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Water Heater Permit in Spanish Fork, Utah

Required for water heater installation, replacement, or conversion in Spanish Fork. The city's FAQ explicitly lists 'water heater change outs/new installation' as permit-required.

Verified 2026-07-01 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Water heater replacement (including like-for-like swaps)
  • New water heater installation
  • Conversion from tank to tankless water heater
  • Gas line modification for water heater

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Fee schedule

Water Heater Permit
Grounded: water heater change-outs are plumbing-permit work under Spanish Fork Municipal Code § 14.12.010 (plumbing code adopted), and § 14.04.020 establishes that ALL building-related fees are set… Show full citationGrounded: water heater change-outs are plumbing-permit work under Spanish Fork Municipal Code § 14.12.010 (plumbing code adopted), and § 14.04.020 establishes that ALL building-related fees are set by City Council/annual budget — the FY2026 fees.php schedule IS the authoritative fee list, publishing only the single building-permit valuation line ('Building Permit — As set by 2021 IRC') with no separate water heater trade-permit rate. Cited: Title 14 PDF (cms.spanishfork.org) § 14.04.020, § 14.12.010; fees.php FY2026.
As set by 2021 IRC/IBC valuation table (same general Building Permit fee — no separate flat water heater sub-permit rate is published)
Building Re-inspectionSpanish Fork Building Fees page, FY2026 (effective 07/01/2025–06/30/2026).
$132 flat fee per trip

Review timeline

Plan reviewTypical estimate — confirm current times with the Spanish Fork building department
~1–3 business days

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Final

    Verify proper installation, venting, T&P valve discharge, gas connections, and seismic strapping.

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

Tips

  • Water heater replacements are permit-required — explicitly listed in the city FAQ as 'water heater change outs/new installation.'
  • Gas water heaters require proper venting — high-efficiency units use PVC/CPVC vent; standard units use metal B-vent.
  • Seismic strapping is required in Utah — two straps at upper third and lower third of the tank.
  • T&P relief valve must discharge to within 6 inches of the floor or to the exterior per the 2024 IPC (current statewide as of 07/01/2026; the 2021 IPC governed through 06/30/2026).

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Spanish Fork's building FAQ explicitly lists 'furnace & water heater change outs/new installation' as requiring a permit. Apply via CitizenServe or call (801) 804-4540.

In Spanish Fork, the published Water Heater Permit is: As set by 2021 IRC/IBC valuation table (same general Building Permit fee — no separate flat water heater sub-permit rate is published). Additional published fees: Building Re-inspection — $132 flat fee per trip. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Plan review for a water heater permit in Spanish Fork typically runs 1–3 business days. This is an estimate, not a published figure — confirm current review times with Spanish Fork City Building Department at (801) 804-4540.

You'll need: Permit Application via CitizenServe. Depending on your project, Spanish Fork may also ask for: Contractor License. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Spanish Fork requires 1 inspection(s) for a water heater permit, in order: Final. Schedule each through Spanish Fork City Building Department ((801) 804-4540).

Apply through Spanish Fork City Building Department at 40 S Main St, Room 120, Spanish Fork, UT 84660. Phone: (801) 804-4540, email: twilliams@spanishfork.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Official information: https://web.archive.org/web/20260519162839/https://www.spanishfork.gov/departments/community_development/building/index.php.

Spanish Fork, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) with Utah Amendments — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 (confirmed by direct fetch of the live statute 2026-07-16). Supersedes the 2021 IBC, which governed through 6/30/2026. NOTE (2026-07-16 city-page lag): Spanish Fork's own Design Criteria page (spanishfork.gov/departments/community_development/building/design_criteria.php), live-checked via browser 2026-07-16, still lists 'IBC 2021 Int'l Bldg Code w/UT Amendments' verbatim — the city's page has NOT been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 statewide flip. The statute controls regardless of the city page's lag.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 code cycle. Matches Spanish Fork's Design Criteria page (live-checked 2026-07-16: 'IRC 2021 Int'l Residential Code').; Appendix AQ of the 2021 International Residential Code — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c) (confirmed by direct fetch of the live statute 2026-07-16; not independently listed on Spanish Fork's Design Criteria page).; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 (confirmed by direct statute fetch 2026-07-16). Supersedes the 2021 IPC, which governed through 6/30/2026. NOTE (2026-07-16 city-page lag): Spanish Fork's Design Criteria page still lists 'IPC 2021 Plumbing' — the statute controls.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 (confirmed by direct statute fetch 2026-07-16). Supersedes the 2021 IMC, which governed through 6/30/2026. NOTE (2026-07-16 city-page lag): Spanish Fork's Design Criteria page still lists 'IMC 2021 Mechanical' — the statute controls.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 (confirmed by direct statute fetch 2026-07-16). Supersedes the 2021 IFGC, which governed through 6/30/2026. NOTE (2026-07-16 city-page lag): Spanish Fork's Design Criteria page still lists 'IFGC 2021 Fuel Gas Code' — the statute controls.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 code cycle. Matches Spanish Fork's Design Criteria page (live-checked 2026-07-16: 'NEC 2023 Commercial Electrical').; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 (confirmed by direct statute fetch 2026-07-16). ONE statewide edition — no residential/commercial split. Supersedes the 2021 IECC, which governed through 6/30/2026. NOTE (2026-07-16 city-page lag): Spanish Fork's Design Criteria page still lists 'IECC 2021 Energy' — the statute controls.; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) — local citation only, per Spanish Fork's Design Criteria page (live-checked 2026-07-16: 'IFC 2021 National Fire'). CORRECTION (2026-07-16): a prior version of this record cited Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c) for this entry — that is WRONG; §15A-2-103 does NOT adopt the IFC at all (its statute text has no IFC subsection; subsection (c) actually adopts Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC, listed separately above). The IFC edition is left unchanged here since §15A-2-103 provides no statewide IFC edition to supersede it.; ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009 (ADA/Accessibility) — Spanish Fork Design Criteria page (live-checked 2026-07-16, unchanged).; The statewide code flip effective 7/1/2026 has passed, but Spanish Fork's own Design Criteria page has not been updated — it still displays 2021 for IBC/IECC/IFC/IMC/IPC/IFGC verbatim (NEC correctly remains 2023). Because Utah is a statewide-mandatory-code state under Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (per Utah Code § 15A-1-204, binding the state and every political subdivision), the statute controls regardless of the city page's lag, so the entries above state the 2024 editions as current for IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC. IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) are correctly unchanged on both the statute and the (otherwise stale) city page.. Local amendments apply — see the Spanish Fork overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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Fee schedules

Department & other records

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Property Access

Spanish Fork's permit history is searchable by address

14,315 permits in our copy of Spanish Fork's register — searchable by street address, with permit type, status, issued date and valuation where the city publishes them. This is what we hold, not a statement of everything Spanish Fork has issued.

3,304 of these 14,315 permits — 23.1% — carry an issued date, and those run from 2009 to 2026. The remaining 11,011 have no date at all, so that range describes a minority of what we hold, not the whole of it.

4% of Spanish Fork's records carry a street address to match against, so a search that finds nothing here means we could not look — not that the property is clear.

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