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Mechanical Permit in Unincorporated Latah County, Idaho

Required for new, added, altered, repaired, moved, or removed mechanical/fuel-gas equipment in unincorporated Latah County, per Code of Latah County Section 7-1-4 (Amendments To Mechanical Code And Fuel Gas Code). Mechanical fees for new residences are bundled into the building permit fee; a separate mechanical permit is required for all other mechanical installations.

Verified 2026-07-04 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Complete Mechanical Permit Application: job address/parcel, owner and contractor contact info (contractor license number if applicable), use of building, description of work, class of work (new/addition/alteration/repair/move/remove), valuation of work, and type of fuel (natural gas, oil, propane, or electric) Contractor
  • Property owner or applicant signature
  • Not required as a separate permit for mechanical work bundled into a new-residence building permit

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Fee schedule

Mechanical PermitCounty Development Services Fee Schedule (Resolution 2023-18 et seq.), Mechanical Permit Fees section.
$75.00
Special InspectionSame source.
$75.00 per hour
Fee Refund (if withdrawn before work performed)Code of Latah County Section 7-1-4(A), Section 106.5.3.
Up to 80% of permit fee paid

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Mechanical Inspection

    Standard inspection of installed mechanical/fuel-gas equipment.

See the full Unincorporated Latah County inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Mechanical fees for new residences are considered included in the building permit fee; no separate mechanical permit is issued for those — but all other mechanical installations require a separate permit with its own fee.
  • The application requires disclosure of fuel type (natural gas, oil, propane/LPG, or electric).

Frequently asked questions

No — per Section 7-1-4(A) of the Code of Latah County, mechanical fees for new residences are included in the building permit fee and no separate mechanical permit is issued. A standalone Mechanical Permit ($75.00) is required only for other mechanical installations not part of a new-residence building permit.

In Unincorporated Latah County, the published Mechanical Permit is: $75.00. Additional published fees: Special Inspection — $75.00 per hour; Fee Refund (if withdrawn before work performed) — Up to 80% of permit fee paid. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Unincorporated Latah County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Latah County Planning, Building and GIS Department at (208) 883-7220 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Mechanical Permit Application. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Latah County requires 1 inspection(s) for a mechanical permit, in order: Mechanical Inspection. Schedule each through Latah County Planning, Building and GIS Department ((208) 883-7220).

Apply through Latah County Planning, Building and GIS Department at 200 S Almon Street, Ste 102 (Annex Building), Moscow, ID 83843. Phone: (208) 883-7220, email: PB@LatahCountyID.gov. Office hours: Monday - Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM. Per the Latah County government contact-directory API (api.latah.id.us/web/getcontact?dept=Planning%2C%20Building%20and%20GIS), fetched 2026-07-04, which returns this department's authoritative current name, address, phone, and hours record: {"Id":13,"Department":"Planning, Building and GIS","Phone":"(208) 883-7220","AddressLn1":"Latah County Planning & Building","AddressLn2":"200 S Almon Street, Ste 102","AddressCSZ":"Moscow, Idaho 83843","AddressRoom":"Annex Building","DeptHours":"Monday - Friday\r\n8 am - 5 pm"}. NOTE ON CORRECTION: a prior research pass on this file reported the address as '522 South Adams Street' and phone '(208) 882-8580' / '(208) 883-7220' (ambiguous, unreconciled) sourced from a City of Moscow homeowner's-guide directory listing; this pass queried the county's own live contact API directly and found the current authoritative record uses the Annex Building address above with phone (208) 883-7220 only. The email PB@LatahCountyID.gov is confirmed on the county's own Zoning Placement Permit application form (Application for Zoning Placement, revised 6/5/2026) and Building Permit Application Requirements handout.. Official information: https://latahcountyid.gov/planning_building/.

Unincorporated Latah County, Idaho has adopted: International Building Code, 2018 edition — Latah County Code of Ordinances, Title 7 'Building Regulations,' Chapter 1 'Building Codes and Regulations,' Section 7-1-2 'Codes Adopted,' subsection A.1. Adopted in accordance with Idaho Code Title 39 Chapter 41, Idaho Code Title 44 Chapters 21 and 22, and Idaho Administrative Procedures Act Section 24.39 (7.03). (Ord. 384, 12-14-2021; amd. Ord. 408, 6-24-2025). Source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/latahcountyid/latest/latahcounty_id/0-0-0-1168, fetched 2026-07-04 via browser-header curl (amlegal.com returns 200 to a Chrome-UA request and embeds the full section text as JSON inside a `window._redux_state = JSON.parse(...)` script tag; the HTML field of the matching `sections.items` entry contains the verbatim ordinance text, extracted and parsed for this file).; International Residential Code, 2018 edition, Parts I through VI — same source, subsection A.2, same ordinance history.; International Mechanical Code, 2018 edition — same source, subsection A.3.; International Fuel Gas Code, 2018 edition — same source, subsection A.4.; International Energy Conservation Code, 2018 edition — same source, subsection A.5.; International Existing Building Code, 2018 edition — same source, subsection A.6.; International Property Maintenance Code, 2018 edition — same source, subsection A.7.; Adopted appendices: IBC 2018 Appendices C (Group U Agricultural Buildings), E (Supplementary Accessibility Requirements), F (Rodent Proofing), G (Flood Resistant Construction), H (Signs), I (Patio Covers), J (Grading); IRC 2018 Appendices A, B, C, D, J, M, H (Patio Covers), Q (Tiny Houses), R (Light Straw-Clay Construction), S (Strawbale Construction); IEBC 2018 Appendices A-1, A-2, B, and Resource A — Section 7-1-2, subsections B, C, D.; Idaho Building Code Act (Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 41, Section 39-4116) makes building code standards a matter of statewide concern; local governments that issue building permits must adopt the IBC and Idaho Residential Code as amended by the Idaho Building Code Board. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/statutesrules/idstat/title39/t39ch41/; The Latah County Building Code (all codes adopted in Title 7, Chapter 1) is formally designated as such under Section 7-1-1 'Composition Of County Building Code' and applies to all structures and property in Latah County. Source: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/latahcountyid/latest/latahcounty_id/0-0-0-1167, fetched 2026-07-04.. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Latah County overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Unincorporated Latah County building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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