14-1-105 BUILDING PERMITS REQUIRED
Unofficial copy. It may be out of date. Not legal or zoning advice. Zoning rules change, and only the city or county can say for sure what is allowed on a property. Confirm with the city or county planning department before you buy, sign or build.
The official Bountiful code is at https://www.bountiful.gov/197/Land-Use-Code.
Text pulled 2026-10-19 from this source.
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A. No building or structure shall be constructed, reconstructed, altered or moved, nor shall the use of the land be changed, except after the issuance of a permit for the same by the Engineering and Building Department and approved by the Planning Department, unless excluded by the currently adopted version of the International Building Code and as provided in this Title. Furthermore, no building lot or parcel of ground shall be filled, excavated, or otherwise structurally altered without an excavation permit from the Engineering and Building Department. Activities that do not require a building permit are not exempt from the provisions of this Title.
B. Permits shall not be granted for the construction or alteration of any building or structure, or for moving of a building onto a lot, or for the change of the use in any land, building, or structure, if such construction, alteration, moving or change in use would be a violation of any of the provisions of this Code. No sewer service line, water service line or electrical utilities shall be installed to serve such premises if such use will be in violation of this Code.
C. All applications for building permits shall be accompanied by a site plan drawn to scale showing the actual dimensions of the lot to be built upon, the size and setbacks of existing buildings, proposed buildings and existing buildings on adjacent property or such other information as may be deemed necessary by the Building Official, City Engineer, or the Planning Director for the enforcement of this Code.
14-1-104 LICENSES TO CONFORM · 14-1-106 CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND USE COMPLIANCE