Commercial / Multi-Family Building Permit in West Wendover, Nevada

West Wendover requires a commercial / multi-family building permit for: Conceptual plan submittal for City Staff/Engineering review and City Council approval — plans prepared by licensed architects/engineers; Preliminary Site Plan submittal (site layout, landscaping, drainage/grading calculations, utilities, parking/signage, lighting, street access, building elevations, fire hydrant locations, FEMA flood zone determination) for City Staff/Engineering review and City Council approval; Conditional Use Permit and/or Variance submittals if required by the project; Final Site Plan approval by Staff/Engineering and City Council; Building Construction Plans submitted to WC3 (third-party plan reviewer) for code-compliance review; can run in parallel with Site Plan review; State Fire Marshal review of Fire Protection System Plans, also conducted by WC3 (fees paid directly to WC3 by the developer); State of Nevada Public Health Engineering review required if water/sewer service requirements apply; Execution of bonding/service extension agreements as applicable, then issuance of Building Permit; Large valuation projects (above $2 million) may require a non-refundable deposit of 50% of the Plan Check Fee before plan review begins; Project valuation should not be less than the ICC's current Building Valuation Data (BVD) tabulated value. If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of West Wendover Community Development Department at (775) 664-3081 before starting work.

In West Wendover, the published Building Permit Fee, Plan Check Fee, Water/Sewer Connection and other project-specific fees is: Project-specific, based on valuation compared against ICC Building Valuation Data (BVD); no flat published fee schedule found. Additional published fees: Large-valuation plan check deposit (projects over $2,000,000 valuation) — Non-refundable deposit equal to 50% of the Plan Check Fee, due at permit application submittal before plan review commences. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

Conceptual approval takes up to 4 weeks, Preliminary Site Plan approval up to 6 weeks, and building-plan code review (WC3) 10 business days for the initial review plus 5 business days per follow-up review — these stages can run partially in parallel. Source: City of West Wendover Commercial Project Development Guide, September 2020, and Commercial Building Plan Review handout (WC3).

You'll need: Commercial Building Application (WC3); Building Permit Application; Site Plan and Construction Drawings. Depending on your project, West Wendover may also ask for: FEMA FIRMette. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

West Wendover requires 3 inspection(s) for a commercial / multi-family building permit, in order: On-site Inspections, Fire Marshal Final Approval, Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule each through City of West Wendover Community Development Department ((775) 664-3081).

Apply through City of West Wendover Community Development Department at 1111 N. Gene L. Jones Way, P.O. Box 2825, West Wendover, NV 89883. Phone: (775) 664-3081. Office hours: West Wendover City Hall, 1111 N. Gene L. Jones Way, West Wendover, Nevada 89883. Building permit applications are submitted in person to the Community Development (Planning Desk) at City Hall; completed documentation must be provided in person with original signatures prior to or at the time of payment. Main Community Development phone: (775) 664-3081; Fax: (775) 664-3720. Building Official (Fire Chief) inspections contact: Jeff Knudtson, 935 Wendover Boulevard (Fire Station), (775) 664-2274. No public email address for the Community Development Department is published on the department page (contact links route through a webform); confirm current staff email directly with the department.. Official information: https://www.westwendovercity.com/government/city-departments/community-development.

West Wendover, Nevada has adopted: West Wendover is its own city building-code authority (not governed by Elko County) under West Wendover City Code Title 7, Chapter 1, which provides that building codes are updated/amended from time to time and each amendment must be formally approved by City Council resolution per Section 7-1-2(A). Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17 (adopting Exhibit 1 building codes) and Building Permit Application (July 2020).; 2018 International Building Code (IBC), together with Appendix Chapters C, E, I, and J. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1 (adopted September 1, 2020).; 2018 International Residential Code (IRC), together with Appendix Chapters A, B, C, G, H, J, K, and M. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 International Fire Code (IFC), together with all appendices. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC). Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), Commercial and Residential Provisions chapters 1 through 5. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC), together with Appendix Chapters A, B, C, D, E, G, I, J, K and L. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 Uniform Mechanical Code (UMC), together with Appendix Chapters A, B and C, applicable only when the International Mechanical Code (IMC) is silent. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 International Mechanical Code (IMC), together with Appendix Chapters A and B. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), together with Appendix Chapters A, B, C and D. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), chapters 2 through 11. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, chapter 5. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2018 Northern Nevada Amendments by the Northern Nevada Chapter of the International Code Council, together with Appendix A (copies available at www.nnicc.org). Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; 2017 National Electrical Code (NEC). Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.; National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, editions as adopted by the State of Nevada. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2020-17, Exhibit 1.. Local amendments apply — see the West Wendover overview page for the full list.

West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. (WC3), the City's third-party plan reviewer, based in Layton, Utah, performs all commercial building-code-compliance plan reviews, with initial review completed within 10 business days and follow-up reviews within 5 business days. Source: City of West Wendover Commercial Building Plan Review handout (WC3).