During the last legislative session, the Utah Legislature adopted SB 185, which states if a residential building inspection cannot be provided within three days of the requested date, the contractor can utilize a list of approved third-party inspectors to have that inspection completed. State Code allows the third-party inspectors to be another municipality.

Kaysville City staff worked with Farmington City, Syracuse City, and the City of West Haven to develop an interlocal agreement (ILA) for those inspection services. As a type of mutual aid to one another, these cities are willing to serve as third-party inspectors in each other’s jurisdictions. For those rare occasions when they are short-staffed or require an additional inspector, the City currently holds a contract with both Shums Coda and WC3 for inspection services. These services are billed at a rate of a half day ($400) or full day ($800). The ILA and services with the participating cities would be provided without any cost. 

SB 185 requires that a list of at least three third-party inspectors be available. Approval of the ILA allows Kaysville to comply with new state law. While the City does not track this data, it is a rare occurrence when they cannot accommodate an inspection request within three days. Staff would estimate that 99% of the time, they are able to meet this metric.