Eagle Mountain, UT Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit
- Written application and advance fee (EMMC 13.15.160)
- Adopted codes
- National Electrical Code and NESC (13.15.220)
- Contractor license
- State of Utah license required (13.15.150)
- Inspection
- Certificate required before energizing (13.15.190)
- City right of entry
- Reasonable hours, meters and wiring (13.15.200)
- Penalty
- Unlawful act; defective work disconnected (13.15.130, .230)
Summary
Eagle Mountain requires a written application and advance fee before any electrical distribution wiring is installed, and every installation must conform to the latest National Electrical Code and National Electrical Safety Code under EMMC 13.15.160 and 13.15.170. Work done without a permit or against these adopted codes is unlawful and subject to disconnection.
In order to secure a permit for the installation of electrical distribution system wiring, a written application shall be made to the city, and the applicant shall pay the required fee in advance of the work. ... All electrical installations shall be in conformity with the rules and requirements of the latest edition of the National Electrical Safety Code and the National Electrical Code, and all fittings and materials used in such installations must be sanctioned in the list of electrical fittings published by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, which rules and requirements and lists are hereby made a part of this article. ... The commission of any prohibited act or the violation of any of the required terms or conditions, or the omission of any required standard or act required by the National Safety Code adopted in this article is unlawful.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance O-34-2026, passed August 4, 2026).
Full Breakdown
160 requires the installer to file a written application with the city and pay the required fee in advance of starting work. 170 then sets the technical bar: every installation must conform to the latest edition of both the National Electrical Safety Code and the National Electrical Code, and any fittings or materials used must appear on the list of electrical fittings published by the National Board of Fire Underwriters. 220 formally adopts the latest National Electrical Code, compiled by the National Fire Protection Association, and the National Electrical Safety Code, compiled by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, by reference, giving both the same force as if printed in full in the municipal code.
150, must hold a current Utah state license before commencing, conducting, or carrying on an electrical contracting business. 190 requires the installer to notify the city for inspection; the city then issues a certificate of proper inspection dated and outlining the result, and it is unlawful to energize the installation, or later alter or extend it, without securing that certificate and, for changes, a new permit. 140 makes it unlawful to use power through wiring that has been disconnected. 200.
Violations & Fines
Violating any provision of this article, including the National Electrical Safety Code standards it adopts, is unlawful under EMMC 13.15.230. Installing wiring without a permit or against code lets the city disconnect the work on written notice under EMMC 13.15.130, and using power through disconnected wiring is a separate offense under EMMC 13.15.140. Contracting electrical work without a state license is also unlawful under EMMC 13.15.150.
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