Soda Springs building permits

Building department

Address

9 West 2nd South, Soda Springs, ID 83276

Phone

(208) 547-2600

Email

askinner@sodaspringsid.com

Office hours

Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Soda Springs — 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)
• 2018 International Residential Code (IRC)
• Idaho Manufactured Home Installation Standard (state) — for mobile/manufactured home installations

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Addition / Remodel)

  Required for new single-family residential construction, additions, remodels, repairs, replacements, and foundation-only work within the City of Soda Springs. Issued and administered by the City itself (not Caribou County) under City Code Title 15 and the city's adopted 2018 IBC/IRC with local amendments.

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• Solar Photovoltaic (PV) / Solar Energy System Permit

  Required for installing a solar energy system within Soda Springs city limits. Unlike most jurisdictions in this corpus, the City of Soda Springs has a DEDICATED 'Solar System Install' checkbox directly on its unified Building Permit Application form (distinct from the 'Commercial'/'Residential' and 'Zoning Permit' checkboxes), governed by City Code Chapter 13.24 'Solar Energy Systems.' The permit is issued and inspected by the City itself under City Code Title 15, with fees calculated from the same general valuation-based Building Permit Fee Schedule used for other construction (no separate dollar figure specific to solar).

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  The City of Soda Springs has no separate electric-vehicle-charging-station permit, checkbox, or fee line. Unlike solar (which has its own dedicated 'Solar System Install' checkbox and City Code chapter, 13.24), an EV charger installation is not called out anywhere on the City's Building Permit Application form or Master Fee Schedule (Resolution No. 2026-2). As electrical work altering a structure's electrical system, it is billed under the same general valuation-based Building Permit Fee Schedule used for all other construction, with fees computed from the project's stated valuation (e.g., cost of the charger unit, panel upgrade, and installation labor).

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