A building permit issued by Sandy City will be closed once a Certificate of Occupancy has been issued or a passing final inspection has been done. In accordance with Section 105.5 of the 2015 International Residential Code (IRC), which the State of Utah has adopted, all permits are considered expired after 180 days from issuance or from the last known inspection.

Certificates of Non-Compliance

In the event that the Building Official or his representatives determine that a permit is expired or that a building is being occupied without a final inspection done or Certificate of Occupancy issued, a Certificate of Non-Compliance will be filed against the property in question.

Prior to filing a Certificate of Non-Compliance the property owner will be notified, in writing, of the conditions which has prompted the Sandy City Building Official to start this action. The property owner will be given a maximum response time of 30 days to respond. The building official may grant an extension if it is determined that there have been extenuating circumstances that made completion of the project difficult. This is per the Chief Building Official's discretion and taken on a case by case basis.

After 30 days, if there has been no response or effort from the property owner to bring this matter into compliance, a Certificate of Non-Compliance will be filed with the Salt Lake County Recorders office. The Non-Compliance can be removed once the property has been brought into compliance. It is the property owner's responsibility to bring the property into compliance and notify the City, so an inspection can be done to remove the Non-Compliance.