Commercial Building Permit (New Construction / Tenant Improvement / Change of Use) — Malad City, Idaho · Requirements sheet
Reviewed 2026-08-02 · Source: https://www.maladidaho.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Building-permit-Application-Commercial-Malad-City-1.pdf
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Commercial Building Permit (New Construction / Tenant Improvement / Change of Use) in Malad City, Idaho
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
When you need this permit
- 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
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Fee schedule
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 citationHide
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. 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.Review timeline
Inspection process
- 1
Foundation / Footings
Before concrete pour, for new-construction or addition scopes; not applicable to a tenant-improvement project that does not alter the foundation
- 2
Framing
After framing and rough-in trades, before insulation or wall cover — applies to structural framing changes in both new construction and tenant-improvement scopes
- 3
Water Approval
Water service/connection sign-off required on the permit form prior to final approval
- 4
Sewer Approval
Sewer service/connection sign-off required on the permit form prior to final approval
- 5
Final
Final sign-off by the Building Inspector and City Superintendent on the permit application
See the full Malad City inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- Malad City does not have a separate, distinctly-named tenant-improvement or remodel permit. One Commercial Permit Application Form covers new commercial construction, additions, tenant improvements/remodels of existing commercial space, and changes of use — the form's own Development Proposal section (Current Use / Proposed Use) is the mechanism used for TI/change-of-use projects. Neither the City's Licenses & Permits page nor its Documents & Forms page contains any document mentioning 'tenant,' 'improvement,' 'remodel,' or 'change of use.'
- Architect and engineering drawings are explicitly required with every commercial permit application — highlighted in red on the City's own application form, the same strict requirement documented for residential permits in this record.
- The commercial application's Development Proposal questionnaire (footprint, height, permanence, living quarters, hazardous materials, emissions, business hours, employee count, parking, traffic impact, food/beverage service, food handler's license) is more extensive than the residential form — plan to answer these operational questions even for a straightforward interior tenant improvement.
- A separate Sign Permit application (not the commercial building permit) covers signage — do not conflate the two when a commercial tenant-improvement project also involves new signage.
- Both a Building Inspector sign-off AND a City Superintendent sign-off are required on the face of the commercial permit, plus separate Water Approved and Sewer Approved sign-offs — the same dual-approval structure as the residential permit.
- As with every other Malad City permit type documented in this record, no published valuation-based fee table exists; the fee is written on the application by the City on a case-by-case basis. Call (208) 766-4160 to confirm cost before applying.
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