit type, fee, or process. EV charger (EVSE) installation is treated as standard electrical work under the county's general Residential (or Commercial) Building Permit — the county's official 'Obtaining a Building Permit' page and Building/Planning/Zoning webpages (live-checked 2026-07-19, re-checked 2026-07-20) list no distinct EV-charger or electric-vehicle-charging line item anywhere on the county's site. Sevier County itself publishes no building-permit dollar fee table at all (only a zoning/land-use fee schedule), so no fee figure — distinct or general — can be reported for this permit type.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Installation of a Level 2 or DC fast EV charger (EVSE) at a residential or commercial property in unincorporated Sevier County — falls under the 'electrical...alteration' work already covered by the county's general Building Permit
- Zoning approval obtained PRIOR to applying for the building permit and attached to the application
- Any change to electrical service must comply with the 2023 NEC, adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g)
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com, the same portal and application used for all other Sevier County building permit types; no distinct EV-charger application form is published.
Fee schedule
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Solar PV Installation Permit
VerifiedSevier County does not publish a distinct solar / solar-PV installation permit type, fee, or process. Rooftop or ground-mount solar photovoltaic installations are treated as standard structural (roof/mount attachment) and electrical (wiring, inverter, interconnection) work under the county's general Residential (or Commercial) Building Permit — the county's official 'Obtaining a Building Permit' page and Building/Planning/Zoning department index page (both live-checked 2026-07-21) list no distinct solar, solar-PV, or photovoltaic line item anywhere on the county's site. Sevier County itself publishes no building-permit dollar fee table at all (only a separate zoning/land-use fee schedule), so no fee figure — distinct or general — can be reported for this permit type.
Verified 2026-07-21 · Source
Requirements
- Installation of a rooftop or ground-mount solar photovoltaic (PV) system at a residential or commercial property in unincorporated Sevier County — falls under the structural and 'electrical...alteration' work already covered by the county's general Building Permit
- Zoning approval obtained PRIOR to applying for the building permit and attached to the application
- Electrical interconnection work (wiring, inverter, service equipment) must comply with the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g)
- Roof/mount structural attachment work is governed by the 2024 International Building Code (IBC) and 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a)-(b)
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com, the same portal and application used for all other Sevier County building permit types; no distinct solar/PV application form is published.
Fee schedule
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Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm Permit
Sevier County does not publish a distinct fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit, application, fee, or issuing authority separate from the standard Building Permit. Sevier County Code § 150.08 adopts the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) with Appendix Chapters A-G by reference as the county's Fire Code, and the county's own Fire Warden 'Fire Code' webpage (live-checked 2026-07-22) states that 'the State of Utah has adopted the International Fire Code as well as the Utah Wildland Urban Interface Code to which counties shall adhere,' but neither page identifies who reviews sprinkler/alarm plans or issues a permit for them. Sevier County contracts fire suppression response (not building plan review) with the three largest municipal fire departments in the county (Salina, Richfield, Monroe); the county's Fire Warden position is documented elsewhere on the county site as handling wildland burn permits, not building fire-protection-system plan review. The Utah State Fire Marshal's Office is a possible fallback reviewer under the statewide 'authority having jurisdiction' definition (Utah Code Title 15A Chapter 5 / Utah Admin. Code R710-9), but its own published scope is limited to state-owned buildings, public/private K-12 schools, and institutional facilities (hospitals, jails, prisons) plus complex/high-risk projects — not general private commercial construction in a rural unincorporated county — so it cannot be confirmed as the applicable AHJ for a typical Sevier County commercial sprinkler/alarm project. In practice, sprinkler and alarm system installation appears to be reviewed as part of the standard Commercial Building Permit's plan review by the County Building Official under the fire-protection-system provisions of the adopted 2024 IBC (Chapter 9), the same office and portal used for all other Sevier County commercial permits.
Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source
Requirements
- Installation, alteration, or upgrade of an automatic fire sprinkler system, standpipe system, or fire alarm/detection system in unincorporated Sevier County
- Sevier County Code § 150.08 adopts the 2021 International Fire Code (IFC), including Appendix Chapters A-G, by reference as the county's Fire Code
- System design must comply with the fire-protection-system provisions of the 2024 International Building Code (IBC), Chapter 9, and the NFPA standards it references — adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a)
- No distinct Sevier County fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit application, fee, or named issuing authority is separately published; plan review appears to occur through the standard Commercial Building Permit process administered by the County Building Official
- Zoning approval obtained PRIOR to applying for the associated building permit and attached to the application
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com, the same portal and application used for all other Sevier County building permit types; no distinct sprinkler/alarm-only submittal form is published by the county.
- RequiredFire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm System Design PlansSystem design plans (hydraulic calculations for sprinkler systems, device layout for alarm systems) submitted as part of the commercial building plan set; not a separately named county submittal, but standard practice for the fire-protection-system provisions of the adopted IBC.
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Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy
Sevier County does not publish a standalone Change-of-Use Permit or Certificate-of-Occupancy application/fee separate from the standard Building Permit. The county's Fee Schedule (Appendix C, land-use/zoning fees) lists Board of Adjustment Appeal ($200), Conditional Use Permit (tiered $35/$100/$175), Excavation Bond, PUD ($300), Subdivision, Temporary Use Permit ($75), Youth Home ($450), and Zoning Change ($300) — no 'change of use,' 'occupancy,' or 'certificate of occupancy' line item appears anywhere in it (re-confirmed 2026-07-22, matching the finding already documented in this file's commercial-building-permit entry). For new construction, a Certificate of Occupancy is issued as the outcome of the standard Final inspection under the general Building Permit, per the Certificate of Occupancy provisions of the adopted 2024 International Building Code (IBC), Chapter 1 Section 111 — the county's own Required Inspections page lists only a generic 'Final inspection' with no separate CO application step. For an existing building, Sevier County's Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 14.28, Nonconforming Uses) only requires a Board of Adjustment special permit to EXTEND or ENLARGE a legal nonconforming use (§ 14.28.010, citing § 14.20.040); it does not create a distinct fee or application for an ordinary conforming-to-conforming change of use, which is expected to be handled through the standard Building Permit process under the adopted IBC's own change-of-occupancy provisions.
Reviewed 2026-07-22 · Source
Requirements
- New construction: a Certificate of Occupancy is issued upon successful completion of the Final inspection under the standard Building Permit, per the Certificate of Occupancy provisions of the adopted 2024 IBC, Chapter 1 Section 111 (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a)) — no distinct CO application or fee is separately published by the county
- Change of use/occupancy classification for an existing building: reviewed under the adopted IBC's own change-of-occupancy provisions through the same general Building Permit process; no standalone change-of-use permit, application, or fee is published
- EXTENSION or ENLARGEMENT (not a like-for-like or lesser-intensity change) of a legal nonconforming use requires a special permit from the Board of Adjustment, per Sevier County Zoning Ordinance § 14.28.010 (citing § 14.20.040)
- Zoning approval, where applicable, obtained prior to any building-permit-linked change-of-use application
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit Application (CityInspect online portal)Submitted online at utah.cityinspect.com; a Certificate of Occupancy for new construction and an ordinary change of use both flow through this same standard application — no separate CO or change-of-use form is published.
- OptionalBoard of Adjustment Special Permit ApplicationRequired only if the proposed change constitutes an EXTENSION or ENLARGEMENT of a legal nonconforming use, per Zoning Ordinance § 14.28.010; not required for an ordinary conforming-to-conforming change of use. It is not confirmed whether this filing uses the same $200 fee published for a 'Board of Adjustment Appeal' in the county's Fee Schedule (Appendix C) — that line item is not explicitly labeled for nonconforming-use special permits.
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Sources & verification
Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-08.
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