Plummer building permits

Building department

Address

880 C Street, P.O. Box B, Plummer, ID 83851

Phone

(208) 686-1641

Email

rhi@cityofplummer.org

Office hours

Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (closed federally recognized holidays); after-hours line (208) 755-2573

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Plummer — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Idaho adopts a statewide baseline building code set under the Idaho Building Code Act (Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 41) and IDAPA rules administered by the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL). Effective January 1, 2021, the statewide baseline includes the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), 2020 Idaho Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC Parts I–III and IX with Idaho amendments), 2020 Idaho Energy Conservation Code (based on the 2018 IECC with Idaho amendments), 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), and 2018 International Fire Code (IFC). The National Electrical Code is adopted separately by the Idaho Electrical Board (IDAPA 24.39.10), not bundled with the building code: Idaho enforces the 2023 NEC, effective July 1, 2024 (the state used the 2017 NEC with amendments before that and skipped the 2020 edition). Local jurisdictions must enforce the state baseline and may adopt amendments only where those amendments are at least as stringent as the state-adopted editions; local amendments may not be less restrictive. Enforcement is local — each city or county issues permits and performs inspections. Always confirm the current adopted edition and any local amendments with your specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.

• 2018 International Building Code (IBC), with Idaho amendments
• 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), Parts I, II, III and IX, with Idaho amendments — collectively named the Idaho Residential Code (2020 Edition)
• 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), with Idaho amendments — collectively named the Idaho Energy Conservation Code (2020 Edition)
• 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC)
• 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — state-administered via Idaho DOPL, not city-issued
• 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — state-administered via Idaho DOPL, not city-issued
• 2018 International Residential Code Parts V and VI (mechanical/fuel gas) — state-administered via Idaho DOPL
• 2017 Idaho State Plumbing Code, based on the 2015 Uniform Plumbing Code — state-administered via Idaho DOPL, not city-issued
• 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC), with Idaho amendments — state-administered via Idaho DOPL, not city-issued
• 2018 International Fire Code (IFC) — administered by the Idaho State Fire Marshal

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit

  Required for new single-family dwelling construction, additions, and structural alterations within the incorporated City of Plummer. Permits are issued through Plummer City Hall; the City retains its own Building Inspector for inspection services, and the Public Works Superintendent also has authority to view permits and building documents on site.

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• Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit

  Required for rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic installation within Plummer city limits. The City of Plummer follows Benewah County's building fee schedule (the County currently provides the City's building inspector), plus the City's own 25% surcharge on top of the County's amounts. The Plummer Rate Book (March 2026) has no dedicated solar/PV fee line, so the array/mounting/structural scope is billed under the general 1997 Uniform Building Code valuation table. The full March 2026 Rate Book (15 pages, re-checked in full 2026-07-20) has no electrical PERMIT fee section anywhere — only municipal electric UTILITY service rates (kWh usage, connection fees) appear, and there is no building-inspection-bundled electrical line item either. Consistent with the pattern documented at other small Idaho cities in this corpus with no local electrical-permitting program (e.g., Kellogg, Rathdrum), electrical interconnection work for a Plummer solar PV project is understood to fall under the statewide Idaho DOPL Electrical Board framework (IDAPA 24.39.10), which does publish a current, citable fee schedule.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  The City of Plummer has no EV-charger-specific permit type or fee, and the Plummer Rate Book (March 2026) has no dedicated Electrical Permit fee line item at all, unlike its detailed Building Permits section — the City's own Residential Building Permit Application confirms electrical work is not City-issued. Electrical permitting authority defers to the State of Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL), which issues and inspects electrical permits in jurisdictions (like Plummer) that have not assumed their own electrical inspection program. DOPL's published Electrical Permit Worksheet (Fee Schedule) governs: an EV charger circuit added to an existing residence falls under the 'Existing Residence / Modular, Manufactured or Mobile Homes / Detached Shop' category — a flat $65 fee that includes the first (new) branch circuit, plus $10 for each additional branch circuit.

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