Digital permit application gateway
Start with the issuing authority’s own submission lane. A complete application package, accurate valuation, and accessible inspection path are the fastest route through statutory plan review.
Recommended first click
Use the official digital gateway to submit plans, monitor review comments, pay required charges, and request inspections when the permit is issued. If the link is unavailable, use the agency website or phone number on the administrative profile to confirm the current lane.
Typical review lane
Standard processing is 7-10 business days after the office receives every required document; missing information can delay review. Except where the land-use code provides otherwise, a permitted-use approval expires if the authorized building, activity, construction, or occupancy does not start within 180 days or is not completed within two years.
Treat this as a planning signal, not a guaranteed approval date. Completeness, corrections, resubmittals, and agency workload control the actual clock.
Verify the parcel is inside this agency’s service area and note whether a city, state, fire marshal, septic authority, or utility district also has approval authority.
Prepare legible plans, site information, project valuation, ownership authorization, contractor information, and any energy, floodplain, zoning, or utility documentation the issuing office requires.
Keep the permit number, approved plan set, correction comments, fee receipts, and inspection results together. Those records establish the compliance trail for the next trade.
Application documents
Before submission, call Building Permits / Inspections: 435-734-2634; Chief Building Official Codey Illum: 435-734-3303; Community Development / Planning & Zoning: 435-734-3354; toll-free: 877-390-2326; fax: 435-734-2728 if the project involves a change of occupancy, structural alteration, accessory structure, demolition, or work near a regulated environmental feature.
Source trail
Use these direct agency or licensing links to confirm current instructions before you file, pay, or schedule work. External pages control if their information differs from this directory.
Project questions
Box Elder County Building Permits / Inspections and Community Development is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
Begin with the online permit gateway listed in the application guide. If the portal does not recognize the address or project type, contact Building Permits / Inspections: 435-734-2634; Chief Building Official Codey Illum: 435-734-3303; Community Development / Planning & Zoning: 435-734-3354; toll-free: 877-390-2326; fax: 435-734-2728.
Standard processing is 7-10 business days after the office receives every required document; missing information can delay review. Except where the land-use code provides otherwise, a permitted-use approval expires if the authorized building, activity, construction, or occupancy does not start within 180 days or is not completed within two years.
Allow at least 24 hours and schedule with Diane Fuhriman or Jessie Fernelius at 435-734-2634, dfuhriman@boxeldercountyut.gov, or jfernelius@boxeldercountyut.gov. Do not cover construction until the relevant inspection is approved. The county's residential list includes footing, foundation, foundation insulation, under-slab plumbing/mechanical/electrical, rough four-way or individual rough trades, insulation, commercial sheetrock, temporary power, meter set/power-to-panel, final four-way, and individual final trade inspections.
2021 International Building Code including Appendix J; 2021 International Residential Code; 2021 International Plumbing Code; 2021 International Mechanical Code; 2021 International Fuel Gas Code; 2017 National Electrical Code; 2021 International Energy Conservation Code; and 2021 International Existing Building Code, subject to Utah Code Section 15A-2-104(2), plus the HUD Code where applicable. County Community Development jurisdiction is limited to unincorporated Box Elder County; municipal projects are referred to the relevant city or town. The county publishes a separate online Agricultural Exemptions Form and requires a site plan showing the agricultural building and distances from every property line; qualification is not automatic. The county also publishes requirements for residential accessory structures under 600 square feet, so small size alone should not be treated as a locally verified exemption. No complete county-specific list of cosmetic or minor-work exemptions is posted; contact Building Permits / Inspections before starting such work.
What makes an application complete
Before you click submit, make sure the drawings agree with the site plan, project description, valuation, ownership authorization, and contractor information. If the work changes structure, occupancy, drainage, fire protection, energy performance, or utility demand, describe that scope plainly. Ambiguous narratives create correction cycles and delay the field schedule.
Save the confirmation number, payment receipt, uploaded plan set, and every correction comment. Those records are the backbone of a defensible compliance file when multiple trades or agencies share responsibility.
Submission quality check
Site: address, parcel, access, setbacks, and existing conditions are consistent.
Scope: structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, fire, and energy work is identified.
Closeout: inspection contacts and the final approval path are understood before work begins.