St. George, UT Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- International Plumbing Code, state-amended
- Governing section
- St. George City Code § 9-4-1
- Penalty class
- Class B misdemeanor
- Max penalty
- $1,000 fine, 6 months jail
- Appeals body
- Administrative law judge
Summary
St. George adopts the state-amended International Plumbing Code citywide and requires a permit before any plumbing work, with violations charged as a misdemeanor.
Adopted: That certain document, being marked and designated as the International Plumbing Code, as adopted by the state, including appendix chapters, as published by the International Code Council, which is on file in the office of the city recorder, be and is hereby adopted as the code of the city for regulating the design, construction, quality of materials, erection, installation, alteration, repair, location, relocation, replacement, addition to, use or maintenance of plumbing systems in the city and providing for the issuance of permits and collection of fees therefor; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, conditions and terms of such International Plumbing Code, published by the International Code Council, on file in the office of the city recorder, and as adopted and amended by the state, together with amendments thereto in the future made by the state, are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof as if fully set out in this section.
B. Revisions: The following sections are hereby revised:
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
St. George Code section 9-4-1 adopts the International Plumbing Code, as amended by the state of Utah, as the city's governing standard for plumbing design, construction, materials, installation, alteration, repair and maintenance, and it builds in the permitting and fee system for that work. The city also revised the code's own penalty sections: violations are a class B misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine and six months in jail, with a separate $100-$500 fine track under section 108.5. Appeals of the building official's plumbing decisions go to the city's administrative law judge under Title 1, Chapter 15.
Violations & Fines
Class B misdemeanor: up to $1,000 fine and six months in jail under IPC section 108.4 as revised; a separate $100-$500 fine applies under revised section 108.5.
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