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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in Brigham City, Utah

Required for interior tenant-improvement and tenant-finish work within existing commercial space in Brigham City. Brigham City does not publish a distinct tenant-improvement submittal checklist or fee category (unlike its dedicated Residential Addition/Remodel sheet) — the same commercial Building Permit Fee table and 40% commercial Plan Check Fee documented for the Commercial Building Permit apply to tenant-improvement projects based on the scope's declared valuation.

Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Interior tenant-improvement or tenant-finish work inside existing commercial space
  • Compliance with the state-adopted 2024 IBC and applicable adopted mechanical/plumbing/electrical/energy codes
  • Site-specific soils report requirement does NOT apply if the scope is a pure interior tenant finish with no foundation/structural work — per the Design Criteria document's exemption logic for additions under 3,000 sq ft to an existing facility, though a TI is not explicitly addressed as its own category

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (valuation-based, same table as new commercial construction)Brigham City official Building Fees worksheet — the same valuation-based table applies; the city does not itemize tenant improvement as a distinct fee category with its own table.
Valuation-based, per the same Building Permit Fee table (fee code 701)
Commercial Plan Check FeeBrigham City official Building Fees worksheet — the 'Com Plan Check Fee' column (verified 40% rate, re-extracted 2026-07-19) applies to any commercial-classified project including tenant improvements, since the worksheet does not carve out a separate TI rate.
40% of the Building Permit Fee
State 1% SurchargeBrigham City official Building Fees worksheet, fee code 707.
1% of the Building Permit Fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

How long did your Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit permit actually take in Brigham City?

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough-In

    Rough electrical, plumbing, or mechanical inspection before wall closure, as applicable to the scope of the tenant improvement

  2. 2

    Final

    Completed work verified before reoccupancy

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

Tips

  • Brigham City has no dedicated tenant-improvement fee schedule or submittal checklist — expect the same commercial Building Permit Fee table and 40% Plan Check Fee that applies to new commercial construction, scaled to your project's declared valuation.
  • Confirm directly with the Building Official (Tracy Halladay, 435-734-6628) whether your specific tenant-finish scope triggers the 2021 IBC Section 1803 soils-report requirement — the Design Criteria document's exemption language (additions under 3,000 sq ft) is written for additions, not explicitly for interior-only tenant finish.
  • Brigham City has no standalone Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or existing-building Certificate of Occupancy re-issuance permit distinct from this Building Permit process. A building permit is required 'anytime you construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish, or change the occupancy of a building or structure,' per the city's own Building Permit and Inspection Information page (bcutah.gov) — so an occupancy classification change is processed as this same Commercial Building Permit / Tenant Improvement review, not a separate category. Separately, when a new business moves into existing commercial space, Brigham City's Commercial Business License application (brigham.seamlessdocs.com) requires applicants to self-certify against a 'Commercial Business Building and Fire Life Safety Checklist' (egress, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, fire extinguisher/alarm, and ADA items) — this is a business-licensing life-safety checklist, not a distinct CO or change-of-use permit, and no separate fee line item for it was found in the city's Fee and Bond Table.

Frequently asked questions

Brigham City requires a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit for: Interior tenant-improvement or tenant-finish work inside existing commercial space; Compliance with the state-adopted 2024 IBC and applicable adopted mechanical/plumbing/electrical/energy codes; Site-specific soils report requirement does NOT apply if the scope is a pure interior tenant finish with no foundation/structural work — per the Design Criteria document's exemption logic for additions under 3,000 sq ft to an existing facility, though a TI is not explicitly addressed as its own category. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) at (435) 734-6604 before starting work.

No. Brigham City does not publish a distinct tenant-improvement fee category. Tenant-improvement and commercial-remodel projects are billed under the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee table and 40% commercial Plan Check Fee used for new commercial construction.

Brigham City does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) at (435) 734-6604 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; Scope-Appropriate Plan Set. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Brigham City requires 2 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit, in order: Rough-In, Final. Schedule each through Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) ((435) 734-6604).

Apply through Brigham City Community and Economic Development Department (Building Division) at 20 N. Main, 2nd Floor, Brigham City, UT 84302. Phone: (435) 734-6604, email: thalladay@bcutah.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, closed major holidays, per Brigham City's official Building Permits and Inspections page. Building Official: Tracy Halladay, (435) 734-6628, thalladay@bcutah.gov (permits, inspections, plan review, code analysis, code interpretation). Building Inspector: Kyle Holgreen, (435) 734-6611, kholgreen@bcutah.gov. Permit Technician: Destry Larsen, (435) 734-6604, dlarsen@bcutah.gov (permit processing, inspection scheduling, application submittal, customer service).. Official information: https://www.bcutah.gov/o/brighamcity/page/building-permits-and-inspections.

Brigham City, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); supersedes the 2021 edition that Brigham City's own official 'Design Criteria for Buildings and Structures Located within Brigham City Limits' document (dated 7/25/2023) still cited as of live re-fetch 2026-07-16 (2021 IBC Section 1803 soils reports, Section 1613.2.2 Site Class, Table 1806.2 and Table 1610.1 bearing pressures) — the document has not been updated to reflect the 2024 edition.; Utah Title 15A statewide amendments apply on top of the base ICC codes per state law; Brigham City's official Design Criteria document references the Utah-amended ground snow load calculation methodology (previously cited to Utah Code § 15A-3-107, which governs statewide amendments) directly. Construction-code editions themselves are governed by § 15A-2-103, not § 15A-3-107.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — REMAINS CURRENT, Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Brigham City's own 'Single Family Dwelling Building Permit Submittal Requirements' and Roof Building Paper Requirements handouts instead cite the 2015 IRC/IECC by name for specific engineering/energy-compliance documentation — a pre-existing discrepancy independent of the 2026 code-cycle transition (these handouts were already citing an older cycle than the state's 2021 IRC baseline before 7/1/2026, and remain unrevised as of 2026-07-16). Reproduced here exactly as currently published by the city; the current statewide-governing IRC edition is 2021, not 2015.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC), 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC, single unsplit statewide edition), 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), and the residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — all CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d)/(e)/(f)/(h)/(i)/(n). None are separately itemized in Brigham City's own published Design Criteria document, submittal-requirement handouts, or Building Permits and Inspections page; added here per statute since Brigham City's own materials omit them (the 2015 IECC cited in the city's Roof Building Paper Requirements handout is likewise superseded, per the IRC entry above).; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); REMAINS CURRENT, unchanged by the 7/1/2026 amendment. Not separately itemized in Brigham City's own published materials; added here per statute.; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 version effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027) took effect 15 days before this re-verification. IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Brigham City's Design Criteria for Buildings and Structures document (the sole cited source for Brigham City's IBC edition) was live re-fetched 2026-07-16 and IS STILL LAGGING — it references 2021 IBC sections throughout with no indication of a later revision date than 7/25/2023. No newer Brigham City-specific code-adoption publication was found on bcutah.gov. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation has been added to the sources array below, pointing to the current in-force version link.. Local amendments apply — see the Brigham City overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-19.

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 Brigham City building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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