Vineyard building permits

Requirements

• New single-family residential construction, additions, or remodels
• Submitted via the online Building Portal (vineyard.cityinspect.com) or in person at 707 E Mill Rd, Suite 202
• Owner-Builder Certification Agreement required if the property owner is performing their own work rather than using a licensed contractor
• Permit becomes null and void if work is not commenced within 180 days, or is suspended/abandoned for 180 days after commencement

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (effective July 13, 2023)Official Vineyard Building Department form; captures site address, parcel #, subdivision/phase/lot, project description, valuation, and permit category checkboxes (Residential: New Construction, Addition, Remodel, Basement Finish, Solar, Repair, Other).

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• Detailed, dimensioned floor plans showing all openings/spaces, room labels, and load-bearing wall identification
• Window and bedroom egress-well dimensions (an escape ladder is required if egress wells exceed 44 inches)
• Utility, life-safety-equipment, and electrical outlet locations; all plumbing fixtures and appliances shown
• Engineering review required for any basement walkout impacting the foundation
• Owner-Builder Certification required if the sole owner is performing the work
• Project valuation (cost estimate of labor and materials)
• 2nd Kitchen Acknowledgement Form required if the finished basement includes a second kitchen

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (checked 'Basement Finish' under Residential)Same core Building Permit Application form used city-wide, with the Basement Finish box checked under the Residential permit-category section.

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• Site plan drawn to scale showing existing buildings, distance from pool to adjacent property lines/structures, fence-enclosure location/height and gate location, pool-equipment location, and GFCI receptacles within 20 feet of the inside pool wall with distances noted
• Architectural plans including an elevations page showing pool depth/slope, self-closing gate details, electrical bonding requirements, and any water features/diving platforms/pool exit areas
• Engineering plans stamped by a licensed engineer, OR a current ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ER) report on the pool
• Mechanical equipment specifications

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (checked 'Solar' or 'Other' as applicable under Residential/Commercial, per project type)Core Building Permit Application form; pool projects are submitted alongside the Pool Submittal Requirements checklist.
• RequiredPool Submittal RequirementsOfficial Vineyard Building Department handout listing all required site-plan, architectural, engineering, and mechanical-equipment documentation for pool permits.

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• Construction plans including project description, design criteria/code reference, attachment details, electrical diagram and notes, and a picture of the existing electrical panel
• Site plan: roof layout plan showing proposed panel layout and distances from roof overhangs/eaves
• Solar specification package: manufacturer specifications for all solar equipment (panels, converters, batteries, etc.)
• Engineering review of roof load systems by a licensed engineer

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (Solar checkbox, Residential or Commercial)Core Building Permit Application form with the Solar box checked.
• RequiredSolar Permit Submittal RequirementsOfficial Vineyard Building Department handout detailing construction plan, site plan, specification package, and engineering requirements for solar PV permits, including sample site-plan and electrical-diagram templates.

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• Site plan showing generator location relative to structures, property lines, and required clearances
• Manufacturer equipment specifications for the generator and transfer switch
• Electrical diagram showing connection to the existing electrical system

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (Other/Residential or Commercial, per project type)Core Building Permit Application form.
• RequiredGenerator Submittal RequirementsOfficial Vineyard Building Department handout for standby generator installations.

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• Installation of a Level 2 or DC fast EV charger (EVSE) at a residential or commercial property
• Electrical diagram showing connection to the existing electrical system and, per the Solar Submittal Requirements template used for other electrical work, a picture of the existing electrical panel

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (Residential or Commercial, per project type)Core Building Permit Application form; Vineyard has no dedicated EV-charger checkbox or submittal packet, unlike its dedicated Solar and Generator submittal requirements.

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• Architectural drawings stamped/signed by a licensed architect
• Structural drawings stamped/signed by a licensed engineer, plus structural calculations
• Lighting, mechanical, and plumbing drawings each stamped/signed by a licensed MEP engineer
• Geotechnical study
• COMcheck: Envelope COMcheck, Lighting COMcheck, and Mechanical COMcheck
• Site Plan/Civil Plan and Landscaping Plan
• All items required electronically, submitted online or via disc/flash drive

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (Commercial: New Construction, Addition, Tenant Finish, Sign, Solar, Repair, Other)Core Building Permit Application form with the Commercial category selected.
• RequiredBuilding Permit Submittal Requirements for Commercial Construction (effective July 9, 2018)Official Vineyard Building Department checklist of all required stamped drawings, calculations, geotechnical study, COMcheck reports, and site/landscaping plans for commercial submittals.

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• Detached ADUs require a lot of at least 12,000 sq ft; ADUs within a home require a minimum 5,200 sq ft lot, and must comply with applicable building and fire codes
• Minimum of 4 onsite parking spaces on a paved surface; driveways must be at least 18 feet long to count toward this requirement, with all spaces at least 8 feet wide
• Occupancy limited to one family or up to four unrelated individuals
• Application submitted through City Inspect's Business Licenses module, selecting 'Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)' as the permit type
• Parking plan and floor layout showing total ADU square footage must be uploaded with the application
• Planning and Zoning Department inspection required after submission and documentation review
• Biennial renewal required, with re-inspection at renewal

Required documents

• RequiredADU Business License Application (City Inspect Business Licenses module)Submitted online by selecting 'Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)' as the permit/license type; requires uploaded parking plan and floor layout showing total ADU square footage, per the city's official Community Development page.

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• Sign permit required prior to erecting, constructing, placing, relocating, altering, or modifying any sign within the city, per VZC § 15.48.040
• Application submitted to the Planning Department on the city's formatted sign permit application, stating the number of proposed signs and their location on the building or premises
• Final elevations/details in color showing dimensions, materials, colors, design, method of illumination, and landscaping for proposed freestanding signs
• Building elevations/details denoting the areas designated for wall-mounted signage, with complete size/material/color/support-method details
• Electrical permit additionally required for electrical signs, per VZC § 15.48.040
• Certain sign types are exempt from the permit requirement but must still conform to Title 15 specifications: official/public-interest signs erected by a public officer, incidental signs not over 6 square feet, standard sign maintenance, interior signs not visible from the public way, site address signs, flags, most temporary signs (see below), and window signs, per VZC § 15.48.040
• Temporary signs may be displayed permit-free up to 2 times per calendar year for a total of 30 days; a temporary sign intended to display longer than 30 days requires its own sign permit (issued for 1 year, renewable annually), per VZC § 15.48.060

Required documents

• RequiredSign Permit ApplicationCity-formatted application submitted to the Planning Department; must include number/location of proposed signs, plans and specifications with attachment details, colored elevations for freestanding signs, and building elevations for wall-mounted signage, per VZC § 15.48.040.
• OptionalPhotometric PlanRequired for signs with illumination, per VZC § 15.48.040's Sign Standard Waiver procedure (same document list applies to the standard sign permit procedure).
• OptionalElectrical PermitRequired in addition to the sign permit for any electrically-illuminated or electrically-powered sign, per VZC § 15.48.040.

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• Same requirements as Vineyard's Commercial Building Permit (slug commercial-building-permit): architectural drawings stamped/signed by a licensed architect; structural drawings stamped/signed by a licensed engineer plus structural calculations; lighting, mechanical, and plumbing drawings each stamped/signed by a licensed MEP engineer (as applicable to the tenant-finish scope); COMcheck (Envelope, Lighting, Mechanical, as applicable); site plan/civil plan and landscaping plan for exterior-affecting work
• 'Tenant Finish' checked under the Commercial category on the Building Permit Application — Vineyard does not issue a differently-named or differently-numbered permit for tenant improvement work
• All items required electronically, submitted online or via disc/flash drive

Required documents

• RequiredBuilding Permit Application (Commercial: Tenant Finish checkbox)The identical core Building Permit Application form used for all Commercial work, with 'Tenant Finish' checked instead of 'New Construction,' 'Addition,' etc. There is no separate tenant-improvement application.
• RequiredBuilding Permit Submittal Requirements for Commercial Construction (effective July 9, 2018)Official Vineyard Building Department checklist of required stamped drawings, calculations, and COMcheck reports for commercial submittals, expressly covering tenant finish along with new construction, sign, and addition work; a purely interior tenant-finish scope will typically not need the geotechnical study or full civil/landscaping plan required of ground-up construction, though the checklist itself is the same document.

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• New or modified fire sprinkler/fire alarm systems are reviewed by the Orem Fire Prevention Division as Vineyard's contracted fire authority, alongside the standard Vineyard Building Permit (Commercial Building Permit, slug commercial-building-permit) rather than through a separate city-issued fire-system permit
• Per Orem Fire Prevention's official Contractor's Corner page, new-construction and tenant-improvement fire sprinkler plans require 3rd-party code compliance review for any project with 20 or more sprinkler heads
• Per the same page, fire alarm system plans require 3rd-party code compliance review for any project with 5 or more devices
• Installed sprinkler and fire alarm systems are inspected and tagged annually as part of Business License fire-safety compliance, per the Orem Fire Department's official Business License Applicant guidance letter (updated 6/22/2023)

Required documents

• RequiredFire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm Plan Submittal (Orem Fire Prevention Division)Plans for new or modified fire sprinkler/fire alarm systems are submitted directly to the Orem Fire Prevention Division (the contracted fire-plan-review authority for Vineyard, Lindon, and Orem) rather than through a separate Vineyard-issued application; the submittal process is described at orem.gov/contractors-corner/.
• RequiredVineyard Building Permit Application (Commercial: New Construction, Addition, or Tenant Finish, as applicable)Fire protection system work is reviewed as part of the standard Vineyard Commercial Building Permit; there is no separate Vineyard fire-sprinkler or fire-alarm permit checkbox on this form.

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• Occupancy of any structure in Vineyard is expressly prohibited until after final inspection and issuance of a Zoning/Occupancy Compliance Certificate, per the city's official Building Permit Application — there is no separately named 'Certificate of Occupancy' form or checkbox distinct from this final-inspection step of the standard Building Permit
• A new business occupying an existing commercial space (a functional 'change of use') is processed as a Business License application rather than a standalone land-use or building permit, per the city's official Business License FAQ page
• Before a business license issues, the applicant must show registration with the Utah Department of Commerce, any required county/state/federal permits, and 'approval from the Vineyard planning, fire, and building departments,' per the city's official Business License FAQ page
• The Business License FAQ page states that applications 'that need fire and building inspections, additional zoning review, or that need to change their state sales tax account to Vineyard will take longer' to process than a standard application — the closest published acknowledgment that some occupancy changes trigger extra planning/fire/building review
• Vineyard's Building Permit Application itself has no 'Change of Use' checkbox: its only permit categories are Residential (New Construction, Addition, Remodel, Basement Finish, Solar, Repair, Other) and Commercial (New Construction, Addition, Tenant Finish, Sign, Solar, Repair, Other) — a pure change-of-tenant/change-of-use scenario without construction work would not itself trigger a Building Permit Application, only a Business License application

Required documents

• RequiredBusiness License Application (City of Vineyard online portal)Used for a new business occupying an existing commercial space; per the city's official Business License FAQ page, requires proof of Utah Department of Commerce registration and approval from the Vineyard planning, fire, and building departments before issuance.
• OptionalBuilding Permit Application (Commercial: Tenant Finish, if construction/renovation accompanies the occupancy change)Only required if the change of use is accompanied by actual construction or tenant-finish work; occupancy itself is authorized via the Zoning/Occupancy Compliance Certificate issued at final inspection, per the city's official Building Permit Application.

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