Springville building permits

Building department

Address

110 South Main Street, Springville, UT 84663 (Attn: Building Dept. for permit payments)

Phone

(801) 489-2704

Email

buildingpermits@springvilleutah.gov

Office hours

Building and Inspections Department: Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed all major holidays, per Springville Residential Building Permit Checklist (July 2023). NOTE: Springville's Building FAQ separately states building-division phone coverage (staffer 'Hollie') runs 8:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. mornings only — the 8 AM–5 PM window is the department's official posted hours per the Permit Checklist, phone/counter availability may be more limited.

Website

Official site

Permit portal

Apply online at Springville's portal

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Springville — 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) — Springville City Code § 10-1-101 adopts 'the International Building Code and the International Residential Code, as published by the International Code Council and adopted by the State of Utah, including all State statutes, amendments and regulations' as the City Building Code; the statewide edition CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 is the 2024 IBC per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a) (confirmed by direct fetch of the live statute 2026-07-16). The 2021 IBC governed through 6/30/2026. Springville § 10-1-101 last amended by Ordinance 16-2025 (effective 7/15/2025).
• 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — per Springville City Code § 10-1-101 (defers to state-adopted edition) and confirmed directly on Springville's own Residential Building Permit Checklist (July 2023) and Basement Improvement Permit Checklist (July 2023): 'Building shall be designed to the 2021 IRC (International Residential Code)' [and, for basements, 'and State Amendments']. UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 code cycle per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) — confirmed by direct statute fetch 2026-07-16.
• 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC), International Mechanical Code (IMC), International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), and International Energy Conservation Code (IECC); 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d)/(e)/(f)/(h)/(i) respectively, incorporated by reference via Springville City Code § 10-1-101's adoption of state-amended construction codes (confirmed by direct fetch of the live statute 2026-07-16). The 2021 editions of these five codes governed through 6/30/2026. The IECC is a single statewide edition — the statute contains no residential/commercial split. No Springville-specific edition citation for these individual codes was found beyond the statewide statute and Chapter 10-7 (Building and Construction Standards and Codes) cross-reference. The International Fire Code (IFC) is not adopted anywhere in Utah Code § 15A-2-103 and no Springville-specific IFC citation was found either.
• 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g), the statewide-mandated edition that supersedes any locally-referenced older edition; UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 code cycle. NOTE: Springville's own 'Solar Permit Process' document (springvilleutah.gov, dated 2019) states 'System shall be designed to the 2015 IRC and 2017 NEC' — this document remains STALE relative to the current statewide statute; the 2023 NEC and 2021 IRC (both continuing unchanged past 7/1/2026) govern, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, which supersedes outdated city documents.
• NOTE (2026-07-16 corpus-staleness fix): This file previously stated the 2021 editions of IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC as current with only a forward-looking mention of the 7/1/2026 flip; the effective date has now passed and the entries above have been corrected to state the 2024 editions as current, with the superseded 2021 editions preserved as historical context. IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) were NOT changed. No Springville-specific city page (beyond the 2019-dated, already-flagged-stale Solar Permit Process document) independently states individual code editions for IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC, so no additional city-page lag was found to record for those codes.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit

  Required for new residential construction, additions, and structural alterations regulated by the adopted 2021 IRC. Springville requires pre-approval from Planning & Zoning and Storm Water departments (via My City Inspector) before the Building Division will receive and review the project — a 2018 Utah legislative change Springville implemented as a pre-review gate.

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• Residential Addition / Remodel Permit (includes Basement Finish)

  Required for interior remodels that add or remove structural components or change electrical, HVAC, or plumbing systems, and for finishing an unfinished basement into habitable space. Springville's Basement Improvement Permit Checklist applies the same 2021 IRC and State Amendments standard as new construction.

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• Electrical Permit

  Required for electrical work in Springville. Unlike Provo's ≤4-unit MEP-inclusion model, Springville does NOT bundle electrical into the building permit fee — electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits must be applied for and paid separately by each subcontractor, even on new residential building permits. EV charger/EVSE installation is electrical work and falls under this standalone Electrical Permit; the FY2025 Comprehensive Fee Schedule and Building Division page do not publish a separate EV-specific line item or process.

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• Plumbing Permit

  Required for plumbing installations, alterations, and repairs in Springville. Plumbing permits must be applied for and paid separately from the building permit — not bundled, unlike Provo's ≤4-unit model.

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• Mechanical / HVAC Permit

  Required for furnace, A/C, and other HVAC installations and replacements in Springville, including like-for-like replacements. This is one of the few Springville permit types with a directly published flat fee.

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• Roofing Permit

  Required for roof replacement and re-roofing in Springville. Roofing has a directly published flat fee, distinct from Provo's valuation-based 1997 UBC approach.

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• Commercial Building Permit

  Required for new commercial construction in Springville. Permits cannot be accepted unless the site has Development Review Committee (DRC) review and approval and all outside fees (irrigation company, SWPPP, etc.) have been paid. A preconstruction meeting is required for all multi-family and commercial projects before construction starts. Per Springville's own Building FAQ, initial commercial plan review takes 21 business days.

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• Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit

  Required for interior tenant-improvement or remodel work within an existing commercial space in Springville, per the city's own Tenant Improvement Checklist (2026). Any structural, electrical, plumbing, or HVAC change must be permitted, and the use of the space must be reviewed with a Code Analysis from an Architectural Design Professional. Initial plan review is published at 21 business days, same as new commercial construction, since a tenant improvement is itself a commercial application.

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• Solar Panel (PV) Permit

  Required for rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations in Springville, per the city's official Solar Permit Process document. Because Springville operates its own municipal electric utility (Springville City Power), solar installations require BOTH a Building Permit (structural/electrical plan review) AND a separate Customer-Owned Generation Agreement/Application with Springville Power before the utility will install the required production meter — unlike Rocky Mountain Power cities where interconnection is handled entirely outside city government.

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• Fire Sprinkler, Alarm, and Hood Plan Review Permit

  Required for fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, and hood extinguishing systems in Springville. Per the city's own Fire and Rescue 'Fire Sprinkler, Alarm and Hood Plan Inspections' page, the Springville City Fire Marshal — not the Building Division — reviews these plans directly, and 'Upon approval construction permits will be issued.' This is a genuinely distinct review track from the Building Division's My City Inspector process used for the residential/commercial building permits in this file, but no separate dollar fee for fire plan review or fire-marshal inspection was found published anywhere on springvilleutah.gov or in the FY2025 Comprehensive Fee Schedule (Exhibit B) as of 2026-07-20 — that schedule's only fire-adjacent 'Alarm Permit Fee' ($25.00, line 103) is filed under 'Public Safety Fees' immediately after Dog License/Animal Shelter fees and billed under Resolution No. 98-35, which is the Police Department's burglar/security alarm registration permit, not a fire-marshal life-safety-system fee — it is NOT included here as it would misattribute an unrelated fee. Re-chased 2026-07-20: located and checked the newer FY2026 Comprehensive Fee Schedule (published 2025-09, springvilleutah.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/09/FY-2026-Comprehensive-Fee-Schedule.pdf), which supersedes the FY2025 edition — it shows the same unrelated $25.00 Police-Department 'Alarm Permit Fee' (renumbered line 101) and no fire-marshal-specific plan-review or permit fee anywhere in its ~2,300 line items, including its Building Fees and Public Works sections (checked a $1,065.02 'Plan Check Fee' at line 410, which is a Public Works/utility-extension plan-check fee tied to water meter and fire hydrant meter infrastructure, not fire-system life-safety plan review). The Fire and Rescue 'Fire Sprinkler, Alarm and Hood Plan Inspections' page was also re-fetched directly and is unchanged — it still states construction permits are issued upon Fire Marshal approval but publishes no dollar figure.

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• Sign Permit

  Required for signs in Springville, per the city's own Sign Permit Checklist (2026). Signs shall be designed to the 2021 IBC and 2023 NEC and conform to Springville City Ordinance Title 11-6-310. As with Springville's other building permit types, the plan check fee is individually assessed by the Plans Examiner rather than published as a fixed dollar figure or valuation table.

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• Change of Use Permit

  Required when a unit or building's use changes from what it was previously used for — for example, converting a storage space to a print shop. Per Springville's Building FAQ: 'A Change of Use permit is to evaluate the building's space and use to make sure the building is meeting current code for the type of business being conducted inside... which also affects the occupancy load of that space, the ADA compliance requirements, and possible number of bathrooms and/or drinking fountains required.' This is also the mechanism a business must complete before occupying interior space in a shell building that has only received a Certificate of Completion for its exterior structure, since the shell permit's approved plan set never addressed interior occupant load or use. Springville does not publish a separate standalone 'Certificate of Occupancy Permit' product — 'C of O' is issued as the outcome of the underlying building/commercial permit's own final inspection (see the Final inspection step in this file's Residential and Commercial Building Permit entries), and the Change of Use Permit is the distinct product Springville uses specifically when a space's use changes without accompanying new construction.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  Springville does not publish a distinct EV-charger/EVSE fee category. Installing electric vehicle charging equipment (EVSE) is electrical work and falls under the city's standalone Electrical Permit — a separate trade permit applied for and paid by the electrical subcontractor, distinct from the building permit. This is confirmed directly by Springville's own electrical-permit entry, which explicitly states EV charger/EVSE installation falls under this standalone Electrical Permit and that the FY2025 Comprehensive Fee Schedule publishes no separate EV-specific line item. Springville's fee schedule also does not publish a distinct dollar figure for the electrical trade permit itself (only the Building Permit Fee and Plan Check Fee, both 'Assessed by Plans Examiner').

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