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Collette Peterson Woody Collette Tex Couch
Building Permit Tech Building Inspector III Building Official
Email: cpeterson@midwaycityut.org Email: wcollette@midwaycityut.org Email: tcouch@midwaycityut.org
So you’re considering building in Midway City, congratulations!
Midway City now requires electronic submital for all permits and Inspection requests, Dont worry though, we are here to help walk you through the process if you need us. Below are checklists for your information and forms you will need to complete. Make sure to completely fill out the forms or they will be returned to you prior to us accepting your submissions.
*NOTE: All Solar permits will require a Rough Solar Inspection and a Final Solar Inspection. We prefer to do both inspections same day if possible, Rough Solar Inspections will be done between the houres of 10:00 - 11:00 am and Final Inspections will be done between the hours of 1:00 - 2:00 pm.
As you get your plans together, your engineer needs to know our design requirements. Please see:
Energy compliance documents also need to be completed. Please see:
Zoning submittals also required for homes
The fees for the building permit along with any and all impact fees need to be paid at permit issuance.
Contractors building 5 or more homes at any one time within Midway City have the option of putting $7,500.00 on deposit with the city, equal to the amount of 5 Final Completion Deposits, so that we will not have to keep trading checks. If you end up relinquishing monies from that account, it will need to be replenished.
A number of forms may/will be required for your project:
If ever there is a need for you to abandon your project, and transfer the building permit to another party, this form will be required:
Builders who build one plan many times have the option of registering a plan. Then when it’s time to build the same home again, it is not necessary to do a full plan review, and the fees for the permit will be less; we charge an hourly fee instead of a percentage of the building permit.
Here is the document which accompanies the original permit: new downloadable document: Original Registered Plan form. When it’s time to submit the second permit for that same plan, here are the requirements: Successive Registered Plans. Here is the document to be submitted with the successive plan: Successive Registered Plans form.
When are inspections required? View our list of required inspections here:
What do we look for at the major inspections? Here are a couple of checklists of most common items:
These will also be attached to every new home permit.
Midway has an addendum with some of the basic code requirements:
Any owner or authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace any electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system, the installation of which is regulated by this code, or to cause any such work to be done, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit.
To quote the code, permits shall not be required for the following:
Exemption from permit requirements of this code shall not be deemed to grant authorization for any work to be done in any manner in violation of the provisions of this code or any other laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.
The stopping of leaks in drains, water, soil, waste or vent pipe; provided, however, that if any concealed trap, drainpipe, water, soil, waste or vent pipe becomes defective and it becomes necessary to remove and replace the same with new material, such work shall be considered as new work and a permit shall be obtained and inspection made as provided in this code.
The clearing of stoppages or the repairing of leaks in pipes, valves or fixtures, and the removal and reinstallation of water closets, provided such repairs do not involve or require the replacement or rearrangement of valves, pipes or fixtures.
Where equipment replacements and repairs must be performed in an emergency situation, the permit application shall be submitted within the next working business day to the building official.R105.2.2 Repairs.
Application or notice to the building official is not required for ordinary repairs to structures, replacement of lamps or the connection of approved portable electrical equipment to approved permanently installed receptacles. Such repairs shall not include the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or load-bearing support, or the removal or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the egress requirements; nor shall ordinary repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, soil, waste, vent or similar piping, electric wiring or mechanical or other work affecting public health or general safety
A permit shall not be required for the installation, alteration or repair of generation, transmission, distribution, metering or other related equipment that is under the ownership and control of public service agencies by established right.
Midway City requires a permit when reroofing, recovering a roof, modifying an existing gasline, installation of a new water heater, installation of a new furnace, basement finish, and electrical meter upgrade, relocation, or repair. These permits have set fees, below:
Permit Type |
Fee* |
Modification of existing gas line |
$15.00 |
Water heater change-out |
$15.00 |
Furnace change-out |
$15.00 |
Electrical meter up-grade, relocation, or repairs |
$50.00 |
Basement Finish |
$100.00 |
Temporary Power (ex. Construction trailer) |
$50.00 |
Roofing, re-cover |
$25.00 |
Roofing, replacing |
$50.00 |
* Plus 1% state fee |
Here are some bits of helpful code information:
Calendar Year | Applications | Issued | Total Permits |
1993 | 45 | ||
1994 | 63 | ||
1995 | 67 | ||
1996 | 50 | ||
1997 | 17 | ||
1998 | 50 | ||
1999 | 77 | ||
2000 | 50 | 78 | |
2001 | 24 | 60 | |
2002 | 48 | 87 | |
2003 | 61 | 105 | |
2004 | 99 | 95 | 131 |
2005 | 264 | 246 | 332 |
2006 | 197 | 149 | 357 |
2007 | 107 | 97 | 223 |
2008 | 20 | 14 | 122 |
2009 | 11 | 9 | 100 |
2010 | 11 | 11 | 128 |
2011 | 22 | 22 | 102 |
2012 | 42 | 40 | 124 |
2013 | 86 | 85 | 176 |
2014 | 70 | 68 | 176 |
2015 | 123 | 100 | 247 |
2016 | 85 | 91 | 256 |
2017 | 75 | 72 | 233 |
2018 | 59 | 46 | 205 |