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Plumbing Permit in American Fork, Utah

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.

Verified 2026-07-04 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Plumbing fixture installation as part of new construction, addition, or basement finish (reviewed under the building permit)
  • Gas line installation — subject to a distinct Gas Line Review fee
  • Water heater installation as part of a covered permit scope

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Gas Line ReviewAmerican Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule (effective 7/1/2025), p.11, Other Building Division Fees: 'Gas Line Review — $50.00.'
$50.00
Building Permit Fee (covers plumbing scope within building permit)American Fork's fee schedule (pp.10-11) lists no separate standalone 'Plumbing Permit' fee line item; plumbing work associated with new construction, additions, or basement finish is covered under the applicable valuation-based Building Permit Fee and reviewed together with it, per the Residential Plans and Basement Finish/Remodel checklists which both require plumbing layout as part of the single plan submittal.
Based on ICC Valuation Table

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Plumbing Permit permit actually take in American Fork?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Underground/Rough-In

    Before walls closed or slab poured — pipe slope, materials, cleanouts verified.

  2. 2

    Final

    Fixtures connected, water heater venting/strapping verified as part of the building permit final inspection.

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

Tips

  • American Fork does not publish a distinct standalone plumbing permit fee — plumbing scope on new construction or remodels is priced and reviewed within the applicable ICC-valuation building permit.
  • Gas line work carries its own $50.00 Gas Line Review fee per the Adopted Fee Schedule.

Frequently asked questions

American Fork requires a plumbing permit for: Plumbing fixture installation as part of new construction, addition, or basement finish (reviewed under the building permit); Gas line installation — subject to a distinct Gas Line Review fee; Water heater installation as part of a covered permit scope. If your project isn't listed, confirm with American Fork City Building Department at 801-763-3060 before starting work.

American Fork's Adopted Fee Schedule (effective July 1, 2025) does not list a standalone plumbing permit fee. Plumbing work is reviewed and charged as part of the applicable valuation-based building permit for new construction, additions, or remodels. Gas line work is billed separately at $50.00 for Gas Line Review.

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: Gas Pipe Sizing Diagram; Plumbing Layout. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

American Fork requires 2 inspection(s) for a plumbing permit, in order: Underground/Rough-In, Final. 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

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-04.

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.