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Commercial Building Permit (New Construction & Tenant Improvement) in Fallon, Nevada

Required for construction, alteration, enlargement, or remodeling of commercial buildings within Fallon city limits. The City of Fallon does NOT operate a separate commercial permit track: commercial and residential work run through the same Chapter 17.08 construction-permit process, the same City Engineer/Building Department review, and the same single Permit Application form — the form's Job Information section simply has 'Residential' and 'Commercial' checkboxes next to the Valuation field, and opens with a 'Tenant Name' field for tenant-occupied commercial jobs. Commercial plans are reviewed against the 2024 IBC (Appendices C, E, H, I), 2024 IEBC (for work in existing buildings/tenant improvements), 2024 IECC, 2023 NEC, 2024 UPC/UMC/IMC/IFGC, and the 2024 Northern Nevada Amendments, all as adopted by Ordinance No. 788 (December 2, 2025). Tenant improvement is NOT a distinct permit type, fee, or timeline in Fallon — see tips.

Verified 2026-08-01 · Source

When you need this permit

  • It is unlawful to construct or commence construction of any building or structure without first applying to and receiving a permit from the city engineer; 'construction' expressly includes erection of a building, sign, plumbing, mechanical, electrical, excavation, and other work covered in the adopted codes (City Code § 17.08.010, re-verified live 2026-08-01)
  • Application on forms furnished by the city clerk, accompanied by a detailed written statement or a full set of plans plus a plat or other showing of the owner's name and residence (City Code §§ 17.08.020, 17.08.030)
  • Two (2) sets of plans including one (1) wet-stamped are required; minimum plan sheet size 11" x 17", maximum 24" x 36"; only complete applications are accepted and processed (City of Fallon Permit Application form)
  • Check 'Commercial' in the Job Information section and complete the Tenant Name field (if tenant-occupied), Valuation, Zoning, Setbacks (front/side/side/rear), and FEMA Flood Zone fields (City of Fallon Permit Application form)
  • Pre-acceptance approvals must be initiated by the applicant BEFORE the application will be accepted, each marked Approved or N/A: City of Fallon Variance; State Health Department (if the building involves food & drink handling); State and Local Fire Marshal; NDOT (if highway access to the lot is required); and a Geotechnical/Engineering Report (City of Fallon Permit Application form, page 2)
  • Architect & Engineer information section (including the contact person responsible for plan revisions) must be completed where applicable (City of Fallon Permit Application form)
  • Contractor must hold a Nevada State Contractors License for the work performed (except qualifying Home Owner/Builders) AND the application requires a Fallon Business License number (City of Fallon Permit Application form) Owner-builderContractor
  • Every business building must properly connect to the city's lighting, water, and sewer systems and have a toilet; structures suitable or intended for human occupancy require at least 500 sq ft of floor space, exclusive of porches, lean-to additions, and attached garage (City Code § 17.08.040)
  • All work must be performed per the filed plans and not below the minimum requirements of the adopted building codes; altering approved plans requires notice to, and a new permit from, the city engineer (City Code §§ 17.08.050, 17.08.060)
  • Occupying or using any portion of a public street for building erection/repair requires separate permission from the City Council, revocable at any time (City Code § 17.08.100)
  • Commercial zoning standards (verified live 2026-08-01): C-1 and C-2 districts require one off-street parking space per 250 sq ft of gross floor area plus one space per service/delivery vehicle; rear yard of at least 10 ft where the lot is not bounded by an alley; a 5-ft side yard wherever a nonresidence district is contiguous to a residence district; open storage must be enclosed by a 6-ft structure or planting strip; marijuana establishments are prohibited in both C-1 and C-2 (City Code §§ 21.44.020, 21.44.030, 21.48.030-21.48.050, 21.52.020-21.52.040)

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Fee schedule

Commercial Building Permit FeeCity of Fallon Code of Ordinances § 17.08.080; confirm current amount with the Building Department at (775) 423-5107 / (775) 423-9862. Contrast: neighboring unincorporated Churchill County publishes a full valuation-based table with a 65% commercial/industrial plan-check fee — the City of Fallon publishes nothing equivalent
Not published — set by City Council resolution rather than fixed in the Code of Ordinances (§ 17.08.080: fees 'established by the city council'); the application form's 'Permit Cost $____' line is completed by the Building Department, and no valuation-based fee table for commercial (or any) work was found on the City website, in the Municode-hosted Code of Ordinances (re-verified live 2026-08-01, codified through Ord. No. 790 of December 16, 2025), or in previously reviewed City Council agenda packets
Commercial Plan Review FeeConfirm with the Building Department at (775) 423-5107 whether a plan-review component is charged in addition to the permit fee
Not published — no separate commercial plan-check fee (or any plan-review fee line) was found published by the City of Fallon; the UPC/UMC standard fee tables (Table 104.5) were replaced by unpublished City 'Table B'/'Table C' per § 17.04.020(G)(1), (H)(1)
In-Lieu Parking Fee (optional, where off-street parking is impracticable)The city engineer may authorize payment in lieu of providing required off-street parking where lot size, location, and development type make it impracticable; paid at the time of building permit application into the city parking lot fund (City Code § 21.44.025, verified live 2026-08-01) — the one published dollar figure directly tied to commercial building permit applications
$1.15 per square foot of the off-street parking requirement

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Building Department Inspections

    The city engineer performs 'a sufficient number of inspections to assure the safety of the project' (City Code § 17.08.070(B)); no published commercial inspection-stage checklist (footing, structural, rough trades, insulation, final) exists — schedule and sequence inspections directly with the Building Department at (775) 423-5107

  2. 2

    Final Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy

    Occupancy of new or altered commercial space is confirmed through the 2024 IBC Chapter 1 Certificate of Occupancy provisions (IBC § 111), adopted unmodified by the City of Fallon (its local IBC amendments touch only §§ 113, 312.1, and 1612.3); a new business occupying the space additionally needs the Business License Approval Form sign-offs (Building, Health if consumable, Fire — each on 24-hour notice) before the City Clerk issues the business license

See the full Fallon inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Tenant improvement is NOT a separate permit type in Fallon — there is no TI-specific application, fee schedule, or timeline. TI work runs through the same unified Permit Application (which opens with a 'Tenant Name' field and a 'Commercial' checkbox) and is reviewed under the 2024 IEBC/IBC as adopted. This was confirmed from the City's own application form and a full review of Code Chapters 17.04/17.08 (re-fetched live 2026-08-01), not assumed.
  • Initiate the page-2 pre-acceptance approvals EARLY: the application is not accepted until the City of Fallon Variance (if any), State Health Department (food & drink businesses), State and Local Fire Marshal, NDOT (highway access), and Geotechnical/Engineering Report lines are each resolved as Approved or N/A. For restaurants and food service, the State Health Department line is the long pole.
  • No commercial building permit fee schedule or plan-review fee is published anywhere (City website, Municode ordinance text codified through Ord. No. 790, or reviewed council packets) — fees are set by City Council resolution under § 17.08.080 and the department fills in 'Permit Cost' on the form. Call (775) 423-5107 before budgeting. This is a disclosed gap, not an oversight.
  • NAS Fallon / AICUZ: the City of Fallon's zoning code (Title 21, all 25 chapters enumerated live 2026-08-01) contains NO military-compatibility or AICUZ overlay chapter — the 'NAS Fallon Overlay' with AICUZ-based protection standards is Churchill County Code § 16.08.240 and applies in the unincorporated county, not inside city limits. If your project site is actually on unincorporated county land near the base (the city is an enclave within the county), the county's overlay and its Navy-consultation provisions apply instead — verify which jurisdiction your parcel is in first.
  • The permit becomes void if not acted on within 60 days of issuance, or if construction is suspended/abandoned for 180 days after work commences (application form, page 2).
  • The contractor line on the application requires BOTH a Nevada State Contractors License number and a City of Fallon Business License number — out-of-area commercial GCs should obtain the Fallon business license (gross-receipts-based, $50-$300+ per year) before submitting. Contractor
  • If required off-street parking (1 space per 250 sq ft gross floor area in C-1/C-2) is impracticable on the lot, ask the city engineer about the $1.15/sq ft in-lieu parking fee under § 21.44.025 at application time.

Frequently asked questions

Page 2 of the application lists five approvals the applicant must initiate before acceptance, each marked Approved or N/A: a City of Fallon Variance (if applicable), the State Health Department (if the building involves food & drink handling), the State and Local Fire Marshal, NDOT (if highway access to the lot is required), and a Geotechnical/Engineering Report.

In Fallon, the published Commercial Building Permit Fee is: Not published — set by City Council resolution rather than fixed in the Code of Ordinances (§ 17.08.080: fees 'established by the city council'); the application form's 'Permit Cost $____' line is completed by the Building Department, and no valuation-based fee table for commercial (or any) work was found on the City website, in the Municode-hosted Code of Ordinances (re-verified live 2026-08-01, codified through Ord. No. 790 of December 16, 2025), or in previously reviewed City Council agenda packets. Additional published fees: Commercial Plan Review Fee — Not published — no separate commercial plan-check fee (or any plan-review fee line) was found published by the City of Fallon; the UPC/UMC standard fee tables (Table 104.5) were replaced by unpublished City 'Table B'/'Table C' per § 17.04.020(G)(1), (H)(1); In-Lieu Parking Fee (optional, where off-street parking is impracticable) — $1.15 per square foot of the off-street parking requirement. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Fallon does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Fallon Building Department (Engineering and Public Works) at (775) 423-9862 / (775) 423-5107 for current turnaround.

You'll need: City of Fallon Building Department Permit Application; Construction Plans (two sets, one wet-stamped); Site Plan; Pre-Acceptance Approval Sign-Offs. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Fallon requires 2 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (new construction & tenant improvement), in order: Building Department Inspections, Final Inspection / Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule each through City of Fallon Building Department (Engineering and Public Works) ((775) 423-9862 / (775) 423-5107).

Apply through City of Fallon Building Department (Engineering and Public Works) at 55 West Williams Avenue, Fallon, Nevada 89406. Phone: (775) 423-9862 / (775) 423-5107, email: buildingpermits@fallonnevada.gov. Office hours: City Building Department, 55 W. Williams Avenue, Fallon, NV 89406 (fax (775) 423-8874). The Building Department is organizationally part of the City's Engineering and Public Works Department, which is responsible for 'Airport Oversight, Building Inspections, Building Permit Issuance.' Applications may be submitted in person, or (for roofing/siding-type minor work per the permit form) scanned and emailed to the office; the City Engineer reviews and issues construction permits per City Code Chapter 17.08.. Official information: https://www.fallonnevada.gov/business/business-licenses-building-permits/.

No. Fallon runs commercial and residential work through the same Chapter 17.08 construction-permit process and the same single application form — the form has 'Residential'/'Commercial' checkboxes and a 'Tenant Name' field, and no TI-specific application, fee, or timeline exists. Commercial plans are reviewed against the 2024 IBC and, for work in existing buildings, the 2024 IEBC, as adopted by Ordinance No. 788.

The City of Fallon's own zoning code contains no AICUZ or military overlay provisions — the NAS Fallon Overlay (based on the Navy's Air Installations Compatible Use Zones study) is Churchill County Code § 16.08.240 and governs unincorporated county land around the base. Confirm whether your parcel is inside city limits (City Building Department jurisdiction, no city AICUZ overlay) or in the unincorporated county (county Building Department and the NAS Overlay apply).

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-08-01.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Fallon building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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