What do these permits involve in Weber County?

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Building Inspection Add-On Fees (Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical)

On top of the base building permit fee, which is a separate Weber County requirement, Weber County Code § 12-3-8 prices Electrical work (excluding solar) at $150.00, Plumbing at $100.00, and Mechanical work at $100.00, each per permit, plus a 1% state surcharge. Plan review adds 35% of the permit fee for single-family work or 65% for commercial work, or a $25.00 minimum plus $55.00 an hour for an over-the-counter review. A reinspection is $115.00; a permit left idle more than 180 days needs a $100.00-a-year update fee, capped at $500.00; an investigation is $100.00 an hour, an after-hours inspection $125.00 an hour, and an administrative/printing charge is $25.00 plus the cost of materials. Applies to any of the ten covered industries doing electrical, plumbing or mechanical work alongside a building permit in unincorporated Weber County.

Land Use Permit

Weber County Code § 16-2-5 sets this permit's fee at $150.00 (Planning Division base fee) plus $100.00 (Engineering Division fee), a $250.00 total, with a $100.00 re-review fee ($75.00 Planning plus $25.00 Engineering) if needed. This section was amended March 17, 2026 by Ordinance 2026-06, so the $250.00 figure is a current, recently updated fee rather than a stale holdover. The Weber County Business License Portal's own 'Business Definitions' and Step 1 FAQ pages instead state a flat one-time fee of $150.00 for this permit; the Planning Division's own separate 'Application Information and Fee Schedule' page does not restate a $150.00 figure of its own and instead points directly to § 16-2-5 as the controlling fee schedule. Because ordinance and code text control over a fee-schedule or portal page, the $250.00 ordinance figure — not the portal's $150.00 line — is the fee published here. Applies to a new business in unincorporated Weber County — Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Avon, Causey and Monte Cristo since Ogden Valley City's January 2, 2026 incorporation.

Building Permit

Weber County Code § 12-3-6 prices a building permit by total project valuation, from $69.25 for work valued at $2,000 or less up to $5,608.75 plus $3.65 per additional $1,000 for work over $1,000,000 (full schedule in the fee formula above). Weber County Code § 16-2-13, in the Chapter 16-2 fee-schedule table of contents, cross-references 'section 12-3-9' for this schedule, but Title 12 has no § 12-3-9 — a scrivener's error in the cross-reference rather than a substantive fee discrepancy, since the schedule is in fact codified at § 12-3-6. Applies to new construction, alteration or occupancy build-out for any of the ten covered industries in unincorporated Weber County — Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Avon, Causey and Monte Cristo since Ogden Valley City's January 2, 2026 incorporation; inside any incorporated city, that city's own building department issues the permit instead.

Beer License — Class D (Special Event)

Any business hosting a commission-designated special beer event in unincorporated Weber County needs a Class D beer license from the Weber County Commission, priced at $50.00 for the first day plus $10.00 for each additional consecutive day, under Weber County Code § 16-3-1. The Commission designates both the premises and the times covered. This license applies only in unincorporated Weber County — Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Avon, Causey and Monte Cristo since Ogden Valley City's January 2, 2026 incorporation — an event inside any incorporated city instead falls under that city's own beer-licensing process. The county's live Frontier portal separately lists a no-cost Temporary Beer Event Permit as a distinct product from this codified Class D license; this record covers only the codified, fee-bearing Class D license.

WMHD Temporary Food Establishment Permit

Any of the ten covered industries that serves food at a temporary or seasonal event anywhere in Weber County needs a Temporary Establishment permit from the Weber-Morgan Health Department. The 2026 fee schedule, effective July 1, 2026, prices it on a sliding scale by how far in advance it is applied for: $65.00 when applied for five or more days before the event, rising in tiers to $146.25 for a same-day application, plus $5.00 for each additional day the event runs. WMHD serves both Weber and Morgan Counties county-wide, so this permit reaches an event in Ogden, any other incorporated city, Ogden Valley City, or the remaining unincorporated area alike. A distinct Seasonal Temporary Foods permit, for food service running up to six months within a twelve-month period, is priced separately at $300.00 on the same fee schedule.

WMHD Onsite Wastewater (Septic) Permit

Any of the ten covered industries that builds on an unsewered parcel anywhere in Weber County needs an onsite wastewater (septic) permit from the Weber-Morgan Health Department. The 2026 fee schedule prices it by system type: Conventional $375.00; Deep Trench $400.00; At-Grade $950.00; Mound & Packed Bed Media $850.00; Holding Tank $528.00; Septic Tank Only (plan review included) $290.00; and Permit Renewal $90.00, with a $40.00 state surcharge added to any of the regular fees. A Site Evaluation (per test hole) is $210.00, and a Subdivision Plan Review is $240.00 for one to four lots plus $50.00 for each lot over five. WMHD serves both Weber and Morgan Counties county-wide, reaching every incorporated city, Ogden Valley City, and the remaining unincorporated area alike.

General Business License — Home Occupation

Any of the ten covered industries — restaurant, coffee-shop, food-truck, retail-store, childcare, fitness-studio, contractor, auto-repair, veterinary or salon — operated as a home-based business in unincorporated Weber County is billed under the Home Occupation category rather than its ordinary business-license rate: $35.00 a year with no visiting clientele (Weber County Code § 16-4-20), conditioned on meeting the county's Title 108, Chapter 13 zoning requirements for a home occupation, or $75.00 a year if the business receives visiting clientele at the home, per the Business License Portal's separate 'Home Occupation with visiting clientele' category. Utah Code § 17-53-216(5)(a) additionally 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. This license runs the calendar year with the same proration, late-penalty and no-refund rules as every other Title 14 license, and applies only in unincorporated Weber County — Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Avon, Causey and Monte Cristo since Ogden Valley City's January 2, 2026 incorporation.

Permit	Issuing agency	Fee	Renews	Last checked
Building Inspection Add-On Fees (Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical)only if it applies to you	Weber County Building Inspection / Building Official	Weber County Code § 12-3-8: Electrical (excluding solar) $150.00; Plumbing $100.00; Mechanical $100.00; each per permit, plus a 1% state surcharge on the permit fee. Plan review adds 35% of the permit fee for single-family work or 65% for commercial work, or a $25.00 minimum plus $55.00 an hour for an over-the-counter review. Reinspection is $115.00; a permit-update fee of $100.00 a year (capped at $500.00) applies if the permit sits idle more than 180 days; investigation is $100.00 an hour; after-hours inspection is $125.00 an hour; and an administrative/printing charge is $25.00 plus the cost of materials.	per permit	2026-09-30
Land Use Permit	Weber County Planning Division	$250 one-time, per new business license application ($150.00 Planning Division base fee plus $100.00 Engineering Division fee; a re-review, where needed, adds $75.00 Planning plus $25.00 Engineering)	one-time, accompanying a new business license application	2026-09-30
Building Permitonly if it applies to you	Weber County Building Inspection / Building Official	By total project valuation, Weber County Code § 12-3-6: $69.25 for work valued at $2,000 or less; $69.25 plus $14.00 per additional $1,000 up to $25,000; $391.75 plus $10.10 per additional $1,000 up to $50,000; $643.75 plus $7.00 per additional $1,000 up to $100,000; $993.75 plus $5.60 per additional $1,000 up to $500,000; $3,233.75 plus $4.75 per additional $1,000 up to $1,000,000; and $5,608.75 plus $3.65 per additional $1,000 beyond that.	one-time, per permit	2026-09-30
Beer License — Class D (Special Event)only if it applies to you	Weber County Commission	$50.00 for the first day of the commission-designated special event, plus $10.00 for each additional consecutive day.	per event, at commission-designated premises and times	2026-09-30
WMHD Temporary Food Establishment Permitonly if it applies to you	Weber-Morgan Health Department	$65.00 when applied for five or more days before the event, rising in tiers to $146.25 for a same-day application, plus $5.00 for each additional day the event runs.	per event	2026-09-30
WMHD Onsite Wastewater (Septic) Permitonly if it applies to you	Weber-Morgan Health Department	Conventional $375.00; Deep Trench $400.00; At-Grade $950.00; Mound & Packed Bed Media $850.00; Holding Tank $528.00; Septic Tank Only (plan review included) $290.00; Permit Renewal $90.00; a $40.00 state surcharge is added to any of the regular fees; Site Evaluation (per test hole) $210.00; Subdivision Plan Review $240.00 for 1-4 lots, plus $50.00 per lot over 5.	per permit	2026-09-30
General Business License — Home Occupationonly if it applies to you	Weber County Business License Division (Department of Operations Management)	$35.00 a year for a home occupation with no visiting clientele (Weber County Code § 16-4-20), conditioned on meeting the county's Title 108, Chapter 13 zoning requirements for a home occupation; $75.00 a year if the business receives visiting clientele at the home, per the Business License Portal's separate 'Home Occupation with visiting clientele' category.	annual (calendar year, January 1 to December 31); a license issued mid-year is prorated to year-end	2026-09-30

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