This is PermitBase’s published record for Unincorporated Summit County as of 2026-07-21. It has since been superseded — see the current record. A historical record reflects what PermitBase had verified at that time; it may not capture a real-world change the jurisdiction had made but PermitBase had not yet verified, and it includes any errors we later corrected. Snapshots are never edited retroactively.
Unincorporated Summit County building permits
Unincorporated Summit County, Utah — as published 2026-07-21.
Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit
Required for new single-family dwellings, duplexes, townhouses, manufactured homes, additions with living space, and other IRC-governed residential construction in unincorporated Summit County, including the Snyderville Basin (Silver Creek, Pinebrook, Jeremy Ranch, Summit Park) and the East Side/3-Mile/Henefer-area unincorporated communities. All applications are submitted and reviewed through the EPROCESS360 online portal — no paper or over-the-counter submissions are accepted.
Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Source
Requirements
- New Single Family Detached (IRC), New Single Family Attached (Duplex) (IRC), or New Townhouses (IRC) — per the County's official 2025 scope-of-work classification list
- Construction or removal of any building/structure may not commence until a valid building permit is obtained from the County Building Official (Summit County Development Code § 10-3-20)
- A source of water must be verified prior to issuance of a building permit for a dwelling — either a statement from an existing water system representative confirming hookup capacity, or evidence of water rights/state engineer filing number for a private source
- A site plan (11"x17" minimum to 36"x48" maximum) must be submitted with the application; must be prepared and wet-stamped by a Utah-licensed surveyor, architect, landscape architect, or engineer if the parcel has a platted building pad, average grade over 5%, proposed structure height over 28 feet, or setbacks closer than 3 feet to the required line
- Financial security (bond or escrow) may be required prior to permit issuance to cover site debris/material abatement costs
- Planning approval may be required prior to building permit submittal for certain projects — contact the Planning Department at (435) 336-3124 to confirm
- Projects on slopes 15% or greater require a geotechnical report
Required documents
- RequiredConstruction Plans (single PDF)Must include floor plan (with dimensions), elevations, electrical plan, mechanical plan (if applicable), plumbing plan (if applicable), framing plan, footing/foundation plan, stamped structural pages, and architect/engineer stamp as required. Per the County's Single Family Dwelling Checklist (current as of 4/2026).
- RequiredSite Plan (separate from Construction Plans)Must show scale, north arrow, property lines, topography, lot size & dimensions, easements, proposed and existing buildings, utility locations, building setbacks, retaining walls, driveway location, curb & gutter elevations, street name/location, hard surface areas, and defensible space for fire (if required)
- RequiredCompliance StatementStatement (can be added as notes on construction plans) that the applicant will comply with local ordinances during construction and will obtain a stormwater permit before land disturbance, if applicable
- RequiredStructural CalculationsRequired for all new dwelling construction
- OptionalREScheck / Energy Code Compliance DocumentRequired if space will be conditioned/heated, demonstrating compliance with the adopted Utah energy code
- RequiredMechanical System DesignManual J, D & S (or other approved HVAC system design method)
- OptionalGeneral Contractor InformationName, address, phone number, and Utah DOPL license number, added to the EPROCESS360 application page under additional contacts
- OptionalOwner Builder Certification FormRequired if the owner is acting as the general contractor; name must match the owner's name in County records
- OptionalHOA Approval Letter and Plan StampNot required at initial submittal but requested during plan review if applicable — contact your HOA to verify
- OptionalFire Approval LetterRequested during plan review from the applicable local fire district
- OptionalWater Commitment of Service Letter / Well LogRequested during plan review; required for Certificate of Occupancy
- OptionalSnyderville Basin Water Reclamation District Fee Receipt / Septic PermitRequested during plan review if applicable to the project location
- OptionalGeotechnical ReportRequired for parcels with slopes of 15% or greater; must be provided by the time of footing inspection
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
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Commercial Building Permit
Required for new commercial building construction in unincorporated Summit County, including the Snyderville Basin (Silver Creek, Pinebrook, Jeremy Ranch, Summit Park) and the East Side/3-Mile/Henefer-area unincorporated communities. Construction and structural plans must be drafted by an architect licensed in the state of Utah. All applications are submitted and reviewed through the EPROCESS360 online portal, per the County's 'New Commercial Checklist' (current as of 6/2026).
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- New commercial building construction on a permitted, properly zoned lot in unincorporated Summit County
- Construction may not commence until a valid building permit is obtained from the County Building Official (Summit County Development Code § 10-3-20)
- Architectural and Structural Plans must be combined into one PDF and drafted by an Architect licensed in the state of Utah — per the County's New Commercial Checklist (6/2026), unlike the residential owner-builder allowance
- Site Plan showing scale, north arrow, property lines, topography, defensible space for fire (if required), proposed and existing buildings, driveway location, building setbacks, street name/location, easements, utility locations, retaining walls, and hard surface areas
- COMcheck (lighting and mechanical) energy code compliance documentation
- Geotechnical Report required prior to any boring/trenching/digging; a separate County engineering permit must be obtained before this work begins
- Commercial Project Engineering Review Checklist compliance for site civil elements — roadway/parking design, utility design, grading design, drainage design (per Summit County Code § 9-3-11), and erosion control/SWPPP — reviewed by the Summit County Engineering Division
- A separate right-of-way permit (via the County's online portal) is required for any work — closures, excavations, structures — within County rights-of-way
- A Long-Term Stormwater Management Plan may be required if the project disturbs more than 1 acre; a Noxious Weed Plan is required if the project disturbs more than a quarter acre (10,890 sq ft) and imports soil and/or exports more than 10 cubic yards of soil
Required documents
- RequiredConstruction Plans (single PDF, Architectural + Structural)Must be drafted by an Architect licensed in the state of Utah and include: HOA approval stamp (if applicable), footing/foundation plan, floorplan (with dimensions), elevations, electrical plan (n/a if shell only), plumbing plan (n/a if shell only), framing plans, stamped structural pages, code analysis, and governing codes. Per the County's New Commercial Checklist (current as of 6/2026).
- RequiredSite Plan (separate from Construction Plans)Must show scale, north arrow, property lines, topography, defensible space for fire (if required), proposed and existing buildings, driveway location, building setbacks from property lines, name and location of street(s), easements, utility locations, retaining walls, and hard surface areas
- RequiredCompliance StatementStatement (can be added as notes on construction plans) that the applicant will comply with local ordinances during construction and will obtain a stormwater permit before land disturbance, if applicable
- RequiredStructural CalculationsRequired for all new commercial construction
- RequiredCOMcheckLighting and mechanical energy code compliance documentation
- RequiredFire Approval LetterRequired from the applicable local fire district
- RequiredWater Commitment of Service Letter / Well LogRequired documentation of water availability
- RequiredGeotechnical ReportRequired; an engineering permit must be obtained prior to any boring, trenching, or digging
- RequiredBid ContractList of proposed work and associated cost
- OptionalHOA Approval Letter and Plan StampContact your HOA to verify if approval is needed
- OptionalSnyderville Basin Water Reclamation District Fee Receipt / Septic PermitApplicable depending on project location
- OptionalRecreation District ApprovalOnly required in the Snyderville Basin, and only if the structure contains living space
- OptionalService Area 3 ApprovalOnly required for projects within the Service Area 3 boundaries
- RequiredGeneral & Subcontractor InformationName, address, phone number, and license number, added to the EPROCESS360 application page under additional contacts
- RequiredCommercial Project Engineering Review Checklist materialsTitle Report or ALTA Survey Map, roadway/parking design, utility design, grading design, drainage design (per County Code § 9-3-11), erosion control/SWPPP plan, Construction Mitigation Plan (per County template), and a civil construction cost estimate based on County unit rates — reviewed by the Summit County Engineering Division per its Commercial Project Engineering Review Checklist
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permit Fee — no published flat-fee table | Not fixed; calculated per project inside EPROCESS360 after plan review | Summit County's County-Wide Fee Schedule (Ordinance 834-P, amended May 2026) does not contain a Building Division valuation-based permit fee table for commercial or residential permits. Show full citationHideSummit County's County-Wide Fee Schedule (Ordinance 834-P, amended May 2026) does not contain a Building Division valuation-based permit fee table for commercial or residential permits. Per the County's own posted 'Building Valuation Data – FEBRUARY 2026' (ICC BVD) document: 'The permit fees can be established by using the BVD table and a Permit Fee Multiplier, which is based on the total construction value within the jurisdiction for the past year.' The County's own specific Permit Fee Multiplier value is not published anywhere in its Document Center, ordinances, or building pages as of this writing; the fee is generated and only becomes visible to the applicant inside the EPROCESS360 portal after plan review is complete. Contact the Building Department at (435) 336-3124 or buildingquestions@summitcountyutah.gov for a project-specific fee estimate before applying. |
Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit
Required for tenant improvement (tenant finish) work in existing commercial buildings in unincorporated Summit County — interior build-outs, remodels, and finish work for a new or changing tenant space. Plans for tenant improvements of a finished shell and change-of-use remodels must be designed by an architect licensed in the state of Utah. All applications are submitted and reviewed through the EPROCESS360 online portal, per the County's 'Commercial Remodel/Tenant Improvement Checklist' (current as of 6/2026).
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- Interior build-out, remodel, or finish work in an existing commercial tenant space in unincorporated Summit County
- Tenant improvements of a finished shell and change-of-use remodels require plans to be designed by an architect licensed in the state of Utah — per the County's Commercial Remodel/Tenant Improvement Checklist (6/2026)
- Property owner approval letter for the proposed project
- COMcheck (lighting and mechanical) energy code compliance documentation
- Construction Mitigation Plan required per Summit County Code § 7-7-11 if exterior work is proposed
- Site Plan required only if the exterior is being redone or there is a change of use — must show existing buildings, name/location of street(s), parking (including accessible parking), and (if exterior/change of use) scale, north arrow, property lines, topography, and building setbacks
- Additional information may be requested depending on the scope of the project
Required documents
- RequiredConstruction Plans (single PDF)Must include HOA approval stamp (if applicable), stamped structural pages (if structural work done), existing and proposed floorplans, mechanical plan, plumbing plan, electrical plan, elevations (n/a if no exterior work), code analysis, and governing codes. Per the County's Commercial Remodel/Tenant Improvement Checklist (current as of 6/2026).
- RequiredCompliance StatementStatement (can be added as notes on construction plans) that the applicant will comply with local ordinances during construction and will obtain a stormwater permit before land disturbance, if applicable
- RequiredProperty Owner Approval LetterLetter approving the proposed tenant improvement project
- RequiredCOMcheckLighting and mechanical energy code compliance documentation
- RequiredBid ContractList of proposed work and associated cost
- RequiredGeneral & Subcontractor InformationName, address, phone number, and license number, added to the EPROCESS360 application page under additional contacts
- OptionalSite Plan (separate from Construction Plans)Must show existing buildings, name and location of street(s), and parking (including accessible parking); scale/north arrow/property lines/topography and building setbacks are required only if the exterior is being redone or there is a change of use
- OptionalHOA Approval LetterContact your HOA to verify if approval is needed
- OptionalStructural CalculationsRequired if structural work is part of the scope
- OptionalFire Approval LetterRequired if applicable to the scope of work
- OptionalWater Commitment of Service Letter / Well LogDocumentation of water availability
- OptionalSnyderville Basin Water Reclamation District Fee Receipt / Septic PermitApplicable depending on project location
- OptionalConstruction Mitigation PlanRequired per Summit County Code § 7-7-11 if exterior work is proposed
- OptionalRecreation District ApprovalOnly required in the Snyderville Basin, and only if the structure contains living space
- OptionalService Area 3 ApprovalOnly required for projects within the Service Area 3 boundaries
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Tenant Improvement Permit Fee — no published flat-fee table | Not fixed; calculated per project inside EPROCESS360 after plan review | Summit County publishes no separate tenant-improvement fee tier or fee table, distinct from new commercial construction. Show full citationHideSummit County publishes no separate tenant-improvement fee tier or fee table, distinct from new commercial construction. Its County-Wide Fee Schedule (Ordinance 834-P) does not contain a Building Division valuation-based permit fee table at all. The County's posted 'Building Valuation Data – FEBRUARY 2026' (ICC BVD) document notes 'the BVD is not intended to apply to alterations or repairs to existing buildings' because the scope of such work 'varies so greatly' — Summit County does not publish an alternate valuation method specific to tenant improvements to account for this. In practice the fee is generated per-project inside the EPROCESS360 portal after plan review, based on the bid contract cost submitted with the application. Contact the Building Department at (435) 336-3124 or buildingquestions@summitcountyutah.gov for a project-specific fee estimate before applying. |
EV Charger / EVSE Permit
VerifiedSummit County does not publish a distinct EV charger / EVSE permit type or fee line item. Directly read in full (2026-07-20, rendered page-by-page as images since the source PDF is scanned/non-machine-readable) the complete 'Summit County Building Department Fee Schedule' section of the County-Wide Fee Schedule (Ordinance 834-P, amended May 2026, effective 6/2026) — it lists a general Building Permit Fee (0.0075, i.e. 3/4 of 1%, of construction valuation, $100 minimum, both commercial and residential), a separate 'Alternative Energy Permits' category explicitly limited to 'solar, hot water, photovoltaic, geo-thermal, and wind generated power' ($700 photovoltaic / $500 geo-thermal / $250 solar hot water / $250 wind generator), and separate flat $100 fees for 'Electrical utility meter upgrade or replacement,' 'Mechanical utility meter upgrade or replacement,' and 'Plumbing utility meter upgrade or replacement.' No 'EV,' 'electric vehicle,' or 'charging station' line item appears anywhere in this fee schedule. Because EV/EVSE installation is not one of the enumerated Alternative Energy Permit categories and is not a utility-meter upgrade, it is billed as ordinary electrical work under the general Building Permit Fee (0.0075 x construction valuation, $100 minimum), the same mechanism used for standard building/electrical/mechanical/plumbing work in unincorporated Summit County.
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 Summit County — billed as ordinary electrical work under the general Building Permit, not the county's separate 'Alternative Energy Permit' category (which is limited to solar, hot water, photovoltaic, geo-thermal, and wind generated power)
- All submissions, reviews, and permit issuance processed exclusively through the EPROCESS360 online portal (summit.co.ut.eprocess360.com) — the County does not accept paper plans or perform over-the-counter reviews
- Compliance with the 2023 NEC, adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g)
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit Application (EPROCESS360 online portal)Submitted online at summit.co.ut.eprocess360.com, the same portal used for all other Summit County building permit types; no distinct EV-charger application form or checklist is published.
- OptionalElectrical Plan / Single-Line DiagramCharger manufacturer specifications and circuit/panel capacity information — standard supporting documentation for the electrical-work component of a building permit.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit Fee (general, applies to EV charger/EVSE installation) | 0.0075 (3/4 of 1%) of construction valuation; $100 minimum fee (covers cost of one inspection) | Summit County Building Department Fee Schedule, Ordinance 834-P (amended May 2026, effective 6/2026), item 2: 'Building Permit Fees (both commercial and residential) — Fees are calculated at a rate… Show full citationHideSummit County Building Department Fee Schedule, Ordinance 834-P (amended May 2026, effective 6/2026), item 2: 'Building Permit Fees (both commercial and residential) — Fees are calculated at a rate of 0.0075 (3/4 of 1%) of the construction valuation. Minimum fee: $100 (fee covers the costs of one inspection).' Directly read from the ordinance PDF (page 33) on 2026-07-20; no distinct EV-charger line item exists, so this general Building Permit fee mechanism governs EV/EVSE installation valuation. |
| Plan Review Fee | 65% of the applicable building permit fee (may be waived if plan review is not necessary, per the Building Official) | Summit County Building Department Fee Schedule, Ordinance 834-P, item 3. |
| Utah State Surcharge | 1% of all permits | Summit County Building Department Fee Schedule, Ordinance 834-P, item 9, collected and remitted to the State of Utah per UCA 15A-1-209. |
Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm System Permit
Unincorporated Summit County's Community Development/Building Division does not itself operate a fire marshal's office or issue fire sprinkler/alarm permits. Instead, new installation, alteration, or extension of a fire sprinkler system (NFPA 13/13R/13D) or fire alarm system (NFPA 72) is permitted and plan-reviewed directly by whichever independent local fire protection district serves the property's location -- separate from, and in addition to, the County building permit issued through EPROCESS360. This jurisdiction's own commercial-building-permit entry already lists a 'Fire Approval Letter' from the applicable fire district as a required document and a 'Fire District Inspection' as a required step before Certificate of Occupancy; this entry documents that separate fire-district-run process itself. Two districts covering unincorporated Summit County were independently verified with live fee/process data: Park City Fire District (covers the Snyderville Basin west side -- Kimball Junction, Jeremy Ranch, Pinebrook, Trailside, Silver Summit, and similar subdivisions) and North Summit Fire District (covers the Coalville/eastern county area). A third district, South Summit Fire District, also reviews fire sprinkler installations in its own coverage area (the Kamas Valley/eastern county) per NFPA 13-D. Its current live site (southsummitfd.gov) is a JavaScript single-page application whose Permits section submits directly to a Stripe-backed payment API (react-with-backend.onrender.com/api/sprinkler) that calculates a fee dynamically from submitted square footage rather than publishing a static rate, so no current flat or per-square-foot sprinkler fee is publicly readable on the live site. A historical figure was recovered via Wayback Machine from the district's former official domain (ssfd.us, since retired in favor of southsummitfd.gov): a 2023-labeled fee schedule page (last archived with full content 2024-06-07) listed 'Sprinkler/Fire Suppression Fees $250.00*'. This figure is over two years old and cannot be confirmed as still current given the site's redesign to a dynamic calculator -- treat it as historical context only and confirm the actual current amount directly with South Summit Fire District at (435) 783-2375 before relying on it.
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- New installation, alteration, or extension of a fire sprinkler system or fire alarm system on a property in unincorporated Summit County
- Plan review and permitting is performed by the fire protection district with jurisdiction over the property's location, not by the County Building Division
- Park City Fire District: online application and fee payment required before plan review begins, per the district's official 'Permits for Fire Prevention' page -- 'Fees must be paid before your plan review can begin.'
- North Summit Fire District: 'Summit County requires a district representative's signature on building and lot permits' -- quoted from the district's official Building Regulations page
- North Summit Fire District's Residential Sprinkler System Review Form requires: 'Information/plans shall be uploaded by a professional sprinkler engineer with a NICET 3 level stamp of approval' -- quoted from the district's official Building Regulations page
Required documents
- RequiredFire Sprinkler/Alarm Plan Review Application (district-specific online form)Park City Fire District's 'Project and Permit Review' online form requires selecting 'Fire Sprinkler System' or 'Fire Alarm System' as the construction type, along with project location, parcel number, and applicant information, before fees are calculated and plan review begins.
- RequiredShop Drawings, Hydraulic Calculations, and Cut Sheets (sprinkler systems)Per Park City Fire District's online application, a fire sprinkler system submittal requires shop drawings, hydraulic calculations, cut sheets for all components required to be listed, and seismic calculations for commercial projects.
- RequiredShop Drawings, Battery Calculations, and Input/Output Matrix (alarm systems)Per Park City Fire District's online application, a fire alarm system submittal requires shop drawings, battery calculations, cut sheets for all listed components, and an input/output matrix.
- RequiredNICET 3-Stamped Sprinkler Plans (North Summit Fire District residential sprinkler review)North Summit Fire District's Residential Sprinkler System Review Form requires plans uploaded by a professional sprinkler engineer bearing a NICET Level 3 stamp of approval, submitted by a Utah-licensed sprinkler contractor.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| North Summit Fire District -- Residential Fire Sprinkler Plan Review | $0.40 per square foot | North Summit Fire District Fee Schedule, Resolution 2026-02 (adopted 3/13/2026, effective 3/14/2026), 'IV. Show full citationHideNorth Summit Fire District Fee Schedule, Resolution 2026-02 (adopted 3/13/2026, effective 3/14/2026), 'IV. Fire Marshal & Plan Review Fees' -- 'Residential Plan Review $0.40/sq ft.' This is the district's general residential plan review line; the schedule does not break out a sprinkler-only sub-rate separate from the general residential plan review. |
| North Summit Fire District -- Residential Site/Sprinkler Inspection | $165.00 per inspection | North Summit Fire District Fee Schedule, Resolution 2026-02 -- 'Residential Site Inspection $165.00/inspection'; the same fee schedule separately lists 'Sprinkler Inspection $165.00' and 'Alarm Inspection $165.00' as line items. |
| North Summit Fire District -- Commercial/Multifamily Plan Review | $125.00 (1-20,000 sq ft), $225.00 (20,001-50,000 sq ft), or $325.00 (50,001+ sq ft) | North Summit Fire District Fee Schedule, Resolution 2026-02 -- tiered by total commercial/multifamily square footage. |
| North Summit Fire District -- Commercial/Multifamily Fire Sprinkler Inspection | $165.00 per inspection | North Summit Fire District Fee Schedule, Resolution 2026-02, 'Commercial/Multifamily Fire Sprinkler Insp. $165.00/inspection.' |
| Park City Fire District -- Plan Review Fee (base, fire sprinkler/alarm project types) | $165.00 (base figure shown by the district's online calculator before dwelling-unit/square-footage inputs are applied) | Fetched directly from Park City Fire District's live 'Project and Permit Review' online application form (pcfd.org/product/project-and-permit-review/) on 2026-07-20, which lists 'Fire Sprinkler… Show full citationHideFetched directly from Park City Fire District's live 'Project and Permit Review' online application form (pcfd.org/product/project-and-permit-review/) on 2026-07-20, which lists 'Fire Sprinkler System' and 'Fire Alarm System' as selectable construction types. The form is a Gravity Forms fee calculator; $165.00 was the Plan Review Fee value rendered in the static page before any dwelling-unit or square-footage figures were entered, so it may be a default/base value rather than a fixed flat fee -- confirm the final calculated total directly with PCFD at (435) 940-2532. |
| Park City Fire District -- Prepaid Inspection Fee | $160.00 per prepaid inspection (base figure shown by the district's online calculator) | Fetched from the same live PCFD online application form on 2026-07-20; same base-value caveat as the Plan Review Fee above applies. |
| South Summit Fire District -- Sprinkler/Fire Suppression Fee (HISTORICAL, unconfirmed current) | $250.00 flat fee (as of a 2023-labeled fee schedule, last confirmed live 2024-06-07) | NOT independently confirmed as currently accurate. Show full citationHideNOT independently confirmed as currently accurate. Recovered via Wayback Machine snapshot (2024-06-07) of the district's former official site, ssfd.us/fee-schedule-2/ (labeled '2023 Sprinkler/Fire Suppression Fees $250.00*'), which no longer resolves live. The district's current live site, southsummitfd.gov, is a JavaScript SPA whose sprinkler permit form submits to a Stripe-backed API (react-with-backend.onrender.com/api/sprinkler) that computes a fee dynamically from submitted square footage rather than publishing a static rate -- the compiled JS bundle was fetched and inspected directly on 2026-07-20 and contains no visible rate table. This $250 figure may be outdated. Confirm the current fee directly with South Summit Fire District, (435) 783-2375, before relying on it. |
Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Installation Permit
VerifiedUnincorporated Summit County requires a Building Permit for solar PV installations, per the County Building Department's official page: 'Permits are also required for solar PV installations.' Unlike the general residential/commercial Building Permit (which is priced off the ICC Building Valuation Data table and a non-public multiplier), the County's own Building Department Fee Schedule (Ordinance 834-P) prices solar PV under a distinct 'Alternative Energy Permits' category — explicitly described in the ordinance as 'separate from the permits issued for new construction' — with a flat $700 Photovoltaic System fee. Applications are still submitted through the same EPROCESS360 online portal as all other County building permits; no standalone solar-only application form, checklist, or fee schedule document is currently published (the County's historical 'Solar ABCs' expedited-permitting checklist, once posted at DocumentCenter View 272, is now a dead link with no Wayback capture, confirmed by this verification).
Verified 2026-07-21 · Source
Requirements
- A County Building Permit is required for solar PV installations (residential or commercial) in unincorporated Summit County, per the Building Department's official page
- Application is submitted through the EPROCESS360 online portal (summit.co.ut.eprocess360.com) — the County does not accept paper plans or perform over-the-counter reviews, and no distinct solar-only application form is published
- Electrical interconnection work must comply with the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g)
- For roof-mounted arrays, standard structural attachment/point-load documentation may be requested during plan review, consistent with the County's general Construction Plans requirements for structural elements (no solar-specific structural checklist is separately published)
- Confirm with the Building Department at (435) 336-3124 whether a given project (e.g., ground-mounted array, battery storage addition) needs additional planning/zoning review beyond the building permit
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit Application (EPROCESS360 online portal)Submitted online at summit.co.ut.eprocess360.com, the same portal used for all other Summit County building permit types; no distinct solar-PV application form or checklist is currently published by the County.
- RequiredPV System Plans / Single-Line Electrical DiagramModule layout, inverter/equipment specifications, and interconnection single-line diagram documenting compliance with the 2023 NEC.
- OptionalStructural Attachment Details (roof-mounted arrays)Racking/attachment method and point-load information for the roof structure; no solar-specific structural checklist is separately published, so this follows the general structural-documentation expectations described in this file's residential/commercial building-permit entries.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative Energy Permit — Photovoltaic System | $700 flat fee | Summit County Building Department Fee Schedule, Ordinance 834-P (amended May 2026, effective 6/2026), item 4: 'Alternative Energy Permits: These permits are separate from the permits issued for new construction. Show full citationHideSummit County Building Department Fee Schedule, Ordinance 834-P (amended May 2026, effective 6/2026), item 4: 'Alternative Energy Permits: These permits are separate from the permits issued for new construction. These permits include, but are not limited to, solar, hot water, photovoltaic, geo-thermal, and wind generated power. a. Photovoltaic System: $700.' Confirmed directly by this verification: the document is a scanned (non-machine-readable) PDF, so it was downloaded and page 33 was rendered to an image and read visually on 2026-07-21 — the $700 Photovoltaic System line is explicitly distinct from the general 0.0075-of-valuation Building Permit Fee used for new construction. |
| Plan Review Fee | 65% of the applicable building permit fee (may be waived if plan review is not necessary, per the Building Official) | Summit County Building Department Fee Schedule, Ordinance 834-P, item 3. Show full citationHideSummit County Building Department Fee Schedule, Ordinance 834-P, item 3. The ordinance does not clarify whether this 65% add-on applies on top of the flat $700 Alternative Energy Permit fee or only to the valuation-based Building Permit Fee in item 2 — confirm with the Building Department before budgeting. |
| Utah State Surcharge | 1% of all permits | Summit County Building Department Fee Schedule, Ordinance 834-P, item 9, collected and remitted to the State of Utah per UCA 15A-1-209 — stated to apply to 'all permits,' so this applies to the Alternative Energy Permit fee as well. |
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