Commercial Building Permit (No Dedicated Commercial Track — Universal Joint Application) in Ely, Nevada

Ely requires a commercial building permit (no dedicated commercial track — universal joint application) for: Building permit required when any owner or authorized agent intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, per the City of Ely How Do I/FAQ page; Application submitted on the joint City of Ely/White Pine County Building Permit Application with 'Commercial' checked as Proposed Use and the applicable Class of Work (New Building, Addition, Relocate/Move, Repair, Alteration, Demolition, Mobile Home, Other); Reviewed against the 2018 International Building Code (IBC) as adopted by Ely Municipal Code 9-1-1, plus the 2018 UMC/UPC/IFC/IECC and 2011 NEC editions identified on the City's Building Department and Building Codes webpage; Plans must address the City's published design criteria: frost depth 36 inches, seismic zone D or C, 115 mph three-second gust wind speed, 1,500 lb. soil bearing capacity; snow load is determined case-by-case after application submission per the City's Building Department webpage; Two complete sets of building plans required, showing floor plans, elevations, wall and roof construction, dimensions, window sizes, doors, heating, plumbing, and electrical, in sufficient detail for a proper plan check, per the White Pine County Building Permit Procedures document (jointly administered department); Plans may be required to be drawn by licensed/qualified people under NRS Chapters 623 and 625 (Nevada architect/engineer licensing statutes), per the White Pine County Building Permit Procedures document; 'book-bought' plans are not accepted; Plot plan required showing plot dimensions, building sizes and locations, distances from roads, ditches and canals, distances between structures, easements, and utility poles, per the White Pine County Building Permit Procedures document; All contractor names with both State License Number and City License Number for Building, Plumbing, Electrical, and Mechanical contractors must be listed on the application; Elevation certificate may be required if the building site is in a flood zone other than Zone X; the application form itself asks 'Is this property in a flood zone?'; Special Approvals routed on the application's back page as applicable: Regional Planning Commission (RPC), Fire, Health, and Will Serve — each marked Approved, Denied, or Not Required by the department; Application conformance to all applicable zoning-title regulations required; any permit issued in conflict with zoning is null and void, per Ely Municipal Code 12-16-2(D). If your project isn't listed, confirm with City of Ely Building Department at (775) 289-6500 / (775) 289-2430 before starting work.

No dollar amounts are published. Ely Municipal Code 9-1-5 requires fees to conform to the 1997 Uniform Administrative Code fee table (not published online), and White Pine County states only that permit cost is based on the valuation of construction. Plan review fees are additional and payable to each reviewing entity. Contact the Building Department at (775) 289-6500 or (775) 289-2430 for a quote. Source: Ely Municipal Code 9-1-5; White Pine County Building page.

Ely does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact City of Ely Building Department at (775) 289-6500 / (775) 289-2430 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (City of Ely/White Pine County joint form); Building Plans (2 complete sets); Plot Plan; Utility Letters of Intent to Serve and Clearance; All-Weather Road / Emergency Access Approval Letter. Depending on your project, Ely may also ask for: White Pine Regional Planning Commission Approvals; Elevation Certificate. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Ely requires 7 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit (no dedicated commercial track — universal joint application), in order: Footing & Foundation, Under-floor Utilities, Framing, Rough Plumbing, Rough Electrical & Rough Mechanical, Stucco - Wire Stapling, Insulation, Dry Wall, Final. Schedule each through City of Ely Building Department ((775) 289-6500 / (775) 289-2430).

Apply through City of Ely Building Department at 501 Mill Street, P.O. Box 299, Ely, NV 89301. Phone: (775) 289-6500 / (775) 289-2430, email: buildingofficial@cityofelynv.gov. Office hours: Monday-Friday 8:00 AM-5:00 PM. City of Ely Building Department, 501 Mill Street, Ely, NV 89301 (mailing: P.O. Box 299, Ely, NV 89301). Fax (775) 289-1463. Building Official: Christopher Flannery (buildingofficial@cityofelynv.gov). The Building and Planning Department is jointly operated with White Pine County (Building & Planning Dept. Manager Jennifer Drew-Lesher, jdrew@whitepinecountynv.gov) and uses a shared City of Ely/White Pine County Building Permit Application form. Source: City of Ely Building Department & Building Codes page; Building Permit Application (joint form).. Official information: https://www.cityofelynv.gov/building-department-and-building-codes-city-of-ely/.

No. Commercial construction uses the same joint City of Ely/White Pine County Building Permit Application as residential work, with 'Commercial' checked under Proposed Use. The Building Department records Occupancy Group, Maximum Occupancy, Type of Construction, and Total Valuation of Work on the form's administrative page, and routes RPC, Fire, Health, and Will Serve reviews as applicable. Source: joint Building Permit Application; City of Ely How Do I/FAQ page.

No. Neither the City of Ely nor White Pine County publishes any tenant-improvement-specific application, fee, or process. A TI is processed as a standard building permit with 'Commercial' as Proposed Use and 'Alteration' as Class of Work; a change in the space's occupancy classification also triggers the permit requirement under the City's FAQ language. Source: joint Building Permit Application; City of Ely How Do I/FAQ page.