NOTE: If access is from a Duchesne County maintained road/highway, an approach permit from the Duchesne County Road Department may also be required. Contact the Duchesne Road Department at 738-2468. If access is from a State maintained highway, an approach permit from the Utah State Department of Transportation may also be required . Contact Karen Baker at (801) 227-8000.

Note: If the building site is a division off of a larger parcel of land, not within an approved     subdivision, a survey by a Utah-licenced surveyor will be required prior to issuing any      building permit.

For more information about County zoning laws, contact:
Teresa Nielsen - Zoning Administrator at the
Duchesne County Administrative offices
(435) 738-1152 or 722-3997 ext. 152

The TriCounty Health Department
Attn. Jennifer Corser
133 North Main
Roosevelt, Utah 84066
(435) 722-5085

A.  A receipt for connection to a State approved culinary water system.

B.  Proof of an existing culinary water well.

C.  A permit for a new culinary water well.  (For a water well permit or questions concerning water wells contact the State Engineers Office at 781-0770.)

D.  Submitted design for an individual culinary water cistern system. Design for cistern systems will be reviewed for minimum health and water supply requirements prior to approval by the Chief Code Official.

        Submit two (2) sets of plans showing the following:

a.  Plot plan showing set backs from property lines, right-of-ways, and location of roads and utilities.

b.  Footing and foundation details, reinforcement, ventilation, water proofing, etc.

c.  Floor plans showing room use, location of window and door with sizes and types, attic and crawl space access location and size, location of furnace and water heater.

d.  Elevations of all four sides of buildings.

e.  Framing detail plans for floor and roof showing size and spacing of framing members, details and cross sections adequate to show structural integrity of building and insulation type and R-values.

f.  Electrical plan showing wiring methods and size and number of outlets on each circuit along with the fixture, outlet and distribution panel locations. Building load calculations and service sizing may also be required.

g.  Plumbing layout showing number of fixtures on each line and vents.

h.  Details-Stair cross section, fireplace cross section, special features.

A plan review will be conducted on the above plans to confirm compliance with the provisions of the adopted minimum building safety standards. If the plans do not show compliance, they will be returned for revision. NOTE: Any structural items that are not covered under Volume 1 of the 1997 U.B.C. for conventional framing will be required to be engineered by a Utah Licensed Engineer. Plans that indicate compliance will be stamped approved. One set will be returned for on site inspection use and must be present during inspections. The other will remain as record in this office for a period of one year after project completion or permit expiration.

INSPECTION NOTIFICATION

Due to the area coverage size, a minimum 24-hour notice will be required for any afternoon inspections and a 48-hour notice will be required for any morning inspections. Conformation of appointment day will be given however time of inspection will not be guaranteed.

For inspection scheduling and confirmation please call:

Glenna
In Duchesne 738-1150
In Roosevelt  722-3997 ext. 150,
In the Uintah Basin at 822-4680 ext. 150
From S.L.C. 363-9029 ext. 150

NOTE:
Messages left on voice mail
will not be considered notice.
   

ALL BUILDINGS OR STRUCTURE SHALL BE INSPECTED ACCORDING TO THE APPROVED PLANS. ANY CHANGES TO THE APPROVED PLANS OR SUBSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CHIEF CODE OFFICIAL FOR APPROVAL BY THE OWNER, BUILDER AND/OR ARCHITECT/ENGINEER PRIOR TO ANY CHANGES BEING INCORPORATED IN THE STRUCTURE.

APPROVAL REQUIRED

NO WORK SHALL BE DONE ON ANY PART OF THE BUILDING OR STRUCTURE BEYOND THE POINT INDICATED IN EACH SUCCESSIVE INSPECTION WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING AN INSPECTION AND APPROVAL OF THE CODE OFFICIAL.

Inspections are required on the following:

1. Presite; for confirmation of setbacks, property location and soil conditions

2. Footings; for confirmation of reinforcement placement and footing form size

3. Foundation; for confirmation of reinforcement placement, anchoring provisions, window/door or excess locations and form shoring

4. Bond beams; for masonry foundation and wall construction only

5. Foundation waterproofing when required

6. Underground plumbing form home to sewer and water source

7. Under floor slab for moisture barrier and under floor plumbing, electrical and heating

8. Floor framing prior to sheathing

9. Roof and wall sheathing, prior to finish coverings

10. *Rough electrical for wire and box installation and distribution panel location

11. *Rough plumbing (pressure test and installation of DWV piping, gas piping, water piping)

12. *Rough mechanical for duct and vent installation

13. *Rough framing prior to insulation or any other coverage

14. *Insulation and moisture barrier installation for model energy code requirements

15. Fire Code dry wall and drywall installation prior to plastering

16. **Final electrical

17. **Final plumbing

18. **Final mechanical

19. **Final framing

*The above items with one asterisk can be conducted at the same time.

**The above items with two asterisks can be conducted at the same time.

THERE SHALL BE A FINAL INSPECTION AND APPROVAL, AND A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY SHALL BE ISSUED ON ALL BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES PRIOR TO THEIR BEING OCCUPIED OR USED.

For determining minimum Building Safety Standards, Duchesne County has adopted the following:

• The Uniform Building Code (UBC) 1997 edition
• The International Plumbing 1997 Edition, the Uniform
• Mechanical 1997 edition, the National Electrical Code
• 1996 edition, and the Uniform Fire Code 1997 edition

Some of the general provisions for residential construction are as follows:

Emergency escape window size requirements are as follows:

1. The minimum clear height is 24 inches.
2. The minimum clear width is 20 inches.
3. The minimum clear area is 5.7 square feet.
4. The maximum sill height is 44 inches.

1. The clear horizontal dimensions shall allow the window to be opening of nine (9) square feet, with a minimum dimension of 36 inches.
2. Window wells with a vertical depth of more than 44 inches shall be equipped with an approved, permanently affixed ladder or stairs that are accessible with the window in the fully open position.

Dwelling units, guest rooms and congregate residences shall be provided with heating facilities capable of maintaining a room temperature of 70 degrees F. At a point 3 feet above the floor in all habitable rooms. -- Sec. 310.11

R value for the walls shall be R-19
R value for the roof shall be R-38
R value for the floor shall be R-19

Habitable rooms and guest rooms within a dwelling unit or congregate residence shall be provided with natural light by means of exterior glazed openings with an area not less than one tenth of the floor area of such rooms with a minimum of 10 square feet. Sec.1203.2

Every permit issued by the Building Safety Department under the provisions of the adopted minimum safety standards shall expire by limitation and become null and void if the building or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within 180 days from the date of such permit, or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work is commenced for a period of 180 days.

Any person holding an unexpired permit may apply for and extension of the time within which work may commence under that permit when the permit holder is unable to commence work within the time required for a good and satisfactory reason. The Chief Code Official may extend the time for action by the permit holder for a period not exceeding 180 days on written request by the permit holder showing that circumstances beyond the control of the permit holder have prevented action from being taken. -- Sec. 106.4.4

U.B.C. Chapter 19, Section 1914.3.1© is amended by the State of Utah as follows:

EXCEPTION: The foundations for buildings or portions thereof which are constructed in accordance with the conventional framing requirements specified in Chapter 23 of the code shall be deemed to meet the requirements of this section if they are constructed as follows:

1. Minimum wall thickness: 8 inches;
2. Maximum wall height: 8 feet;
3. Wall Steel: No. 4 deformed bars with a minimum yield strength of 60,000 psi not more than 24 inches on center vertically and horizontally, or No. 4 deformed bars with a minimum yield strength of 40,000 psi not more than 16 inches on center vertically and 24 inches on center horizontally. All bars shall be placed in the center of the wall.
4. Openings: (Door & Windows) Two No. 4 bars on all sides of openings extending so as to develop the bar beyond the corners of the openings.
5. Dowels: Dowels with a standard hook shall be place in the footing so as to match the wall steel, and extend at least 12 inches into the wall.
6. Limitation: This exception may not be used for structures located where the difference in grade from one side of the structure to the other is more than 5 feet, or for walls retaining more than 4 feet of soil and which do not connect to floor diaphragms, or for walls containing openings more than 6 feet wide. Foundation plates or sills shall be bolted to the foundation wall with not less than ½ inch nominal diameter bolts embedded at least 7 inches into concrete and spaced not more than 6 feet apart. Bolts should be located within 12 inches of each end of each piece. -- Sec. 1806.1 and 1806.6 and table 18-I-D

Foundation plates or sills shall be of wood pressure treated with an approved preservative, or foundation grade redwood, all marked or branded by an approved agency. -- Sec. 2317.4

A private garage not over 1,000 square feet in area may be attached to a dwelling if the garage side attached to the dwelling ( walls and ceiling) are fire protected. --Sec. 302.4

A carport having no enclosed uses above and entirely open in two or more sides need not have a fire separation between the carport and the dwelling. -- Sec. 508

All lumber, wood structural panels, particle board, structural glued-laminated timber, end-jointed lumber, fiberboard sheathing (when used structurally), hardboard siding (when used structurally), piles and poles regulated by this chapter shall conform to the applicable standards or grading rules specified in this code and shall be so identified by the grade mark or a certificated or inspection issued by an approved agency. Section 2304.1

Liquefied Petroleum Gas Appliances

Utah State has Amended Section 304.6 of the Uniform Mechanical code by adding the following exception;

LP Gas burning appliances may be installed in basements or crawl space of buildings with not more than 6,000 square feet per floor and not classified as group E, H or I occupancy,

PROVIDED:

In addition to the State amendment Duchesne County has added

In addition LP Gas burning appliances located in a crawl space shall;

1. Be mounted so that any possible ignition source from the appliance is located 18" minimum above the highest grade point within the space and;
2. any possible ignition source within the space is located 18" of greater above the highest grade point within the space and; 
3. Be provide with an exterior access located at the lowest grade level of the space and at grade level of the exterior of the building and;
4. the appliance is a direct vent style appliance that communicates directly to the outside for combustion air and exhaust gas vent and is equipped with a combustion chamber preignition purge device.

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