Bathroom remodel permits in Lehi, UT

Who issues bathroom permits in Lehi?

Lehi City Building and Inspections handles and issues all building permits for Lehi. Every application goes through its Building Permit Submittal Portal, and all plans, including permit applications and structural reports, are submitted and reviewed electronically. The contractor prints the stamped, approved plans and keeps them on the job site for every inspection. Fees are set in Lehi City Code 10-2-2.

What triggers a permit?

Utah's adopted building code, as American Fork's building department quotes it, requires a permit before anyone constructs, alters or repairs a building, or installs, alters or replaces a regulated electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system. In a bathroom that usually means a moved toilet or shower, a new drain or supply line, new circuits, or a new exhaust fan path. Utah's statewide amendments for July 1, 2026 change the permit exemptions for retaining walls, low decks and storage containers, not for bathroom work.

Whether a cosmetic job, such as new tile on an existing floor or a vanity swap with no plumbing change, is exempt was not confirmed from a Lehi City source. Ask Lehi Building and Inspections, or have the contractor confirm it for your scope.

Inspections

Inspections need 24 hours' notice and are scheduled by phone with the Building Inspection Office, not by voicemail, email or online. The city charges a re-inspection fee when a project is clearly not ready.