Malad City building permits

Building department

Address

59 Bannock Street, Malad, Idaho 83252

Phone

(208) 766-4160

Email

Office hours

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Malad City — 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), as adopted by the State of Idaho / Idaho Building Code Board, with any amendments made through the negotiated rulemaking process
• 2020 Idaho Residential Code (based on the 2018 International Residential Code, amended by the Idaho Building Code Board)
• 2020 Idaho Energy Conservation Code (based on the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, amended by the Idaho Building Code Board)
• 2018 Idaho Existing Building Code (based on the 2018 International Existing Building Code, amended by the Idaho Building Code Board)
• Malad City Ordinance No. 484 (adopted December 9, 2020) — the ordinance that formally adopts the above codes as the official building codes of the City of Malad

Permit types & fees

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

  Required for new single-family residential construction, additions, and accessory structures within Malad City limits. Issued by the City of Malad under Ordinance No. 484, which adopts the 2018 IBC, 2020 Idaho Residential Code, 2020 Idaho Energy Conservation Code, and 2018 Idaho Existing Building Code as the City's official building codes. Architect and engineering drawings are required with every application.

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• Solar PV Permit

  Required for installation of rooftop or ground-mounted solar photovoltaic systems within Malad City limits. The structural/racking scope is permitted by the City of Malad under Ordinance No. 484 (the same case-by-case-fee building permit process used for other residential/commercial construction); the electrical interconnection is separately permitted and inspected by the State of Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL), since Malad City has not independently certified its own electrical program.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit

  Installing a Level 1/Level 2 EV charging circuit in Malad City is purely electrical work. Because Malad City has not independently certified its own electrical program (the same situation documented in this file's solar-pv-permit entry), the electrical permit is issued directly by the State of Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL), not the City — no separate City permit applies unless the installation also involves structural/panel-enclosure work. No EV-charger-specific line item exists on DOPL's published fee worksheet; a charger circuit added to an existing home is billed under DOPL's general 'Existing Residence' branch-circuit fee.

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