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Wallace building permits
Wallace, Idaho — as published 2026-08-26.
Reviewed 2026-08-02 · Source
Codes adopted
Permit types & fees
Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Addition / Alteration)
Required for new residential construction, additions, alterations, and remodels within the City of Wallace. Wallace administers its own building permits under Wallace City Code Chapter 153, adopting the state versions of the IBC, IRC-based Residential Code, IECC-based Energy Code, and IEBC-based Existing Building Code. Building official, plan review, and inspection services are provided under contract by the City of Kellogg's Building Official.
Reviewed 2026-08-02 · Source
Requirements
- Building permit required prior to commencement of covered construction, addition, or alteration work within city limits — Wallace City Code Chapter 153
- Plans must comply with the State Residential Code (2020, IRC-based), State Energy Conservation Code (2020), and applicable local amendments (snow loads, frost depth, foundation reinforcement)
- Because the entire city lies within the Wallace Historic District, projects involving exterior work also require a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Planning & Zoning/Historic Preservation Commission (see the accessory 'historic-preservation-certificate-of-appropriateness' permit type) before a building permit can be issued
- All structures or modifications that will be occupied require a Certificate of Occupancy in addition to any required permit(s), per the city's own Certificate of Appropriateness application conditions
- Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work is NOT issued or inspected by the City of Wallace — those permits are issued and inspected by the State of Idaho (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses / Idaho Division of Building Safety, 1-800-955-3044, dbs.idaho.gov / dopl.idaho.gov), consistent with the same state-administered trade-permit structure used county-wide in Shoshone County
- Idaho Code § 39-4117 ('Processing building permits — Timely Review,' effective 7/1/2025) requires Wallace to publish a document describing its building permit process (satisfied by the City's Building Permit Process and Procedures handout, adopted by City Council 11/12/2025) and to give an applicant written notice on whether a residential application is complete within ten (10) business days of receipt of the original or any revised submission; a 'complete' determination authorizes the application to proceed to formal plan review but is not itself permit approval
- Per the City's adopted Building Permit Process and Procedures handout (11/12/2025), a permit becomes void if work is abandoned for 180 days or more after commencing, or if work does not commence at all within 60 days of issuance
- Wallace publishes and administers only ONE generic Building Permit for all occupancy types — there is no separate commercial/tenant-improvement product. The City's Building Permit Process and Procedures handout (adopted by City Council 11/12/2025, published in the November 2025 Council Packet PDF) and Wallace City Code § 153.001 neither branch the application checklist, review process, nor fee mechanism by residential vs. commercial/TI. Commercial (and TI/remodel) work is reviewed under the same Chapter 153 framework using the 2018 IBC track (§ 153.001(A)(1)) instead of the 2020 State Residential Code track (§ 153.001(A)(2)), by the same contracted City of Kellogg Building Official, rather than through a distinct commercial permit type or application. The blank application form itself is not published online (it is obtained by contacting the City Clerk, per the handout), so this finding rests on the process document and code structure rather than a direct read of the form's checkbox list.
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationBuilding permit application submitted to Wallace City Hall (703 Cedar Street); processed with the contracted City of Kellogg Building Official. Contact City Hall at (208) 752-1147 for the current application form.
- RequiredConstruction Drawings / Site PlanPlans showing scope of work, dimensions, structural details, and site layout sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the State Residential/Building Code and local amendments (frost depth, snow loads, foundation reinforcement)
- OptionalCertificate of Appropriateness (if exterior work)Required in advance of the building permit for any exterior alteration, new construction, demolition, or signage since the entire city is a historic district — Wallace City Code Title XV, Ch. 155
- OptionalBuilding Permit Process and Procedures handoutThe City's official building-permit process guidance document, published to satisfy Idaho Code § 39-4117(1); adopted by City Council 11/12/2025. States that permitting fees are collected 'based on the current fee schedule' at sign-off and that a permit voids if work is abandoned 180+ days after commencing or not commenced within 60 days of issuance.
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit / Plan Review Fee | Not published | Wallace's own Building Permit Process and Procedures handout (adopted by City Council 11/12/2025) confirms the City collects permitting fees 'based on the current fee schedule,' but that schedule's… Show full citationHideWallace's own Building Permit Process and Procedures handout (adopted by City Council 11/12/2025) confirms the City collects permitting fees 'based on the current fee schedule,' but that schedule's dollar figures are not published on wallace.id.gov or anywhere else. The City's effort to consolidate and formally adopt a fee schedule (draft Resolution #2025-222, 'A Resolution of the City of Wallace... Authorizing the Establishment of and Setting Fees') was workshopped 9/3/2025 and was — in the City Clerk's and legal counsel's own words that day — 'a very rough draft' still needing Planning & Zoning review before a public hearing could even be scheduled; across the 10 consecutive regular/special City Council meetings from Oct. 2025 through the July 8, 2026 meeting, Resolution #2025-222 never reappeared on any agenda for adoption. The City's Kellogg building-inspection interlocal agreement (revised and adopted 12/10/2025) confirms Wallace itself collects all building-permit fees directly and remits 100% of plan-check fees plus 75% of building-inspection fees to Kellogg, but states only those percentages, not dollar figures. No newer fee schedule, resolution, or dollar figure is published anywhere; call City Hall, (208) 752-1147, for current fee amounts before applying. |
Commercial Building Permit (New Construction, Additions, Remodels & Tenant Improvements)
Covers new commercial construction, commercial additions, and commercial interior/exterior remodels and tenant-improvement build-outs in Wallace. There is no separate commercial or tenant-improvement application, checklist, or fee track — a commercial project uses the same Building Permit process and the same Building Permit Process and Procedures handout as residential work, both administered under Wallace City Code Chapter 153 by the contracted City of Kellogg Building Official, Keith Teeters. What differs from residential work is the code track and the state completeness-review clock: commercial and other non-residential occupancies are reviewed against the 2018 International Building Code (Wallace City Code § 153.001(A)(1)) rather than the 2020 State Residential Code (§ 153.001(A)(2)), and Idaho Code § 39-4117 gives the City twenty (20) business days, instead of ten (10), to tell a commercial applicant in writing whether the application is complete. Because the entire city is a National Historic Landmark district, any exterior work on a commercial building — new construction, storefront alteration, or a new business sign — also requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Planning & Zoning/Historic Preservation Commission before the building permit can be issued.
Reviewed 2026-08-25 · Source
Requirements
- Building permit required prior to commencement of commercial new construction, additions, alterations, remodels, or tenant-improvement build-outs within city limits — Wallace City Code Chapter 153
- Commercial and other non-residential occupancies are reviewed against the International Building Code, 2018 Edition, as adopted by the State Building Code Board — Wallace City Code § 153.001(A)(1) — rather than the 2020 State Residential Code track used for one- and two-family dwellings (§ 153.001(A)(2))
- Wallace publishes no distinct commercial or tenant-improvement application, checklist, or fee schedule: the City's Building Permit Process and Procedures handout (adopted by City Council 11/12/2025) describes a single generic building-permit process — obtain the application from the City Clerk, submit a plot plan, truss plan, project valuation, and two complete sets of building plans, and pay fees when the building official signs off — with no commercial-specific branch or additional step called out anywhere in the handout
- Idaho Code § 39-4117 requires the City to give a commercial applicant written notice of whether the application is complete within twenty (20) business days of receiving the original or any revised submission (versus ten (10) business days for a residential application); a completeness determination is not itself permit approval, only authorization to proceed into full plan review, and no further review-timeline commitment beyond this statutory completeness window is published for either track
- Because the entire city lies within the Wallace Historic District, any exterior work on a commercial building — new construction, alteration, restoration, demolition, or an outdoor advertising sign — requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Planning & Zoning/Historic Preservation Commission first, per Wallace City Code § 155.075; the ordinance text applies to exterior work on 'any building or other structure' without a residential/commercial carve-out, so a new storefront sign needs the same Certificate as a home addition (see the historic-preservation-certificate-of-appropriateness permit type)
- Plan review and inspections are performed by the contracted City of Kellogg Building Official under the same interlocal Agreement to Provide Building Inspection Services used for residential permits; that agreement requires all building permit applications, plans, and fees to be submitted to Wallace (not to Kellogg directly), with Wallace then forwarding the application to Kellogg and remitting Kellogg 100% of plan-check fees and 75% of building-inspection fees collected — meaning Wallace's own fee schedule, not a Kellogg fee schedule, applies to a Wallace commercial applicant
- Building permit and Building Department fees are set by resolution of the City Council rather than fixed in code text — Wallace City Code § 153.001(E) — and no such resolution with dollar figures has been adopted: a draft consolidated fee resolution (#2025-222) was still described as 'a very rough draft' needing Planning & Zoning review as of a September 2025 workshop, and has not appeared on a City Council agenda for adoption at any regular or special meeting since, through the August 12, 2026 meeting
- Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical work is not issued or inspected by the City of Wallace — those permits are issued and inspected by the State of Idaho (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses / Division of Building Safety, 1-800-955-3044, dbs.idaho.gov / dopl.idaho.gov), the same as for residential work
- The Idaho State Fire Marshal's plan-review program is limited by its own published scope to state-owned and state-leased buildings; a privately owned commercial building in Wallace does not fall within that program based on the State Fire Marshal's own description of its plan-review scope
- A fire official does participate in the City's building sign-off process in at least some cases: correspondence from a Wallace property owner in the City's November 2025 Council Packet describes a contractor being told he needed a 'fire marshal' signature on building plans (in that instance, over hillside road-access adequacy) before a permit would be issued. Neither the City of Wallace nor Silver Valley Fire Rescue — the Shoshone County fire protection district serving Wallace, formed in October 2025 by the merger of former Shoshone County Fire Districts 1 and 2 — publishes a plan-review process, timeline, or fee specific to commercial construction; confirm directly with the Building Official and with Silver Valley Fire Rescue (208-784-1188) before budgeting for this step
Required documents
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationThe same generic building-permit application used for residential projects, obtained by contacting the City Clerk at Wallace City Hall (703 Cedar Street); the blank form is not published online. A complete submission needs the property owner/applicant's name and mailing address, the job site address, contact information for the property owner and contractor, a plot plan with measurements and setbacks, a manufacturer's truss plan (if applicable), the project valuation, and two complete sets of building plans at least 18" x 24"
- RequiredConstruction Drawings / Site PlanPlans showing scope of work, dimensions, structural details, and site layout sufficient to demonstrate compliance with the 2018 International Building Code and any applicable local amendments
- OptionalCertificate of Appropriateness (if exterior work)Required in advance of the building permit for any exterior alteration, new construction, demolition, or signage on a commercial building, since the entire city is a historic district — Wallace City Code Title XV, Ch. 155
- OptionalBuilding Permit Process and Procedures handoutThe City's official building-permit process guidance document, published to satisfy Idaho Code § 39-4117(1); adopted by City Council 11/12/2025. Describes one generic process for all building permits with no separate commercial section; states that permitting fees are collected 'based on the current fee schedule' when the building official signs off, and that a permit voids if work is abandoned 180+ days after commencing or not commenced within 60 days of issuance
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Building Permit / Plan Review Fee | Not published | Wallace's Building Permit Process and Procedures handout (adopted 11/12/2025) confirms the City collects permitting fees 'based on the current fee schedule,' but that schedule's dollar figures are… Show full citationHideWallace's Building Permit Process and Procedures handout (adopted 11/12/2025) confirms the City collects permitting fees 'based on the current fee schedule,' but that schedule's dollar figures are not published on wallace.id.gov or anywhere else, for commercial or residential work. A draft consolidated fee resolution (#2025-222) was still a rough draft as of September 2025 and has not reappeared on any City Council agenda for adoption through the August 12, 2026 meeting. The Kellogg building-inspection interlocal agreement confirms Wallace itself collects all building-permit fees directly from applicants and remits 100% of plan-check fees plus 75% of building-inspection fees to Kellogg — so Wallace's own (unpublished) schedule is the one that applies, not a separate Kellogg schedule; Kellogg's own building fees are likewise unpublished. Call City Hall, (208) 752-1147, for current fee amounts before applying. |
| Certificate of Appropriateness Application Fee | Not published | No fee is stated on the Certificate of Appropriateness application form itself, for a commercial or residential applicant; confirm with City Hall (208-752-1147) whether an application fee applies |
| Fire District Plan Review | Not published | Silver Valley Fire Rescue, the Shoshone County fire protection district serving Wallace, publishes no fee schedule, application, or plan-review process for commercial construction on its website (svfirerescue.com); Show full citationHideSilver Valley Fire Rescue, the Shoshone County fire protection district serving Wallace, publishes no fee schedule, application, or plan-review process for commercial construction on its website (svfirerescue.com); some form of fire-official sign-off does occur in the City's building-permit process (see requirements), but no dollar figure or formal procedure for it is published anywhere |
Certificate of Appropriateness (Historic Preservation)
VerifiedRequired before any exterior work — including new construction, demolition, reconstruction/remodeling/repair, exterior alteration, signage, or even tree removal — on any building, structure, or site feature within the Wallace Historic District, which encompasses the entire city since Wallace is fully listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Administered by the combined Wallace Planning & Zoning / Historic Preservation Commission under Wallace City Code Title XV, Chapter 155.
Verified 2026-07-08 · Source
Requirements
- Required for: new construction, demolition, reconstruction/remodeling/repair, exterior building alteration, signage, and other exterior site work (e.g., tree removal) within the Historic District — i.e., city-wide
- Application must include a clear statement of proposed work (colors, materials, landscaping, signs), plans/elevations/specifications sufficient to describe size, height, and completed appearance, and a site plan showing existing buildings/structures and the Zoning District — per Wallace City Code § 155.078(B)
- Demolition applications must additionally include justification/necessity for the demolition and proposed plans for the site
- The Commission must hold a hearing within 45 days of receipt of a complete application; notice must be published in the newspaper at least five working days prior to the hearing
- Regular hearings are held the first Wednesday of each month; applications are due by the Thursday two weeks prior to the scheduled hearing
- Simple/minor projects meeting the Historic Preservation Commission's pre-approved criteria may receive an immediate Certificate of Appropriateness from the City Clerk or P&Z Chairman without waiting for a full hearing
- A building permit application is submitted to the (contracted) Building Official only after Certificate of Appropriateness approval; the city's own guidance states the subsequent building permit issuance may take up to a week or longer
Required documents
- RequiredCertificate of Appropriateness ApplicationOfficial City of Wallace COA application form (Revised 10/03/2024); includes parcel/owner information, project type checkboxes (new construction, demolition, reconstruction/remodel/repair, exterior alteration/signage, other), and a series of yes/no screening questions (historic district location, tree removal, nonconforming uses, prior code violations, property-line disturbance, anticipated building permits)
- RequiredProject description and supporting materialsClear statement of proposed work including colors, materials, landscaping, and signs; plans, elevations, and specifications; current/historic photos encouraged; site plan showing existing buildings/structures and Zoning District
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
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Solar PV Installation (Building Permit + Certificate of Appropriateness)
Wallace has no dedicated solar-PV application, no separate solar fee line, and no historic-district exemption for solar installations. Because the entire City of Wallace is a National Historic Landmark district, a rooftop or ground-mount solar PV system is exterior work and therefore requires a Certificate of Appropriateness from the Planning & Zoning/Historic Preservation Commission (Wallace City Code Title XV, Ch. 155) BEFORE the standard Building Permit (Wallace City Code Ch. 153) can be issued — the same two-step sequence used for any other exterior alteration in this city. Neither the Wallace City Code nor the city's published Certificate of Appropriateness materials carry any solar-specific carve-out, streamlined review, or fee. Electrical interconnection work is permitted and inspected by the State of Idaho (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses/Division of Building Safety), not the city.
Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- A Certificate of Appropriateness is required BEFORE a building permit for any exterior alteration citywide, including a roof- or ground-mounted solar PV installation — Wallace City Code Title XV, Ch. 155; confirmed no solar-specific exemption or streamlined path exists in the ordinance or the city's published COA guidance
- Certificate of Appropriateness application must include a clear statement of proposed work (materials, colors, layout), plans/elevations sufficient to describe the completed appearance, and a site plan — per Wallace City Code § 155.078(B)
- Ask the City Clerk whether a rooftop solar installation qualifies for the Historic Preservation Commission's 'pre-approved' minor-project list, which can receive immediate Certificate of Appropriateness approval without waiting for the monthly hearing — not confirmed either way for solar specifically, so ask directly
- Once the Certificate of Appropriateness is approved, a standard Building Permit application (Wallace City Code Ch. 153) is required for the structural/racking installation, reviewed by the contracted City of Kellogg Building Official against the State Residential Code (2020, IRC-based)
- Electrical interconnection/wiring is permitted and inspected by the State of Idaho (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses/Division of Building Safety, 1-800-955-3044), not the City of Wallace
- Idaho Code § 55-3208 (2022) prohibits a homeowners' association from banning rooftop solar outright (subject to reasonable orientation/placement conditions) — relevant if the property is also HOA-governed, though this does not override the city's own historic-district Certificate of Appropriateness requirement
Required documents
- RequiredCertificate of Appropriateness ApplicationRequired before the building permit for the solar installation as exterior work; same form used for any other exterior alteration citywide
- RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationSubmitted to Wallace City Hall after Certificate of Appropriateness approval; same general application used for other construction
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Appropriateness Application Fee | Not published | No fee is stated on the Certificate of Appropriateness application form itself; confirm with City Hall (208-752-1147) whether an application fee applies |
| Building Permit Fee | Not published | Building permit and Building Department fees in Wallace are set by City Council resolution (Wallace City Code § 153.001(E)) rather than published online — no fee schedule PDF is posted on… Show full citationHideBuilding permit and Building Department fees in Wallace are set by City Council resolution (Wallace City Code § 153.001(E)) rather than published online — no fee schedule PDF is posted on wallace.id.gov, and no distinct solar fee line exists. Because Wallace's building official is contracted from the City of Kellogg, Kellogg's schedule is the natural adjacent source, but Kellogg's own building fees are likewise 'set by resolution of the Kellogg city council' with no published dollar schedule (kellogg.id.gov/departments/building/), so no adjacent-jurisdiction figure is available either, and no newer or superseding fee resolution has been adopted by either city. A consolidated fee resolution has been drafted but not adopted: the City's Sept. 3, 2025 workshop minutes describe draft Resolution #2025-222 as 'a very rough draft' still needing Planning & Zoning review before a public hearing could be scheduled, and it has not reappeared on any City Council agenda for adoption across the 10 consecutive regular/special meetings from Oct. 2025 through the July 8, 2026 meeting. The City's Building Permit Process and Procedures handout (adopted Nov. 12, 2025) confirms fees are collected 'based on the current fee schedule' but does not publish that schedule's figures, and the Kellogg building-inspection interlocal agreement (adopted Dec. 10, 2025) states only that Wallace remits 100% of plan-check fees and 75% of building-inspection fees to Kellogg — percentages, not dollar amounts. No dollar figure for the building permit fee (or a solar-specific fee, which does not exist as a distinct line) is published anywhere; confirm the current fee with City Hall, (208) 752-1147. |
Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Station / EVSE Permit (Certificate of Appropriateness + State Electrical Permit)
VerifiedWallace has no dedicated EV charger/EVSE permit application or fee line, and no historic-district exemption for EV charging equipment. Because the entire City of Wallace is a National Historic Landmark district, installation of an exterior-visible EV charging station (e.g., a wall-mounted charger, new conduit run, or exterior meter/panel work visible from a public right-of-way) is exterior work subject to the same Certificate of Appropriateness requirement (Wallace City Code Title XV, Ch. 155) that governs the city's solar-pv-permit entry, before any building permit can be issued for associated structural work. Electrical wiring/interconnection itself is permitted and inspected by the State of Idaho (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses/Division of Building Safety), not the City of Wallace, consistent with how the city sources electrical work generally.
Verified 2026-07-20 · Source
Requirements
- A Certificate of Appropriateness may be required BEFORE any associated building permit for exterior-visible EV charger installation work (wall-mounted unit, new exterior conduit, meter/panel changes visible from a public right-of-way) — Wallace City Code Title XV, Ch. 155; no EV-specific exemption or streamlined path was found in the ordinance or the city's published COA guidance
- Certificate of Appropriateness application must include a clear statement of proposed work (materials, colors, layout/mounting location), plans/elevations sufficient to describe the completed appearance, and a site plan — per Wallace City Code § 155.078(B)
- Ask the City Clerk whether an EV charger installation qualifies for the Historic Preservation Commission's 'pre-approved' minor-project list for immediate Certificate of Appropriateness approval, rather than waiting for the monthly hearing -- not confirmed either way for EV chargers specifically
- If any associated structural work is needed, a standard Building Permit application (Wallace City Code Ch. 153) is required after Certificate of Appropriateness approval, reviewed by the contracted City of Kellogg Building Official
- Electrical interconnection/wiring for the EVSE circuit is permitted and inspected by the State of Idaho (Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, 1-800-955-3044), not the City of Wallace
Required documents
- RequiredCertificate of Appropriateness ApplicationRequired before any associated building permit if the EV charger installation involves exterior-visible work; same form used for any other exterior alteration citywide
- RequiredElectrical Permit Application (State of Idaho, DOPL)Standard state electrical permit application for the EVSE circuit itself; not issued by the City of Wallace
Fee schedule
| Fee type | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate of Appropriateness Application Fee | Not published | No fee is stated on the Certificate of Appropriateness application form itself; confirm with City Hall (208-752-1147) whether an application fee applies to an EV charger installation |
| State Electrical Permit — Existing Dwelling Unit Permit (residential EVSE circuit added to an existing home) | $65.00 per inspection (flat; no per-branch-circuit surcharge) | Idaho Administrative Code, IDAPA 24.39.10, Section 500.02.a.ii (Rules of the Idaho Electrical Board, official current rule, effective 3-28-23), adminrules.idaho.gov… Show full citationHideIdaho Administrative Code, IDAPA 24.39.10, Section 500.02.a.ii (Rules of the Idaho Electrical Board, official current rule, effective 3-28-23), adminrules.idaho.gov (https://adminrules.idaho.gov/rules/current/24/243910.pdf). The fee is set and collected by the State of Idaho (DOPL), not the City of Wallace. |
| DOPL Electrical Permit — Other Installations (Including Industrial and Commercial) Permit (new construction, commercial, or multi-family EVSE) | Wiring cost up to $10,000: $60 plus 2% of total wiring cost; $10,001-$100,000: $260 plus 1% of excess over $10,000; over $100,000: $1,160 plus 0.5% of excess over $100,000 | Idaho Administrative Code, IDAPA 24.39.10, Section 500.02.b, adminrules.idaho.gov (official current rule, effective 3-28-23) — the statewide DOPL mechanism, which applies here rather than any locally set fee. |
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