Logan, UT Building Safety: Building Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- Logan Municipal Code Chapter 15.04
- Fee basis
- Total valuation of the proposed project
- Fee schedule
- Adopted by resolution, not printed in the code
- Administering office
- Building safety division, department of community development
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, each day a separate offense
- Appeal
- Written notice to the board of appeals, then district court within thirty days
Summary
Building permits in Logan City, Utah run under Chapter 15.04 of the Logan Municipal Code, which makes the building code controlling inside city limits. Permit fees are based on the total valuation of the proposed project and are adopted by resolution. The building safety division of the department of community development administers the code.
The building code, including any amendments that have been or may be made as adopted herein, together with the administration sections of the code, is hereby fully incorporated as if set out at length herein, and from the effective date of this chapter, the provisions thereof shall be controlling within the corporate limits of the city. ... B. Whenever the words "department of building safety" or "code enforcement agency" are used in the building code, they shall mean the building safety division of the department of community development, city of Logan. ... Building permit fees shall be based on the total valuation of the proposed project as set forth in and adopted by resolution.
Full Breakdown
Section 15.04.010 incorporates the building code, with its amendments and its administration sections, into the Logan Municipal Code and declares its provisions controlling within the corporate limits of the city. The text rests the program on chapter 56, title 58 of the Utah Code Annotated and on the statewide uniform technical construction codes adopted by the Utah uniform building codes commission. Under subsection B, citing section 10-3-711 of the Utah Code Annotated, the building code is available for use and examination by the public in the city recorder's office.
Section 15.04.020 translates the model code's vocabulary. Wherever the building code says jurisdiction, it means the city of Logan, Utah. Wherever it says department of building safety or code enforcement agency, it means the building safety division of the department of community development, city of Logan. That division is the office behind every permit decision.
Section 15.04.030 sets the fee rule: building permit fees are based on the total valuation of the proposed project, as set forth in and adopted by resolution. Chapter 15.04 prints no dollar schedule, so the current figures sit in the adopted resolution. Section 15.06.030 uses the same valuation basis for the one- and two-family residential code and points to the fee sections 15.04.030, 15.08.020, 15.12.030 and 15.16.030. Chapter 15.04 itself does not list which projects need a permit; it incorporates the administration sections of the building code by reference.
Some permit duties appear in other chapters. Section 15.18.040(D) requires permits for the moving, installation and repair of manufactured homes and all accessory structures, unless other city codes exempt them. Section 15.27.070 requires a special floodplain development permit for construction in a special flood hazard area. Section 15.22.070(D) lets the building safety division suspend or delay action on a building permit if the person responsible for the property refuses to allow an inspection.
Violations & Fines
A violation of Title 15 is a class B misdemeanor under section 15.22.080 unless another provision says otherwise, and each day the violation is committed or permitted to continue counts as a separate offense. Under section 15.22.090 the city has sole discretion to use the administrative code enforcement hearing program in title 17, a civil action, a criminal case, or both civil and criminal filings. If both are filed on the same day for the same violation, no civil fines are assessed.
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