Administrative overview · FIPS 49005
Cache County permit authority
The first compliance decision is jurisdictional: identify the office with statutory authority over your parcel, then use its filing and inspection sequence to keep the project moving.
Jurisdictional status
County
This county profile is the primary starting point for unincorporated-area permitting.
Responsible agency
Cache County Development Services Department, Building Division
For a project in or near Cache County, this office is the identified point of contact for permit intake, statutory code enforcement, plan review coordination, and inspection release conditions. Confirm the parcel’s boundary and project type before relying on the county lane.
Direct contact
Building Division: 435-755-1650, press 1; Development Services / land-use questions and violations: 435-755-1640
Call before mobilizing if the project has a boundary, occupancy, fire, septic, or utility question.
Permit counter
Cache County Development Services Department, 179 North Main Street, Suite 305, Logan, UT 84321
Operating hours
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.; permit pickup and payment services end at 4:45 p.m.; closed weekends and legal holidays
Review expectation
The application page says approval normally takes 3-10 working days for average structures and 30-45 working days for larger commercial projects; the residential application cautions that review may take up to 14 days. Once paid, work must begin within 180 days, and a permit also expires if work is suspended or abandoned or more than 180 days pass between inspections; written extensions of up to 180 days may be granted for justifiable cause.
Compliance workbench
Choose the next project decision.
Apply online
Open the verified digital gateway, application form, and review timeline.
Open guide →Fees & penalties
Understand fee schedules, enforcement exposure, and stop-work liabilities.
Open guide →Codes & exemptions
Read the code framework, minor-work exemptions, and inspection lane.
Open guide →Agency website
Visit the primary public source for current notices and contact changes.
Open guide →Source trail
Official sources for this profile
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
Frequently asked questions for Cache County
Who handles permitting for this jurisdiction?
Cache County Development Services Department, Building Division is the identified county-level authority for this profile. Confirm that the property is in its service area before filing.
How should I begin an application?
No verified online portal was located in the reviewed public materials. Contact Building Division: 435-755-1650, press 1; Development Services / land-use questions and violations: 435-755-1640 and request the current application route before preparing a final submittal.
How long might review take?
The application page says approval normally takes 3-10 working days for average structures and 30-45 working days for larger commercial projects; the residential application cautions that review may take up to 14 days. Once paid, work must begin within 180 days, and a permit also expires if work is suspended or abandoned or more than 180 days pass between inspections; written extensions of up to 180 days may be granted for justifiable cause.
How are inspections scheduled?
Call 435-755-1650 and press 1 by 3:30 p.m. on the business day before the requested inspection; at least 24 hours is mandatory and 2-3 days is recommended. Same-day inspections are not available, the paid permit number/address/owner and inspection type are required, and the project must be ready by 8:00 a.m. Do not cover work before approval. Typical stages include footing and steel, foundation, drain and water, rough plumbing/electrical/framing/mechanical, gas pressure, energy/insulation, lath or wallboard, chimney, stucco certification, and final. A signed Public Works/Fire District pre-occupancy checklist is required at final for unincorporated residential projects and certain accessory structures. A failed readiness visit may trigger the published $75 reinspection fee, payable before another inspection is scheduled.
Which codes and exemptions should I review?
2024 International Building Code; 2021 International Residential Code; 2024 International Plumbing Code; 2024 International Mechanical Code; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code; 2023 National Electrical Code; and 2009 ANSI A117.1 accessibility standard, with statewide Utah amendments. Published local design criteria include at least 35 psf valley roof snow load, at least 100 psf in canyons and mountain areas, seismic design category D, 90 mph wind, and 30-inch frost depth. The division serves unincorporated Cache County and Amalga, Avon, Benson, Cornish, Cove, Hyrum, Millville, Paradise, Petersboro, Providence, Richmond, River Heights, Smithfield, Trenton, Wellsville, and the county areas; Clarkston, Hyde Park, Lewiston, Mendon, Newton, Nibley, North Logan, and Logan issue their own permits. Cache County directs applicants to 2021 IRC Section R105 for work exempt from permit. That section includes ordinary painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops, and similar finish work; qualifying one-story detached accessory structures up to 200 square feet; fences no higher than 7 feet; qualifying low retaining walls, grade-supported small water tanks, sidewalks and driveways, qualifying shallow prefabricated pools, playground equipment, limited wall-supported awnings, and qualifying low detached decks. Separate trade-code exemptions may apply, but exempt work must still comply with code. A qualifying agricultural structure does not need a structural building permit after zoning clearance and a recorded Agricultural Exemption Acknowledgement and Non-Conversion form, but electrical, plumbing, or mechanical work requires a permit and the structure cannot later be converted to residential or commercial use without code review.