Pleasant Grove, Utah Building Permit Guide

Pleasant Grove’s Building Division, part of the City’s Community Development Department, issues building permits, including plumbing, heating and electrical work, and takes every application online through the City’s iWorQ citizen portal. A new house starts with a $250 submittal fee that is credited to the permit, and the City’s FAQ puts the total permit cost for an average home at about $15,500 to $16,000, most of it impact and connection fees.

What requires a building permit in Pleasant Grove?

City Code 10-1-6 says no building may be built, rebuilt, altered or moved, and no land use changed, until the building inspection division has issued a permit. The Building Division page lists what that covers:

The City’s FAQ draws the shed line at 200 sq ft or larger; smaller sheds need no permit but must meet setbacks. An accessory building taller than 18 feet triggers a mailed notice to owners within 100 feet, and none may exceed 25 feet.

Who handles Pleasant Grove building permits?

The Building Division reviews plans for code compliance, issues permits and inspects the work; its staff are the Chief Building Official, a Building Inspector and a Building Permit Technician. Chane Jensen is the Chief Building Official. Zoning approvals, land use permits and business licences come from the same Community Development Department, the City Engineer also signs off fences on corner lots, and Public Works issues street excavation permits.

Property outside the city limits in unincorporated Utah County is permitted by Utah County Community Development, which handles only areas outside a city.

Pleasant Grove permit types and the iWorQ portal

The City processes building permits only electronically. The iWorQ citizen portal has two application paths: Apply For A Building Permit, where you search for the property and contractor and fill in the project details, and Apply For Land Use/Planning Permit for site plans, subdivisions and conditional uses. The same portal searches existing permits and planning files. Once the application is in, the permit technician reviews it and calls you to collect the submittal fee.

Forms and checklists the Community Development Department publishes:

• Plan checklists for single-family homes, commercial buildings, additions and remodels, garages and carports (also used for sheds over 200 sq ft), basement finishes, and porches and decks, plus an Engineering Building Permit Checklist.
• Accessory Building Permit application, signed off by the Community Development Director and the Chief Building Official.
• Fence Permit Application, with a site sketch showing heights, lot elevations and nearby driveways.
• Accessory Apartment Registration and Owner’s Affidavit, and a sign permit and temporary sign permit application.

Contractors give their licence number; homeowners building for themselves use the state Owner-Builder Certification form instead.

Permit costs and fees in Pleasant Grove

Pleasant Grove charges a submittal (plan check) fee when the application is accepted. That fee is credited toward the building permit, and the rest of the permit, calculated during plan review from the size of the home, garage, covered porch and basement, is due when the permit is issued.

The City does not post its building permit valuation table. Its FAQ says every new home, whatever the lot or zone, pays impact fees of $11,019.19 plus $995 in water and sewer connection fees, and that the total for an average home runs about $15,500 to $16,000. The meter and sewer figures above come from the fee schedule adopted with the FY2027 budget. Pleasant Grove is in the Timpanogos Sanitary Sewer District’s service area; the district sets its own impact fee, $5,793 per ERU in 2026 and $6,171 for permits issued from January 1, 2027 (Resolution 2026-11), and the FAQ does not break down whether its total includes that fee.

Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits in Pleasant Grove

Any modification or alteration of a plumbing, heating or electrical system needs a permit from the Building Division, filed through the same iWorQ building application; the State does not issue these permits. Solar is one of the $75 submittal categories, and the Fire Department charges a $20 solar review on the adopted schedule. For a new home, the plans must include the electrical, mechanical and plumbing design and a gas line layout with pipe sizes called out.

Fire sprinkler and other fire suppression drawings must be reviewed by an approved third party and then submitted to the Pleasant Grove Fire Marshal.

Application documents and plan review

The single-family site plan must show lot size and dimensions, setbacks and overhangs, easements, property lines, retaining walls, hard surfaces, curb and gutter elevations, existing and proposed utilities, street names, driveways and the nearest fire hydrant, plus topography when the lot slopes more than 10%. A lot steeper than 15% needs a geotechnical report with slope stability and retaining wall design if the City asks for it. Plans also need a statement that a storm water permit will be obtained before any land disturbance.

The Building Division states that initial plan review for single-family homes is completed within 14 business days.

How to apply for a Pleasant Grove permit: 6 steps

Pleasant Grove inspections

The Building Division’s Building Inspector carries out field inspections. To arrange an inspection, call Community Development at 801-785-6057 during office hours. The adopted fee schedule charges a $58 building re-inspection penalty fee.

A fence permit becomes void if work does not start within 180 days or stops for 180 days at any point.

Local Pleasant Grove details that matter

Accessory apartments: allowed in single-family homes, including detached units and tiny homes, when the main house is owner-occupied, there is only one apartment, it has its own outside entrance and the lot holds six off-street parking spaces, garage included. Register it with the City ($25) and file the owner’s affidavit.

Large accessory buildings: an accessory building over 500 sq ft must match the house in materials, colors and details unless the Planning Commission grants a waiver through a conditional use permit.

Commercial review: concept plans go to the Development Review Committee on Wednesday mornings from 10:30 a.m., with a $100 fee paid at least 6 days ahead. The Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. at 108 South 100 East.

Street work: digging in a public street needs a separate street excavation permit from Public Works.

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 Pleasant Grove permitting resources

City and state sources:

• Pleasant Grove Building Division
• Pleasant Grove iWorQ citizen portal
• Community Development forms and checklists
• Community Development fee schedule
• Pleasant Grove FY2027 Budget Document, with the adopted fee schedule
• Community Development FAQs
• Single-family dwelling submission checklist (May 2025)
• City Code 10-1-6, building permits required
• Utah Code 15A-2-103, adopted code editions
• Utah Division of Professional Licensing

Pleasant Grove permit FAQs

How much does a building permit for a new house cost in Pleasant Grove?

The City’s FAQ says about $15,500 to $16,000 for an average home, including $11,019.19 in impact fees and $995 in water and sewer connection fees. You pay a $250 submittal fee when you apply, and it is credited to the permit.

Do I need a permit for a fence in Pleasant Grove?

Yes. Every new or replacement fence needs a free fence permit, and a fence over 6 feet from the bottom of the footing also needs a building permit.

Do I need a permit for a shed?

Sheds of 200 sq ft or more need a building permit, priced by size. Smaller sheds need none but must meet setbacks.

How long does plan review take?

The City says initial plan review for a single-family home is completed within 14 business days.

Can I apply in person?

No. Building permits are processed electronically through the iWorQ citizen portal.

Can a homeowner pull their own permit?

Yes. Instead of a contractor licence number, the application includes the state Owner-Builder Certification form.

What is the Community Development phone number?

801-785-6057. The office at 86 South 100 East is open Monday to Thursday, 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., and Friday mornings.

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