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
N/A for permit plan review; the county publishes no standard approval time. Inspections require at least 24 hours' notice, and the statutory alternate-inspector process becomes relevant only after the county confirms it cannot complete the requested inspection within three business days. The permit becomes void if work does not start within 180 days or if work is suspended or abandoned for 180 days.
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 Planning & Zoning / building permits: 801-451-3278; Community & Economic Development: 801-451-3279; Shums Coda inspection scheduling: 800-286-0374; fax: 801-451-3281 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
Davis County Community & Economic Development, Planning and Building Permits 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 Planning & Zoning / building permits: 801-451-3278; Community & Economic Development: 801-451-3279; Shums Coda inspection scheduling: 800-286-0374; fax: 801-451-3281.
N/A for permit plan review; the county publishes no standard approval time. Inspections require at least 24 hours' notice, and the statutory alternate-inspector process becomes relevant only after the county confirms it cannot complete the requested inspection within three business days. The permit becomes void if work does not start within 180 days or if work is suspended or abandoned for 180 days.
Schedule through Shums Coda Associates at ut@shumscoda.com or 800-286-0374 with at least 24 hours' notice. Typical stages include plan check; setbacks/excavation/forms and footing; foundation reinforcing; underground plumbing, ducts, and conduit; temporary power; bond beams and fireplace work; rough framing plus four-way rough mechanical, electrical, and plumbing; gas-line air test; insulation; lath or drywall nailing; garage firewall; final trade and construction inspections; and rough grading. If the county cannot complete an inspection within three business days after the request, the applicant must first notify the county and obtain confirmation before using the separately listed Farmington, Kaysville, or Syracuse third-party inspection option.
Davis County enforces the current Utah State Construction Code for county-jurisdiction projects: 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 applicable Utah amendments and accessibility standards. The county portal is only for unincorporated Davis County. A parcel shaded as municipal on the county jurisdiction map is permitted by that municipality; an unshaded parcel is handled by Davis County. The county expressly requires permits for new construction, additions and remodels, basement finishes, pools, carports, accessory structures over 200 square feet, and all regulated gas, electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work, including furnace and air-conditioning installations even in a smaller accessory structure. A detached accessory structure no larger than 200 square feet with no regulated trade work is the only locally stated size-based exemption. The county does not publish a complete cosmetic-work exemption list and directs applicants to Community & Economic Development for discretionary determinations.
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.