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EV Charger / EVSE Permit in American Fork, Utah

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.

Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Installation of a Level 2 or DC fast EV charger (EVSE) at a residential or commercial property within American Fork City
  • Dedicated 240V circuit and/or panel capacity installed by a licensed electrician Contractor
  • Building Permit Application with the "Electric" box checked, filed with the American Fork Building Division

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Electrical Meter Change Out (closest published line item; applicable only if the install involves a meter change)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule (effective 7/1/2025), p.10 (Residential) and p.11 (Commercial): 'Electrical Meter Change Out — $100.00.' No distinct EV charger line item exists; a standard circuit-only EV install without a meter change is not itemized and would likely fall under the general ICC-valuation-based electrical/building permit fee instead.
$100.00
Temporary Power (if applicable during construction)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule (effective 7/1/2025), p.11: 'Temporary Power — $100.00.'
$100.00

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your EV Charger / EVSE Permit permit actually take in American Fork?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Electrical Inspection

    Inspection of the new circuit/equipment by the American Fork Building Division as part of the standard electrical permit process.

See the full American Fork inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • American Fork's fee schedule does not itemize EV charger installations; confirm with the Building Division (801-763-3065) whether a simple circuit-only install is billed under the general ICC-valuation building/electrical permit fee or one of the flat $100 line items (Meter Change Out / Temporary Power) before applying.

Frequently asked questions

American Fork requires an ev charger / evse permit for: Installation of a Level 2 or DC fast EV charger (EVSE) at a residential or commercial property within American Fork City; Dedicated 240V circuit and/or panel capacity installed by a licensed electrician; Building Permit Application with the "Electric" box checked, filed with the American Fork Building Division. If your project isn't listed, confirm with American Fork City Building Department at 801-763-3060 before starting work.

No confirmed distinct fee line was found. American Fork's Adopted Fee Schedule (effective 7/1/2025) has no "EV Charger" or "EVSE" category; the closest published line items are the flat $100 Electrical Meter Change Out and $100 Temporary Power fees, with other electrical work billed under the general ICC-valuation-based Building Permit fee.

American Fork does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact American Fork City Building Department at 801-763-3060 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (Electric). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

American Fork requires 1 inspection(s) for an ev charger / evse permit, in order: Electrical Inspection. Schedule each through American Fork City Building Department (801-763-3060).

Apply through American Fork City Building Department at 275 East 200 North, American Fork, UT 84003. Phone: 801-763-3060. 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).. Official information: https://www.americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department.

American Fork, Utah has adopted: 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.. Local amendments apply — see the American Fork overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-20.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the American Fork building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.