Salt Lake City Building Permit Review Times
Salt Lake City is relatively transparent about plan-review expectations: its Building Services division publishes target turnaround times for returning first-review comments, separately for commercial and residential projects.
Salt Lake City permitting, the figures
The key published figures for this jurisdiction — each cited to its official source.
What the data shows
Salt Lake City's Building Services division targets first-review turnaround of 21 business days for commercial plan-review projects and 14 business days for residential, measured from when a submittal is accepted into the review queue (SLC Building Services).
A submittal does not enter the review queue until it clears pre-screening and the plan-review fee is paid through the Citizen Access Portal, so calendar time can exceed the target when intake is incomplete.
Applicants have 180 days from the date of the comment email to respond or obtain the permit before the application lapses.
Most delay accumulates before technical review
The data points to the same lever everywhere: most delay accumulates before technical review, in completeness and resubmittal cycles. Permittable's Permit Review Diagnostic checks your plans against applicable codes and common reviewer issues before you submit — so your package is more likely to clear on the first pass.
Salt Lake City permitting: FAQ
How long does plan review take in Salt Lake City?
Salt Lake City's Building Services division targets 21 business days to return first-review comments on commercial plan-review projects and 14 business days on residential, measured from when the submittal is accepted into the review queue.
Do these times include corrections?
No — they're first-review targets. Resubmittal cycles add time, and applicants have 180 days from the comment email to respond or obtain the permit.
When does the review clock start?
After the submittal clears pre-screening and the plan-review fee is paid through the Citizen Access Portal — that's when the project is accepted into the review queue.
Sources
All figures on this page are drawn from Building Services — Permitting Process (plan-review turnaround targets) — Salt Lake City Corporation — Building Services Division. Published targets to return first-review comments: 21 business days for commercial plan-review projects and 14 business days for residential, measured from acceptance into the review queue. Applicants have 180 days to respond to comments or obtain the permit. www.slc.gov/buildingservices/permitting-process/. Specific tables, reports, and pages are cited inline with each figure above.
These are the City of Salt Lake City Building Services division's target first-review turnaround times in business days, measured from acceptance into the review queue — not total end-to-end permit time. Resubmittal cycles add time, and the clock starts only after pre-screening and fee payment. Source: SLC.gov Building Services.