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Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Alterations & Tenant Improvement) — Osburn, Idaho · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-08-25 · Source: https://www.cityofosburn.org/planning-and-zoning
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Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Alterations & Tenant Improvement) in Osburn, Idaho
Required for new commercial construction, commercial additions, alterations, relocations, demolition, and interior tenant-improvement or remodel work within Osburn city limits. Osburn has no dedicated commercial application: commercial projects are submitted on the same Building/Development Permit Pre-Application used for residential work, reviewed under the International Building Code, and billed on the same Resolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A valuation schedule that prices "Commercial" as a project-specific figure rather than a fixed per-square-foot rate. Plan review and inspections are performed by City of Kellogg Building Official Keith Teeters under Osburn's own contract for building-official services, the same arrangement used for residential permits.
Verified 2026-08-25 · Source
When you need this permit
- Building permit required for new commercial construction and for commercial additions, alterations, relocations, demolition, and interior tenant-improvement/remodel work, per Osburn Municipal Code Chapter 8
- Submitted on the same Building/Development Permit Pre-Application used for all Osburn permit types — check New, Addition, Alteration, Relocation, or Demolition under Structural Development; the form has no dedicated Commercial or Tenant Improvement checkbox
- Applications must be printed/completed and submitted in person to the City of Osburn Clerk's Office (921 E Mullan Ave) — not submitted online; no separate submittal path is published for commercial projects, so the same in-person requirement applies
- Commercial construction requires two sets of plans from the contractor, per the pre-application form's own intro paragraph
- Plans are reviewed under the International Building Code as adopted at Osburn Municipal Code §8-19; the ordinance names no edition year, but the City's own permit forms (e.g., the Building Permit Extension Request) cite the 2018 IBC
- Plan review and inspections are performed by City of Kellogg Building Official Keith Teeters, who, per the City of Kellogg's own Building Department page, issues all building permits for Shoshone County's incorporated cities, including Osburn — the same contracted arrangement used for residential permits, with no separate reviewer for commercial work
- Floodplain determination is completed by the City's Floodplain Administrator as part of the pre-application review, the same as for residential projects; a separate Floodplain Development Application is required if the site is in a Special Flood Hazard Area
- Shoshone County Fire Protection District #1 is listed as a required approval contact on the same pre-application form used for every Osburn building permit, so commercial projects route through the same fire-district sign-off as residential projects
- Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work is not issued or inspected by the City of Osburn — those trade 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)
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City of Osburn Resolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A — Building Standards Valuation Data, effective November 1, 2025. Show full citationHide
City of Osburn Resolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A — Building Standards Valuation Data, effective November 1, 2025. Unlike the flat per-square-foot residential dwelling rate, the commercial line is priced as project-specific valuation rather than a fixed $/sq ft figure; the schedule does not further define how that valuation is determined.Valuation (project-specific, determined by the building official)
Window CommercialResolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A — the only other commercial-specific line item on the fee schedule, also priced as project-specific valuation rather than a fixed rate
Valuation (project-specific, determined by the building official)
Plan Check FeeResolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A. The City charges this same 45% rate on commercial and residential permits alike — no separate or higher commercial plan-review rate is published, unlike some neighboring Idaho jurisdictions that charge a distinct commercial rate.
45% of the building permit fee, added to all permits issued
Additional Plan Review / Changes, Additions or RevisionsResolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A — applies to all permit types, including revisions to a commercial submittal
$75.00 per hour (1-hour minimum)
Reinspection / Special Inspection FeeResolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A
$75.00 per hour (1-hour minimum)
Temporary Certificate of OccupancyResolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A
$100.00
Work Without PermitResolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A
Double the standard permit fee
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
- 1
Pre-Application / Floodplain Determination
City Floodplain Administrator reviews FIRM panel data and determines whether the site is in a Special Flood Hazard Area before permit issuance
See the full Osburn inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- Osburn has no separate commercial building permit or tenant-improvement (TI) application — commercial new construction, additions, alterations, and remodels all use the same Building/Development Permit Pre-Application as residential work, checking New, Addition, Alteration, Relocation, or Demolition as applicable.
- Commercial projects still require two sets of plans from the contractor and in-person submittal to the Osburn City Clerk's Office (921 E Mullan Ave) — applications cannot be submitted online.
- Plan review and inspections for both residential and commercial work in Osburn are performed by City of Kellogg Building Official Keith Teeters under Osburn's own contract; Osburn does not review commercial plans in-house, and does not use a different contracted reviewer for commercial work than for residential work.
- Osburn's fee resolution prices Commercial and Window Commercial as project-specific valuation figures rather than a fixed $/sq ft rate, but applies the same 45% plan check fee to commercial permits as to every other permit type in the City — no separate, higher commercial plan-review rate is published, unlike some neighboring Idaho cities.
- Idaho Code §39-4117 gives the City 20 business days to determine whether a commercial building-permit application is complete (versus 10 business days for residential) — a statewide completeness-review deadline, not a promised turnaround time for plan review itself.
- Shoshone County Fire Protection District #1 is a required sign-off on the shared pre-application form; no separate fire-district plan-review fee for commercial projects is published by the City or the fire district, so confirm any fire-district fee directly with the district for a specific project.
- Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work on a commercial project is permitted separately through the State of Idaho (DOPL), not the City of Osburn, the same as for residential work.
- Osburn publishes no stage-by-stage building inspection list. The City's Planning and Zoning page states that Osburn contracts with Building Official Keith Teeters of the City of Kellogg for plan reviews and inspections, and directs applicants to call (208) 783-7751 to schedule one; Resolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A separately prices a Reinspection/Special Inspection Fee at $75.00 per hour with a one-hour minimum and a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy at $100.00, so inspections do occur even though the stages are not enumerated. Ask the Building Official which inspections your scope of work requires before starting.
Frequently asked questions
Osburn requires a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, alterations & tenant improvement) for: Building permit required for new commercial construction and for commercial additions, alterations, relocations, demolition, and interior tenant-improvement/remodel work, per Osburn Municipal Code Chapter 8; Submitted on the same Building/Development Permit Pre-Application used for all Osburn permit types — check New, Addition, Alteration, Relocation, or Demolition under Structural Development; the form has no dedicated Commercial or Tenant Improvement checkbox; Applications must be printed/completed and submitted in person to the City of Osburn Clerk's Office (921 E Mullan Ave) — not submitted online; no separate submittal path is published for commercial projects, so the same in-person requirement applies; Commercial construction requires two sets of plans from the contractor, per the pre-application form's own intro paragraph; Plans are reviewed under the International Building Code as adopted at Osburn Municipal Code §8-19; the ordinance names no edition year, but the City's own permit forms (e.g., the Building Permit Extension Request) cite the 2018 IBC; Plan review and inspections are performed by City of Kellogg Building Official Keith Teeters, who, per the City of Kellogg's own Building Department page, issues all building permits for Shoshone County's incorporated cities, including Osburn — the same contracted arrangement used for residential permits, with no separate reviewer for commercial work; Floodplain determination is completed by the City's Floodplain Administrator as part of the pre-application review, the same as for residential projects; a separate Floodplain Development Application is required if the site is in a Special Flood Hazard Area; Shoshone County Fire Protection District #1 is listed as a required approval contact on the same pre-application form used for every Osburn building permit, so commercial projects route through the same fire-district sign-off as residential projects; Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work is not issued or inspected by the City of Osburn — those trade 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). If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Osburn Planning and Zoning / Building Department at (208) 752-0001 before starting work.
Resolution No. 2025-11, Exhibit A prices Commercial construction as a project-specific valuation determined by the building official, rather than the flat per-square-foot rate used for residential dwellings. A 45% plan check fee is then added — the same rate charged on every other Osburn permit type.
The City publishes no review-timeline figure for commercial or any other permit type. Idaho Code §39-4117 requires the City to determine whether a commercial application is complete within 20 business days of submission, but that deadline covers completeness review only, not the time to complete plan review and issue the permit.
You'll need: Building/Development Permit Pre-Application; Construction Drawings / Site Plan. Depending on your project, Osburn may also ask for: Contractor Registration Number. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
Osburn requires 1 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (new construction, additions, alterations & tenant improvement), in order: Pre-Application / Floodplain Determination. Schedule each through City of Osburn Planning and Zoning / Building Department ((208) 752-0001).
Apply through City of Osburn Planning and Zoning / Building Department at 921 E Mullan Ave (PO Box 865), Osburn, ID 83849. Phone: (208) 752-0001, email: j.arthun@cityofosburn.org. Office hours: Mon–Thu 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM; Fri 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Official information: https://www.cityofosburn.org/planning-and-zoning.
No. Commercial new construction, additions, alterations, and tenant-improvement/remodel work all use the same Building/Development Permit Pre-Application as residential permits (application PDF, rev. 2/04/2025). The form has no dedicated Commercial or Tenant Improvement checkbox; a commercial project checks the same Structural Development boxes — New, Addition, Alteration, Relocation, or Demolition — used for residential work.
City of Kellogg Building Official Keith Teeters, under Osburn's own contract for building-official services. The City of Kellogg's Building Department page states that Teeters issues all building permits for Shoshone County's incorporated cities, including Osburn, with no separate reviewer named for commercial projects.
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