Home Additions in Centerville

Adding on in Centerville

Centerville sits between Bountiful and Farmington, with neighborhoods running from the valley up toward the foothills on the east side. Many families here would rather adapt a house they like than start over elsewhere. A well-planned addition, whether a main-floor suite, a bigger kitchen and family room, or a second story, is often how they do it.

Who reviews your addition

Centerville issues its own permits through its Building and Renovating Division. The division administers the city's construction and building regulations and reviews residential permits, including renovations, structural alterations, grading, retaining walls, garages and accessory buildings.

How to apply

Applications and documents submitted electronically to Community Development staff

Forms

Printable and fillable building permit forms, plus separate plumbing, mechanical and roofing permits

Plan review

Coordinated with a contracted building official and city engineer

Site work

Grading permits and retaining walls reviewed as part of the process

Engineering and grading review

Because the city coordinates with a building official and a city engineer on code, site grading and engineering, expect your submittal to be looked at from both angles: whether the structure meets code and whether the site work, drainage and any retaining walls are properly designed. Complete structural details and a clear site plan with grading reduce back-and-forth. See home addition plans and structural engineering.

Sloped lots on the east side

Homes closer to the foothills can involve grade changes. An addition may need stepped footings, retaining walls or drainage improvements, and retaining walls need their own permit review. Building up or using the garage footprint can sometimes avoid cutting into a slope. See addition foundations and build up versus build out.

Separate trade permits

Alongside the building permit, Centerville publishes separate roofing, plumbing and mechanical permit forms. An addition that ties a new roof into the old one, adds a bathroom or extends heating and cooling may touch several of them. Sorting out which apply at the start keeps inspections from stalling later in the project. It also clarifies which trades need to be scheduled, and in what order, once the structure is up.

Neighbors and HOAs

If your neighborhood has an HOA or recorded covenants, design approval comes before city submittal. Talking with adjacent neighbors about an addition that affects their views or privacy also tends to make the process calmer. See HOA approval.

Zoning to confirm

Centerville's zoning code sets setbacks, height and lot coverage for each residential zone, and we confirm the current numbers for your parcel. Those limits decide where on the lot an addition can go, and how large it can be. See how big can my addition be?

Additions that suit Centerville homes

• Main-floor primary suites for owners who want one-level living
• Kitchen and family room additions that open to the backyard
• Second stories when the lot has little room to build out
• Mudrooms between the garage and kitchen

Matching the house

Whatever the style of your home, the addition should look like it was always there: roof pitch, siding or brick, window proportions and trim carried through, and floors and ceilings that meet without a step. That matters most where additions face the street or neighbors. See matching an addition to the existing home.

Questions to ask before you design

1. What zone is the property in, and what are its setbacks and height limits?
2. Does the addition area slope, and will grading or retaining walls be needed?
3. Are there easements or an HOA?
4. Can the existing structure carry a second story, if that is an option?
5. Which permits beyond the building permit apply, such as plumbing or mechanical?

Nearby, see Bountiful and Farmington, or all of Davis County.

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