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Building permits, zoning and septic in Town of Minersville, Utah

Building a home in the Town of Minersville, Utah means town zoning review plus a building permit: Minersville handles zoning, and Beaver County’s Building Department takes the application, payment and inspections.12 Septic permits come from the Southwest Utah Public Health Department, and the town requires its written approval before a building permit.34 Within 300 feet of a sewer main, town sewer is mandatory unless the council approves a hardship exception in writing.5

At a glance

Building permit
Required for construction regulated by Utah’s State Construction Code; apply through Beaver County after town zoning review12
Zoning
Town zoning applies inside Minersville limits6
Sewer or septic
Town sewer required within 300 feet of a main (written hardship exception possible); otherwise a septic permit and approved design from Southwest Utah Public Health Department578
RV living
The verified town rule covers temporary occupancy in approved RV parks; ask Town Hall about a private lot910
Tiny homes
We could not confirm a separate town tiny-home occupancy rule; ask Town Hall about the proposed dwelling and district10
Owner-builder
Utah’s owner-builder exemption covers contractor licensing only; building permits and inspections still apply1112
Wells
A valid water right and a Start Card are required before building a shallow well13
Accessory buildings
Accessory buildings serving residential dwellings are limited to one story or 20 feet14
Fees
Beaver County’s trade permits (electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roofing) are $75.75; new-home permit fees scale with square footage15

Who to call

Zoning

Minersville Town Hall

Town contact for zoning review, utility questions and referral to the Planning and Zoning Commission

(435) 386-2242

60 West Main St. Minersville, UT 84752

Building permits

Beaver County Building Department

Building applications, payment and inspections inside Minersville; town handles zoning

(435) 438-6484

105 East Center Street Beaver , UT 84713

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Septic permits

Southwest Utah Public Health Department Environmental Health

Septic designs, permits, final inspections and system records for Beaver County, including Minersville

(435) 865-5158

Contact details are copied from each office’s official page and were checked against it on October 16, 2026.

Off-grid gear

Going off-grid in Town of Minersville means bringing your own water and power. The kit we’d start with:

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Do you need a building permit in Town of Minersville, UT?

A home-building project in Minersville is subject to Utah’s State Construction Code and a local permit process.161 Minersville handles the zoning portion, while Beaver County’s Building Department receives the building application, takes payment and inspects the work.2 Contact Town Hall for zoning review and the county Building Department for the construction application.102

Beaver County’s Building Department publishes trade-permit fees of $75.75 for electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing work, and bases new-home permit fees on square footage; we could not confirm town-specific fees, so ask the department for your quote.15 Utah’s owner-builder exemption concerns contractor licensing for a sole owner’s noncommercial residence; the exemption does not remove building-permit, inspection or code obligations.1112

Does Town of Minersville have zoning, lot sizes and setbacks?

Minersville has town zoning, with districts including Agricultural, Residential Agricultural, Single-Family Residential and Manufactured Home districts.617 District-specific lot and yard standards matter: the residential-agricultural table’s FR-1 entry requires a 1-acre lot, a 25-foot front yard, 15-foot side yards and a 25-foot rear yard.1819 Ask Town Hall to identify the parcel’s mapped district and confirm the applicable dimensional schedule before choosing a house plan.10 Accessory buildings serving one-family through four-family dwellings may not exceed one story or 20 feet; that height rule does not itself authorize an accessory dwelling.14

How do sewer and septic permits work in Town of Minersville?

Minersville premises within 300 feet of a sewer main must use the town sewer system unless the town council gives written approval for another disposal system because of undue hardship.5 Where public sewer or approved public water is unavailable, Minersville requires health-compliant sewage disposal and domestic water supply, with a health certificate accompanying the building application.20 The town also requires written county-health approval of waste disposal before issuing a building permit.4

Southwest Utah Public Health Department handles septic for Beaver County; a permit and approved design are required before installing, replacing or modifying a system, and soil and percolation testing must come from a Utah-certified onsite professional first.78 Every system needs a final inspection before backfilling, scheduled by calling the Environmental Health Office.21 Outside the sewer-main zone, an onsite system is an authorized alternative to public sewer.22

Can you live in an RV or tiny home in Town of Minersville?

Minersville’s verified RV rule allows an RV on each approved space in a town-approved RV park, with temporary portable housing and seasonal occupancy; the rule does not establish permission to live in an RV on an ordinary private lot.9 Ask Town Hall specifically about private-lot RV occupancy and living in an RV while building; we could not confirm those permissions or a separate town tiny-home occupancy rule.10 The town’s 1,000-square-foot manufactured-home minimum applies to double-wide manufactured homes under the manufactured-home regulations, rather than every dwelling type.23 A used manufactured home placed outside a manufactured-home park needs a town building-official inspection before placement.24

What are the steps to building a home in Town of Minersville?

  1. Start with Town Hall to confirm the parcel’s zoning and the proposed dwelling’s use, lot area and yards; Minersville controls zoning review.10
  2. Settle water and wastewater before the building application: check whether a sewer main is within 300 feet, and get the health department’s written approval the town requires.54
  3. If an onsite system is allowed, have soil and percolation testing done by a Utah-certified professional, then obtain the septic permit and approved design before installing.78
  4. Submit the building application and payment through Beaver County’s Building Department.2
  5. Book inspections at least 24 hours ahead, and schedule the septic final inspection before backfilling.221

What should you check before buying land in Town of Minersville?

Confirm whether the parcel is inside town limits: Minersville handles town zoning, while Beaver County handles zoning, building applications, payment and inspections for unincorporated land, under separate county rules.2 A town parcel without public water or sewer needs the health approvals described in Minersville’s code, so ask Town Hall and Southwest Utah Public Health Department about the service arrangement before committing to a design.20108 For a shallow well, Utah requires a valid water right and a Start Card issued after water-right approval, with construction by a licensed driller or shallow-well constructor.13 A new driveway connection to a state highway requires a UDOT conditional access permit.25

Watch-outs

  • Minersville’s sewer rule can rule out a planned private septic system within 300 feet of a sewer main unless the town council approves an undue-hardship exception in writing.5
  • We could not confirm a Minersville certificate-of-occupancy rule or town building-permit fees; Beaver County requires a certificate of occupancy for buildings under its Building Department’s jurisdiction, so ask that department whether it applies to your Minersville lot.262
  • We could not confirm a Minersville floodplain-development rule or permission for an independent accessory dwelling; ask Town Hall to identify the applicable approvals for the parcel.10

Sources

  1. Utah Code Title 15A, State Construction and Fire Codes Act (Utah statewide rule), quoted and re-checked
  2. Beaver County Building Department (beaver.utah.gov)
  3. Septic Systems - Southwest Utah Public Health Department, quoted and re-checked
  4. Sec. 28-7. Building permit required (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  5. Sec. 26-347. Use of sewer system mandatory (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  6. Sec. 28-226. Establishment of zoning districts (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  7. Septic Systems - Southwest Utah Public Health Department, quoted and re-checked
  8. Southwest Utah Public Health Department Environmental Health (swuhealth.gov)
  9. Sec. 28-1170. Permitted uses in recreational vehicle parks (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  10. Minersville Town Hall (minersvilleut.gov)
  11. Utah Code Title 58, Chapter 55, Construction Trades Licensing Act exemptions (Utah statewide rule), quoted and re-checked
  12. Utah Code § 58-55-305, Exemptions from licensure, quoted and re-checked
  13. Water Well Drilling - Utah Division of Water Rights, quoted and re-checked
  14. Sec. 28-627. Maximum height of accessory buildings (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  15. Fees & Payments, quoted and re-checked
  16. Utah Code § 15A-1-204, Adoption of State Construction Code (Utah statewide rule), quoted and re-checked
  17. Sec. 28-226. Establishment of zoning districts (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  18. Sec. 28-320. Area, width, and yard regulations (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  19. library.municode.com (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  20. Sec. 28-647. Water and sewerage requirements (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  21. Septic System Application Checklist v03-2023, quoted and re-checked
  22. Septic Systems - Southwest Utah Public Health Department, quoted and re-checked
  23. library.municode.com (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  24. library.municode.com (Town of Minersville), quoted and re-checked
  25. Conditional Access Permit (Utah statewide rule), quoted and re-checked
  26. Inspection Information, quoted and re-checked

Written October 16, 2026 from the rules quoted below, each taken from an official source and re-checked by an independent reviewer. This is research, not legal advice: rules change, so confirm with the office before you buy or build.

Answers from the rulebook for Town of Minersville

Town of Minersville’s own rules

  • Building code adoptedPartial

    Building and fire regulation inside Minersville town limits.

    • The cited code adopts the state fire code and requires compliance with the uniform building code for manufactured homes and dwellings; the current adopted construction-code edition was not established from the opened sources.
    “The state fire code is hereby adopted the by the town, for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and protecting property from fire or explosion, that certain code, known as the 1979 edition of the Uniform Fire Code as recommended by the Western Fire Chiefs Association and the International Conference of Building Officials, except to the extent it is hereinafter modified or amended by section 12-110 .”
  • InspectionsLimited

    Used or new manufactured homes placed outside manufactured-home parks inside Minersville town limits.

    • A used manufactured home must be inspected by the town building official before placement to determine whether it has been altered in violation of applicable codes.
    “A used manufactured home must be inspected by a town building official prior to placement on a lot to ensure it has not been altered in violation of such codes.”
  • Local zoningPresent

    Land inside Minersville town limits; the town administers a zoning chapter applying to town territory.

    “For the purposes of this chapter, the territory of the town, to which this chapter applies, is divided into eleven zoning districts, as follows:”
  • Zoning districtsPublished

    The zoning districts established for territory inside Minersville town limits.

    • The code lists eleven districts: M-U-10, A, RA, R-1, R-3, MH, C-N, C-3, H-C, I-1, and DS.
    “Multiple Use District M-U-10 Agricultural District A Residential Agricultural District RA Single-Family Residential District R-1 Multiple-Family Residential District R-3 Manufactured Home District MH Neighborhood Commercial District C-N General Commercial District C-3 Highway Commercial District H-C Industrial District I-1 Single-Family or Two-Family Dwelling Structures DS”
  • Minimum dwelling sizeSpecified

    Double-wide manufactured homes in Minersville manufactured-home regulations.

    • The cited 1,000-square-foot minimum applies to double-wide manufactured homes; it is not a general minimum floor area for every dwelling type.

    minimum gross floor area: >= 1000 square feet (double-wide manufactured homes)

    “Double-wide manufactured homes may be allowed to be located in a manufactured home park. The manufactured home shall have a gross floor area of not less than 1,000 square feet.”
  • Minimum lot sizeDistrict specific (with conditions)

    Residential agricultural and multiple-family residential districts inside Minersville town limits.

    • The RA table identifies FR-5, FR-1, and FR-5; the duplicated FR-5 label is preserved from the source.

    FR-5 minimum lot area: ½ Acre · FR-1 minimum lot area: 1 Acre · RM minimum lot area: 8,000 sq.'

    “District | Acre | Width | Yards in Feet | Front | Side | Rear | FR-5 | ½ Acre | 80' | 25' | 8' & 10' | 10' | FR-1 | 1 Acre | 100' | 25' | 15' & 15' | 25'”
  • SetbacksDistrict specific (with conditions)

    Residential agricultural and multiple-family residential districts inside Minersville town limits.

    • RA FR-5 has front 25 feet, side 8 and 10 feet, rear 10 feet; RA FR-1 has front 25 feet, side 15 and 15 feet, rear 25 feet; RM has front 25 feet, side 8 and 10 feet, rear 20 feet.
    “FR-5 | ½ Acre | 80' | 25' | 8' & 10' | 10' | FR-1 | 1 Acre | 100' | 25' | 15' & 15' | 25'”
  • Building heightSpecified

    Accessory buildings serving one-family through four-family dwellings inside Minersville town limits.

    • Accessory buildings may not exceed one story or 20 feet.

    maximum height: <= 20 feet (one story maximum also applies)

    “No building which is accessory to a one-family, two-family, three-family or four-family dwelling shall be erected to a height greater than one story or 20 feet.”
  • Living in an RVLimited

    Recreational-vehicle occupancy inside approved recreational-vehicle parks in Minersville town limits.

    • One recreational vehicle is permitted per approved space.
    • The park must be approved by the town council after planning-commission review.
    • The code describes the park as providing temporary portable housing and seasonal occupancy.
    • Conventional dwelling units are not permitted on spaces except as specified.
    “One recreational vehicle on each approved space. No dwelling units of conventional construction shall be permitted on any space for living or use purposes, except as specified in this section.”
  • Who permits septicCounty (with conditions)

    Waste-disposal approval for buildings and uses inside Minersville town limits.

    • The county health department must approve the method of waste disposal in writing before the town issues a building permit.
    “Both the water supply and the method of waste disposal shall be approved in writing by the county health department prior to the issuance of a building permit.”
  • Off-grid sanitationLimited

    Private sewage-disposal systems inside Minersville town limits.

    • Off-grid sewage disposal is prohibited within 300 feet of a sewer main absent written town-council approval for undue hardship.
    • Where public sewer is unavailable, disposal must comply with state health requirements and obtain the required health approval.

    sewer-main distance: <= 300 feet (written town-council approval for undue hardship)

    “It shall be unlawful to construct or to continue the use of any other sewage disposal system such as a privy, vault, cesspool, or septic tank on the property except by written approval of the town council in cases of undue hardship.”
  • Mandatory utility hookupSewer (with conditions)

    Premises inside Minersville town limits located within 300 feet of a sewer main.

    • Use of the town sewer system is mandatory within 300 feet of a sewer main.
    • A private sewage-disposal system may be used only with written town-council approval for undue hardship.

    distance to sewer main: <= 300 feet (written town-council approval may allow another system in cases of undue hardship)

    “It shall be unlawful for the owner or any other person occupying or having charge of any premises within the town which is located within 300 feet of a sewer main to dispose of sewage therefrom by any means other than by use of the town sewer system. It shall be unlawful to construct or to continue the use of any other sewage disposal system such as a privy, vault, cesspool, or septic tank on the property except by written approval of the town council in cases of undue hardship.”
    One more reviewed finding on this topic
    • Conditional — Proposed buildings or uses inside Minersville town limits where public water or sewer is unavailable.
      “In all cases where a proposed building or proposed use will involve the use of sewerage facilities, and a connection to a public sewer system as defined by the state division of environmental health is not available, and in all cases where a connection to a public water system approved by the state division of environmental health is not available, the sewage disposal and the domestic water supply shall comply with the requirements of such division and the application for a building permit shall be accompanied by a certificate of approval from said division of health.”
  • Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

    Planned unit developments and subdivisions inside Minersville town limits.

    • A planned unit development must meet applicable chapter 20 subdivision-regulation requirements unless specifically modified in the approval.
    “Compliance with the regulations of this chapter in no sense excuses the developer from the applicable requirements of the subdivision regulations set forth in chapter 20 , except as modifications thereof are specifically authorized in the approval of the application for the planned unit development.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Town of Minersville or Beaver County directly.

  • Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builders performing construction inside Minersville town limits.
  • Certificate of occupancy — Buildings and dwellings inside Minersville town limits.
  • Lot coverage — Lot coverage inside Minersville town limits.
  • Tiny homes — Tiny-home occupancy inside Minersville town limits.
  • Accessory dwellings — Accessory dwelling units inside Minersville town limits.
7 more unanswered
  • Septic permit
  • Septic inspection
  • Well permit
  • Agricultural exemption
  • Building in a floodplain
  • Short-term rentals
  • Permit fees

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.

Unanswered questions are usually a sign that Town of Minersville publishes no rule on the point, not that none exists. Beaver County’s page lists the county offices to call.

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