Ivins building permits
VerifiedDepartment contacts, adopted codes, permit types, fees, and gotchas for Ivins, Utah.
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Building department
- Address
- 85 N Main St, Ivins, UT 84738
- Phone
- (435) 634-9753
- Office hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
- Website
- Official site
- Permit portal
- Apply online at Ivins's portal
Inspection guide
See how inspections work in Ivins — 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) — adopted via Ivins City Ordinance No. 2025-08 amending Title 14 'Buildings and Construction' (which adopts the state construction code by reference, per Ivins City Code Title 14, Ch.1, and so auto-tracks statutory changes); Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition
- 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); unaffected by the 7/1/2026 statute revision, continues in force
- 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition
- 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition
- 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition
- 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); unaffected by the 7/1/2026 statute revision, continues in force
- 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition
- 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition
- 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), residential provisions — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition; Ivins charges a distinct Pool Permit Fee ($300, per its Consolidated Fee Schedule)
- NOTE: Effective July 1, 2026 (now in force) — 2024 editions of IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, IECC, IEBC, and ISPSC replaced the 2021 editions per Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (version effective 7/1/2026, superseded 1/1/2027; text independently re-verified live at le.utah.gov 2026-07-16). The 2021 IRC and 2023 NEC were unaffected and remain in force. Because Ivins Ordinance No. 2025-08 adopts the state code by reference rather than restating specific editions, Ivins is not expected to have a separate city-document lag of the kind seen in some sibling cities — this was not independently re-verified against the amlegal-hosted Ivins Code text this session (that site's full ordinance text is not renderable via automated fetch, per the localAmendments entry above).
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit
Required for new single-family and two-family residential construction and any work regulated by the adopted 2021 IRC/IBC in Ivins City. Fee is valuation-based per Ivins' Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ordinance No. 2024-12, eff. 07/01/2024), using the city's 1997 Valuation Code, plus a 10% Plan Check surcharge and 1% State Permit Tax.
EV Charger / EVSE Permit
Ivins has no distinct EV charger/EVSE permit type or fee, and no standalone electrical-trade permit line at all. A full-text check of Ivins City Ordinance No. 2024-12 (Consolidated Fee Schedule, effective 07/01/2024) found zero mentions of 'EV,' 'electric vehicle,' 'charging station,' or 'EVSE.' A residential Level 2 EV charger install is billed under the same valuation-based Building Permit fee (plus 10% Plan Check and 1% State Permit Tax surcharges) as standard electrical work.
Swimming Pool Permit
Required for residential swimming pool construction in Ivins City, regulated under the adopted 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) residential provisions. Ivins publishes a dedicated Swimming Pool Packet and charges a flat Pool Permit Fee separate from the general valuation-based Building Permit fee.
Solar Panel (PV) Permit
Required for residential rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installations in Ivins City. Fee differs based on whether the system includes a battery energy storage apparatus.
Commercial Building Permit
Required for new commercial construction in Ivins, regulated by the 2024 IBC (current statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 7/1/2026). Ivins City's Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ordinance No. 2024-12, effective 07/01/2024) publishes a single, generic 'Building Permit Fees' section that is Based on Valuation using the City's 1997 Valuation Code, with no separate residential/commercial split or dedicated commercial-specific fee line — the same section that governs the Residential Building Permit entry in this file applies here.
Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit
Required for tenant improvement and tenant finish work in existing commercial buildings in Ivins. No dedicated tenant-improvement checklist, application category, or fee line was found published on ivinsutah.gov as of 2026-07-19 — the same generic 'Building Permit Fees' section of the Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ordinance No. 2024-12) that governs all other building permit types in this file is the only identified fee mechanism.
Fire Sprinkler System Permit
Fire protection is provided to Ivins by Santa Clara-Ivins Fire Rescue (SCIFR), a joint agency formed in 2018 through the merger of the Santa Clara and Ivins City fire departments, serving a combined ~500 square miles including both cities. The City of Santa Clara's Resolution No. 2024-01R adopted a 'Fire Prevention Fee Schedule' for SCIFR that publishes a distinct, itemized fire sprinkler system plan review, acceptance testing, and inspection fee structure, separate from Ivins City's own Building Department Consolidated Fee Schedule (which has no fire sprinkler line item).
Fire Alarm System Permit
Fire alarm permitting in Ivins is handled by Santa Clara-Ivins Fire Rescue (SCIFR), the joint fire agency serving both Santa Clara and Ivins. SCIFR's Fire Prevention Fee Schedule (City of Santa Clara Resolution No. 2024-01R) publishes a distinct fire alarm system plan review and acceptance testing fee structure, separate from the fire sprinkler fee structure and from Ivins City's own Building Department fee schedule.
Sign Permit
Ivins City charges a distinct Sign Permit fee, separate from the general Building Permit fee: $50.00 per the Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ordinance No. 2024-12, effective 07/01/2024, 'PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT' section), plus a $5.00 '45 Day Temporary Sign Permit' for temporary signage. This corrects a gap in this file's commercial-building-permit entry, whose tips previously stated no dedicated sign-permit fee existed — that finding relied on a plain-text extraction of the Consolidated Fee Schedule PDF, which is an image/scanned document and silently drops content under plain-text extraction; a direct visual/OCR read of the same PDF (page 5 of 8) surfaced the Sign Permit line. Under Ivins City Code § 16.21.102, the application required to install, erect, construct, or modify a sign is the same class of use application (Class I through V) that would be required to establish the use or activity the sign is associated with, and § 16.21.104 states a sign application may also require a separate building permit, as required by the adopted building code.
Change of Use / Certificate of Occupancy
Ivins City has no standalone 'Change of Use Permit' application or fee. Ivins City Code § 16.26.105 ('Certificates of Occupancy') requires a certificate of occupancy before any building or structure, or part thereof, may be used or occupied, and expressly extends this requirement to cases where 'no building permit is required' so long as 'the use conforms to the regulations of all land use ordinances' — meaning a use change with no construction still requires city sign-off. In practice, per the city's official Commercial Business License Application (IC Form 6002 [2024-07-01]), any new or changed commercial occupancy is screened through the Commercial Business License process: the Building Department reviews 'a floor plan identifying the proposed uses for each area/room' as part of the license application, which is billed at the same $75.00 Commercial Business License filing fee that governs any new commercial license, per the Consolidated Fee Schedule (Ordinance No. 2024-12).
New residential construction activity
New privately-owned residential construction onlyHousing units authorized by building permits for new privately-owned residential construction — this is not total permit volume (no commercial permits or remodels).
- Latest month (2026-05)
- 7units
7 buildings · $3.9M valuation
- Trailing 12 months
- 84units
12 of 12 months reported · #55 in Utah coverage by units
- Year to date (2026 YTD through 2026-05)
- 33units
33 buildings · $20.6M valuation
5 month(s) reported to Census
- Full year 2025
- 100units
97 buildings · $56.1M valuation
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (BPS), 2026-05 vintage. Census survey data — separate from the permit-requirements verification above. All Utah building activity
Tips & gotchas
- Ivins City's Building/Zoning Department is fully independent of Washington County — it is a standalone budgeted city department (per the FY2026 Budget Document) with its own Building and Zoning Administrator (Rob Dalley, 435-634-9753), not a contracted service. Washington County's own building department serves only unincorporated county areas, plus jurisdictions that separately contract with it — Ivins is not one of them.
- All permit applications go through Ivins City's 'City Inspect' online portal (linked from ivinsutah.gov/building-department/).
- The Building Permit fee itself is valuation-based using the city's own '1997 Valuation Code' (per the Consolidated Fee Schedule), not the ICC Building Valuation Data table some other Utah cities (e.g., Murray) now use — request the city's current valuation table directly from the Building/Zoning Department when estimating a project.
- In addition to the base Building Permit fee, budget for a 10% Plan Check surcharge and a 1% State Permit Tax, both calculated as a percentage of the Building Permit fee, per Ordinance No. 2024-12.
- Single-family home construction carries substantial impact fees (Public Safety, Water, Sewer, Sewer-Regional Plant pass-through to St. George, Parks & Recreation, Streets, Storm Drain, Habitat) on top of the Building Permit, Plan Check, and State Permit Tax — see the residential-building-permit fee list for current amounts.
- Ordinance No. 2025-08 (2025) amended Title 14 'Buildings and Construction' of the Ivins City Code and removed the standalone fee-schedule cross-reference from the building code chapter (former Section 106.6.2) — all building-related fees now live solely in the city's single Consolidated Fee Schedule (most recently amended by Ordinance No. 2024-12, effective July 1, 2024), not duplicated in the building code itself.
- Electric service in Ivins is provided by Dixie Power, a rural electric cooperative — not a municipally-owned utility. Coordinate service upgrades, new-construction connections, and solar net-metering interconnection directly with Dixie Power in addition to the city building permit.
- Fire protection is provided through the joint Santa Clara-Ivins Fire Department, not a solely city-run division — relevant for Certificate of Occupancy fire sign-off coordination.
- No jurisdiction-published plan-review turnaround time (in business or calendar days) was located for any Ivins permit type in official city sources as of 2026-07-08. The only grounded review-timeline figure available is the statewide statutory floor under Utah Code § 10-20-909 — 14 business days after a 3-business-day completeness screening period (17 business days total) — which by its own terms applies ONLY to one- or two-family dwelling and townhome construction-project plan review. It has been applied solely to the residential-building-permit entry; all trade/accessory permit types (swimming pool, solar) are honestly left null with a note rather than estimated or misapplied.