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Commercial / Multi-Family Building Permit — West Wendover, Nevada · Requirements sheet
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Commercial / Multi-Family Building Permit in West Wendover, Nevada
Required for commercial and multi-family development projects in West Wendover. Follows a multi-stage process: conceptual approval, preliminary site plan approval, final site plan approval, and building construction plan review — the latter conducted by West Coast Code Consultants, Inc. (WC3), the City's third-party plan reviewer, in parallel with site plan approval.
Verified 2026-08-21 · Source
When you need this permit
- 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
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Fee schedule
Building Permit Fee, Plan Check Fee, Water/Sewer Connection and other project-specific fees
City of West Wendover Commercial Project Development Guide (September 2020), page 2, re-read from a page render on 2026-08-16 and unchanged. Show full citationHide
City of West Wendover Commercial Project Development Guide (September 2020), page 2, re-read from a page render on 2026-08-16 and unchanged. The Guide also states that Water and Sewer Impact Fees 'are determined by the current impact fee rate schedule' and that applicants should 'request verification of the current rate when submitting the application' — that impact-fee rate schedule is not itself published on the City's website.Project-specific, based on valuation compared against ICC Building Valuation Data (BVD); no flat published fee schedule found
Large-valuation plan check deposit (projects over $2,000,000 valuation)City of West Wendover Commercial Building Plan Review handout (WC3), page 2, and Commercial Project Development Guide (September 2020), page 4 — both re-read from page renders on 2026-08-16; the $2 million threshold and the 50%-of-Plan-Check-Fee deposit are unchanged.
Non-refundable deposit equal to 50% of the Plan Check Fee, due at permit application submittal before plan review commences
Review timeline
Plan reviewWest Wendover’s published plan-review target
10–15 business days
Inspection process
- 1
On-site Inspections
Conducted by the City Building Official/Fire Chief or designated representative and Community Development Department throughout construction
- 2
Fire Marshal Final Approval
Fire Protection System documentation submitted to and approved by the State Fire Marshal (via WC3)
- 3
Certificate of Occupancy
Issued upon project completion and acceptance of any public improvements dedicated to the City
See the full West Wendover inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- Conceptual approval: 4-week maximum turnaround (City Staff/Engineering review plus Council approval), depending on project size, per the Commercial Project Development Guide.
- Preliminary Site Plan approval: 6-week maximum turnaround, per the Commercial Project Development Guide.
- Conditional Use Permit or Variance submittals (if required): 20-day minimum turnaround each, per the Commercial Project Development Guide.
- A grading permit issued during final site plan review is valid for only 45 days.
- WC3's building-plan-review fees are collected by the City; WC3's Fire Marshal review fees are paid directly to WC3 by the developer — these are two separate fee streams.
- Once WC3 approves plans, the applicant must bring two hard copies of the approved, review-stamped documents to the City for building permit issuance; one copy stays with the City, the other must remain on the jobsite.
Frequently asked questions
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. Community Development staff listed on the department page as of 2026-08-16: Cutter Love, Deputy Community Development Director, and Yesenia Pacheco, Administrative Assistant. Inspections are performed by the Building Official (the City Fire Chief) or a designated representative; the City's January 2016 permit guides name Jeff Knudtson, Fire Chief/Building Official, at 935 Wendover Boulevard (Fire Station), (775) 664-2274, but the Fire Department page as of 2026-08-16 lists R. Gary Corona as Fire Chief at 1113 N. Gene L. Jones Way, (775) 664-2274, fax (775) 664-3599 — confirm the current Building Official with the department. 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). The currently governing instrument is City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, passed and adopted by the City Council on July 21, 2026 and effective as of the date of the Resolution, which expressly rescinds former Resolution No. 2020-17 (the instrument this record previously cited). Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14 and Exhibit 1 thereto, read from page renders on 2026-08-16.; 2024 International Building Code (IBC), together with Appendix Chapters C, E, I, and J. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1 (adopted July 21, 2026). Supersedes the 2018 edition adopted under the rescinded Resolution 2020-17; the appendix list is unchanged.; 2024 International Residential Code (IRC), together with Appendix Chapters BD, BF, BG, BO, CA, CB, and CD. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1. (Under the rescinded Resolution 2020-17 this was the 2018 IRC with Appendix Chapters A, B, C, G, H, J, K and M; the appendix designations changed with the 2024 IRC re-lettering.); 2024 International Fire Code (IFC), together with all appendices. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC). Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), Commercial and Residential Provisions chapters 1 through 5. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1.; 2024 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. 2026-14, Exhibit 1.; 2024 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. 2026-14, Exhibit 1.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC), together with Appendix Chapters A and B. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), together with Appendix Chapters A, B and C. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1. (The rescinded Resolution 2020-17 listed the 2018 IFGC with Appendix Chapters A, B, C and D; Appendix D is no longer listed.); 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC), chapters 2 through 11. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1.; 2024 International Wildland-Urban Interface Code, chapter 5. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1.; 2024 Northern Nevada Amendments by the Northern Nevada Chapter of the International Code Council, together with the Appendix (copies available at www.nnicc.org). Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC). Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1. (Was the 2017 NEC under the rescinded Resolution 2020-17.); National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards, editions as adopted by the State of Nevada. Source: City of West Wendover Resolution No. 2026-14, Exhibit 1 (wording unchanged from the rescinded Resolution 2020-17).. 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).
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