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Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development Services

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Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development Services issues 10 permits we publish for Salt Lake County, last verified 2026-09-30. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
General Business License — Home-Based, With On-Site Visitors or Customersonly if it applies to youGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development Services$150 a year (12-month license term)12 months2026-09-30
Seasonal Business Licenseonly if it applies to youGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development Services$120 flat, for a season of 60 days or fewer per yearup to 60 days per year2026-09-30
Alcohol License/Permit — Local Consent Feeonly if it applies to youGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development ServicesOff-Premise Beer Retailer $250.00; Recreational On-Premise Beer Retailer $350.00; Restaurant Liquor $500.00; Limited Restaurant Liquor $500.00; Beer-Only Restaurant $350.00; On-Premise Beer Tavern $350.00; Resort $500.00; Club Liquor $600.00; Banquet and Catering $500.00; Single Event $150.00; Wholesale Beer $300.00; Manufacturing $350.00 — per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026.not stated in the published fee schedule2026-09-30
Building Permitonly if it applies to youGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development ServicesValuation-based, minimum $70.00 for work valued at $2,000 or less, scaling up through the fee table to $6,531.00 for the first $1,000,000 of valuation plus $4.50 for each additional $1,000 beyond $1,000,001. A 1% state surcharge applies on top of the building-permit fee. A single mechanical, plumbing, or electrical system with one on-site inspection is $70.00, plus $20.00 for each additional appliance or fixture. Per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026.one-time, per permit2026-09-30
Plan Check Feeonly if it applies to youGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development Services40% of the building permit fee for residential work; 65% for commercial work and for any parcel in a Foothills & Canyons Overlay Zone. A flat $150.00 fee applies to smaller projects (this tier also includes residential solar plan check). An hourly rate of $80.00 per hour applies where neither tier fits. Per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026.one-time, per project2026-09-30
Site Plan Reviewonly if it applies to youGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development Services$990.00 for a parcel under 3 acres; $1,640.00 for a parcel of 3 acres or more. Per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026.one-time, per application2026-09-30
General Business License — Commercial LocationGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development Services$150 a year (12-month license term)12 months2026-09-30
General Business License — Home-Based, No On-Site Visitors or Customersonly if it applies to youGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development ServicesNo fee12 months2026-09-30
General Business License — Per-Employee Feeonly if it applies to youGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development Services$6 per employee, billed alongside the base license feecoincides with the 12-month business-license term2026-09-30
Simple Land Use Permitonly if it applies to youGreater Salt Lake Municipal Services District, Planning & Development Services$175 flat, per permitnot stated in the published fee schedule2026-09-30

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

General Business License — Home-Based, With On-Site Visitors or Customers

A home-based business in the MSD footprint (unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City) that receives on-site visitors or customers pays the same $150.00 annual fee as a commercial-location license, per the FY2027 Fee Schedule, adopted and effective September 22, 2026 — a higher tier than the no-visitors tier listed separately here. This split tracks Utah Code §17-53-216(5)(a), which bars a county from charging a home-based-business fee unless the combined offsite impact of the home business and the residential use materially exceeds the residential use alone; MSD treats a business that draws visiting traffic as clearing that bar. Outside the MSD footprint, each of the county's other 17 municipalities sets its own home-based-business rule.

Seasonal Business License

A restaurant, coffee shop, food truck, or retail store operating in the MSD footprint (unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City) for 60 days or fewer in a year may take this seasonal license instead of the 12-month general license, priced at $120.00 flat per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026. A business operating beyond that 60-day window needs the general commercial license listed elsewhere here instead. Outside the MSD footprint, each of the county's other 17 municipalities runs its own seasonal or temporary licensing process.

Alcohol License/Permit — Local Consent Fee

A business in the MSD footprint (unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City) that sells or serves alcohol pays this local-consent fee to MSD for whichever of the twelve license/permit categories applies, ranging from $150.00 (Single Event) to $600.00 (Club Liquor), per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026. All categories except Off-Premise Beer Retailer require local consent from the applicable local authority. County Code §6.10.040 also recognizes a Reception Center License and a Temporary Beer Event permit as distinct categories requiring local consent, but the current fee schedule prices no separate line item for either, so no fee is stated here for those two categories. Outside the MSD footprint, each of the county's other 17 municipalities runs its own local-consent process for the same state-issued alcohol licenses.

Building Permit

Any of the ten covered industries building, remodeling, or doing mechanical/plumbing/electrical work in the MSD footprint (unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City) needs a building permit from MSD, priced by declared construction valuation from a $70.00 minimum up through the FY2027 Fee Schedule's table, plus a 1% state surcharge. The county's own code index names Title 15 as 'Buildings and Construction,' the authority cited here; the specific chapter that adopts the state construction code within Title 15 is not published in that index and is not cited here. Outside the MSD footprint, each of the county's other 17 municipalities issues its own building permit.

Plan Check Fee

Alongside the building permit fee listed separately here, MSD charges a plan check fee in the MSD footprint (unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City) equal to 40% of the building permit fee for residential work or 65% for commercial work and for any parcel in a Foothills & Canyons Overlay Zone, a flat $150.00 for smaller projects (including residential solar plan check), or $80.00 per hour where neither tier fits, per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026. Outside the MSD footprint, each of the county's other 17 municipalities runs its own plan-check process.

Site Plan Review

Any of the ten covered industries siting a new development in the MSD footprint (unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City) pays $990.00 for a Site Plan Review on a parcel under 3 acres, or $1,640.00 for a parcel of 3 acres or more, per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026. The county's own code index lists 'Title 19. ZONING' as a title name, consistent with the fee schedule's own cross-reference to §19.94.070 for zoning civil penalties. Outside the MSD footprint, each of the county's other 17 municipalities runs its own site-plan-review process.

General Business License — Commercial Location

Any of the ten covered industries operating from a commercial location needs this license, priced at $150.00 for a 12-month term, per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026. This requirement reaches only the MSD footprint — unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City, the six municipalities that contract with the Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District for business licensing. The county's other 17 incorporated municipalities issue their own business license instead. Late renewal adds no penalty within 30 days, 25% of the fee at 31-60 days, and 100% beyond 60 days; a withdrawn application is charged 25% of the fee. A separate per-employee fee and, for a home-based operation, a different fee tier, are listed elsewhere here.

General Business License — Home-Based, No On-Site Visitors or Customers

MSD charges no fee for a home-based business in its footprint (unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City) that receives no on-site visitors or customers, per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026. Utah Code §17-53-216(5)(a) bars the county from charging any home-based-business fee unless the combined offsite impact of the home business and the residential use materially exceeds the residential use alone, and MSD's own fee table implements that limit by setting this tier's charge at zero. Once the business begins receiving visitors or customers on-site, the $150.00 fee listed separately here applies instead. Outside the MSD footprint, each of the county's other 17 municipalities sets its own home-based-business rule.

General Business License — Per-Employee Fee

On top of the base business-license fee, MSD bills $6.00 per employee for any of the ten covered industries operating in the MSD footprint (unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City), per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026. This fee is billed with the general commercial or home-based (with-visitors) license listed elsewhere here, scaling with headcount at the time of application or renewal. Outside the MSD footprint, each of the county's other 17 municipalities sets its own employee-based or flat business-license fee structure.

Simple Land Use Permit

MSD prices a Simple Land Use Permit at $175.00 flat, per the FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County, adopted and effective September 22, 2026, for uses including a home daycare or preschool (childcare), a mobile store (retail-store, food-truck), a condo conversion, and a Foothills & Canyons Overlay Zone fuels-reduction plan. This applies only in the MSD footprint (unincorporated Salt Lake County plus Brighton, Copperton, Emigration Canyon, Kearns, Magna, and White City); outside that footprint, each of the county's other 17 municipalities runs its own land-use permitting process for the same kinds of uses.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Salt Lake County
Phone
(385) 910-5600 (Main); (385) 468-6700 (business license and planning questions)

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. FY2027 Fee Schedule for Salt Lake County (Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District), adopted and effective September 22, 2026Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  2. MSD — Starting a Business (states the MSD-municipality list and the 12-month license term)Greater Salt Lake Municipal Services District · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  3. Utah Code §17-53-216, county business-licensing authority, including the home-based-business fee limit at §(5)(a)law.justia.com (Utah Code mirror) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30

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