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Malad City building permits
Malad City, Idaho — as published 2026-08-02.
Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Source
Codes adopted
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.
Reviewed 2026-07-08 · Source
Requirements
- Architect & engineering drawings are required for all residential permit applications (stated on the application form itself)
- Applicant must state Idaho Contractor's Number or claim an exemption per Idaho Code 54-5209 / 54-5205
- Class of work must be identified: New, Addition, or Accessory
- Type of structure (masonry, wood frame, log, metal) and square footage by floor/area must be itemized on the application
- Wood stove/fireplace installation must be disclosed on the application
- Water and sewer approval are required sign-offs on the same permit form before final approval
Required documents
- RequiredPermit Application Form for Residential Construction (City of Malad)Official City of Malad residential building permit application; requires owner, contractor, structure type, and square-footage-by-area detail
- RequiredArchitect & Engineering DrawingsRequired for every residential submission per the application form header
- RequiredIdaho Contractor Registration Number (or stated exemption)Per Idaho Code 54-5209 / 54-5205, contractor's registration number or claimed exemption must be provided
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Residential Building Permit Fee | Determined case-by-case based on project valuation and square footage; entered manually on the permit application by the City ("Building Permit Fee ____" / "Approved / Disapproved" sign-off by the Building Inspector and City Superintendent) | No standalone published valuation-based fee table (e.g., a Table 1-A) exists on the City of Malad website, in Malad City Council budget documents, in Ordinance 484, or in Oneida County's published… Show full citationHideNo standalone published valuation-based fee table (e.g., a Table 1-A) exists on the City of Malad website, in Malad City Council budget documents, in Ordinance 484, or in Oneida County's published Planning & Zoning fee schedule (which covers only P&Z land-use fees, not building permits). The City's FY2023-24 budget shows a dedicated "Licenses & Permits" General Fund revenue line ($13,500 projected) and a dedicated "Building Inspector" expense line ($35,000 projected), confirming the City independently budgets for and collects building permit revenue, but does not itemize a per-project fee table. Idaho DOPL's fee tables apply only to jurisdictions where the state administers permitting by default (i.e., where no local government has opted in) — Malad has opted in via Ordinance 484, so the state fee table is not the applicable schedule here. The gap holds across every other published avenue: the City's Documents & Forms and Licenses & Permits pages carry no additional fee PDFs, the Services and City Government pages have no fee-schedule link, ten months of City Council agendas/minutes (Aug. 2025-Jun. 2026, including the Aug. 13, 2025 and Sept. 3, 2025 FY2025-26 budget-adoption meetings) mention no fee resolution or building-permit-fee line item, Malad's code is not hosted on Sterling Codifiers, Municode, or American Legal Publishing (no codified fee appendix exists to check), and the only archived snapshot of the Licenses & Permits page (Dec. 11, 2023) matches current content with no fee table. Applicants should confirm the exact fee with the City at (208) 766-4160 before applying. |
Solar PV Permit
VerifiedRequired 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.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Structural/racking mounting work requires a City of Malad building permit application under Ordinance No. 484, with architect & engineering drawings required per the City's standard residential/commercial permit application requirements
- Electrical interconnection (wiring, inverter, grid tie-in) requires a separate State of Idaho electrical permit issued by DOPL, not the City — consistent with Malad having no independently certified local electrical program (the City's own building permit application forms contain no electrical-fee schedule of their own)
- Grid-connected renewable energy systems require a State plan-check permit number prior to purchasing the State electrical installation permit, per DOPL's own homeowner electrical permit process
- Applicant must state an Idaho Contractor's Number or claim an exemption per Idaho Code 54-5209 / 54-5205 on the City building permit application
Required documents
- RequiredPermit Application Form for Residential Construction (City of Malad)City of Malad building permit application for the structural/racking mounting scope
- RequiredArchitect & Engineering DrawingsRequired for every residential submission per the City's application form header
- RequiredState of Idaho Electrical Permit Application (Homeowner or Contractor)Separate application filed with DOPL (dopl.idaho.gov) for the electrical/interconnection portion of the solar installation
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| City Building Permit Fee (structural/racking scope) | No standalone published valuation-based fee table exists for Malad City building permits of any kind, including solar — determined case-by-case by the City (Building Inspector / City Superintendent)… Show full citationHideNo standalone published valuation-based fee table exists for Malad City building permits of any kind, including solar — determined case-by-case by the City (Building Inspector / City Superintendent) and entered manually on the application, consistent with the general residential-building-permit entry in this record. Confirm the exact fee with the City at (208) 766-4160 before applying. | |
| State of Idaho Electrical Permit — grid-connected renewable energy (electrical/interconnection scope) | Up to $10,000 system cost: (cost x 0.02) + $60. $10,001-$100,000: ((cost - $10,000) x 0.01) + $260. Over $100,001: ((cost - $100,000) x 0.005) + $1,160 | Idaho DOPL Electrical Permit Worksheet (Homeowner), 'Other Installations including Solar/Renewable Energy' table, revised 8/17/2022 — the statewide fee formula, which governs here because Malad has… Show full citationHideIdaho DOPL Electrical Permit Worksheet (Homeowner), 'Other Installations including Solar/Renewable Energy' table, revised 8/17/2022 — the statewide fee formula, which governs here because Malad has no certified electrical program of its own. Grid-connected systems additionally require a State plan-check permit number before the installation permit can be purchased. |
EV Charger / EVSE Permit
VerifiedInstalling 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 the 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.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- Electrical permit required from the State of Idaho DOPL for the EV charger circuit/panel work — obtained via dbs.idaho.gov (all permits purchased online as of January 1, 2023)
- Homeowners performing their own work on a primary/secondary residence may use DOPL's Homeowner Permit process; otherwise a licensed electrical contractor must pull the permit
- No City of Malad building permit applies to a stand-alone EV charger circuit with no structural scope; if the installation is part of a larger project involving new construction or an addition, the City's residential-building-permit process under Ordinance No. 484 would also apply to that structural scope
- All work must be inspected by DOPL's assigned state trade inspector for the Malad City area
Required documents
- RequiredState of Idaho DOPL Electrical Permit Application (Homeowner or Contractor)Filed online at dbs.idaho.gov; no separate EV-charger-specific form exists
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOPL Existing Residence — branch circuit addition | $65.00 base fee (includes one circuit) plus $10.00 per additional branch circuit, up to the maximum of the corresponding square footage of the building | Idaho DOPL Electrical Permit Worksheet (Homeowner), 'Existing Residence' category, revised 8/17/2022 — the applicable category for a typical EV charger circuit/subpanel added to an existing home; no EV-specific line item exists on the worksheet. |
| DOPL New Single Family Dwelling (if bundled with new construction) | $130 (up to 1,500 sq ft) to $325 + $65 per additional 1,000 sq ft (over 4,500 sq ft), based on total living space | Idaho DOPL Electrical Permit Worksheet — applies only if the EV charger circuit is part of a new single-family dwelling's electrical scope, not a stand-alone retrofit |
Commercial Building Permit (New Construction / Tenant Improvement / Change of Use)
Required for new commercial construction, additions, tenant improvements/remodels of existing commercial space, and changes of use within Malad City limits. Issued by the City of Malad under Ordinance No. 484, which adopts the 2018 IBC (the code that governs commercial occupancies), 2020 Idaho Energy Conservation Code, and 2018 Idaho Existing Building Code as the City's official building codes. Malad City uses a single unified Commercial Permit Application Form for all commercial building-permit work — there is no separate, distinctly-named tenant-improvement or remodel permit product; the same form's 'Development Proposal' section (Current Use / Proposed Use) is used to capture tenant-improvement and change-of-use projects as well as ground-up new construction. Architect and engineering drawings are required with every application.
Reviewed 2026-08-02 · Source
Requirements
- Architect & engineering drawings are required for all commercial permit applications — printed in a red-highlighted header on the application form itself
- Applicant must state Idaho Contractor's Number or claim an exemption per Idaho Code 54-5209 / 54-5205
- A 'Development Proposal' section must be completed for every submission, stating both Current Use and Proposed Use — this is how the City captures tenant-improvement/change-of-use projects on the same form used for new construction, since no separate TI-specific application exists
- Applicant must answer a set of development-impact questions on the form: structure footprint and height, whether the structure is permanent, whether it will house living quarters, whether it will house hazardous materials, whether it will cause emissions (dust/exhaust), anticipated business hours, number of employees, adequacy of on-site parking, expected increase in traffic, whether food/beverages will be served on site, and whether a food handler's license will be necessary
- Water and sewer approval are required sign-offs on the same permit form before final approval
Required documents
- RequiredCommercial Permit Application Form (City of Malad)Official City of Malad commercial building permit application; covers new construction, additions, tenant improvements, and change-of-use projects on one form via its Development Proposal section
- RequiredArchitect & Engineering DrawingsRequired for every commercial submission per the application form's red-highlighted header
- RequiredIdaho Contractor Registration Number (or stated exemption)Per Idaho Code 54-5209 / 54-5205, contractor's registration number or claimed exemption must be provided
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permit Fee | No standalone published valuation-based fee table (e.g., a Table 1-A) exists for Malad City commercial building permits, mirroring the finding documented for the residential-building-permit entry. Show full citationHideNo standalone published valuation-based fee table (e.g., a Table 1-A) exists for Malad City commercial building permits, mirroring the finding documented for the residential-building-permit entry. The fee is entered manually on the application by the City ("Building Permit Fee ____" / "Approved / Disapproved" sign-off by the Building Inspector and City Superintendent) — the Commercial Permit Application Form itself contains the same blank fee field as the residential form and no fee schedule. The City's Licenses & Permits and Documents & Forms pages carry no commercial-specific fee schedule, fee resolution, or tenant-improvement fee document; the only commercial-adjacent document beyond the general Commercial Permit Application is a separate Sign Permit application (unrelated fee scope). Applicants should confirm the exact fee with the City at (208) 766-4160 before applying. |
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