Donnelly building permits

Building department

Address

169 Halferty Street, PO Box 725, Donnelly, ID 83615

Phone

(208) 325-8859

Email

Office hours

Mon–Thu 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM (City Hall; closed Fridays — leave a detailed message after hours or on weekends)

Website

Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Donnelly — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Idaho adopts a statewide baseline building code set under the Idaho Building Code Act (Idaho Code Title 39, Chapter 41) and IDAPA rules administered by the Idaho Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL). Effective January 1, 2021, the statewide baseline includes the 2018 International Building Code (IBC), 2020 Idaho Residential Code (based on the 2018 IRC Parts I–III and IX with Idaho amendments), 2020 Idaho Energy Conservation Code (based on the 2018 IECC with Idaho amendments), 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), and 2018 International Fire Code (IFC). The National Electrical Code is adopted separately by the Idaho Electrical Board (IDAPA 24.39.10), not bundled with the building code: Idaho enforces the 2023 NEC, effective July 1, 2024 (the state used the 2017 NEC with amendments before that and skipped the 2020 edition). Local jurisdictions must enforce the state baseline and may adopt amendments only where those amendments are at least as stringent as the state-adopted editions; local amendments may not be less restrictive. Enforcement is local — each city or county issues permits and performs inspections. Always confirm the current adopted edition and any local amendments with your specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.

• 2018 International Residential Code (IRC)
• 2018 International Building Code (IBC)
• 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC)
• City of Donnelly Municipal Code Title 15 — Building Codes (Chapter 15.05)

Permit types & fees

• Residential Building Permit (New Construction)

  Required for new single-family residences, manufactured/modular homes, additions, alterations, and most other structures within the City of Donnelly. Applications are submitted to Donnelly City Hall; Valley County Building Department performs plan review support and all inspections under an interlocal service arrangement — Donnelly issues the permit and sets its own fee schedule.

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• Solar Panel Permit (via Valley County Building Department)

  Required for installation of solar photovoltaic panels on an existing building in Donnelly. The City of Donnelly's own Building Department relies on the Valley County Building Department for plan review and inspections (Donnelly does not maintain its own in-house plan review/inspection staff). Valley County's own published fee schedule lists a distinct 'Solar Panel on Existing Building' fee that includes both plan review and inspection. The electrical/interconnection wiring itself requires a licensed electrical contractor holding an Idaho DOPL electrical license; Idaho's Solar Photovoltaic electrical license category specifically requires NABCEP (or equivalent) photovoltaic installer certification.

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• EV Charger / EVSE Permit (State of Idaho Electrical Permit)

  Installation of an electric vehicle charging station in Donnelly is electrical work and is NOT permitted by the City of Donnelly or Valley County at all — like all electrical work in Donnelly (per this file's residential-building-permit entry), it requires a separate State of Idaho electrical permit issued by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) / Division of Building Safety (dbs.idaho.gov). DOPL's own Contractor Electrical Permit Worksheet (Fee Schedule), directly fetched and reviewed this session, has NO distinct 'EV charger,' 'electric vehicle,' or 'EVSE' line item — a dedicated Level 2 charger circuit added to an existing residence is billed under the worksheet's 'Existing Residence / Modular, Manufactured or Mobile Homes / Detached Shop' bucket: $65 base fee plus $10 per additional branch circuit beyond the one circuit included in the base fee.

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