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. The county publishes no standard plan-review duration. Inspection requests require 24 hours for afternoons or 48 hours for mornings. Permit-expiration and extension terms are governed by the issued permit and adopted state code; no separate county average is stated.
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 Department of Building Safety and inspection scheduling: 435-738-1150; Planning & Zoning: 435-738-1151; Public Works / road approach: 435-738-2468 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
Duchesne County Department of Building Safety 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 Department of Building Safety and inspection scheduling: 435-738-1150; Planning & Zoning: 435-738-1151; Public Works / road approach: 435-738-2468.
N/A. The county publishes no standard plan-review duration. Inspection requests require 24 hours for afternoons or 48 hours for mornings. Permit-expiration and extension terms are governed by the issued permit and adopted state code; no separate county average is stated.
Call Glenna Mayhew at 435-738-1150 to schedule and obtain confirmation. Allow at least 24 hours for an afternoon inspection and 48 hours for a morning inspection; voicemail alone does not count as notice, although a message should be left for a return call. Do not proceed beyond a required inspection point without approval. Typical stages include footing/foundation, underground utility and drain lines, under-slab systems, rough framing and plumbing/electrical/mechanical, insulation, lath or drywall, service clearances, and final; the approved plans and permit must remain available onsite.
Current Utah State Construction Code: 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 provisions. The county code also adopts the International Property Maintenance and Fire Codes and administrative portions and selected appendices of the international codes. Duchesne County reviews and issues permits for unincorporated areas and the towns of Altamont and Tabiona; Duchesne City, Roosevelt, and Myton have their own building departments. County-code exemptions include one-story tool/storage sheds, playhouses, and similar detached structures up to 120 square feet for commercial applications or 200 square feet for residential applications; fences no higher than 6 feet; qualifying retaining walls no higher than 4 feet; qualifying grade-supported water tanks up to 5,000 gallons; low sidewalks and driveways; painting, papering, tiling, carpeting, cabinets, countertops, and similar finishes; qualifying shallow above-ground pools; agricultural/nursery shade cloth; residential playground equipment; wall-supported awnings; movable cases, counters, and low partitions; specified minor electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing repairs; and ordinary nonstructural repairs. Exemption does not authorize code-violating work, structural changes, egress changes, or regulated trade alterations. Qualifying agricultural and storage-container exemptions require the county's acknowledgement forms.
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.