AGENCY: Salt Lake City (Utah). Division of Building Services and Licensing

SERIES: 8690
TITLE: Building permit registers
DATES: i 1889-
ARRANGEMENT: Chronological and numerical by permit number.

DESCRIPTION: These registers are a listing of all building permits issued by Building and Housing Services. They are used for research not requiring the actual description contained on the permit invoice. Since 1977, the record has been generated by computer.

Early volumes were found in the engineer's office and may have been created by that office; into the 1950s, they may have been created by the building inspector's office. Volumes include information on date, permit number, builder, location, type of building, and cost estimates.

RETENTION

Permanent. Retain until administrative need ends

DISPOSITION

Transfer to Archives.

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series were specifically approved by the State Records Committee.

APPROVED: 10/1986

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: For records beginning in 1889 through 1954. Retain in Office for 1 year or until microfilmed and then transfer to State Archives with authority to weed.

Microfilm master: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

Paper: For records beginning in 1955 and continuing to the present. Retain in Office permanently or until microfilmed.

Microfilm duplicate: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

This series has historical value as documentation of the activity of the Salt Lake City Building Department and of building construction in the city.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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