Logan, UT Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 15.22.070(A) gives the building safety division authority to inspect, or cause to be inspected, all buildings and structures in the course of construction, modification, or repair. The section does not list individual inspection stages; the building code incorporated by chapter 15.04 supplies the technical codes the inspections apply.

Subsection B makes the division responsible for enforcing every provision of Title 15 by all legal means available. The chief building official is an enforcement official and can designate any other division employee as one.

Subsection C lets a designated enforcement official enter any property or premises to ascertain whether the provisions of the codes, any applicable city or state codes, or any conditions imposed by the planning commission, board of adjustment, or the planning and zoning division are being obeyed. The official can make examinations and surveys as necessary and can take photographs, samples, or other physical evidence.

Subsection D sets the limits. All inspections, entries, examinations and surveys must be done in a reasonable manner based upon cause. If the property owner or person responsible refuses entry, the employee can obtain and execute a search warrant. The division can also suspend or delay action on a building permit or other necessary approval if the person responsible for the property refuses to allow an inspection.

Inspection duties show up elsewhere in Title 15. A floodplain development application must include the lowest-floor elevation from a registered professional land surveyor under section 15.27.140, and section 15.27.170 requires a registered professional engineer, architect, or land surveyor to certify the elevation standard to the floodplain administrator. Disputes over the building official's decisions go to the appeals board under section 15.22.010.