Salt Lake City, UT Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopting section
- § 18.04.040
- Code adopted
- International Plumbing Code
- Enforcing division
- Division of Building Services
- Conflict rule
- Most restrictive provision governs
Summary
Salt Lake City adopts the International Plumbing Code as promulgated by the state, requiring a permit and inspection for plumbing work under Title 18.
18.04.040: BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION CODES ADOPTED: The following codes, as adopted by the State of Utah, along with any adopted appendices are hereby adopted as part of the code of Salt Lake City: ... The International Mechanical Code; The International Plumbing Code; The International Swimming Pool and Spa Code; ...
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-21: Code current through: Ord. 40-26, passed June 16, 2026).
Full Breakdown
Salt Lake City Code § 18.04.040 adopts the International Plumbing Code, along with the Building, Residential, Mechanical, Fuel Gas, and other construction codes, as part of city code. Plumbing work is regulated through the Division of Building Services (§ 18.04.010), and where city rules conflict with the adopted codes, the most restrictive provision governs under § 18.04.060. Work performed without the required permit exposes the property to enforcement under Chapter 18.24.
Violations & Fines
Unpermitted plumbing work is enforced as a building code violation under Chapter 18.24, which authorizes stop work orders, notices of noncompliance, civil fines, and even criminal penalties under § 18.24.020.
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