Multi-Family Residential Construction Process
Description
Brian Head Town requires a planning and building permit review process to secure the general purposes and objectives of the Land Management Code and ensure that the general appearance and public safety of buildings, structures, and development are harmonious and complementary to a mountain resort town. You must obtain a design review approval and building permit from Brian Head Town for the following actions:
- Constructing a new building
- Addition to a building which expands the footprint (including decks)
- Structural, mechanical, electrical, and/or plumbing alterations to a building
Required Permits & Approvals
- Design & Zoning Review Approval
(Includes approval for grading/excavating and tree removal)
(Retaining walls over 12’ height or 100’ length require Planning Commission approval)
- Building Permit Issued
To Apply for a Building Permit
Submittal Requirements
BUILDING PLANS
Permit Plans
- Rooms labeled with dimensions
- Window sizes and types
- Roof Pitch
- Appliances
- Attic access location
- Crawl space access location if applicable
- Doors with sizes
- Electrical Plan
- Lights
- Smoke Detector(s)
- Carbon Monoxide Detector(s)
- Subpanel
- Main panel and size of service
- GFCI locations
- Plumbing Plans
- Plumbing fixtures
- Water heater
- Furnace (heat source)
- Foundation Drainage plan
Soil/Geology Report
- Geologic Conditions Form
- Geotechnical Report
Structural Plans:
Stamped by Utah Licensed Engineer
- Footing size and bar placement
- Foundation thickness and bar placement
- Beam and header sizes
- Nailing pattern
- Bearing points
- Structural member size and spans
- Sheathing
- Details with the information provided
Res check/Energy Code Compliance
- Method which you will follow
- 2015 RES check
- Simulated Performance Alternative – R405
- ERI (Energy Rating Index) – HERs Score
- Front
- Side
- Heights
- Finish materials
WILDLAND URBAN INTERFACE
This will be done by Brian Head Public Safety
- Note that this may affect the Exterior materials that can be used.
- See 2006 Utah Wildland Urban Interface code for more information.
SITE PLANS
Site Plan
- Lot boundaries with dimensions and lot size
- Setbacks to all property lines
- Adjacent roads, Including names
- Easements and Rights-of-way
- Existing utilities
- Proposed utilities and meter locations
- Existing drainage and proposed drainage
- Drainage Control plan during construction
- Percentage of slope
- Footprint of existing structures
- Driveway (width, slope, material)
- Footprint and sq. footage of proposed structures
- Percentage of buildings footprint coverage
- Elevation of foundation
- Undisturbed area of lot with percentage
- Construction staging area
- Snow storage areas
- Number of parking spaces
- North Arrow Indicator
- Defensible Space
Engineered Grading Plan:
Required on all lots with 25% slope or greater prepared and stamped by Utah Licensed Engineer.
- Existing conditions, including:
- Existing topography
- Previously disturbed areas
- Areas showing signs of a history of landslide or erosion
- Proposed areas of disturbance
- Existing and proposed surface drainage flow patterns
- Location of existing and proposed utilities
- Proposed cuts with slope measurements and heights
- Proposed retaining walls with heights and lengths
- Clearly show any tiering of walls with heights of each tier
- Notes describing materials used for retaining walls
- Proposed storm drainage infrastructure
Restoration and Landscaping Plan:
- All disturbed, undisturbed, and landscaped areas
- Areas where mature trees will be preserved
- Locations of walls, walkways, patios, fences, trees, and other vegetation
- Descriptions of materials used
- Specification of species, variety, number and size of trees and shrubs
- Description of restoration measures for remaining disturbed areas, including xeriscape and reseeding
- North Arrow Indicator
- Lot boundaries with dimensions and lot size
Design Elevations & Design Choices:
- Illustrations of exterior structure designs (look on website for acceptable example)
- Building height in feet NOT scale (measured from natural grade to the highest point of the building over the natural grade)
- Architectural style (including type and color of exterior materials to be used)
- Exterior walls
- Siding Types Materials and colors
- Height of any exposed Foundations
- Foundation over 4 feet high finish Type and colors
- Decking and Railings Type and Colors
- Post Columns Type and Color
- Must include samples or pictures exterior materials
- Roof material, color, and pitch
- Must provide manufacturer’s Light Reflective Value (LRV) for metal roof
- Type and style of exterior lighting (must be night sky friendly)
- Exterior walls
Insurance Information: The applicant will provide a certificate of insurance for the contractor. If work is undertaken in a Town right-of-way, the certificate must meet the following requirements:
- $1,000,000 coverage
- Brian Head Town named as additional insured
Utility Agreement: Complete the form provided by Brian Head Town.
Security Agreement: Complete the form provided by Brian Head Town.
Review Process
- Completed Application Submitted
- Town Planning Review
- Town Engineering Review
- Wildland Urban Interface Evaluation
- Planning Commission Design Approval
- Building Review
- Structural Review
- Fees & Security Submitted
- Building Permit Issued
Inspections
- Initial Grading / Tree Evaluation - prior to commencing work)
- Required Building Code Inspections
- Water & Sewer Connections
- Exterior Cladding Confirmation - ensure materials match approved submittal prior to installation
- Re-seeding Inspection
- Final Planning & Zoning Approval
- Final Approval & Certificate of Occupancy
- Security Release
To Apply for a Building Permit