American Fork building permits

Building department

Address

275 East 200 North, American Fork, UT 84003

Phone

801-763-3060

Email

Office hours

Mon–Thu 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Building Division checklists list a separate plan-submittal contact line 801-763-3065); closed Fridays, per American Fork City Building Inspection Policies and Procedures (rev. 7/22/2024).

Website

Official site

Permit portal

Apply online at American Fork's portal

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in American Fork — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Utah adopts construction codes statewide under Utah Code Title 15A (State Construction and Fire Codes Act), enforced by every jurisdiction. Chapter 4 of Title 15A codifies Legislature-enacted amendments for specific named jurisdictions (e.g., Park City, Salt Lake City, Sandy City) as part of the state construction code. Through June 30, 2026, the editions in force under Utah Code § 15A-2-103 are the 2021 IBC (with Appendices C and J), 2021 IRC, 2021 IPC, 2021 IMC, 2021 IFGC, 2021 IECC, 2021 IEBC, and 2021 ISPSC (residential provisions), together with the 2023 NEC. Effective July 1, 2026, § 15A-2-103 adopts the 2024 editions of the IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, IEBC, and ISPSC; the IRC remains the 2021 edition and the NEC remains the 2023 edition. Note: residential energy requirements are modified by statewide amendments, and several Utah jurisdictions document their residential energy provisions at the 2015 IECC level rather than the adopted IECC year — confirm the applicable residential energy code with your local jurisdiction. Always confirm the edition in force with your local jurisdiction.

• 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); supersedes the 2021 edition American Fork's official Building Department page still stated as of live-check 2026-07-16: 'the American Fork Building Department uses the 2021 IBC and IRC Code as adopted by the State of Utah,' effective July 1, 2023, per americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department. The 2021 edition applied under the prior version of § 15A-2-103; American Fork's page has not been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 transition.
• 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT, Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment; americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department's statement is correct on this point (no update needed for IRC).
• 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) as published by American Fork's own Solar Minimum Plan Requirements checklist — STALE even under the PRIOR version of the statute: the checklist (americanfork.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13852/Solar-Checklist) explicitly cites '2020 NEC 690.4(C)' and multiple other 2020 NEC section references (690.7, 690.12, 706.15(C), 230.71, 230.62(C)), fetched 2026-07-04 and unconfirmed changed since. The statewide-governing NEC edition is, and remains, the 2023 NEC per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) — unchanged by the 7/1/2026 amendment, but American Fork's own document has not been updated to reference it, a pre-existing discrepancy independent of the 2026 code-cycle transition (the same kind of stale-document issue documented for Provo's Building FAQ in provo.json). Reported here as-published rather than corrected, per grounded-data policy of not inventing a fact the city's own source does not state.
• 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); required per American Fork City Residential Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist (americanfork.gov/DocumentCenter/View/58/Residential-Plan-Checklist): 'Utah Energy Conservation Code requirements. Must have lot, subdivision, and plan number on the Res check submittal.' The checklist itself does not state a specific edition year — the 2024 edition is added here per statute.
• Utah statewide baseline construction code editions per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027): 2024 IPC (§(1)(d)), 2024 IMC (§(1)(e)), 2024 IFGC (§(1)(f)), 2024 IEBC (§(1)(i)), and the residential provisions of the 2024 ISPSC (§(1)(n)) — none separately itemized on americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department or in American Fork's own checklists; added here per statute since American Fork's own materials omit them.
• 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. IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. American Fork's Building Department page (americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department) was live-checked 2026-07-16 and IS STILL LAGGING: it verbatim states 'Beginning July 1, 2023, The American Fork Building Department will be using the 2021 IBC and IRC Code as adopted by the State of Utah' with no update reflecting the 2024 IBC. The IRC portion of that statement remains accurate (2021 IRC is unchanged). No newer American Fork-specific code-adoption notice was found. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation has been added to the sources array below, pointing to the current in-force version link.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit

  Required for new residential construction, additions, and structural work regulated by the state-adopted 2024 IBC / 2021 IRC in American Fork (per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 7/1/2026 — American Fork's own Building Department page has not yet been updated to reflect the 2024 IBC as of 2026-07-16). Fees are valuation-based per the ICC Valuation Table.

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• Residential Addition / Remodel / Basement Finish Permit

  Required for additions, remodels, and basement finishes in American Fork, including electrical, plumbing, and structural changes. Fees are valuation-based per the ICC Valuation Table (Unfinished Basement / Finished Basement line items).

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• Electrical Permit

  Required for electrical work in American Fork, including panel/meter changes. Fee schedule includes a specific Electrical Meter Change Out charge; general electrical work not part of a residential building permit is billed via the ICC valuation-based schedule and standard plan review. EV charger/EVSE installation is electrical work and falls under this general Electrical Permit; the city's Adopted Fee Schedule (effective 7/1/2025) does not publish an EV-specific line item — a home charger installation would most likely be billed as new circuit wiring or a panel/service upgrade under the standard schedule.

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• Plumbing Permit

  Required for plumbing work in American Fork. For new residential construction, plumbing is included in and reviewed as part of the valuation-based residential building permit; American Fork's published fee schedule does not list a separate standalone plumbing trade-permit fee line.

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• Mechanical / HVAC Permit

  Required for HVAC installations in American Fork. Mechanical work on new construction is reviewed as part of the building permit (Manual J D&S summary form required); American Fork schedules dedicated inspection windows specifically for mechanical finals.

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• Roofing Permit

  Required for roof replacement and repair in American Fork. Confirmed as a permit-triggering activity per the city's own Building Department FAQ; American Fork does not publish a distinct roofing trade-permit fee, so it is billed as a valuation-based building permit.

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• Solar PV Permit

  Required for rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations in American Fork. The city publishes a dedicated Solar Minimum Plan Requirements checklist citing 2020 NEC sections, and schedules dedicated solar inspection windows.

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• Commercial Building Permit

  Required for new commercial construction in American Fork, regulated by the state-adopted 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective 7/1/2026 — American Fork's own Building Department page has not yet been updated to reflect the 2024 IBC as of 2026-07-16, per this file's codesAdopted notes). The city publishes a dedicated Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist. Fees are collected via an Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee followed by a complete plan review fee of 65% of the building permit fee, based on current ICC valuation tables.

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• Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit

  Required for tenant improvement (interior remodel/tenant finish) work in existing commercial buildings in American Fork. American Fork does not publish a separate Tenant Improvement checklist — the same Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist applies, scoped to the tenant space. Fees are distinguished from new commercial construction via a lower Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee ($500.00 vs. $1,000.00 for new commercial), per the city's Adopted Fee Schedule. Confidence is marked partial because no scope-specific tenant-improvement document checklist is separately published by the city; document applicability below is inferred by applying the general Commercial Plans checklist to an interior tenant-finish scope rather than to full new construction.

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• Sign Permit

  Required in American Fork City for accessory signs and advertising structures under Development Code § 17.5.128 (Signs and Advertising Structures), adopted by Ordinance No. 2013-03-10. The city's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule prices sign permit review the same way as a building permit — valuation-based, using the ICC/IBC Evaluation Table — rather than as a flat sign-specific fee.

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• Automatic Fire Protection (Fire Sprinkler) System Permit

  Required in American Fork City for installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system, plan-reviewed by the Fire Prevention Division (Fire Marshal Mat Sacco, Deputy Fire Marshal Jason Turner) under the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, the Life Safety Code, and the State Adopted International Fire and Building Code with amendments. American Fork's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule prices in-house sprinkler plan review by head count, separately from fire alarm system plan review.

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• Fire Alarm System Permit

  Required in American Fork City for installation of a new fire alarm system, remodel of an existing system, or extension of alarm coverage to additional floors, plan-reviewed by the Fire Prevention Division. American Fork's Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Fee Schedule prices fire alarm system plan review separately from sprinkler (Automatic Fire Protection System) plan review, with distinct fees for new systems, remodels, and additional floors; these fees are for in-house plan reviews only.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  American Fork City does not publish a distinct "EV Charger" or "EVSE" fee line item in its Adopted Fee Schedule (effective 7/1/2025). The city's Building Permit Application treats "Electric" as its own stand-alone permit-type checkbox (alongside Residential, Addition, Commercial, Sign, Garage, Tenant Finish, Basement Finish, Remodel, and Other), and its Building Division fee tables list a flat $100.00 Electrical Meter Change Out fee and a flat $100.00 Temporary Power fee for both residential and commercial. A search of the full FY2025-2026 fee schedule found no mention of "EV," "EVSE," "electric vehicle," or "charging station," so it is not confirmed which of these categories (if any) a routine EV charger circuit install would be billed under versus the standard ICC-valuation-based electrical/building permit fee.

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• Change of Use Permit (Zoning Confirmation Letter / Business License Change of Location)

  American Fork City does not publish a single, distinctly-named 'Change of Use Permit' product. Instead, three separate but genuinely distinct mechanisms operationalize change-of-use/tenant-change review, all independently confirmed via direct fetch of American Fork's own currently-effective FY2026-2027 Adopted Fee Schedule (effective July 1, 2026) and business-license/planning forms: (1) a standalone 'Zoning Confirmation Letter' ($150.00) issued by the Planning and Zoning Division to confirm a property's current zoning district and use compliance independent of any active building permit; (2) a 'Change of Location Fee' ($125.00) required on the Commercial Business License Application whenever an existing business relocates to, or a new tenant occupies, a different location/tenant space — this application requires sign-off from Zoning Clearance (Planning Department), Fire Inspection, and Building Inspection before the license is issued; and (3) a no-fee 'Zoning Clearance Letter' submittal (required as part of the standard Development Review Committee intake for building-permit-linked projects, including Commercial TI) that captures both the 'Existing Use of the Property' and 'Proposed New Use of the Property.' Separately, American Fork's own Draft Re-Write of the City Code (dated 01/12/2026, hosted on americanfork.gov) contains a Section 14.01.090 'Certificate of Occupancy and Zoning Compliance' stating that a new Certificate of Occupancy is required any time a building's occupancy changes to a more intensive use, with unpermitted or over-intensity occupancy made a class B misdemeanor and a nuisance — however, the city's broader Code Rewrite/rezoning effort remains contested and was not confirmed as fully adopted as of 2026-07-21 (the city walked back an associated mass-rezoning proposal in April 2026 per public meeting records), so this specific provision's exact currently-codified wording was not independently re-verified against the pre-rewrite code (direct access to library.municode.com and americanfork.municipalcodeonline.com's underlying code text was blocked/unavailable during this research). Where a change of use requires construction to accommodate the new occupancy, the construction itself is billed under this file's commercial-building-permit or commercial-tenant-improvement-permit entries, including their $150.00 Commercial Occupancy Fee and $200.00 Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (Commercial) line items — those are not duplicated here.

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