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Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Remodels & Tenant Improvement) in Burley, Idaho

Covers new commercial and industrial construction, commercial additions, and commercial interior/exterior remodels and tenant improvement build-outs within Burley city limits. There is no separate Commercial Building Permit or Tenant Improvement (TI) Permit product -- this work is processed through the same general Building Permit Application used for residential work, with the online iWorQ version distinguishing project type through a 'Type of Use' dropdown (Commercial / Industrial / Other / Residential). What differs from residential work: commercial/industrial project valuation for the Building Permit Fee is the actual declared project valuation (rather than the assumed per-square-foot method used for residential), run through the City's valuation-tiered Building Permit Fee table published in the Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26); a separate Fire Department Plan Review Fee applies, billed by the City's own Fire Department based on projected project value and whether a fire sprinkler or alarm system is required; and a separate Engineering Department Commercial Construction Drawings Review fee (billed per acre) plus a Commercial Inspection Fee per acre also apply. Idaho Code 39-4117 additionally gives the City 20 business days to notify an applicant of an incomplete commercial application, versus 10 business days for residential.

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When you need this permit

  • Building permit required for new commercial/industrial construction and for commercial additions, alterations, and remodels (including tenant-improvement build-outs), using the same general Building Permit Application used for residential work -- no separate Commercial Building Permit or TI Permit application exists
  • The online iWorQ version of the Building Permit Application requires selecting 'Commercial', 'Industrial', 'Other', or 'Residential' from a 'Type of Use' dropdown, rather than routing to a different application
  • All commercial projects must have exiting clearly indicated in submitted plans; required submittals vary by project, per the iWorQ portal's Building Permit Application description
  • A certificate-of-occupancy application must be submitted coincident with the building permit application for any building to be erected, altered, extended, or changed in use, per Municipal Code 5-14-3; the certificate is issued within 7 days after the work is approved, and no excavation/erection/alteration/repair permit is issued until the certificate-of-occupancy application has been made
  • Per Idaho Code 39-4117(2), if a commercial building permit application is deemed incomplete, the City must provide written notice specifying the missing information within 20 business days of receipt (versus 10 business days for a residential application) -- this is a statewide completeness-review deadline, not a published full plan-review turnaround
  • Commercial/industrial project valuation for the Building Permit Fee is the actual declared project valuation, per the City's Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26); that valuation is then run through the City's valuation-tiered Building Permit Fee table to determine the fee
  • A separate Fire Department Plan Review Fee applies to commercial projects, based on projected project value and whether the project requires a fire sprinkler or fire alarm system, per the City's Master Fee Schedule; the City of Burley operates its own Fire Department (Municipal Code Title 7, Chapter 1), which enforces the International Fire Code as adopted at Municipal Code 7-3-1 (2003 edition, and later editions as published and adopted by the Idaho State Fire Marshal) and the 1985 NFPA Life Safety Code as adopted at Municipal Code 7-3-2
  • A separate Engineering Department Commercial Construction Drawings Review fee (billed per acre, in stacking tiers) and a Commercial Inspection Fee per acre also apply to commercial construction, per the City's Master Fee Schedule -- in addition to, and independent from, the Building Department's Building Permit Fee and the Fire Department's Plan Review Fee
  • Burley's own codified Municipal Code (Title 4, Chapter 1) has not been updated to name a currently adopted IBC edition or code section for building construction generally -- it still shows only a 1997 Uniform Building Code adoption; no Burley-specific ordinance section naming a current IBC edition for commercial occupancy review was found
  • Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC/mechanical trade permits for commercial/industrial work are billed separately under their own permit types' commercial/industrial valuation-tiered fee schedules (see the electrical-permit, plumbing-permit, and hvac-mechanical-permit permit types for the City of Burley) -- these are not part of the Building Permit Fee itself

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee -- Commercial/Industrial Valuation Method
City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Building Permit Fee' section, City Fees page. Show full citationCity of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Building Permit Fee' section, City Fees page. The Building Permit Application form itself leaves the fee field blank for Building Department staff to calculate; this Master Fee Schedule sets out the valuation method and the fee table staff apply.
Actual declared project valuation determines the fee (versus an assumed per-square-foot valuation method used for residential)
Building Permit Fee -- Valuation Fee Table, $1.00 to $500.00City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page
$23.50
Building Permit Fee -- Valuation Fee Table, $501.00 to $2,000.00City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page
$23.50 for the first $500.00 plus $3.05 for each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00
Building Permit Fee -- Valuation Fee Table, $2,001.00 to $25,000.00City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page
$69.25 for the first $2,000.00 plus $14.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00
Building Permit Fee -- Valuation Fee Table, $25,001.00 to $50,000.00City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page
$391.75 for the first $25,000.00 plus $10.10 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00
Building Permit Fee -- Valuation Fee Table, $50,001.00 to $100,000.00City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page
$643.75 for the first $50,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00
Building Permit Fee -- Valuation Fee Table, $100,001.00 to $500,000.00City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page.
$993.75 for the first $100,000.00 plus $5.60 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00
Building Permit Fee -- Valuation Fee Table, $500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page
$3,233.75 for the first $500,000.00 plus $4.75 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00
Building Permit Fee -- Valuation Fee Table, $1,000,001.00 and upCity of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page
$5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $3.65 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof
Fire Department Plan Review Fee -- Commercial, No Fire Sprinkler or Fire Alarm System
City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Fire Department Fees / Plan Review Fee Schedule' section. Show full citationCity of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Fire Department Fees / Plan Review Fee Schedule' section. The City's own text for this line opens by assessing a $150.00 fee and then refers to 'the $250.00 fee' when stating the multiplier, matching the wording of the sprinkler/alarm line beneath it; both are reproduced here as printed. Confirm the applicable figure with the Fire Department.
$150.00 fee assessed on all projects, plus a factor of 0.0005 multiplied by the project value; maximum fee $1,500.00
Fire Department Plan Review Fee -- Commercial, Fire Sprinkler or Fire Alarm System RequiredCity of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Fire Department Fees / Plan Review Fee Schedule' section, City Fees page. A building with a fire sprinkler system is also treated as requiring a fire alarm system.
$250.00 base fee, plus a factor of 0.0005 multiplied by the declared project value; maximum fee $1,500.00
Engineering Commercial Construction Drawings Review -- per acre (0.000-2.000 acres)City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Fees for Engineering' section, City Fees page. Per-acre fees stack across tiers; acreage rounds up to the nearest 1/10th of an acre.
$150.00 per acre
Engineering Commercial Construction Drawings Review -- per acre (2.001-5.000 acres)City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page
$100.00 per acre
Engineering Commercial Construction Drawings Review -- per acre (5.001 acres and up)City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), City Fees page
$50.00 per acre
Engineering Commercial Inspection FeeCity of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Fees for Engineering' section, City Fees page
$100.00 per acre
Inspections outside of normal business hoursCity of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Building Department' page
$50.00 per hour (two-hour minimum)
Re-inspection fees assessed under provision 305.8City of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Building Department' page
$50.00 per hour (two-hour minimum)
Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicatedCity of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Building Department' page
$50.00 per hour (half-hour minimum)
Additional plan review required by changes or additions to plansCity of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Building Department' page
$50.00 per hour (half-hour minimum)
Use of outside consultants for plan checking, inspections, or bothCity of Burley Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26), 'Building Department' page. Actual costs include administrative and overhead costs: supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wage and fringe benefits of the employee involved
$50.00 per hour, actual cost, or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is the greatest

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footings

    Verifies footing dimensions, reinforcement, and forming before the concrete pour; listed as 'Footings' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal.

  2. 2

    Foundation Walls

    Verifies foundation wall placement and reinforcement before backfill; listed as 'Foundation Walls' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal.

  3. 3

    Sewer Tap Inspection

    Applies when the project includes a new sewer connection. The City's Sewer Tapping Standard Procedure requires the contractor to contact the sewer department at least three working days before the connection, and requires a City sewer inspector to inspect the sewer saddle before backfilling and to inspect the sewer line from the main to the building site before it is covered. Listed as 'Sewer - Tap Inspection' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal.

  4. 4

    Water Tap/Backflow Inspection

    Applies when the project includes a new water connection or a backflow-prevention device. Listed as 'Water - Tap/Backflow Inspection' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal; no separate published procedure describing this inspection's steps was found, so confirm requirements with the Water Department.

  5. 5

    Framing

    Verifies structural framing before it is concealed by insulation or drywall; listed as 'Framing' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal.

  6. 6

    Fire Sprinkler/Fire Alarm Rough-In

    Applies only where the project requires a fire sprinkler or fire alarm system, per the Fire Department Plan Review Fee schedule. Listed as 'Fire Sprinkler Rough In' and 'Fire- Fire Alarm Rough' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal.

  7. 7

    Insulation

    Verifies insulation installation before it is concealed by drywall; listed as 'Insulation' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal.

  8. 8

    Final Inspection

    The combined final building inspection required before occupancy; listed as 'Final Inspection' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal.

  9. 9

    Fire Sprinkler/Alarm Final

    Applies only where the project has a fire sprinkler or fire alarm system installed under Fire Department plan review. Listed as 'Fire -Sprinkler and Alarm Final' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal.

  10. 10

    Fire Department Certificate of Occupancy Final

    A Fire Department sign-off tied to certificate-of-occupancy issuance for commercial buildings; Municipal Code 5-14-3 bars any building from being used or changed in use until a certificate of occupancy is issued by the Building Inspector. Listed as 'Fire - Building CO Final' among the inspection types schedulable through the City's iWorQ permit portal.

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Tips

  • Burley has no separate Commercial Building Permit or Tenant Improvement (TI) Permit -- commercial new construction and commercial remodel/TI work use the same general Building Permit Application as residential work, distinguished only by the 'Type of Use' dropdown on the online iWorQ form.
  • Budget for as many as three separate plan-review-type charges on a commercial project: the Building Department's valuation-based Building Permit Fee, the Fire Department's Plan Review Fee (which scales with project value and whether a sprinkler/alarm system is required), and the Engineering Department's Commercial Construction Drawings Review fee plus Commercial Inspection Fee (both billed per acre).
  • The City of Burley operates its own City Fire Department (Municipal Code Title 7, Chapter 1) rather than contracting fire plan review out to a separate rural fire protection district; it enforces the International Fire Code as adopted (2003 edition, plus later editions adopted by the Idaho State Fire Marshal) and the 1985 NFPA Life Safety Code.
  • Idaho Code 39-4117 gives the City 20 business days (versus 10 for residential) to tell you your commercial application is incomplete -- that is a completeness-review deadline, not a promise of how long full plan review will take, which the City does not publish.
  • The City's City Fees webpage notes that its published fee tables are for representational purposes and directs applicants to confirm the currently adopted amounts with the City Clerk before relying on them for budgeting.
  • A certificate-of-occupancy application (Municipal Code 5-14-3) is required alongside the building permit application for any building used or changed in use -- most relevant to commercial tenant-improvement / change-of-occupancy work, where a change of tenant often means a change of use.

Frequently asked questions

Burley requires a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, remodels & tenant improvement) for: Building permit required for new commercial/industrial construction and for commercial additions, alterations, and remodels (including tenant-improvement build-outs), using the same general Building Permit Application used for residential work -- no separate Commercial Building Permit or TI Permit application exists; The online iWorQ version of the Building Permit Application requires selecting 'Commercial', 'Industrial', 'Other', or 'Residential' from a 'Type of Use' dropdown, rather than routing to a different application; All commercial projects must have exiting clearly indicated in submitted plans; required submittals vary by project, per the iWorQ portal's Building Permit Application description; A certificate-of-occupancy application must be submitted coincident with the building permit application for any building to be erected, altered, extended, or changed in use, per Municipal Code 5-14-3; the certificate is issued within 7 days after the work is approved, and no excavation/erection/alteration/repair permit is issued until the certificate-of-occupancy application has been made; Per Idaho Code 39-4117(2), if a commercial building permit application is deemed incomplete, the City must provide written notice specifying the missing information within 20 business days of receipt (versus 10 business days for a residential application) -- this is a statewide completeness-review deadline, not a published full plan-review turnaround; Commercial/industrial project valuation for the Building Permit Fee is the actual declared project valuation, per the City's Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26); that valuation is then run through the City's valuation-tiered Building Permit Fee table to determine the fee; A separate Fire Department Plan Review Fee applies to commercial projects, based on projected project value and whether the project requires a fire sprinkler or fire alarm system, per the City's Master Fee Schedule; the City of Burley operates its own Fire Department (Municipal Code Title 7, Chapter 1), which enforces the International Fire Code as adopted at Municipal Code 7-3-1 (2003 edition, and later editions as published and adopted by the Idaho State Fire Marshal) and the 1985 NFPA Life Safety Code as adopted at Municipal Code 7-3-2; A separate Engineering Department Commercial Construction Drawings Review fee (billed per acre, in stacking tiers) and a Commercial Inspection Fee per acre also apply to commercial construction, per the City's Master Fee Schedule -- in addition to, and independent from, the Building Department's Building Permit Fee and the Fire Department's Plan Review Fee; Burley's own codified Municipal Code (Title 4, Chapter 1) has not been updated to name a currently adopted IBC edition or code section for building construction generally -- it still shows only a 1997 Uniform Building Code adoption; no Burley-specific ordinance section naming a current IBC edition for commercial occupancy review was found; Electrical, plumbing, and HVAC/mechanical trade permits for commercial/industrial work are billed separately under their own permit types' commercial/industrial valuation-tiered fee schedules (see the electrical-permit, plumbing-permit, and hvac-mechanical-permit permit types for the City of Burley) -- these are not part of the Building Permit Fee itself. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Burley Building Department at (208) 647-7086 before starting work.

The Building Department calculates a Building Permit Fee from the project's actual declared valuation, run through the City's valuation-tiered fee table published in the Master Fee Schedule (Resolution 11-26) -- for example, $993.75 for the first $100,000.00 of valuation plus $5.60 per additional $1,000.00 to $500,000.00, then $3,233.75 plus $4.75 per additional $1,000.00 to $1,000,000.00, and $5,608.75 plus $3.65 per additional $1,000.00 above that. Commercial projects also incur a separate Fire Department Plan Review Fee (a $250.00 fee plus 0.0005 x project value, capped at $1,500.00, where a fire sprinkler or fire alarm system is required; the schedule's line for projects without one assesses $150.00 but states the same 0.0005 factor and $1,500.00 cap, so confirm the applicable figure with the Fire Department) and a separate Engineering Department Commercial Construction Drawings Review fee (billed per acre, stacking across acreage tiers) plus a $100.00 per acre Commercial Inspection Fee.

Burley does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Burley Building Department at (208) 647-7086 for current turnaround.

You'll need: City of Burley Building Permit Application; Construction and Site Plans; Certificate of Occupancy Application. Depending on your project, Burley may also ask for: Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm System Plans. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Burley requires 10 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, remodels & tenant improvement), in order: Footings, Foundation Walls, Sewer Tap Inspection, Water Tap/Backflow Inspection, Framing, Fire Sprinkler/Fire Alarm Rough-In, Insulation, Final Inspection, Fire Sprinkler/Alarm Final, Fire Department Certificate of Occupancy Final. Schedule each through City of Burley Building Department ((208) 647-7086).

Apply through City of Burley Building Department at 2020 Park Avenue, Burley, ID 83318. Phone: (208) 647-7086. Office hours: Not published on the City of Burley Building Department page. Contact by phone at (208) 647-7086. Direct inspector lines: Building Inspector Gary (208) 431-5425, Plumbing Inspector Mark (208) 650-1258, Electrical Inspector Floyd (208) 650-1098, HVAC Inspector Gary (208) 431-5425 (per City of Burley Building Permit / Electrical Permit / Plumbing Permit / HVAC Permit application headers). Chief Building Official: Gary Pawson; Department Secretary: Melissa Lee.. Official information: https://burleyidaho.org/157/Building-Department-Planning-Zoning.

No. Commercial new construction and commercial tenant-improvement/remodel work use the same general Building Permit Application as residential work; the online iWorQ version distinguishes project type only through a 'Type of Use' dropdown (Commercial / Industrial / Other / Residential). The only documented commercial-specific plan requirement is that submitted plans must clearly indicate exiting; a certificate-of-occupancy application (Municipal Code 5-14-3) is also required alongside the permit for any building used or changed in use.

Yes. The City of Burley operates its own Fire Department, which enforces the International Fire Code (2003 edition, plus later editions adopted by the Idaho State Fire Marshal, per Municipal Code 7-3-1) and the 1985 NFPA Life Safety Code (Municipal Code 7-3-2). Commercial projects are billed a separate Fire Department Plan Review Fee based on project value and whether a fire sprinkler or alarm system is required, per the City's Master Fee Schedule.

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