Eagle Mountain City’s Building Department reviews plans, issues building permits and inspects construction inside the city; applications go through the City’s OpenGov application portal and every inspection is requested by email. Fees come from the Consolidated Fee Schedule updated July 1, 2026: a valuation-based permit fee plus 40% for residential plan review, and the City says a house plan review typically takes 3 to 7 business days.
What requires a building permit in Eagle Mountain?
Every new home, addition and remodel needs a permit and inspections. The Building Department’s project pages add these specific rules:
Permit needed
- New homes, additions and remodels
- Basement finishes and basement walkouts
- All attached decks, and any deck 30 inches or more above grade
- All attached awnings and patio covers
- Accessory buildings over 200 sq ft, and any with electrical, plumbing or mechanical service
- Pools 24 inches or deeper, or with a filter, heater or electric lighting
- Retaining walls over 4 feet high
- Solar, water heaters, HVAC, EV chargers, re-roofs, helical piers and residential demolition
- Commercial buildings and tenant work
No permit
- Accessory buildings of 200 sq ft or less with no electrical, plumbing or mechanical service, which must still meet zoning standards
A semi-permanent accessory building needs a permit for each new location on the lot. A walkout can turn a basement into an accessory dwelling unit, which also needs Planning Department approval.
Who handles permitting in Eagle Mountain?
The City’s Building Department, part of Community Development, reviews plans, issues building permits and inspects all construction inside Eagle Mountain, including the plumbing, mechanical, electrical and gas work. Fire service is provided by the Unified Fire Authority, and the Unified Fire Service Area collects its own fire impact fee on new homes: $431.42 per single-family house and $384.25 per attached or multi-family unit. Land outside the city limits is unincorporated Utah County, permitted by Utah County Community Development.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Office | Community Development (Building, Planning and Neighborhood Improvement), 3726 East Campus Drive, Suites D and H, Eagle Mountain, UT 84005 |
| Email (questions and inspections) | buildinginspections@eaglemountain.gov |
| City main line | 801-789-6600 (calls are transferred to departments) |
| City hours | Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. |
| Apply | Eagle Mountain application portal (OpenGov) |
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Every building permit is applied for in the City’s OpenGov application portal, which lists a separate application type for each kind of project. Submit everything on the matching checklist; incomplete applications are not accepted. After review the fees are calculated and sent through the portal, you pay by card or check (checks may not carry lien releases), and the permit issues automatically once it is paid.
Checklists and forms the Building Department posts include accessory building, awning and patio cover, deck (with a prescriptive deck sheet), basement, walkout, residential addition, retaining wall, solar, pool enclosure and demolition checklists; commercial permit instructions and a commercial certificate of occupancy checklist; the state Owner/Builder Certification Agreement; a Solar Owner Consent Form; a sewer Pretreatment Survey for commercial users; and a Compaction Certificate.
Card file permits: a builder repeating an approved house plan files it once as a card file and gets an index number. Later permits using that plan, with no structural changes, are requested in writing with the index number and pay 30% of the original plan review fee.
Eagle Mountain building permit costs and fees
Eagle Mountain’s Consolidated Fee Schedule, updated July 1, 2026, prices permits from a total valuation worked out with the City’s own Building Valuation Data table (Appendix B, updated June 16, 2026); unfinished basements are valued at $31.50 per sq ft and private garages at the utility rate. A 1% state surcharge is added.
| Total valuation | Permit fee |
|---|---|
| $1–$500 | $24 |
| $501–$2,000 | $24 plus $3 for each added $100 or fraction |
| $2,001–$40,000 | $69 plus $7 for each added $1,000 or fraction |
| $40,001–$100,000 | $335 plus $5 for each added $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001–$500,000 | $635 plus $2 for each added $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001–$1,000,000 | $1,435 plus $3 for each added $1,000 or fraction |
| $1,000,001–$5,000,000 | $2,935 plus $3 for each added $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $5,000,000 | $14,935 plus $2 for each added $1,000 or fraction |
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Get a free quote →| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Plan review, residential / commercial | 40% / 65% of the permit fee |
| Identical house plan (card file) | 30% of the original plan review fee |
| Basement finish or walkout basement | $250 |
| Water heater or HVAC replacement | $100 |
| EV charger or re-roof | $150 |
| Residential demolition | $250 |
| Re-inspection | $50 per trade the first time, then $100 per trade |
| Temporary power inspection | $100 |
| Contractor infrastructure protection deposit | $1,000 cash for one home, $5,000 for more than one at a time |
| Owner-builder infrastructure protection deposit | $1,000 cash |
| Culinary water and pressurized irrigation meters, single-family | $450 each |
| Landscape escrow when winter weather delays landscaping | $2,000 per lot |
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Transportation | $4,853 |
| Water, with water rights / without | $4,283 / $2,445 (plus Central Utah Water Conservancy District charges without rights) |
| Wastewater, north service area | $622, plus the Timpanogos Sanitary Sewer District impact fee |
| Wastewater, south and west service areas | $4,665 |
| Parks and recreation | $3,690 |
| Storm water, north / south / west area | $282 / $566 / $2,470 per ERU (4,300 sq ft of hard surface) |
| Public safety | $42 |
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Call 1-855-478-4290 →The City adds no impact fees for an accessory dwelling unit. North service area homes also pay the impact fee of the Timpanogos Sanitary Sewer District (the Timpanogos Special Service District until June 22, 2026), which the district sets itself: $5,793 per ERU since January 23, 2026 under its Resolution 2026-01, rising to $6,171 for permits issued from January 1, 2027 under Resolution 2026-11 (adopted September 17, 2026). The City’s fee schedule still prints the district’s 2025 figure of $5,931. Permit refunds are limited to 80% of the permit cost within 90 days of payment, and plan review fees are not refunded once review has been done.
Electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas permits in Eagle Mountain
The Building Department permits and inspects trade work; on a new home it is checked in the 4-way inspection (plumbing, HVAC, electrical, framing, permanent power and gas). Stand-alone permits are flat: $100 for a water heater or HVAC replacement and $150 for an EV charger. Power inspection requests must include the Rocky Mountain Power work order number. Solar permits are filed electronically with the solar checklist, contractor details and the homeowner’s consent form.
Commercial permits include a sewer pretreatment survey, and pool applications on lots with septic systems need a septic approval letter (onsite wastewater permits in Utah County come from the Utah County Health Department).
Application documents and plan review
For a new house, the card file procedure lists what must be in the first submittal:
- A complete plan set with architectural and all mechanical, electrical and plumbing drawings, showing finished and unfinished square footage (left and right versions of the structural pages for card files).
- A site plan with setbacks, easements, drainage and driveway slopes (12% maximum).
- Structural calculations stamped by a Utah engineer.
- REScheck to the Utah code version and Manual J, D and S load calculations.
- A gas line diagram with pipe lengths and sizes and the BTU rating of every appliance.
Some items may follow later: the soils report before the footing inspection, the truss packet before the 4-way, and the compaction, stucco, blower door and (where needed) duct leakage certificates by final. Design to the City’s posted architect and engineer design standards and its exterior lighting rules.
The City puts typical house plan review at 3 to 7 full business days and basement plans at 14 business days. An application expires if the permit is not picked up within 180 days.
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Builders must contact Blue Stakes of Utah before digging; use the zoning and setback map for the lot.
Use the Building Department checklist for the project type and gather every listed item.
Choose the right record type, upload the plans and pay any fees due at submittal.
A house plan typically takes 3 to 7 business days; the fees are then calculated and sent to you through the portal.
Pay the permit, impact and connection fees and the infrastructure deposit; the permit issues automatically once paid.
Send requests to buildinginspections@eaglemountain.gov and wait for the confirmation email.
Eagle Mountain building inspections
All inspections, including concrete and commercial ones, are requested by email to buildinginspections@eaglemountain.gov with the permit number, the inspection type, the day requested and contact details. You are not on the schedule until a confirmation email arrives, and slots are first come, first served; timed appointments are kept for concrete (footings and foundations) and basement finishes. Cancel by email before 9:00 a.m.
| Order | Inspection |
|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary power pedestal |
| 2–3 | Footings (including spot footings), then foundation |
| 4–5 | Underground plumbing; porch cap where there is one |
| 6 | 4-way: plumbing, HVAC, electrical, framing, permanent power and gas |
| 7–8 | Insulation; exterior wrap (stucco lath, brick, siding) |
| 9 | Final, with interior, flatwork and grading complete and the water meter set |
| As needed | Shear wall, party wall fire separation, frost protection |
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Get a free quote →A permit needs an inspection within 180 days of becoming active. The certificate of occupancy is issued only after every inspection has passed, and front and side yards must be landscaped first (or the $2,000 winter escrow paid). A residential temporary certificate of occupancy costs $100 plus 120% of the value of unfinished items and lasts 30 days.
Local Eagle Mountain details that matter
Service areas: sewer, storm water and some water fees depend on whether a lot is in the north, south or west service area, and north-area homes also pay the Timpanogos Sanitary Sewer District impact fee.
Dark skies: new homes must meet the City’s exterior lighting requirements, which are on the residential submittal list.
Pools: outdoor pools need a fence at least 6 feet high, checked against the City’s swim enclosure checklist.
Work in the street: digging in a City right-of-way needs a separate excavation permit from the same portal.
Utah building code
Utah adopts one construction code for the whole state; cities and counties enforce it, and any local amendments are set by the Legislature. Utah rules
Official Eagle Mountain permit resources
City and state sources:
- Eagle Mountain Building Department: checklists and forms
- Eagle Mountain application portal (OpenGov)
- Eagle Mountain Consolidated Fee Schedule (updated July 1, 2026)
- Residential building permit FAQs (2026)
- Residential new construction inspections required (2026)
- Card file residential permit procedure (2026)
- Eagle Mountain City contact page and office addresses
- Timpanogos Sanitary Sewer District notices, including its impact fee resolutions
- Timpanogos Sanitary Sewer District Resolution 2026-11 (impact fee from January 1, 2027)
- Unified Fire Service Area fire impact fees
- Utah Code 15A-2-103, adopted code editions
Inspections are where schedules slip.
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How much is a building permit in Eagle Mountain?
The fee is read from a valuation table: for example, a $100,000 valuation costs $635, plus 40% of the fee for residential plan review and a 1% state surcharge. Impact and connection fees, and the Unified Fire Service Area’s $431.42 fire impact fee, are added for a new house.
How do I schedule an inspection?
Only by email to buildinginspections@eaglemountain.gov, with the permit number, inspection type and contact details. The inspection is not booked until you get a confirmation email.
How long does plan review take?
Typically 3 to 7 full business days for a house and 14 business days for a basement finish, according to the City.
Do I need a permit for a shed or deck?
A shed of 200 sq ft or less with no utilities needs none. All attached decks, and any deck 30 inches or more above grade, need a permit.
How much is a basement finish permit?
$250 under the fee schedule’s flat (non-valuation) fees.
How long is a permit good for?
The application lapses if the permit is not picked up within 180 days, and an active permit needs an inspection within 180 days.
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