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What permits do you need to open a contractor or trade in Weber County?

In short

A contractor or trade in Weber County, UT has 2 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 14 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Weber County Business License Division (Department of Operations Management) charges $75 a year for the general business license — contractor. 6 of the 16 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-09-30 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a contractor or trade in Weber County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
General Business License — ContractorWeber County Business License Division (Department of Operations Management)$75 a yearannual (calendar year, January 1 to December 31); a license issued mid-year is prorated to year-end2026-09-30
Electrical Contractor Licenseonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Professional Licensing$175 to apply; renewal is $128biennial — expires 30 November of even-numbered years2026-09-04
Plumbing Contractor Licenseonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Professional Licensing$175 to apply; renewal is $128biennial — expires 30 November of even-numbered years2026-09-04
General Contractor Licenseonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Professional Licensing$175 to apply; renewal is $128biennial — expires 30 November of even-numbered years2026-09-04
HVAC Contractor Licenseonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Professional Licensing$175 to apply; renewal is $128biennial — expires 30 November of even-numbered years2026-09-04

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

Local permits that apply to every type of business in Weber County

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Building Inspection Add-On Fees (Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical)only if it applies to youWeber County Building Inspection / Building OfficialVaries — formula on the Weber County pageper permit2026-09-30
Land Use PermitWeber 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 application2026-09-30
Building Permitonly if it applies to youWeber County Building Inspection / Building OfficialVaries — formula on the Weber County pageone-time, per permit2026-09-30
Beer License — Class D (Special Event)only if it applies to youWeber County CommissionVaries — formula on the Weber County pageper event, at commission-designated premises and times2026-09-30
WMHD Temporary Food Establishment Permitonly if it applies to youWeber-Morgan Health DepartmentVaries — formula on the Weber County pageper event2026-09-30
WMHD Onsite Wastewater (Septic) Permitonly if it applies to youWeber-Morgan Health DepartmentVaries — formula on the Weber County pageper permit2026-09-30
General Business License — Home Occupationonly if it applies to youWeber County Business License Division (Department of Operations Management)Varies — formula on the Weber County pageannual (calendar year, January 1 to December 31); a license issued mid-year is prorated to year-end2026-09-30

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

UT registrations that apply to every type of business

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Articles of Incorporationonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$59 one-time filingperpetual, but a renewal is due every year2026-09-04
Certificate of Organization (LLC)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$59 one-time filingperpetual, but a renewal is due every year2026-09-04
General Business License — Utah State Position (Entity Registration)only if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial CodeNo feeset by the city or county2026-09-04
Annual Renewalonly if it applies to youUtah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code$18 a year; a late renewal adds $10annual — due in the calendar month tied to the entity's own formation anniversary2026-09-04

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

How much does it actually cost to permit a contractor or trade in Weber County?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 16 records listed for a contractor or trade in Weber County, UT, 2 apply to every business of this type and 14 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.

Of the 2 that always apply, 2 carry a flat fee, coming to $325.00. That is a floor, not a total. 6 of the 16 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 1 has no fee published at all.

The other 6 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Weber County permits page and the UT state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Weber County?

Permits for a contractor or trade in Weber County, UT come from 7 separate offices: Weber County Building Inspection / Building Official, Weber County Business License Division (Department of Operations Management), Weber County Planning Division, Weber County Commission, Weber-Morgan Health Department, Utah Division of Professional Licensing, Utah Division of Corporations and Commercial Code. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.

What does a contractor or trade need in Weber County that other businesses do not?

5 of the 5 permits particular to a contractor or trade here apply to no other business type we cover in Weber County: General Business License — Contractor, Electrical Contractor License, Plumbing Contractor License and 2 more.

General Business License — Contractor

A contractor operating in unincorporated Weber County applies under the Business License Portal's own named 'Contractor' category, priced at $75.00 a year — the portal names this category explicitly, distinct from its 'Regular,' 'Commercial' and other listed categories, even though Weber County Code Title 16-4 has no separately codified contractor line of its own; the $75.00 figure happens to match the ordinance's residual/default rate at § 16-4-21. This is the general county business license only, separate from the contractor's own Utah Division of Professional Licensing credential (state layer) and from any Weber County Title 12 building-permit fee tied to a specific job. It runs the calendar year with the same proration, late-penalty and no-refund rules as every other Title 14 license. Applies only in unincorporated Weber County — Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Avon, Causey and Monte Cristo since Ogden Valley City's January 2, 2026 incorporation — not inside any incorporated city.

Electrical Contractor License

Priced identically to general contracting, $175 to apply and $128 to renew on the same shared 30 November even-year date, in either a general or a residential-only classification. The one requirement specific to this trade is that whoever qualifies the license must already hold an active Utah Master Electrician license — the contractor license cannot be obtained on the strength of the business alone.

Plumbing Contractor License

The same $175-and-$128 structure as electrical contracting, in a general or residential-only classification, and the same design: the license's qualifier must already hold an active Utah Master Plumber license rather than the business qualifying on its own.

General Contractor License

Utah licenses contractors by classification rather than by one general category, and every classification shares the identical $175-to-apply, $128-to-renew price — general engineering, general building, residential and small commercial, electrical, plumbing and HVAC all cost the same. What differs by classification is the path to qualify: a general classification needs two years or four thousand hours of paid construction experience, a twenty-five hour pre-licensure course with an extra five hours of business and law for the general classifications, a passing score on the state's business and law exam, and general liability insurance of at least a million dollars per occurrence and three million aggregate. Every license renews on the same shared date, 30 November of even-numbered years, regardless of when it was first issued.

HVAC Contractor License

The same $175-and-$128 price as Utah's other licensed trades, on the same shared renewal date. Qualifying is more flexible here than for electrical or plumbing: a candidate can pass the state's HVAC trade exam and hold a Certified Natural Gas Technician credential, show four thousand hours of qualified HVAC employment, or qualify through a qualifier who already holds an active Utah journeyman, master or residential plumber license.

The other 7 local permits in the tables apply to every type of business in Weber County, UT; what each one involves is set out on the Weber County permits page. The 4 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across UT and are covered on the UT state page.

How does a contractor or trade compare with other businesses in Weber County?

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A contractor or trade also needs General Business License — Contractor, Electrical Contractor License, Plumbing Contractor License and 2 more. A auto repair shop needs Motor Vehicle Body Shop License and Automotive Repair Shop Licensing — Utah MVED Position, which a contractor or trade does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Weber County, UT, compared with a contractor or trade
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a contractor or tradeOnly a contractor or trade needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops2052
Childcare centres4054
Coffee shops6056
Fitness studios1051
Food trucks5055
Restaurants9059
Retail stores6056
Salons and barbers4054
Veterinary clinics1051

Sources

Every figure for the permits explained on this page was read from one of these government pages on the date shown. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Weber County permits page and the UT state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. Weber County Business License Portal — Business Definitions (named license categories and fees, including Beer License Type Definitions)Weber County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  2. Weber County Code Title 16, County Fee Schedule (§§ 16-3, 16-4 business and beer licence fees)Weber County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-30
  3. Utah Division of Professional Licensing — fiscal year 2026 fee schedule, covering cosmetology, contracting and veterinary licensingUtah Division of Professional Licensing · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
  4. Utah Division of Professional Licensing — contractor classification listUtah Division of Professional Licensing · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04

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