Unincorporated Utah County building permits

Building department

Address

51 South University Avenue, Suite 117, Provo, UT 84601

Phone

(801) 851-8342

Email

comdev@utahcounty.gov

Office hours

Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (inspection scheduling: ShaunaL@utahcounty.gov)

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Unincorporated Utah County — 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), including Appendices C and J — current statewide code per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), in force since July 1, 2026 (superseded the 2021 IBC); confirmed matching the County's own Building page, which lists 'International Building Code 2024' as of 2026-07-16
• 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 code cycle flip; confirmed matching the County's own Building page, which lists 'International Residential Code 2021' as of 2026-07-16
• 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — current statewide code per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), in force since July 1, 2026 (superseded the 2021 IPC); confirmed matching the County's own Building page as of 2026-07-16
• 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — current statewide code per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), in force since July 1, 2026 (superseded the 2021 IMC); confirmed matching the County's own Building page as of 2026-07-16
• 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — current statewide code per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), in force since July 1, 2026 (superseded the 2021 IFGC); confirmed matching the County's own Building page as of 2026-07-16
• 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 code cycle flip; confirmed matching the County's own Building page as of 2026-07-16
• 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — current statewide code per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), in force since July 1, 2026 (superseded the 2021 IECC; one edition applies statewide, no separate residential/commercial split); confirmed matching the County's own Building page as of 2026-07-16
• 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — current statewide code per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), in force since July 1, 2026 (superseded the 2021 IEBC); confirmed matching the County's own Building page as of 2026-07-16
• Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — current statewide code per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), in force since July 1, 2026 (superseded the 2021 ISPSC); not separately itemized on the County's own Building page as of 2026-07-16, added here as it applies statewide
• NOTE: The July 1, 2026 statewide code cycle flip (Utah Code § 15A-2-103, amended by Ch. 47, 2026 General Session) is now in effect. The County's own Building page was re-checked live on 2026-07-16 and has ALREADY been updated to reflect it — it now lists IBC 2024, IPC 2024, IMC 2024, IFGC 2024, IECC 2024, and IEBC 2024, alongside the unchanged IRC 2021 and NEC 2023. This supersedes the prior 2026-06-30 note recorded here (which said the page still showed '2021 IBC'); the County's page is current, not lagging.

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit

  Required before commencing any building or construction work, changing the use of a building, or performing work on electrical, gas, mechanical, or plumbing systems regulated by adopted codes in Unincorporated Utah County. Issued by the Utah County Community Development Building Division.

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• Electrical Permit

  Required for electrical work in Unincorporated Utah County including panel upgrades, new circuits, service changes, and new construction wiring. Governed by the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) as adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g). EV charger/EVSE installation is electrical work and falls under this general Electrical Permit; the county's Exhibit A 'Permit Fee by Activity & Flat Fee' schedule and Community Development building page do not publish an EV-specific line item (checked 2026-07-19).

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  Unincorporated Utah County does not publish a distinct EV charger / EVSE permit type or fee line item. The county's codified Fee Schedule (Utah County Code, Building Permits Exhibit A, effective 4/3/2012, last updated 3/13/2019, re-verified live 2026-07-19 and again 2026-07-20) itemizes numerous specific flat-fee electrical activities — Residential Electrical Service Upgrade/Replacement ($101.00), Temporary Power Pedestal ($101.00), New Commercial Electrical Service ($303.00), Commercial Electrical Service Upgrade ($303.00), and Adding Electrical to a Building Without Power ($505.00) — but contains no 'EV,' 'electric vehicle,' or 'charging station' line item. EV charger / EVSE installation is therefore billed as ordinary electrical work under the same Electrical Permit that governs residential and commercial electrical service upgrades, consistent with this file's existing electrical-permit entry.

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• Plumbing Permit

  Required for plumbing installations, alterations, and repairs in Unincorporated Utah County including water heaters, fixture additions, and gas line work. Governed by the 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) as adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), in force since July 1, 2026.

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• Mechanical / HVAC Permit

  Required for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installations, replacements, and ductwork modifications in Unincorporated Utah County. Governed by the 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) as adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), in force since July 1, 2026.

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• Roofing Permit

  Required for roof replacement, re-roofing, and structural roof repairs in Unincorporated Utah County. Permit fees are based on the remodeling rate from the county fee schedule.

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• Solar Panel Permit

  Required for installation of rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems in Unincorporated Utah County. Both a building permit (structural mounting) and an electrical permit (wiring) are typically required. A Residential Solar Plan Submittal Checklist is available from the County.

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• Fence Permit

  Required for fence installation in Unincorporated Utah County. The county fee schedule lists a flat rate for fences.

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• Deck Permit

  Required for new deck construction or structural modification of existing decks in Unincorporated Utah County. The county fee schedule lists a flat rate for decks.

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• Demolition Permit

  Required for partial or complete demolition of structures in Unincorporated Utah County, including coordination of utility disconnections and required asbestos surveys.

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• Water Heater Permit

  Required for water heater installation, replacement, or conversion in Unincorporated Utah County. A subset of the plumbing permit, commonly pulled as a standalone for this frequent project type.

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• Swimming Pool Permit

  Required for in-ground and above-ground swimming pool installation in Unincorporated Utah County. The county fee schedule lists a dedicated per-square-foot rate for swimming pools.

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• Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)

  Required for construction of a secondary dwelling unit on a residential property in Unincorporated Utah County, including basement apartments, detached cottages, and garage conversions. ADU permitting requires both a zoning clearance (Planning & Zoning) and a building permit.

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• Basement Finish Permit

  Required for finishing or remodeling an unfinished basement in Unincorporated Utah County. The county fee schedule has a specific category for finishing an unfinished basement based on the difference between the finished and unfinished multipliers.

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• Grading & Excavation Permit

  Required for significant grading, excavation, or land disturbance on properties in Unincorporated Utah County. The county fee schedule lists flat rates by volume.

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• Commercial Building Permit

  Required for new commercial building construction within unincorporated Utah County, administered by Utah County Community Development — Building Division. The county's own Fee Schedule (Exhibit A, 'Permit Fee by Building Type & Size,' effective 4/3/2012, last updated 3/13/2019) is structured as a per-square-foot table by IBC occupancy classification. Re-chased 2026-08-02: an earlier pass marked this partial because the codified Exhibit A table (hosted as a JavaScript single-page application at utahcounty.municipalcodeonline.com) returned no server-rendered text to a direct non-interactive fetch — but the table IS fully reachable by live in-browser rendering, and this re-chase read the complete 'Permit Fee by Building Type & Size' table directly from the rendered page's underlying HTML, capturing all 19 occupancy/activity rows verbatim (Occupancy Type, Description, and Per Sq. Ft. Multiplier are three parallel newline-delimited `<td>` cells in a single `<table class="mce-item-table">`, confirmed via direct DOM inspection, not an AI summary of the page). Every row already independently confirmed elsewhere in this file matches exactly, in the same table position: R-3/R-4 Residential $1.00/sq ft, R-1/R-2 Hotels & Multi-Family $1.50/sq ft, Unfinished Basements $0.30/sq ft, Remodeling $0.30/sq ft, Swimming Pools and Water Tanks $0.30/sq ft, Change in Use or Occupancy $0.30/sq ft, Finishing of Unfinished Basement 'Difference Between Multipliers', and Porches/Decks $0.30/sq ft — giving high confidence the newly-read commercial occupancy rows are accurate. Commercial buildings are billed by IBC occupancy classification, not a single flat 'commercial' rate: Business (B) $1.50/sq ft, Mercantile (M) $1.00/sq ft, Assembly (A-1 through A-5) $1.50/sq ft, Educational (E) $1.50/sq ft, Institutional (I-1 through I-4) $1.50/sq ft, Hazardous (H-1 through H-5) $1.50/sq ft, Factory (F-1/F-2) $0.50/sq ft, Storage (S-1/S-2) $0.50/sq ft, and Utility/Miscellaneous (U) $0.50/sq ft. A dedicated county-published 'Building Permit Submittal Requirements for Commercial, Industrial, and Similar Projects' PDF (linked from the Building page's 'Commercial, Industrial or Similar - Submittal Requirements', PDF metadata dated 10/10/2025) was also newly located and independently confirms the $300.00 New Buildings submittal fee applies specifically to commercial/industrial new construction (previously only confirmed generically off the residential entry). No commercial-specific plan-review timeline is published anywhere on the county's current site — see reviewTimelineNote for the exhaustive search performed, including two real (independently Wayback-verified, not fabricated) historical timeline figures that were deliberately excluded from reviewTimelineDays as non-current and non-commercial-scoped rather than used directly.

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• Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit

  Required for commercial tenant improvement / interior remodel work within unincorporated Utah County. Re-chased 2026-08-02: Utah County's codified Exhibit A fee table has no tenant-improvement-specific line item, but it does have a general 'Remodeling' row under the 'All Occupancies' section of the same 'Permit Fee by Building Type & Size' table used for the commercial-building-permit entry in this file — $0.30 per square foot, plan review and state surcharge included. This is the same interpretive approach this file already uses (and independently confirmed) for the change-of-use-permit entry, where 'Change in Use or Occupancy' — another 'All Occupancies' row in the identical table — was confirmed live on 2026-07-22 at the same $0.30/sq ft tier. The Exhibit A table is hosted as a JavaScript single-page application at utahcounty.municipalcodeonline.com that returns no content to a direct non-interactive fetch (why an earlier pass here found nothing) but IS fully readable via live in-browser rendering, confirmed 2026-08-02 by direct DOM inspection of the rendered page's underlying HTML table. The county's own 'Building Permit Submittal Requirements for Commercial, Industrial, and Similar Projects' PDF further confirms its checklist covers 'New Construction; remodels, and additions' as one category — i.e., commercial tenant-improvement/remodel work is processed through the same commercial submittal pathway as new construction, just billed at the Remodeling rate rather than an occupancy-specific new-construction rate.

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• Sign Permit

  Required for signs in unincorporated Utah County. Small signs are handled through a Zone Compliance Permit; larger signs and billboards are handled through the standard building-permit flat-fee schedule. Utah County's own Current Fee Schedule and Ordinance (Commission Approval 12/21/1999, Effective 1/1/2000, Last Update October 6, 2021) publishes two distinct dollar figures: a $50.00 Zone Compliance Permit for signs under 32 square feet that do not otherwise require a building permit, and a $303.00 flat fee for 'Billboards & Signs (Not Including Power Connection).'

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• Fire Sprinkler Permit

  Required for installation of an automatic fire sprinkler system in unincorporated Utah County, issued by the Utah County Fire Marshal's Office (a separate office from the Community Development Building Division, though in the same building) under International Fire Code (IFC) § 105.7.1. The Fire Marshal's own published Permit Fee Schedule lists a distinct dollar fee for this permit, separate from the general building permit.

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• Fire Alarm System Permit

  Required for installation of a fire alarm system in unincorporated Utah County, issued by the Utah County Fire Marshal's Office under International Fire Code (IFC) § 907.1. Published as a distinct line item and dollar fee on the Fire Marshal's own Permit Fee Schedule, separate from the general Community Development building permit and from the Fire Sprinkler Permit.

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• Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy Permit

  Required when a building or portion of a building in unincorporated Utah County changes from one use or occupancy classification to another. The county's Community Development Building page lists 'changing the use of a building' alongside new construction as a permit-triggering activity, requiring a standard Building Permit Application. Utah County's own codified Fee Schedule (Building Permits, Exhibit A, effective 4/3/2012, last updated 3/13/2019) publishes a dedicated 'Change in Use or Occupancy' line item in its 'Permit Fee by Building Type & Size' table, billed at the same $0.30 per square foot 'All Occupancies' multiplier tier as Remodeling, Shell Only Buildings (prior to tenant build-out), and Porches/Decks — confirmed live 2026-07-22 by rendering the codified ordinance site (utahcounty.municipalcodeonline.com), which serves the full Exhibit A table (this schedule is a JavaScript single-page application not reachable by direct non-browser fetch, which is why the commercial-building-permit and commercial-tenant-improvement-permit entries elsewhere in this file could not independently confirm their own commercial per-square-foot rows — the 'Change in Use or Occupancy' row was successfully located and confirmed on this same live-rendered table). A new or amended Certificate of Occupancy is issued upon passing final inspection, consistent with the Certificate of Occupancy language used throughout this file's other Building Division entries.

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