Demolition Permit in Unincorporated Tooele County, Utah

Yes. Tooele County's Building Permits page states that state and county law require a permit for anyone who wants to 'construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the use of any building or structure.' Use the same combined Building Permit Application and General Instructions form used for new construction. No separate published demolition fee amount was found as of 2026-07-04 — contact the Building Inspection office for a project-specific figure.

In Unincorporated Tooele County, the published Demolition Permit Fee is: Contact Tooele County Development Department for current amount. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Unincorporated Tooele County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Tooele County Development Department — Building Inspection and Code Compliance at (435) 843-4737 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application and General Instructions. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Tooele County requires 1 inspection(s) for a demolition permit, in order: Final. Schedule each through Tooele County Development Department — Building Inspection and Code Compliance ((435) 843-4737).

Apply through Tooele County Development Department — Building Inspection and Code Compliance at 47 South Main Street, Room 208, Tooele, UT 84074. Phone: (435) 843-4737, email: building@tooeleco.gov. Office hours: Not published on tooeleco.gov as of 2026-07-04 — the Building Inspection page and Building Permits page list contact info (phone, fax, email) but no posted office hours. General county offices are listed at 47 S. Main St., Tooele, UT 84074, main line (435) 843-3100. A separate Building & Zoning Questions line, (435) 843-3160, and a Fire Department Questions line, (435) 833-8125, appear on the county's own Building Permit Application Instructions form (building-permit-012225.pdf).. Official information: https://www.tooeleco.gov/departments/development/building_inspection.php.

Unincorporated Tooele County, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — governs per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(a) (https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title15A/Chapter2/15A-2-S103.html), in force statewide since 7/1/2026 and binding on counties under §15A-1-204. Tooele County's own Building Permits page still lists the 2021 IBC (no appendices specified) — live-checked 2026-07-16, the county's own page has not been updated to the current statewide edition.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix AQ — governs per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c); this edition is UNCHANGED from the prior code cycle. Tooele County's own Building Permits page lists the 2021 IRC — live-checked 2026-07-16, consistent with the current statute on the base edition.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — governs per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(e). Tooele County's own Building Permits page still lists the 2021 IMC — live-checked 2026-07-16, lags the current statewide edition.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — governs per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(d). Tooele County's own Building Permits page still lists the 2021 IPC — live-checked 2026-07-16, lags the current statewide edition.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — governs per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(f). Tooele County's own Building Permits page still lists the 2021 IFGC — live-checked 2026-07-16, lags the current statewide edition.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — one code, no residential/commercial split, per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(h). Tooele County's own Building Permits page still lists the 2021 IECC — live-checked 2026-07-16, lags the current statewide edition.; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) — per Tooele County's own Building Permits page, live-checked 2026-07-16 and unchanged. Utah Code §15A-2-103 does NOT adopt the IFC (fire codes are addressed separately under Title 15A, Chapter 5, the State Fire Code Act) — this edition is left as the county's own published figure rather than reconciled to §15A-2-103, since that statute does not govern it. NOTE: Tooele County's own list includes the IFC explicitly (cited directly in its Fire Protection Criteria for Unincorporated Tooele County, referencing IFC 503.1.1 and Appendix D); Tooele City's own sheet does not list a standalone IFC edition. This is a genuine difference between the two jurisdictions' own published code lists, reported as each jurisdiction states it.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — governs per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(g); this edition is UNCHANGED from the prior code cycle, and Tooele County's own Building Permits page already correctly lists the 2023 NEC — live-checked 2026-07-16, no lag on this edition.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — governs statewide per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(i). Tooele County's own Building Permits page does NOT list the IEBC at all — live-checked 2026-07-16; added here per the statute, not omitted from this file.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — governs statewide per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(n). Tooele County's own Building Permits page does NOT list the ISPSC at all — live-checked 2026-07-16; added here per the statute, not omitted from this file.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — governs statewide per Utah Code §15A-2-103(1)(o). Not listed on Tooele County's own Building Permits page — live-checked 2026-07-16.; Utah State Amendments to the Building Codes (Utah Code Title 15A, Chapter 3) — per Tooele County's own Building Permits page, linking directly to le.utah.gov Title 15A Chapter 3.. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Tooele County overview page for the full list.