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Carlin building permits

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Carlin, Nevada — as published 2026-07-20.

Verified 2026-07-03 · Source

Codes adopted

Nevada is a home-rule state for building codes: there is no single mandatory statewide building-code edition — each city and county adopts and amends its own code. Always confirm the specific adopted edition for the city or county in question rather than assuming a uniform statewide building code or that a neighboring city's (e.g., Elko's) adopted editions apply. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures (Revised 5-19-2026).2018 International Building Code (IBC), with Appendices C, E, I and J, with amendments, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.2018 International Residential Code (IRC), Chapters 1-44 and Appendices A, B, C, H, J and K, with amendments, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.2018 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC), Chapters 1-17, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.2018 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), Chapters 1-17 and Appendices A, B, D, E, I and L, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.2018 International Fire Code (IFC), with all additions/deletions as adopted by the Nevada State Fire Marshal per NRS/NAC 477, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), with amendments, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.2018 International Fuel Gas Code, Chapters 1-8 and Appendix A, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, Chapter 5, adopted by the City of Carlin (edition year not specified in the source document). Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, Chapters 1-11, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.2018 National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 54 and 2017 NFPA 58, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.2017 National Electrical Code (NEC) — referred to in the Permit Application Procedures as the '2017 International Electric Code,' which is a City-document naming artifact; the NEC is published by the NFPA, not ICC. The City's own Detached Garage/Storage Building handout separately confirms alignment with the '2017 National Electric Code.' Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures; City of Carlin Single Family Residential Detached Garage and Storage Buildings handout.2017 ICC A117.1-2017, Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, adopted by the City of Carlin. Source: City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.Necessary Administrative Procedures as outlined in the Carlin City Code, per the City of Carlin Permit Application Procedures.

Permit types & fees

Residential Building Permit (New Construction / Addition / Remodel)

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Required for new single-family residential construction, additions, remodels, and structural alterations within Carlin city limits. Reviewed against the 2018 IRC (Chapters 1-44 and Appendices A, B, C, H, J, K, with amendments) and the City's minimum design criteria by the Building Department (Public Works), with plan submittal via the GovWell online portal plus wet-stamped paper plan sets.

Verified 2026-07-03 · Source

Requirements

Building permit application must be completed via the online GovWell portal (app.govwell.com/carlin-nv) accessed through www.cityofcarlin.com
Two (2) complete sets of 11x17 wet-stamped plans must be submitted in addition to the one set submitted through GovWell
Plans must comply with the 2018 IRC as adopted by the City of Carlin and the City's minimum design criteria: Seismic Zone D1, Wind Exposure C, Wind Speed 90 mph (115 mph 3-second gust), 30 psf ground/roof snow load, 20 psf live load, 15 psf combined roof/ceiling dead load, 1,500 psf soil bearing, 30-inch minimum frost depth
Site plan, floor plan, footing plan, foundation wall plan, cross-sectional plan, framing plan, plumbing plan, mechanical plan, electrical plan, and elevation/architectural views are required per the Permit Application Procedures checklist (Section C)
Sidewalk, curb, and gutter may be required on the street frontage of the lot (waivable by City Council application for cause)
Owner-builders (residential owner-occupants not intending to sell/lease within 1 year) may seek an NRS 624.031(4) licensure exemption using the Nevada State Contractors' Board Owner-Builder Affidavit of Exemption
Applicants should allow 14 days for review of residential permits

Required documents

RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationCity of Carlin universal permit application (Building, Plumbing, Electrical, Mechanical, Grading; New/Addition/Remodel/Repair/Move/Remove), submitted via the GovWell online portal (app.govwell.com/carlin-nv)
RequiredCity of Carlin Permit Application Procedures ChecklistItemized checklist (site plan, grading plan, floor plan, footing plan, foundation wall plan, cross-sectional plan, framing plan, plumbing/mechanical/electrical plans, elevation views) that the applicant must initial to confirm submittal
RequiredConstruction DrawingsTwo complete 11x17 wet-stamped plan sets plus one electronic set via GovWell, consistent with the 2018 IRC and City design criteria
OptionalOwner-Builder Affidavit of ExemptionNevada State Contractors' Board form required only if the property owner is self-performing work under the NRS 624.031(4) licensure exemption

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes

Detached Garage / Storage Building Permit

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Required for single-family residential detached one-story garages and storage buildings in Carlin over the 200-square-foot permit-exempt threshold. Uses a City-published basic plan-submittal guide developed under the 2018 IRC, covering foundation, framing, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical requirements specific to detached accessory structures.

Verified 2026-07-03 · Source

Requirements

A building permit is required for detached accessory buildings 200 square feet or larger; structures under 200 square feet do not require a City of Carlin building permit
Basic plan submittal must fill in the City's Detached Garage and Storage Building guide (developed under the 2018 IRC) by hand, providing a floor plan indicating doors, windows, header sizes, electrical (if installing), and braced wall locations
Site plan required showing location of the garage/storage building, distance from residence, property lines, sewage disposal system, and any other buildings on the property
Maximum square footage without installing firewalls is 3,000 square feet
Garages/storage buildings 600 sq ft or less may be built without frost-protected footings (slab edges deepened to 12 inches for anchor bolts); storage buildings 400 sq ft or less may be built on pressure-treated skids
A man door (min. 3 ft wide, 6'8" tall) must be provided in addition to garage doors per IRC Section R311.2
Electrical work (GFCI-protected outlets, weather-tight covers, grounding) must comply with the 2017 National Electric Code as referenced in the City's handout
Plumbing and mechanical installations in the structure require permits and must comply with Uniform Mechanical Code / Uniform Plumbing Code requirements referenced in the City's handout

Required documents

RequiredSingle Family Residential One Story Detached Garage and Storage Buildings guideCity of Carlin Building Department basic plan-submittal handout (developed under the 2018 IRC) with fill-in-the-blank building section, header schedule, rafter span tables, and foundation footing Detail A/B options
RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationCity of Carlin universal permit application submitted via GovWell
RequiredFloor PlanAdditional floor plan showing doors, windows, header sizes, electrical (if installing), and braced wall locations

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes

Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Permit

Carlin has no dedicated solar/photovoltaic permit type or application form -- confirmed directly against the City's own Building Permit Application (a single universal form for all trades), which offers only 'Building,' 'Plumbing,' 'Electrical,' 'Mechanical,' and 'Grading' as circled Permit Work options, with 'New,' 'Addition,' 'Remodel,' 'Repair,' 'Move,' or 'Remove' as the Permit Class. A rooftop or ground-mount solar PV installation in Carlin would be filed on this same universal form, typically circling both 'Building' (for racking/structural mounting) and 'Electrical' (for grid interconnection), and reviewed under the City-adopted 2018 IRC/IBC and the code the City's own documents label the '2017 International Electric Code' (the National Electrical Code, 2017 edition).

Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source

Requirements

Filed on the City of Carlin's universal Building Permit Application via the GovWell online portal (app.govwell.com/carlin-nv), circling 'Building' and 'Electrical' as the Permit Work and the applicable Permit Class (typically 'New' or 'Addition')
Two (2) complete sets of 11x17 wet-stamped plans required in addition to the one set submitted through GovWell, per the City's Permit Application Procedures
Reviewed against the City-adopted 2018 IRC/IBC (racking/structural) and the 2017 National Electrical Code (referred to in the City's own documents as the '2017 International Electric Code') for interconnection
Owner-builders may seek an NRS 624.031(4) licensure exemption using the Nevada State Contractors' Board Owner-Builder Affidavit of Exemption, same as for any other residential building permit
Applicants should allow 14 days for review, per the City's general residential-permit review timeline -- no solar-specific timeline is separately published

Required documents

RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationCity of Carlin universal permit application; circle 'Building' and 'Electrical' as Permit Work for a solar PV installation, submitted via the GovWell online portal
RequiredConstruction Drawings (racking/structural and one-line electrical diagram)Two complete 11x17 wet-stamped plan sets plus one electronic GovWell set; site plan showing panel/array location and an electrical one-line diagram, consistent with the City's general submittal checklist

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes

Commercial Building Permit

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Required for commercial construction, additions, and alterations within Carlin city limits. Plans must be designed by a Nevada State Registered Architect, Registered Engineer, or Licensed Contractor per Nevada State Law, and reviewed against the 2018 IBC (with Appendices C, E, I, J and amendments) plus routing to the Nevada State Fire Marshal and, for certain use types, the Nevada State Division of Health.

Verified 2026-07-03 · Source

Requirements

Nevada State Law requires all commercial-use plans to be designed by a Nevada State Registered Architect, Registered Engineer, or Licensed Contractor
All commercial occupancies (and all residential occupancies greater than a duplex) must have plans submitted to and approved by the Nevada State Fire Marshal, with a copy of the approval provided to the City of Carlin at time of application
Certain use types (food establishments, subdivisions, commercial/private septic systems, public pools/spas, public water systems, dairies/milk plants, drug/cosmetic plants, bottled water plants, hotels/motels, RV parks, cemeteries/mausoleums, meat/fish/poultry processors, labor/man camps) require Nevada State Division of Health plan approval submitted to the City at application
Landscape plans are required for all Commercial/Industrial projects (not required for residential) as part of the grading plan submittal
Two (2) complete sets of 11x17 wet-stamped plans plus one set via GovWell are required
Applicants should allow 21 days for review of commercial permits

Required documents

RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationCity of Carlin universal permit application submitted via GovWell, marked Commercial
RequiredNevada State Fire Marshal ApprovalRequired for all commercial occupancies and residential occupancies greater than a duplex; copy provided to the City at application
OptionalNevada State Division of Health ApprovalRequired only for specific listed use types (food establishments, pools/spas, septic systems, hotels/motels, RV parks, etc.)
RequiredConstruction Drawings (Architect/Engineer/Contractor stamped)Two 11x17 wet-stamped plan sets plus one electronic GovWell set, prepared by a Nevada State Registered Architect, Registered Engineer, or Licensed Contractor per state law

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes

EV Charger / EVSE Permit

Carlin has no dedicated EV-charger/EVSE permit type, application, or fee line -- confirmed directly against the City's own universal Building Permit Application, which offers only 'Building,' 'Plumbing,' 'Electrical,' 'Mechanical,' and 'Grading' as circled Permit Work options, with 'New,' 'Addition,' 'Remodel,' 'Repair,' 'Move,' or 'Remove' as the Permit Class. A residential or commercial EV charger installation (e.g., a dedicated 240V Level 2 circuit) would be filed on this same universal form, circling 'Electrical' as the Permit Work, and reviewed under the code the City's own documents label the '2017 International Electric Code' (the National Electrical Code, 2017 edition). No fee schedule for ANY Carlin permit type -- including electrical -- is published on the City website or in its downloadable PDFs, consistent with the same documented, City-wide gap noted in this file's own solar-pv-permit entry. Independently re-chased on 2026-07-20: re-fetched the Building Department page directly (no EV/EVSE/fee-schedule content), searched for a separate City of Carlin fee-schedule PDF or ordinance (none found), and confirmed Nevada has no statewide DOPL/State-Fire-Marshal-style default electrical permitting mechanism comparable to Idaho or Wyoming that would supply a governing figure in the City's absence -- Nevada electrical licensing is administered by the State Contractors Board (NRS 624) but permitting/inspection itself is a local-government function with no statewide fallback fee schedule. Confirmed no citable governing dollar figure exists anywhere for this permit type.

Reviewed 2026-07-20 · Source

Requirements

Filed on the City of Carlin's universal Building Permit Application via the GovWell online portal (app.govwell.com/carlin-nv), circling 'Electrical' as the Permit Work and the applicable Permit Class (typically 'New' or 'Addition')
Reviewed against the 2017 National Electrical Code (referred to in the City's own documents as the '2017 International Electric Code')
Owner-builders may seek an NRS 624.031(4) licensure exemption using the Nevada State Contractors' Board Owner-Builder Affidavit of Exemption, same as for any other permit
No solar/EV-specific submittal checklist exists; a basic panel/circuit diagram and equipment cut sheet for the charger unit would be the practical minimum expected by the Building Department, consistent with general electrical-permit practice

Required documents

RequiredBuilding Permit ApplicationCity of Carlin universal permit application; circle 'Electrical' as Permit Work for an EV charger circuit installation, submitted via the GovWell online portal

Fee schedule

Fee type	Amount	Notes

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-03.

City of Carlin Building Department — official building department

Applications & forms

Online permit portal

GovWell Permit Portal | City of Carlin

Department & other records

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