Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Remodels) in Shelley, Idaho

Yes. The City of Shelley requires a permit for any construction, enlargement, alteration, repair, moving, demolition, or occupancy change of a building or structure. The Building Permit Application is submitted online through the City's Zipflow portal.

In Shelley, the published Building Permit — valuation $1.00 to $500.00 is: $21.00. Additional published fees: Building Permit — valuation $2,000.00 — $62.52 (base fee at the $2,000 valuation bracket); Building Permit — valuation $50,001.00 to $100,000.00 — $574.75 for the first $50,000.00, plus $6.25 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof; Building Permit — valuation $100,001.00 to $500,000.00 — $887.25 for the first $100,000.00, plus $5.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof; Building Permit — valuation $500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00 — $2,887.25 for the first $500,000.00, plus $4.25 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof; Building Permit — valuation $1,000,000.00 and up — $5,012.25 for the first $1,000,000.00, plus $2.75 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof; Building Permit Valuation Schedule — price per square foot (Main Floor) — $169.09 per sq ft; Building Permit Valuation Schedule — Unfinished Basement — $31.50 per sq ft; Building Permit Valuation Schedule — Garage / Foundation / Agricultural Building — $10.00 per sq ft each; Building Permit Valuation Schedule — Addition — $65.00 per sq ft; Move-on House / Manufactured Home / Mobile Home — $50.00 flat (manufactured home fee is plus a separate foundation fee); Non-Commercial Potato Cellar — $100.00 flat. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Idaho Code 39-4117 requires the City to determine whether a residential application is complete within 10 business days of submission (20 business days for commercial). The City of Shelley has not published a separate full review-to-approval timeframe beyond this statutory completeness-review requirement.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; New Construction Packet; Proof of Regional Sewer Connection Fee Payment; Construction Drawings. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Shelley requires 3 inspection(s) for a building permit (new construction, additions, remodels), in order: Foundation / Footings, Framing, Final. Schedule each through City of Shelley Building & Safety Department ((208) 681-3391).

Apply through City of Shelley Building & Safety Department at 155 E. Pine Street, Shelley, ID 83274. Phone: (208) 681-3391. Office hours: Building Inspector's Office: Monday–Thursday 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (City Hall administrative offices: Mon–Thu 8:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m., Fri 8:00 a.m.–noon). Official information: https://cityofshelley.org/city-departments/building-safety-department/.

Shelley, Idaho has adopted: City Code Title 7, Chapter 1 (Uniform Building Code) still codifies the Uniform Building Code, 1991 Edition, published by the International Conference of Building Officials, 'and such later supplements and additions as may hereafter be published' (Title 7-1-1) — this is the codified text on file with the City Clerk; The City of Shelley Building & Safety Department's official department webpage states the department currently administers and enforces the 2018 International Residential Code (IRC) and 2018 International Building Code (IBC), with local amendments; contact the department directly for the specific amendment list, as the department page notes without itemizing each amendment beyond the published Design Loads Table; City of Shelley Design Loads Table R301.2(1) (department-published amendment document) sets Idaho Building Code Board-style climatic/geographic design criteria for the city; City Code Title 7, Chapter 2 — Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings, Chapters 4 through 7, 1979 Edition (unsafe/dangerous building abatement, separate from routine demolition permits); City Code Title 7, Chapter 4 — Uniform Fire Code (enforcement excluded from the Planning and Building Division's duties per Title 3-8-2(A); administered separately); City Code Title 7, Chapter 5 — Uniform Sign Code; City Code Title 7, Chapter 6 — Electrical Code (administered by the State of Idaho, not the City, per the Building & Safety Department page); City Code Title 7, Chapter 7 — Plumbing Code (administered by the State of Idaho, not the City); City Code Title 7, Chapter 8 — Uniform Mechanical Code (HVAC administered by the State of Idaho, not the City); City Code Title 7, Chapter 9 — Americans with Disabilities Act provisions; Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC permits and inspections in Shelley are obtained through the State of Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) / Division of Building Safety, not the City — confirmed on both the Building & Safety Department webpage and the New Construction Packet (DOPL contact: 208-334-3233). Local amendments apply — see the Shelley overview page for the full list.

No. Shelley uses this same general Building Permit for commercial new construction and for tenant-improvement/remodel work in existing commercial space — there is no dedicated commercial-building-permit or TI-permit application, fee schedule, or process. The Building & Safety Department webpage says its scope covers 'all new and existing structures, both residential and commercial,' and the City's Building Permit Fee Schedule and Valuation Schedule apply one generic valuation-based fee table (including a 'Remodel' per-square-foot line) to every building type. The one confirmed commercial-specific difference is procedural, not a separate permit product: Idaho Code 39-4117 gives the City 20 business days to determine a commercial application is complete, versus 10 business days for residential.