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Residential Building Permit in Hurricane, Utah

Required for new single-family and two-family residential construction and any work regulated by the 2021 IRC and the 2024 IBC (current statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 7/1/2026; Hurricane's own Building Department page still displays its 'EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023' banner listing the 2021 IBC as of live-check 2026-07-16, but the statute controls). Hurricane City calculates the fee using the 2021 IRC Table AL101.1 Permit Fee Schedule applied to a project valuation computed from a Hurricane-modified Square Foot Construction Cost table (Resolution 2025-39, adopted December 4, 2025). Applications and inspections are handled entirely through the City Inspect online portal. Hurricane City's Resolution 2025-39 (Option B, updating Building Permit Fee Calculations) adopts the standard 2021 IRC Table AL101.1 valuation-based permit fee schedule; no distinct EV charger/EVSE fee line item was found in this resolution or the city's Submitting a Building Permit Guide as of 2026-07-19, so EV charger installation would be handled as standard electrical work under this same valuation-based fee.

Verified 2026-07-08 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New single-family or two-family residential construction
  • Any work regulated by the 2021 IRC and the current-statewide 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a)/(b))
  • Acknowledgement Waiver and Release Form signed by the property owner and notarized — original wet-stamped copy required before plan review is finalized
  • Signed Owner Builder Form, if the permit is being built owner-builder Owner-builder
  • Consultation with Hurricane City Power Department recommended before submittal to determine the project's electrical service needs (contact: powermike@hurricane.utah.gov, (435) 635-5536)
  • Application submitted online via the City Inspect portal (hurricane.cityinspect.com)

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee — valuation-based (2021 IRC Table AL101.1)Hurricane City Resolution 2025-39 (adopted Dec. 4, 2025), Exhibit A: Table AL101.1 'Permit Fee Schedule' from the 2021 International Residential Code, applied by fee-table lookup against the project's total valuation. Valuation itself is computed per Exhibit B's Hurricane-modified Square Foot Construction Cost table (2024 IBC Modified): for Group R-3 Residential, one- and two-family (the relevant occupancy for this permit type), the rate is $145.04/sq ft (Type IA) down to $114.60/sq ft (Type VB), with unfinished basements (Group R-3) at a flat $31.50/sq ft per Exhibit B footnote (d).
$1–$500: $24 flat. $501–$2,000: $24 + $3 per additional $100 or fraction, up to $2,000. $2,001–$40,000: $69 + $11 per additional $1,000 or fraction, up to $40,000. $40,001–$100,000: $487 + $9 per additional $1,000 or fraction, up to $100,000. $100,000–$500,000: $1,027 + $7 per additional $1,000 or fraction, up to $500,000. $500,001–$1,000,000: $3,827 + $5 per additional $1,000 or fraction, up to $1,000,000. $1,000,001–$5,000,000: $6,327 + $3 per additional $1,000 or fraction, up to $5,000,000. $5,000,001 and over: $18,327 + $1 per additional $1,000 or fraction.

Review timeline

Plan reviewHurricane’s published plan-review target
14–14 business days

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Building, Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing (combined trades)

    Scheduled through the builder's account on City Inspect once the permit is paid and issued. Hurricane does not perform same-day inspections — next-day inspection requests must be submitted through the portal by 3:00 PM the business day before, per the Building Department page.

  2. 2

    Power Department Sign-off

    Recommended pre-submittal consultation with Hurricane City Power (contact: powermike@hurricane.utah.gov, (435) 635-5536) to determine the project's power needs and service requirements before applying.

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

Tips

  • All permit applications and inspection requests are submitted through the City Inspect online portal (hurricane.cityinspect.com) — there is no paper-only application path described on the official site.
  • Permit fees can be paid online by e-check only; in-person payment at the Hurricane City office accepts check or money order (not stated whether cash is accepted online).
  • Track your permit status by its prefix: PREP (not yet submitted), SUBM (submitted, awaiting acceptance into review — typically processed within 24 hours), PLAN (in active plan review), PEND (approved, awaiting payment/issuance), per Hurricane's official 'Submitting a Building Permit' guide.
  • If corrections are requested during plan review, resubmitting restarts the 14-business-day (residential) or 21-business-day (commercial) review clock, per the same official guide.
  • Contact the Hurricane City Power Department before disconnecting or upgrading an existing electrical service — consult prior to submittal to determine load and service requirements.
  • Hurricane City's Resolution 2025-39 (cityofhurricane.com, checked 2026-07-19) adopts the standard IRC Table AL101.1 valuation-based building permit fee with no distinct EV charger/EVSE line item.

Frequently asked questions

Hurricane requires a residential building permit for: New single-family or two-family residential construction; Any work regulated by the 2021 IRC and the current-statewide 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a)/(b)); Acknowledgement Waiver and Release Form signed by the property owner and notarized — original wet-stamped copy required before plan review is finalized; Signed Owner Builder Form, if the permit is being built owner-builder; Consultation with Hurricane City Power Department recommended before submittal to determine the project's electrical service needs (contact: powermike@hurricane.utah.gov, (435) 635-5536); Application submitted online via the City Inspect portal (hurricane.cityinspect.com). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Hurricane City Building Department at (435) 635-2811 before starting work.

Hurricane calculates the fee from the 2021 IRC Table AL101.1 Permit Fee Schedule (Resolution 2025-39), applied against a project valuation computed from a Hurricane-modified Square Foot Construction Cost table. For example, a project valued at $150,000 falls in the $100,000–$500,000 tier: $1,027 plus $7 per additional $1,000 of valuation. A one- and two-family Type VB home is valued at $114.60/sq ft under Hurricane's modified table.

Per Hurricane City's official 'Submitting a Building Permit' guide, residential plan review takes 14 business days; commercial review takes 21 business days. If corrections are required, the clock restarts once resubmitted. This meets the Utah Code § 10-20-909(4)(a) statutory floor of 14 business days for one- and two-family dwelling plan review.

You'll need: Acknowledgement Waiver and Release Form; City Inspect Online Application. Depending on your project, Hurricane may also ask for: Owner Builder Form. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Hurricane requires 2 inspection(s) for a residential building permit, in order: Building, Electrical, Mechanical & Plumbing (combined trades), Power Department Sign-off. Schedule each through Hurricane City Building Department ((435) 635-2811).

Apply through Hurricane City Building Department at 147 N 870 W, Hurricane, UT 84737. Phone: (435) 635-2811, email: karri@hurricane.utah.gov. Official information: https://www.cityofhurricane.com/161/Building-Department.

Hurricane, Utah has adopted: 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did NOT change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Matches Hurricane City's official Building Department page (live-checked 2026-07-16), which still displays the older 'EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023' banner text but lists the correct, still-current 2021 IRC.; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not itemized on Hurricane's own Building Department page (live-checked 2026-07-16), added here per statute.; 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), superseding the 2021 IBC. Hurricane's own Building Department page, live-checked 2026-07-16, still displays the 'EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023' banner listing the 2021 IBC — 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. Note: Resolution 2025-39 Exhibit B already separately used a '2024 IBC Modified' Square Foot Construction Cost table for fee-valuation purposes (see entry below) — that fee-valuation reference now also happens to match the statute-current adopted edition, though it was adopted for valuation purposes only, not as a wholesale code-adoption statement.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective 7/1/2026; not itemized on Hurricane's own Building Department page (live-checked 2026-07-16, which lists only IRC/IBC/NEC), added here per statute since the city's own materials omit it entirely.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective 7/1/2026; not itemized on Hurricane's own Building Department page (live-checked 2026-07-16), added here per statute since the city's own materials omit it entirely.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective 7/1/2026; not itemized on Hurricane's own Building Department page (live-checked 2026-07-16), added here per statute since the city's own materials omit it entirely.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide-mandatory edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 amendment (the 2023 NEC baseline predates this code cycle). Hurricane's own Building Department page lists '2020 National Electric Code' under its 'EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023' banner — one edition behind the statewide-mandatory floor, confirmed still unchanged via live-check 2026-07-16. Per Utah Code § 15A-1-204 (statewide-mandatory construction code), the 2023 NEC governs regardless of the city's own page.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective 7/1/2026 (no residential/commercial split under current law); not itemized on Hurricane's own Building Department page (live-checked 2026-07-16), added here per statute. Note: the city's Building Department forms index lists a downloadable 'IRC_IECC Code Compliance (PDF)' form whose specific IECC edition was not independently verified in this pass — not asserted here.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), effective 7/1/2026; not itemized on Hurricane's own Building Department page (live-checked 2026-07-16), added here per statute since the city's own materials omit it entirely.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective 7/1/2026; not itemized on Hurricane's own Building Department page (live-checked 2026-07-16), added here per statute since the city's own materials omit it entirely.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not listed on Hurricane's own Building Department page, added here per statute.; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): Utah Code § 15A-2-103, version effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027), took effect 15 days before this re-verification. IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Hurricane's Building Department page (cityofhurricane.com/161/Building-Department) was live-checked 2026-07-16 via real-browser navigation and confirmed still displaying its 'EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023' banner listing only 2021 IRC / 2021 IBC / 2020 National Electric Code — it does not itemize IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, IEBC, or ISPSC at all, and has not been updated for the 7/1/2026 statewide flip. The statewide statute controls over the city's un-updated page; codes the city omits entirely are added above per statute since they apply statewide regardless of local publication.. Local amendments apply — see the Hurricane overview page for the full list.

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