Do I need a building permit for my shed?

We know it can be frustrating to figure out what the requirements are for building a storage shed in your city.  That is why we have compiled a list of Utah cities here and what we know about permit requirements* in each city.

*Note: This is only a intended to be a help and a guideline. These are not necessarily the official city requirements and we recommend checking with your individual city offices to verify this information.

Click on your city or county below

Click your city in the list below to see what available information we have on whether a building permit is required or not and what setbacks or other requirements you may have when considering placing a storage shed on your property.  The requirements that we have listed with each city and county are not considered to be official documentation from the respective cities and Apex shed company is not affiliated with any city entity.  All building permits and requirements are the sole responsibility of the home owner or property owner.  Apex shed company does not issue or obtain building permits for any city or county in the State of Utah.  All Utah Cities may not be listed.  If you city or town is not on the list, we recommend contacting your city for more information.

Beaver County

Beaver

Milford

Box Elder County

Brigham City

Tremonton

Willard

Cache County

Hyrum

Logan

Wellsville

Carbon County

Helper

Price

Scofield

Wellington

Daggett County

Manila

Davis County

Bountiful

Centerville

Clearfield

Clinton

Farmington

Fruit Heights

Kaysville

Layton

North Salt Lake

South Weber

Sunset

Syracuse

West Bountiful

West Point

Woods Cross

Duchesne County

Duchesne

Roosevelt

Emery County

Green River

Huntington

Orangeville

Garfield County

Escalante

Panguitch

Grand County

Moab

Iron County

Cedar City

Enoch

Kanarraville

Paragonah

Parowan

Juab County

Mona

Nephi

Kane County

Kanab

Millard County

Delta

Fillmore

Oak City

Scipio

Morgan County

Morgan

Piute County

Circleville

Marysvale

Rich County

Randolph

Salt Lake County

Bluffdale

Cottonwood Heights

Draper

Herriman

Holladay

Midvale

Murray

Riverton

Salt Lake City

Sandy

South Jordan

South Salt Lake

Taylorsville

West Jordan

West Valley City

San Juan County

Monticello

Sanpete County

Ephraim

Fairview

Fountain Green

Gunnison

Manti

Moroni

Mt. Pleasant

Spring City

Sevier County

Monroe

Richfield

Salina

Summit County

Kamas

Oakley

Park City

Tooele County

Grantsville

Stansbury Park

Tooele

Uintah County

Vernal

Utah County

Alpine

American Fork

Cedar Hills

Eagle Mountain

Elk Ridge

Highland

Lehi

Lindon

Mapleton

Orem

Payson

Pleasant Grove

Provo

Salem

Santaquin

Saratoga Springs

Spanish Fork

Springville

Woodland Hills

 

 

Wasatch County

Heber

Midway

Wallsburg

Washington County

Hurricane

Ivins

Santa Clara

St George

Washington City

Wayne County

Bicknell

Hanksville

Loa

Torrey

Weber County

Farr West

Harrisville

Hooper

Huntsville

North Ogden

Ogden

Riverdale

Roy

South Ogden

Washington Terrace

West Haven

In most cases and in most Utah cities, a building permit is not required on any storage shed or accessory building that is 200 square feet or smaller.    However, there are some cities that require a building permit for any shed larger than 120 square feet and even some cities that require a building permit on any shed regardless of size.  Some of these cities do not charge a fee for shed building permits while others do.  Some cities have setback requirements stating that any accessory shed or structure must be a certain distance from your property line.  Others have limits on the height of a shed.  Every city is different on how they enforce their ordinances.  Some cities will only assess a fine for the amount of the permit for failure to acquire the correct permit.  Others may require you to move or tear down any structure that does not meet their requirements.  We recommend checking with your local building ordinances to determine if a permit or setbacks are required to build a storage shed on your property.

 

Our most popular shed  sizes that maximize the allowable square footage of a shed without requiring a building permit are as follows:

for 200 Sq. Ft. = 10' X 20' or 12' X 16' or 14' X 14'

for 100 Sq Ft. = 10' X 12'

Note: We are still in the process of building this database.

We do not currently have building permit information for all of the cities and counties listed above.  If you cannot click on the link for your city, we recommend that you contact your local building department.