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Welcome to Building Services & Zoning Enforcement

Our goal is to promote the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the present and future inhabitants of Salt Lake City, to implement the adopted plans of the City, and to carry out the purposes of the Municipal Land Use Development and Management Act. In addition, to: lessen congestion in the streets or roads; secure safety from fire and other dangers; provide adequate light and air; classify land uses and distribute land development and utilization; protect the tax base; secure economy in governmental expenditures; foster the City's industrial, business and residential development; and protect the environment.

The purpose of building permits is to provide minimum requirements to safeguard the public safety, health and general welfare and safety to life and property from fire and other hazards attributed to the building environment; to aid the general public and all others in issues that pertain to the zoning of a parcel of land in Salt Lake City and what can be done on the property and the approvals, permits and inspections necessary to carry out the designs and issues for that parcel of land.

Our division is made up of three sections: Building Code Review, Zoning Review and Inspections. The Building Code and Zoning review sections review plans to conform to the Salt Lake City Zoning ordinance and the International Code Council, with state amendments. The final section is the Inspection Division. This division inspects all on-going projects in the city, inspects business license applications and makes fire and life-safety inspections on buildings that have been damaged by fire or accidents.

Notice - Code Change Effective July 1, 2010

H.B. 45, State Construction Code Adoption, was signed into law by Governor Gary Herbert on March 26, 2010; this goes into effect on July 1, 2010. 

Plans not previously accepted and fees paid for plan review to Salt Lake City Building Services, will be required to be designed & reviewed under the new codes.

• 2009 Edition of the International Building Code (IBC), to include Appendix J, issued by the International Code Council

• 2008 Edition of the National Electrical Code (NEC), issued by the National Fire Protection Association

• 2009 Edition of the International Plumbing Code (IPC), issued by the International Code Council

•  2009 Edition of the International Mechanical Code (IMC), issued by the International Code Council

• 2009 Edition of the International Residential Code (IRC), issued by the International Code Council

• 2009 Edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), issued by the International Code Council

• 2009 Edition of the International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), issued by the International Code Council