Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Remodels — Commercial & Residential) in Hailey, Idaho

Yes. Hailey requires a permit to erect, construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, improve, remove, convert, or demolish any part of a building. Painting, residing, and floor covering replacement are exempt, but window replacement does require a permit.

In Hailey, the published Building Permit — valuation $1 to $500 is: $27.78. Additional published fees: Building Permit — valuation $501 to $2,000 — $27.78 for the first $500, plus $3.23 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000; Building Permit — valuation $2,001 to $25,000 — $124.23 for the first $2,000, plus $19.65 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000; Building Permit — valuation $25,001 to $50,000 — $556.84 for the first $25,000, plus $12.93 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000; Building Permit — valuation $50,001 to $100,000 — $915.03 for the first $50,000, plus $5.74 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000; Building Permit — valuation $100,001 to $500,000 — $1,412.52 for the first $100,000, plus $7.11 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000; Building Permit — valuation $500,001 to $1,000,000 — $4,596.45 for the first $500,000, plus $6.14 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000; Building Permit — valuation $1,000,001 and up — $7,971.90 for the first $1,000,000, plus $4.52 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof; Plan Check Fee — 67% of the base Building Permit Fee; Planning Review Fee — 34% of the Plan Check Fee; Hailey Fire Dept. Plan Review Fee — 44% of the Plan Check Fee, where applicable; Development Impact Fee — new single-family dwelling, 600 sq ft or less net floor area — $3,464 per dwelling unit (Parks & Recreation $898 + Circulation $1,407 + Fire $1,018 + Police $141); Hailey Clean Energy Deposit — new single-family, ADU associated with new construction, or townhome — $1,288.00 flat; Building Permit Extension (180-day extension) — $170; Temporary Certificate of Occupancy — Commercial — $600, nonrefundable; Temporary Certificate of Occupancy — Residential — $241, nonrefundable; Development Impact Fee — Nonresidential (Commercial), per 1,000 sq ft net floor area — $9,864 total (Parks & Recreation $134 + Circulation $7,945 + Fire $1,563 + Police $222); Development Impact Fee — Nonresidential (Office / Industrial / Institutional / Lodging), per 1,000 sq ft (Lodging is per room) — Office $5,867; Industrial $2,085; Institutional $8,128; Lodging $7,972 per room; Hailey Clean Energy Deposit — new mixed use, commercial, industrial, or institutional — $1,250 per 10,000 sq ft. 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 Hailey has not published a separate full plan-review-to-approval timeframe beyond this statutory completeness-review requirement.

You'll need: Application for Building Permit; Construction Drawings; Zoning Review Checklist. Depending on your project, Hailey may also ask for: Floodplain Development Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Hailey requires 4 inspection(s) for a building permit (new construction, additions, remodels — commercial & residential), in order: Foundation / Footings, Framing, Insulation / Energy, Final. Schedule each through City of Hailey Community Development Department — Building Services ((208) 788-9815).

Apply through City of Hailey Community Development Department — Building Services at 115 S Main Street, Hailey, ID 83333. Phone: (208) 788-9815, email: yadira.ward@haileycityhall.org. Office hours: Mon–Thu 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Fri 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (closed weekends and holidays). Official information: https://haileycityhall.org/community-development/building-services/.

Hailey, Idaho has adopted: 2018 International Building Code (IBC), as amended by the Idaho Building Code Board, including new Appendix O (Radon Control Methods); 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), Parts I–III and IX, as amended by the Idaho Building Code Board, including Appendix F (Radon Control Methods), Appendix Q (Tiny Houses), and Appendix T (Solar Ready Provisions — Detached One- and Two-Family Dwellings and Townhouses); 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), as amended by the Idaho Building Code Board; 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC); 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), as amended by the Idaho Building Code Board; Idaho State Plumbing Code (ISPC), as adopted and amended by the Idaho Plumbing Board — required plumbing fixture counts per IBC Table 2902.1; National Electrical Code (NEC), latest edition approved by the Idaho Electrical Board — administered and inspected by the State of Idaho, not the City of Hailey. Local amendments apply — see the Hailey overview page for the full list.

No. Hailey does not issue a distinct 'Commercial Building Permit' or 'Tenant Improvement Permit.' Commercial new construction and commercial remodels (TI work) both go through this same 'Application for Building Permit,' checked as COMMERCIAL under either New Construction or Remodel, and are charged using the same Table 1-A valuation-based fee schedule as residential projects. Commercial projects do carry some distinct requirements and fees: 2 or more paper plan sets (vs. electronic submittal for residential), IECC Commercial Energy Efficiency compliance, a 20-business-day statutory completeness-review window (vs. 10 for residential), a $600 nonrefundable Temporary Certificate of Occupancy fee (vs. $241 residential), a separate nonresidential Development Impact Fee table, and a Clean Energy Deposit of $1,250 per 10,000 sq ft (vs. a flat $1,288 for new single-family homes).