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Pleasant Grove building permits
VerifiedPleasant Grove, Utah — as published 2026-07-16.
Verified 2026-07-03 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit (New Single Family)
VerifiedRequired for new single-family residential construction in Pleasant Grove, regulated by the state-adopted 2021 IRC (with Utah State Amendments). A submittal fee is charged at application and applied toward the total building permit cost.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- New single-family residential construction
- Electronic copy of plans and engineering
- Site plan to scale
- Structural engineering plan review
- Gas line layout with pipe sizes called out
- Heat loss analysis
- SWPPP (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan)
- Contractor license number or Owner-Builder Certification Form
Required documents
- RequiredElectronic Copy of Plans and EngineeringRequired for new residential and commercial construction per pgcityutah.gov Building Division page.
- RequiredSite Plan (to scale)Required for new residential and commercial construction.
- RequiredStructural Engineering Plan ReviewRequired for new residential and commercial construction.
- RequiredGas Line Layout with Pipe SizesRequired for new residential and commercial construction.
- RequiredHeat Loss AnalysisRequired for new residential and commercial construction.
- RequiredSWPPP (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan)Required for new residential and commercial construction.
- RequiredContractor License Number or Owner-Builder Certification FormOwner-Builder Certification Form available via Utah DOPL (dopl.utah.gov/contracting/additional-forms/).
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Submittal Fee (Plan Check Fee) — New Single Family Residential | $250.00 | pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/fee_schedule.php and building.php (fetched 2026-07-04): 'New Single Family — $250.' Applied toward the total cost of the building permit; collected after the permit technician reviews the application. |
New Commercial Shell Building Permit
VerifiedRequired for new commercial shell construction in Pleasant Grove, regulated by the state-adopted 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective 7/1/2026; with related Utah amendments referenced on the city's Building Division page, which itself still lists the 2021 IBC as of live re-check 2026-07-16).
Verified 2026-07-03 · Source
Requirements
- New commercial shell construction
- Electronic copy of plans and engineering
- Site plan to scale
- Structural engineering plan review
- Gas line layout with pipe sizes called out
- Heat loss analysis
- SWPPP (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan)
- Contractor license number or Owner-Builder Certification Form
Required documents
- RequiredElectronic Copy of Plans and EngineeringRequired for new residential and commercial construction per pgcityutah.gov Building Division page.
- RequiredSite Plan (to scale)Required for new commercial construction.
- RequiredStructural Engineering Plan ReviewRequired for new commercial construction.
- RequiredSWPPP (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan)Required for new commercial construction.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Submittal Fee (Plan Check Fee) — New Commercial Shell | $500.00 | pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/fee_schedule.php and building.php (fetched 2026-07-04): 'New Commercial — $500.' Applied toward the total cost of the building permit. |
Commercial Remodel / Tenant Improvement Permit
VerifiedRequired for commercial remodel and tenant improvement work in Pleasant Grove.
Verified 2026-07-03 · Source
Requirements
- Commercial remodel or tenant improvement scope
- Electronic copy of plans and engineering, if applicable
- Wall section
- All rebar size, spacing and length
- Site plan
- Any other details pertaining to specific job
Required documents
- OptionalElectronic Copy of Plans and Engineering (if applicable)Per pgcityutah.gov Building Division 'Most Other Types of Construction' document list.
- RequiredWall SectionPer pgcityutah.gov Building Division document list.
- RequiredRebar Size, Spacing and LengthPer pgcityutah.gov Building Division document list.
- RequiredSite PlanPer pgcityutah.gov Building Division document list.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Submittal Fee (Plan Check Fee) — Commercial Remodel/Tenant Improvement | $250.00 | pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/fee_schedule.php and building.php (fetched 2026-07-04): 'Commercial Remodel/Tenant Improvement — $250.' Applied toward the total cost of the building permit. |
Solar / Basement Finish / Addition / Pool / Plan Revision Permit
VerifiedCovers solar PV installations, basement finishes, residential additions, pools, and plan revisions in Pleasant Grove — grouped under a single flat submittal fee category per the city's own published fee table.
Verified 2026-07-03 · Source
Requirements
- Solar PV installation, basement finish, residential addition, pool installation, or a plan revision to an already-submitted project
- Wall section (for structural scopes)
- All rebar size, spacing and length (where applicable)
- Site plan
- Contractor license number or Owner-Builder Certification Form
Required documents
- RequiredSite PlanPer pgcityutah.gov Building Division document list for 'Most Other Types of Construction.'
- OptionalWall SectionRequired where structural scope applies (e.g., pools, additions).
- RequiredContractor License Number or Owner-Builder Certification FormOwner-Builder Certification Form available via Utah DOPL (dopl.utah.gov/contracting/additional-forms/).
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Submittal Fee (Plan Check Fee) — Solar, Basements, Additions, Pools, Plan Revisions | $75.00 | pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/fee_schedule.php and building.php (fetched 2026-07-04): 'All Others (Solar, Signs, Basements) — $75' / 'Solar, Basements, Additions, Pools, Plan Revisions — $75.' Applied toward the total cost of the building permit. |
Commercial Building Permit
VerifiedRequired for new commercial construction in Pleasant Grove, regulated by the state-adopted 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective 7/1/2026). This entry is the canonical-slug counterpart to Pleasant Grove's 'New Commercial Shell Building Permit' entry (slug new-commercial-shell-permit) already in this dataset — same real permit, same $500 submittal fee, same underlying research and sourcing; added here under this corpus's standard canonical slug/name (commercial-building-permit) so lookups by the standard slug resolve to real Pleasant Grove data rather than a gap. Source URLs re-verified live on 2026-07-19 (both pgcityutah.gov pages returned HTTP 200 with the same figures as originally recorded).
Verified 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- New commercial shell construction
- Electronic copy of plans and engineering
- Site plan to scale
- Structural engineering plan review
- Gas line layout with pipe sizes called out
- Heat loss analysis
- SWPPP (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan)
- Contractor license number or Owner-Builder Certification Form
Required documents
- RequiredElectronic Copy of Plans and EngineeringRequired for new residential and commercial construction per pgcityutah.gov Building Division page.
- RequiredSite Plan (to scale)Required for new commercial construction.
- RequiredStructural Engineering Plan ReviewRequired for new commercial construction.
- RequiredSWPPP (Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan)Required for new commercial construction.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Submittal Fee (Plan Check Fee) — New Commercial | $500.00 | pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/fee_schedule.php and building.php: 'New Commercial — $500.' Applied toward the total cost of the building permit. Re-verified live 2026-07-19 via direct fetch of fee_schedule.php (HTTP 200; table still lists 'New Commercial $500' alongside 'New Single Family $250,' 'Commercial Remodel/Tenant Improvement $250,' and 'All Others (Solar, Signs, Basements) $75'). |
Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit
Required for commercial remodel and tenant improvement work in Pleasant Grove. This entry is the canonical-slug counterpart to Pleasant Grove's 'Commercial Remodel / Tenant Improvement Permit' entry (slug commercial-remodel-tenant-improvement-permit) already in this dataset — same real permit, same $250 submittal fee, same underlying research and sourcing; added here under this corpus's standard canonical slug/name (commercial-tenant-improvement-permit) so tenant-improvement lookups resolve consistently across jurisdictions. Source URLs re-verified live on 2026-07-19 (both pgcityutah.gov pages returned HTTP 200 with the same figures as originally recorded).
Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source
Requirements
- Commercial remodel or tenant improvement scope
- Electronic copy of plans and engineering, if applicable
- Wall section
- All rebar size, spacing and length
- Site plan
- Any other details pertaining to specific job
Required documents
- OptionalElectronic Copy of Plans and Engineering (if applicable)Per pgcityutah.gov Building Division 'Most Other Types of Construction' document list.
- RequiredWall SectionPer pgcityutah.gov Building Division document list.
- RequiredRebar Size, Spacing and LengthPer pgcityutah.gov Building Division document list.
- RequiredSite PlanPer pgcityutah.gov Building Division document list.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Submittal Fee (Plan Check Fee) — Commercial Remodel/Tenant Improvement | $250.00 per fee_schedule.php, but $75.00 per building.php — the city's own two pages disagree | pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/fee_schedule.php lists "Commercial Remodel/ Tenant Improvement — $250," alongside "All Others (Solar, Signs, Basements) — $75." However, pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/building.php's document-requirements table lists a parallel row ("New Single Family Residential | Solar, Basements, Additions, Pools, Plan Revisions | New Commercial Shell | Commercial Remodel/ Tenant Improvement") with values "$250 | $75 | $500 | $75" — i.e. $75, not $250, for this permit type. Independently re-verified 2026-07-19: both pages are genuinely live and both genuinely show these conflicting figures; this is an unresolved discrepancy in the city's own published data, not a transcription error on our part. Applicants should confirm the actual fee directly with Pleasant Grove's Building Division before relying on either figure. |
Sign Permit
VerifiedPleasant Grove regulates signs under City Code Title 10, Chapter 19 (Signs And Outdoor Advertising). The city's official Fee Schedule publishes a $100.00 Commercial Signage Review fee and a $20.00 Commercial Temporary Use Sign fee under its Land Use Fee Schedule, separate from the $75.00 'All Others (Solar, Signs, Basements)' Building Permit Submittal Fee that applies to non-commercial sign work bundled with solar and basement permits.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Commercial signage is reviewed and permitted separately from residential/other sign work, per the Land Use Fee Schedule's Commercial Signage Review line item
- Temporary commercial-use signs are a distinct, lower-cost category from permanent commercial signage
Required documents
- RequiredSign Permit / Commercial Signage Review ApplicationSubmitted to the Pleasant Grove Community Development Department for review under City Code Title 10, Chapter 19.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Signage Review | $100.00 | Pleasant Grove City Fee Schedule, Land Use Fee Schedule, 'Other' section: 'Commercial Signage Review $100.' |
| Commercial Temporary Use Sign | $20.00 | Pleasant Grove City Fee Schedule, Land Use Fee Schedule, 'Other' section: 'Commercial Temporary Use Sign $20.' |
| Building Permit Submittal Fee — All Others (Solar, Signs, Basements) | $75.00 | Pleasant Grove City Fee Schedule, Building Permit Submittal Fees: signs are grouped with solar and basement-finish work under the 'All Others' $75 submittal fee category (applied toward the cost of the building permit), distinct from the separate Commercial Signage Review fee. |
Fire Sprinkler & Fire Alarm Permit
VerifiedPleasant Grove Fire Department, led by City Fire Marshal Battalion Chief Jake Larsen, enforces the fire code and reviews fire protection system plans for new construction. Unlike most Utah cities in this dataset, Pleasant Grove does not perform its own in-house fire sprinkler/alarm plan review — plans must be submitted to one of the city's approved third-party fire engineering reviewers for review and stamping, then routed to the Fire Marshal's office for final approval.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Fire sprinkler system plans for new commercial construction
- Fire alarm system plans for new commercial construction
- Underground fire protection piping
- Fire pump installation
Required documents
- RequiredFire Sprinkler/Alarm PlansSubmitted directly to one of the city's approved 3rd-party fire engineering reviewers (not the city) for review and stamping; once approved, forwarded to the Fire Marshal's office for final sign-off
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| City Fire Department Plan Review Fee | No city fee published | Pleasant Grove Fire Department does not conduct its own plan review — fire sprinkler and alarm plans go to an approved 3rd-party fire engineering company. Third-party review fees are set by each private firm and are not published by the city. |
| Fire Inspection Fee | No cost | Per the Pleasant Grove Fire Inspections FAQ page: "Is there any cost associated with a fire inspection? There is no cost for inspections." |
Certificate of Occupancy and Zoning Compliance
Pleasant Grove City Code Section 10-1-9 makes it a distinct, standalone legal requirement -- separate from new construction -- that no residence, building, or premises be used or occupied with a greater intensity of use or different occupancy than provided for in its certificate of occupancy and zoning compliance. A new certificate is required not only at completion of new construction, but also whenever a building's occupancy or use changes, or when alterations exceeding 20,000 dollars in cost are made. In practice, a change of use in an existing building (for example, a new business occupying a space with a different use than the prior tenant) is verified through the City's Commercial Business License process, which requires Zoning Verification and a Fire Self-Inspection before a license -- and therefore lawful occupancy -- is granted. Re-chased 2026-07-20: Pleasant Grove City Code Chapter 9-4 (Occupancy Permit; Fee Schedule) independently confirms a real, currently-codified Occupancy Fee collected by the Building Official as a condition prior to CO issuance, separate from the Business License route -- but its dollar amount is set by an unpublished exhibit on file at the city office, not a public document.
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Any change in occupancy, use, or 'intensity of use' of an existing residence, building, or premises, per Pleasant Grove City Code Section 10-1-9(A) -- occupying with 'a greater intensity of use or different occupancy than provided for specifically in the certificate of occupancy and zoning compliance' is unlawful
- A new certificate of occupancy and zoning compliance is also required when substantial modifications or alterations exceeding 20,000 dollars in cost are made to a residence, building, or premises, per Section 10-1-9(B)
- For a new commercial occupant/use in an existing building, a Commercial Business License Application, with Zoning Verification recommended from the Community Development Planning Department before submittal
- A completed Fire Department Self-Inspection Report, with photos, submitted with the business license application; the Fire Battalion Chief may require a follow-up on-site inspection
- Signed certification from the property owner (or authorized agent) that the information provided is accurate and that stated conditions will be maintained on the premises, per Section 10-1-9(C)
Required documents
- RequiredCommercial Business License ApplicationOfficial Pleasant Grove Community Development / Business Licensing form; the practical vehicle through which a change of use / new occupant in an existing commercial building is reviewed for zoning, building, and fire compliance ahead of lawful occupancy.
- RequiredBusiness License Application RequirementsCover sheet explaining fees, why the City licenses businesses (proper zoning, fire safety code compliance, code adherence), and required attachments; recommends Zoning Verification from the Planning Department before submittal (801-785-6057).
- RequiredFire Department Self-Inspection ReportRequired for both home and commercial license applicants; must be submitted with photos. The Fire Battalion Chief may order a subsequent on-site inspection based on the self-inspection submission.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Occupancy Fee (Pleasant Grove City Code chapter 9-4, Occupancy Permit; Fee Schedule) | Set by Exhibit A to Ordinance 98-26 -- specific dollar figure not published online | Re-chased 2026-07-20 and found a governing statute the original pass missed: Pleasant Grove City Code Title 9, Chapter 4 is titled OCCUPANCY PERMIT; FEE SCHEDULE (codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/pleasantgroveut/latest/pleasantgrove_ut/0-0-0-21700, retrieved via r.jina.ai reader proxy after a direct fetch returned only the JS-SPA shell). Section 9-4-3, Occupancy Fee Imposed, states verbatim: "A fee is hereby imposed which shall apply to new development of those real properties located within the city which require the issuance of an occupancy permit... Said fee shall be in the amounts as set forth in exhibit A, which is attached to ordinance 98-26 and made part of this chapter by reference. The exhibit is on file in the city office." Section 9-4-5 confirms: "The building official shall be charged with the collection of the occupancy fee, which shall be collected as a condition prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy... in addition to any other fees, charges or assessments due." This is a real, currently-codified, distinct CO-specific fee (separate from the Business License fee route documented below) -- but the dollar amount itself is set by an exhibit that the ordinance's own text describes as being kept on file at the city office rather than published, and it was never posted online even at adoption in 1998. Confirmed absent from every current published Pleasant Grove fee document checked: the Community Development fee_schedule.php page (live 2026-07-20), and the citywide Finance Department 2022 Fee Schedule PDF (pgcityutah.gov/Documents/Departments/Finance/Other%20Financial%20Reports/2022_fee_schedule_08022022.pdf, checked via Wayback CDX index and direct fetch) -- neither contains an "Occupancy Fee" or Chapter 9-4 line item. Contact the Building Official/Community Development Department (801-785-5045) directly for the current Exhibit A dollar amount before budgeting. SECOND re-chase pass 2026-07-20: located and reviewed the Pleasant Grove CITY FEE SCHEDULE - Adopted FY2026 Fee, Effective July 1, 2025 (cms2.revize.com/revize/pleasantgroveut/Fee%20Schedule_FY2026_Adopted.pdf), the city's current comprehensive/master consolidated fee schedule covering Community Development, Business Licensing, Cemetery, Recreation Center, Swimming Pool, Fire, Library, Police, Public Works, and Utilities in one document with both Current and Adopted FY2026 columns. This is a materially more current and more comprehensive source than the 2022 Finance PDF already checked. It confirms the $75 Commercial/Industrial/Manufacturing business license fee and $20/hour Zoning Verification Letter fee already on file, but -- like every other current fee document checked -- contains NO Occupancy Fee, Certificate of Occupancy fee, or Chapter 9-4 line item anywhere in its 17 pages. Also searched City Council agenda packets (Granicus/Revize archive at cms2.revize.com/revize/pleasantgroveut/Documents/Government/City%20Council/Agendas%20and%20Minutes/) and the Utah Public Notice site for any resolution amending or re-publishing Ordinance 98-26 Exhibit A -- none found; the exhibit appears to have never been re-adopted or re-published since 1998. This is now the third independent current fee document (Community Dev page, 2022 Finance PDF, FY2026 master fee schedule) confirmed not to contain this fee, which is the strongest available negative confirmation that the Chapter 9-4 Occupancy Fee dollar amount genuinely is not published anywhere online -- it exists only in a physical exhibit on file at the city office. Do not re-chase without a new primary source or a direct answer from the Building Official. |
| Commercial/Industrial/Manufacturing Business License Fee | 75.00 dollars | Pleasant Grove City Fee Schedule, Business Licensing Fee Schedule section (pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/fee_schedule.php), live-read 2026-07-20: 'Commercial/Industrial/Manufacturing $75.' Also independently confirmed at 75.00 dollars in the Business License Application Requirements PDF ('*COMMERCIAL LICENSE FEE: $75.00'). This is the fee tied to the license that verifies lawful occupancy/use under Section 10-1-9, not a fee explicitly labeled 'certificate of occupancy' -- Pleasant Grove does not publish a separately-priced change-of-use or CO-only fee line. |
| Zoning Verification Letter | 20.00 dollars per hour | Pleasant Grove City Fee Schedule, Land Use Fee Schedule section, live-read 2026-07-20: 'Zoning Verification Letter $20/hour.' The Business License Application Requirements PDF recommends obtaining Zoning Verification before submitting a commercial license application -- this is the step that confirms a new use is permitted in its zone ahead of a change-of-use occupancy. |
| Change of Location/Transfer Fee (existing business license, new location) | 25.00 dollars | Pleasant Grove City Fee Schedule, Business Licensing Fee Schedule section, live-read 2026-07-20: 'Change of Location/Transfer Fee $25.' Applies when an already-licensed business changes location, not to a new occupant/use generally -- included here for completeness since it is the closest explicitly-named 'change' fee line in the schedule. |
EV Charger / EVSE Permit
Pleasant Grove has no distinct EV charger/EVSE permit type, fee line item, or dedicated Electrical Permit category — the city's published Building Permit Submittal Fees table (pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/fee_schedule.php) groups all construction not otherwise itemized (new single-family, new commercial, commercial remodel/TI) into an 'All Others (Solar, Signs, Basements)' / 'Solar, Basements, Additions, Pools, Plan Revisions' flat $75 submittal-fee category, the same catch-all bucket this dataset already uses for Pleasant Grove's solar-basement-addition-pool-remodel-permit entry. No source found explicitly names EV chargers as belonging to that bucket, so this entry is marked partial confidence rather than assuming the analogy holds.
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Installation of a Level 2 or DC fast EV charger (EVSE) at a residential or commercial property in Pleasant Grove
- New dedicated electrical circuit and/or panel capacity to serve the charger, regulated by the statewide-adopted 2023 National Electrical Code (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g))
- Site Plan (per pgcityutah.gov Building Division document list for 'Most Other Types of Construction')
- Contractor license number or Owner-Builder Certification Form
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationSubmitted to Pleasant Grove's Community Development / Building Division.
- RequiredContractor License Number or Owner-Builder Certification FormOwner-Builder Certification Form available via Utah DOPL (dopl.utah.gov/contracting/additional-forms/).
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Submittal Fee (Plan Check Fee) — likely 'All Others' catch-all category (unconfirmed for EV specifically) | $75.00 (by analogy to the 'All Others' / 'Solar, Basements, Additions, Pools, Plan Revisions' catch-all bucket) | pgcityutah.gov/departments/community_development/fee_schedule.php (fetched 2026-07-20): 'All Others (Solar, Signs, Basements) — $75' and a related listing 'Solar, Basements, Additions, Pools, Plan Revisions — $75.' Neither version of this catch-all category explicitly names EV chargers or electrical work; this figure is included as the most plausible applicable bucket given Pleasant Grove publishes no dedicated Electrical Permit fee, but it is NOT independently confirmed for EV-specific work — confirm with the Community Development Department (801-785-5045) before relying on it. |
Sources & verification
Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-03.
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