Retaining wall permit checklist — Salt Lake City, Utah
Assembled from Salt Lake City’s own published permit rules. Every line below is quoted from a city document and linked to it. Nothing here is generated, estimated, or inferred from another jurisdiction.
Do you need a permit?
Salt Lake City requires a permit for a retaining wall.
A retaining wall of four feet or less, sized from the footing base to the wall's highest point, is exempt so long as nothing adds load behind it and no flammable liquid is held back.
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Sources
- retaining wall — permit rules, retaining wall — fee schedule ↗verified August 2026
Other permits Salt Lake City publishes rules for
Listed because the city publishes a separate rule for each type — not because this project necessarily triggers one. Whether it does depends on your scope of work.
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- Fence permit checklist
- Shed permit checklist
- Water heater permit checklist
- Re-roof permit checklist
- Electrical work permit checklist
- General building work permit checklist
BuildSpec is a reference, not the authority having jurisdiction. Confirm requirements with Salt Lake City before you build.