Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Alterations & Tenant Improvement) in Kellogg, Idaho

Kellogg requires a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, alterations & tenant improvement) for: Building permit required for commercial new construction, additions, and alterations (including tenant-improvement and remodel work), submitted on the same City of Kellogg Building Department Permit Application used for residential work — check New Construction, Addition, or Alteration as applicable. No construction may begin until the permit is issued.; Commercial construction or new construction requires two sets of plans from the contractor, minimum 24 inches by 18 inches, per the application form's own instructions.; Plans are reviewed against the 2018 International Building Code as adopted by the State of Idaho or the Idaho Building Code Board, effective January 1, 2021, per Kellogg City Code § 4-1-1.A; the plan check fee for this review is reserved to a Kellogg city council resolution under the same section.; Site plans must show boundaries and dimensions, proposed and existing structures, setbacks, roads, parking, and sewer/septic facilities.; Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work is not issued or inspected by the City of Kellogg — those permits are issued and inspected by the State of Idaho (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses / Idaho Building Safety, 1-800-955-3044, dbs.idaho.gov).; The permit application's own approval-entity table calls for sign-off from the local fire district, Planning and Zoning, and the applicable water/sewer district and utilities prior to issuance; the fire district serving Kellogg is Silver Valley Fire Rescue, formed by a September 2025 merger of Shoshone County Fire Protection Districts 1 and 2 (the application form lists the pre-merger name, Shoshone County Fire District #2).; Fees for building permits and associated services, including the plan check fee, are set by resolution of the Kellogg city council per City Code § 4-1-12; no fee-schedule resolution is published on the City's website, code library, or posted council agendas and minutes, so confirm the current fee with the Building Department before applying.. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Kellogg Building Department at (208) 786-9131 before starting work.

The City does not publish a review-to-issuance timeline for commercial permits. Idaho Code § 39-4117 separately requires a local government to determine whether a commercial building permit application is complete within twenty business days of receipt (ten business days for a residential application) — a completeness check, not a measure of how long the full plan review takes.

You'll need: Building Department Permit Application; Construction Drawings / Site Plan. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Kellogg requires 2 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, alterations & tenant improvement), in order: Applicable Entity Sign-Off, Final. Schedule each through City of Kellogg Building Department ((208) 786-9131).

Apply through City of Kellogg Building Department at 1007 McKinley Ave, Kellogg, ID 83837. Phone: (208) 786-9131, email: keith.teeters@kellogg.id.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Official information: https://kellogg.id.gov/departments/building/.

No. Commercial new construction, additions, and alterations (including tenant-improvement and remodel work) use the same Building Department Permit Application as a residential project, checking New Construction, Addition, or Alteration as applicable. The form has no dedicated Commercial or Tenant Improvement checkbox; it does state directly that commercial construction or new construction requires two sets of plans from the contractor, minimum 24 by 18 inches.

Kellogg City Code reserves both the building permit fee and the plan check fee for IBC-reviewed commercial work to a resolution of the city council (§§ 4-1-1.A.1 and 4-1-12), but no fee-schedule resolution is published on the City's website, in its code library, or in its posted council agendas and minutes. Call the Building Department at (208) 786-9131 for the current fee; payment is accepted by cash or check only.

Yes. The City's permit application requires sign-off from the local fire district before a building permit is issued. The application lists that district as Shoshone County Fire District #2; in September 2025 it merged with Shoshone County Fire District 1 to form Silver Valley Fire Rescue, headquartered at 911 Bunker Avenue in Kellogg. No separate fire department plan-review fee for commercial work was found published by the City or by Silver Valley Fire Rescue.