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Blackfoot building permits

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Blackfoot, Idaho — as published 2026-07-16.

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Codes adopted

Blackfoot Municipal Code 10-1-1 ('Administrative Code Adopted; Building Department Established') adopts 'the administrative code, current edition as adopted by the state ... published by the International Conference Of Building Officials,' for administration, organization, and enforcement of the technical codes governing site preparation and construction within the city. (2003 Code sec 4-01-01; amd. 2012 Code). Source: Blackfoot Municipal Code 10-1-1, American Legal Publishing (codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/blackfootid/latest/blackfoot_id/0-0-0-4456).Blackfoot Municipal Code 10-2-1 ('Building And Residential Codes Adopted') adopts 'the building code, current edition as adopted by the state ... published by the International Conference Of Building Officials' (excepting automatic sprinkler system requirements for 3- and 4-unit Group R buildings) and 'the residential code, current edition as adopted by the state,' as the city's code governing erection, construction, alteration, repair, demolition, occupancy, and permitting of all buildings and structures in the city. (2003 Code sec 4-02-01; amd. 2012 Code). Source: Blackfoot Municipal Code 10-2-1, American Legal Publishing (codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/blackfootid/latest/blackfoot_id/0-0-0-4470).Both codified sections tie the city's adopted building/residential code editions to whatever edition 'is adopted by the state' at any given time (i.e., the Idaho Building Code Board / DOPL Building Safety Program's statewide-adopted IBC/IRC cycle under the Idaho Building Code Act, Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 41), rather than freezing a specific year in the municipal code text itself. No City of Blackfoot source was found stating a specific current IBC/IRC/IECC edition year independent of this 'as adopted by the state' language.The City's own Residential Building Permit Application / Residential Plan Review Checklist (PDF, cityofblackfoot.org/DocumentCenter/View/89) states plans are to be designed to the '2012 IRC Code & 2012 IECC (with Idaho amendments)' -- however this document appears to be a reused/adapted template (it also references 'Twin Falls Highway District,' 'SUI zone,' and 'Twin Falls' designated flood plain areas,' which are not Blackfoot or Bingham County features), so its cited 2012 IRC/IECC edition year is treated as potentially stale/templated rather than authoritative, and is superseded per Municipal Code 10-2-1's 'current edition as adopted by the state' language. Flagged rather than relied upon for the codesAdopted edition year. Source: City of Blackfoot Residential Building Permit Application (PDF).Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL), Building Safety Program, administers the statewide building code framework (Idaho Building Code Act, Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 41) and issues HVAC/mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits directly for jurisdictions that have not assumed those trades locally. Source: DOPL Building Safety Program overview (dopl.idaho.gov/bld/). [2026-07-16 liveness re-check: the previously-cited 'DOPL Permits portal' at dbs.idaho.gov/permits/ no longer resolves to a permits page -- curl confirms it now 302-redirects to the bare dopl.idaho.gov homepage (not a specific permits/services page), consistent with DOPL's dbs.idaho.gov-to-dopl.idaho.gov domain migration. The live current pages for purchasing Electrical, HVAC, and Plumbing permits are dopl.idaho.gov/ele/, dopl.idaho.gov/hvac/, and dopl.idaho.gov/plb/ respectively, each carrying a 'Purchase a[n] [Trade] Permit' button linking to DOPL's shared ArcGIS-based online permit tool (idaho.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=c568d3c03d5f43f0841dcfa9c2a9537e). All three trade pages and the tool's landing shell were fetched live and returned HTTP 200 on 2026-07-16; the ArcGIS tool itself is a JavaScript-rendered app whose internal interactive content could not be verified via curl.]The City of Blackfoot's own Permits & Applications page states verbatim: 'All HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing permit applications are acquired through the State of Idaho at https://dbs.idaho.gov/permits/.' This directly confirms the prior research's claim that Blackfoot routes mechanical (HVAC), electrical, and plumbing permitting to the state DOPL system rather than self-administering those trades -- the City issues and reviews only the Building Permit (and related general permits: demolition, retaining wall, mobile home block-set, roof repair, fence) itself. Source: City of Blackfoot Permits & Applications page (cityofblackfoot.org/166/Permits-Applications). [2026-07-16 note: this is an accurate quote of the City's own page, but the URL it cites (dbs.idaho.gov/permits/) is itself now dead -- see the live DOPL replacement pages noted in the codesAdopted entry above.]CONFLICT NOTE (flagged, not resolved by inference): The City of Blackfoot's own Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 425, effective October 1, 2025) contains detailed 'MECHANICAL PERMITS,' 'ELECTRICAL PERMITS,' and 'PLUMBING PERMITS' fee sections with itemized city-charged fees for HVAC units, gas lines, residential/commercial electrical services, and residential/commercial plumbing -- which appears to directly contradict the Permits & Applications page's statement that all HVAC/electrical/plumbing permit applications are 'acquired through the State of Idaho.' Both documents are official City of Blackfoot publications and both were independently verified to resolve/load. This file does not guess which document is authoritative or stale; it reports the Permits & Applications page's explicit routing statement as the department's self-described intake process (consistent with the prior research finding), while separately publishing the Fee Schedule's mechanical/electrical/plumbing fee tables as-is as City-published figures, and flags this discrepancy for a human to resolve with the Building & Safety Department directly at (208) 812-4198. Sources: City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425 (PDF, cityofblackfoot.org/DocumentCenter/View/2021/City-of-Blackfoot-Fee-Schedule-10-01-2025); City of Blackfoot Permits & Applications page (cityofblackfoot.org/166/Permits-Applications).IRC Section 602.10 (wall bracing) compliance is explicitly required per the City's Residential Building Permit Application: 'All structures are required to be compliant with IRC section 602.10 for wall bracing... Any walls exceeding 10 feet tall are not prescriptive wall bracing and are required to be engineered for shear.' Source: City of Blackfoot Residential Building Permit Application (PDF).

Permit types & fees

Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Addition / Remodel)

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Required for new single-family dwellings, duplexes, zero-lot-line units, additions, remodels/repairs, and accessory structures over 200 sq ft in Blackfoot, administered by the City of Blackfoot Building & Safety Department against the building/residential code 'current edition as adopted by the state' per Municipal Code 10-2-1, plus city-specific design loads (Seismic Design Category D, 50 psf ground snow load, 30-inch frost depth, 90/105 mph wind).

Verified 2026-07-04 · Source

Requirements

Building permit required for single-family dwellings, duplexes, zero-lot-line units, remodels/repairs, additions, and accessory structures (sheds) over 200 sq ft
Plans reviewed against the city/state-adopted IBC/IRC/IECC editions (per Municipal Code 10-2-1's 'current edition as adopted by the state' language) plus City design loads (Seismic Design Category D; 50 psf ground snow load / 35 psf roof snow load; 90/105 mph 3-second-gust wind; 30-inch frost depth; 24-inch ice barrier underlayment)
Two full sets of plans (minimum 18in x 24in, maximum 24in x 36in, minimum 1/4-inch scale), pages numbered and stapled, plus a digital PDF for plan review
Site plan showing orientation/north arrow, setbacks, lot dimensions, easements, drainage/grading, and all existing/proposed structures
Energy Code Compliance: either Option 1 (REScheck Performance Approach compliance report) or Option 2 (Prescriptive Approach: R-38 attic, R-20 exterior walls, R-30 floors or R-13 perimeter walls, .35 U-value Low-E windows), clearly indicated on page 1 of plans
Wall bracing design compliant with IRC 602.10; engineered shear design required for any wall exceeding 10 feet tall
Manual S & J HVAC load calculations (including fresh-air calculations) submitted with plans
Flood Plain Certificate from a licensed engineer required if the property is in a flood plain
Project value disclosed (used to calculate the building permit fee via the Building Permit Fee Table); project value includes overhead/profit plus finish work, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, and owner-supplied items, excluding land value
Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical/HVAC work requires separate permit applications acquired through the State of Idaho per the City's own Permits & Applications page (which cites dbs.idaho.gov/permits/ -- as of 2026-07-16 this URL redirects to the DOPL homepage rather than a working permits page; the current live equivalents are dopl.idaho.gov/ele/, dopl.idaho.gov/hvac/, and dopl.idaho.gov/plb/) -- NOT obtained from the City Building Department (see codesAdopted conflict note regarding the City's own Fee Schedule also listing City-charged mechanical/electrical/plumbing fees)
Apply via the City's online Permit Applications portal or by requesting a paper Residential Building Permit Application from the Building Department

Required documents

RequiredResidential Building Permit ApplicationCity of Blackfoot Building Department application form; requires project/owner/contractor/plan designer info, project value, square footages by area (first story, second story, basement, garage, carport, covered porch/patio), type of work, flood plain status, zoning info, and energy code compliance option
RequiredResidential Plan Review ChecklistDesigner-completed checklist covering site plan, foundation/floor framing plan, floor plan/roof framing plan requirements, signed by the plan designer
RequiredEnergy Code Compliance Documentation (REScheck report or Prescriptive Approach specification)REScheck cover sheet and inspection checklist (Performance Approach), or prescriptive R-value/U-value specification shown on plans (Prescriptive Approach)
RequiredManual S & J HVAC CalculationsRequired with plans, showing fresh air calculations
OptionalFlood Plain CertificateRequired from a licensed engineer if the property is within a flood plain

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Building Permit Fee -- valuation $0 to $2,000	$100	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425 (effective 10/01/2025), Building Permit Fee Table
Building Permit Fee -- valuation over $2,000 to $25,000	$69.25 for the first $2,000 plus $14.00 for each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Building Permit Fee -- valuation over $25,000 to $50,000	$391.75 for the first $25,000 plus $10.10 for each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Building Permit Fee -- valuation over $50,000 to $100,000	$643.75 for the first $50,000 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Building Permit Fee -- valuation over $100,000 to $500,000	$993.75 for the first $100,000 plus $5.60 for each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Building Permit Fee -- valuation over $500,000 to $1,000,000	$3,233.75 for the first $500,000 plus $4.75 for each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Building Permit Fee -- valuation over $1,000,000 to $5,000,000	$5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000 plus $3.65 for each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $5,000,000	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Building Permit Fee -- valuation over $5,000,000 to $10,000,000	$20,208.75 for the first $5,000,000 plus $2.75 for each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof, to and including $10,000,000	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Building Permit Fee -- valuation over $10,000,000	$33,958.75 for the first $10,000,000 plus $2.00 for each additional $1,000, or fraction thereof	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Building Plan Review Fee -- Residential (single family, duplex, townhomes, mobile/manufactured homes)	15% of the Building Permit Fee	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Work without a permit	Double the cost of the permit fee	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Re-inspection fee	$47.00 per inspection	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425; required when more than two visits per item are needed or work is not ready at requested time; must be paid before re-inspection is scheduled
Additional plan review	$47.00 per additional review	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425; applies when changes/additions/revisions are made to an approved plan
Permit Re-instatement Fee	Half the cost of the permit fee	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425; requestable within one year of permit expiration
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy	$1,000 refundable fee	City of Blackfoot Residential Building Permit Application; for certain incomplete work under extenuating circumstances

General Permits (Demolition / Retaining Wall / Mobile Home Block Set / Roof Repair / Fence)

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Flat-fee general permits issued by the City of Blackfoot Building & Safety Department for demolition, retaining walls, mobile home standard block-set installation, roof repair (truss and/or sheathing only), and fences (when non-exempt from the building code).

Verified 2026-07-04 · Source

Requirements

Demolition Permit required for building demolitions within city limits
Retaining Wall Permit required for retaining wall construction
Mobile Home Standard Block Set Installation Permit required for mobile home block-set installation
Roof Repair Only permit (truss and/or sheathing work) required for structural roof repair
Fence Permit required when the fence is non-exempt from the building code (additional Zoning Department fees may apply separately)
Apply via the City's online Permit Applications portal or the Building Department

Required documents

RequiredGeneral Permit ApplicationCity of Blackfoot Building Department application appropriate to the specific general permit type (demolition, retaining wall, mobile home block set, roof repair, fence)

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Demolition Permit	$70.00	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425 (effective 10/01/2025)
Retaining Wall Permit	$70.00	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Mobile Home Standard Block Set Installation Permit	$140.00	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Roof Repair Only (truss and/or sheathing)	$70.00	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425
Fence Permit (non-exempt from building code)	$70.00	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425; additional fees apply under the Zoning Department (a separate $25.00 Fence Permit Fee is listed under Zoning for fences, with fences 7 feet and above referred to Building Department fees)

Electrical / Mechanical (HVAC) / Plumbing Permit -- Routed to State of Idaho DOPL

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Per the City of Blackfoot's own Permits & Applications page, electrical, mechanical (HVAC), and plumbing permit applications within Blackfoot city limits are acquired directly through the State of Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) Building Safety Program, not through the City Building Department. This entry documents the state-level routing and the itemized City fee tables that appear (per a flagged, unresolved conflict) in the City's own Fee Schedule for these same trades.

Verified 2026-07-16 · Source

Requirements

Electrical, mechanical (HVAC/gas line), and plumbing permit applications for work in Blackfoot are obtained through the State of Idaho, per the City's own published statement (the City cites https://dbs.idaho.gov/permits/, which as of 2026-07-16 redirects to the DOPL homepage rather than a working permits page; the current live pages are https://dopl.idaho.gov/ele/, https://dopl.idaho.gov/hvac/, and https://dopl.idaho.gov/plb/, each with a 'Purchase a Permit' link to DOPL's shared online permit tool)
DOPL administers statewide contractor/tradesperson licensing and, per this routing, permit issuance/plan review/inspection for these three trades within Blackfoot
CONFLICT: the City of Blackfoot's own Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 425, effective 10/01/2025) separately lists detailed City-charged fee tables for Mechanical Permits (gas lines, HVAC units, residential $80/dwelling unit + $15/HVAC unit, commercial/industrial $80 + percentage of installation cost), Electrical Permits (temporary service $40, residential services $80/dwelling unit + $5/room, commercial/industrial $80 + percentage of cost, motor/generator/welder circuits by horsepower, electric signs), and Plumbing Permits (water/sewer lines $47/inspection, water heaters $47/inspection, residential $80/dwelling unit + $5/fixture, commercial/industrial $40 + percentage of cost) -- confirm directly with the Building & Safety Department at (208) 812-4198 whether the City has since assumed some or all of these trades, whether these fee tables are legacy/unused, or whether some subset of work (e.g., permits issued in conjunction with a City building permit) is still City-administered notwithstanding the general DOPL-routing statement

Required documents

RequiredState of Idaho DOPL Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing Permit ApplicationSubmitted directly through DOPL's online permit tool (idaho.maps.arcgis.com/apps/instant/sidebar/index.html?appid=c568d3c03d5f43f0841dcfa9c2a9537e), reached via the 'Purchase a Permit' link on the relevant DOPL trade board page (dopl.idaho.gov/ele/, /hvac/, or /plb/). The formerly-cited dbs.idaho.gov/permits/ URL redirects to the DOPL homepage as of 2026-07-16 and is no longer a working entry point.

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
State of Idaho DOPL Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing Permit Fees	Not published by the City; see DOPL Building Fees Calculator	Per City of Blackfoot Permits & Applications page routing statement; DOPL fee schedule available at dopl.idaho.gov/bld/bld-building-fees-calculator/
City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule Mechanical/Electrical/Plumbing tables (flagged conflict, not confirmed currently applicable)	See itemized figures in codesAdopted conflict note and localAmendments	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425 (effective 10/01/2025) -- listed here for completeness given it is a genuine City-published figure, but its applicability is unresolved against the City's own DOPL-routing statement

EV Charger / EVSE Installation Permit

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Blackfoot has no separate EV charger/EVSE permit category. The City's own Permits & Applications page states unambiguously: 'All HVAC, Electrical and Plumbing permit applications are acquired through the State of Idaho at https://dbs.idaho.gov/permits/' -- this resolves the routing question in favor of the State of Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL), not the City. An EV charging circuit is billed under DOPL's published Electrical Permit Worksheet (Fee Schedule), 'Existing Residence' category, since it is added wiring to an existing dwelling rather than new construction.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

Requirements

A new dedicated circuit or hardwired connection for an EV charging station is electrical work; per the City of Blackfoot's own published routing statement ('acquired through the State of Idaho'), electrical permit applications for work within city limits are obtained through DOPL (purchased online at dbs.idaho.gov), not the City Building Department
No EV/EVSE-specific permit category or fee line was found published by DOPL
The City's own Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 425, effective 10/01/2025) separately lists a City-charged Electrical Permit fee table (temporary service $40, residential services $80/dwelling unit + $5/room), but the City's own Permits & Applications page is explicit that electrical permit applications go through the State -- so the DOPL fee schedule is treated as governing here
DOPL administers statewide electrical contractor/tradesperson licensing regardless of which entity issues the permit itself

Required documents

RequiredState of Idaho DOPL Electrical Permit Application (Homeowner or Contractor)Purchased online at dbs.idaho.gov/permits (per the City's routing statement); no separate EV-specific application form is published by DOPL or the City

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Existing Residence / Modular, Manufactured or Mobile Home / Detached Shop (EV charger circuit added to an existing dwelling)	$65.00 fee plus $10.00 per additional branch circuit (one circuit included in the $65.00)	State of Idaho DOPL, Electrical Permit Worksheet (Fee Schedule), Revised 8/17/2022 -- attached to the DOPL Homeowner Permit Application (dopl.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/ELE-Home-Owner-Electrical-Permit-Application.pdf); no EV/EVSE-specific fee line found, this is the closest-fit published category for added circuit work on an existing home
City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule Electrical Permit table (superseded for this scope by the City's own DOPL-routing statement, listed for reference only)	Residential services $80/dwelling unit + $5/room; temporary service $40	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425 (effective 10/01/2025) -- the City's own Permits & Applications page states electrical permits go through the State of Idaho, so this City table is not treated as the governing figure for electrical work

Solar PV Permit

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Blackfoot issues no separate solar-PV permit type; rooftop or ground-mounted PV is permitted as a City Building Permit (structural/racking, valuation-based fee table, per City Fee Schedule Resolution No. 425) plus an Electrical Permit for the wiring/interconnection portion. Per the City's own Permits & Applications page, electrical permit applications are acquired through the State of Idaho DOPL Building Safety Program rather than the City — though the City's own Fee Schedule separately publishes a City-charged electrical fee table for the same trade, an unresolved conflict already flagged in this jurisdiction's electrical-mechanical-plumbing-permit-state-routed record.

Verified 2026-07-20 · Source

Requirements

City Building Permit required for the structural/racking portion, billed under the City's valuation-based Building Permit Fee table (City Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425, effective 10/01/2025)
Electrical Permit for PV wiring/interconnection: per the City's own Permits & Applications page, electrical permit applications 'are acquired through the State of Idaho' (DOPL Building Safety Program, https://dopl.idaho.gov/ele/) — but the City's own Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 425) separately lists a City-charged electrical fee table (temporary service $40, residential services $80/dwelling unit + $5/room), an unresolved conflict between the City's stated routing and its own published fee table
No distinct solar/photovoltaic line item exists in the City Building Permit Fee table or the Electrical Permit fee table published by the City
Contact the City Building & Safety Department (208-785-8600 opt 3) to confirm which entity (City or State DOPL) actually issues and collects the electrical permit fee for a given project, given the documented conflict

Required documents

RequiredResidential Building Permit ApplicationFor the structural/racking portion of the solar installation
RequiredElectrical Permit ApplicationFor PV wiring/interconnection — City's own guidance and fee schedule conflict on whether this is a City or State DOPL permit; confirm before applying

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes
Building Permit Fee — valuation $0 to $2,000	$100	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425 (effective 10/01/2025); no distinct solar/PV line item — billed on this general valuation-based table
Building Permit Fee — valuation over $2,000 to $25,000	$69.25 for the first $2,000 plus $14.00 for each additional $1,000 (or fraction), to $25,000	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425 (typical residential rooftop PV valuation range)
Electrical Permit — Residential services	$80/dwelling unit plus $5/room	City of Blackfoot Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 425 — City-charged table; conflicts with the City's own statement that electrical permits are obtained through State of Idaho DOPL, not the City

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-04.

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