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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in Clearfield, Utah

Required for interior tenant-finish and remodel work within an existing commercial building in Clearfield, using the city's dedicated 'Commercial Remodel or Tenant Finish' building permit application — a distinct form from New Commercial Building. Fees follow the same commercial plan-check tiers and valuation-based building permit fee as new commercial construction; Clearfield's checklist sets a stricter plan-stamping threshold (structural work, tenant finish in a shell building, or remodel area over 3,000 sq ft) than new construction.

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When you need this permit

  • Interior remodel or tenant-finish work within an existing commercial building, on a lot with completed Pre-Submittal Process (contact Building Department at (801) 525-2700)
  • If area of remodel is larger than 3,000 sq ft, OR is structural, OR is a tenant finish in a shell building: minimum 1 set of original 'wet' stamped plans by a Utah licensed architect and/or engineer, plus 1 copy (2 sets total)
  • 2 sets of complete floor plans for each floor level to be remodeled, including electrical, mechanical, and plumbing information
  • 2 sets of wall details if adding or removing walls
  • For additions: currently adopted IBC & IECC prescriptive requirements shown on the plans
  • Handicap accessibility: the area of improvement must comply with new-construction access requirements, with an accessible route of travel to the remodeled/improved area

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Fee schedule

Building Permit — valuation-based (same chart as new commercial construction)Clearfield City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Chapter 5 (Ordinance 2025-16, adopted 6-24-2025), 'Building Permit and Development Fees' — General building valuation table; PDF verified directly 2026-07-19. No separate, lower valuation table is published for tenant-improvement/remodel work.
$23.50 for $1–$500, scaling to $5,608.75 plus $3.65 per additional $1,000 over $1,000,000
Plan Check Fee — CommercialClearfield City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Chapter 5 (Ordinance 2025-16, adopted 6-24-2025): the 'Commercial' plan-check-fee line item is not split between new construction and remodel/tenant-finish — the same tiered percentage applies to both, per direct PDF verification 2026-07-19.
65% of the building permit fee for building value $1–$100,000; 60% for $100,001–$500,000; 50% for $500,001 and greater
Plan Check Deposit — New Construction (commercial rate)Clearfield City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Chapter 5 (Ordinance 2025-16, adopted 6-24-2025): 'Plan check deposit required for new construction: ... Commercial - $250.' The fee schedule's deposit line is labeled 'for new construction' without a separately published lower tenant-improvement rate — confirm with the Building Department whether a smaller tenant-finish scope qualifies for a reduced deposit.
$250
Off-Site Bond — Commercial (where applicable)Clearfield City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Chapter 5 (Ordinance 2025-16, adopted 6-24-2025) — typically applies where a tenant improvement affects site/right-of-way work; interior-only tenant finish may not trigger this fee. Confirm applicability with the Building Department for a given scope.
As per City Engineer's cost estimate
State SurchargeClearfield City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Chapter 5 (Ordinance 2025-16, adopted 6-24-2025): 'A 1% state surcharge may be applicable to building permit fees.'
1% may be applicable to building permit fees

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Framing / Structural (if applicable)

    Interior wall framing and structural connections verified before close-in, where the scope includes structural work or wall additions/removals.

  2. 2

    MEP Rough-In

    Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical rough-in for the tenant space, inspected before walls closed.

  3. 3

    Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm (if applicable)

    Fire Department review and approval where sprinkler/alarm systems are modified as part of the tenant finish.

  4. 4

    Final

    All tenant-finish work complete, accessible route of travel to the improved area verified, before occupancy.

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

Tips

  • Clearfield uses a dedicated 'Commercial Remodel or Tenant Finish' application form, separate from the New Commercial Building form — use the correct form for your project type.
  • Wet-stamped plans are required for tenant-finish/remodel work specifically when the remodel area exceeds 3,000 sq ft, involves structural work, or is a tenant finish inside a shell building — smaller, non-structural tenant finishes may not require a licensed architect/engineer's wet stamp. Confirm your scope with the Building Department.
  • The fee schedule does not publish a separate, lower valuation chart or plan-check percentage for tenant improvement versus new commercial construction — both use the same tiered 65%/60%/50% commercial plan-check rate.
  • Per the Commercial Plans Submittal Checklist's handicap accessibility section: for remodeling and tenant improvements, the area of improvement must comply with new-construction accessibility requirements, and an accessible route of travel is required to the remodeled/improved area.

Frequently asked questions

Only in certain cases: per the Commercial Remodel Building Permit Checklist, a wet-stamped plan set is required if the remodel area is larger than 3,000 sq ft, involves structural work, or is a tenant finish inside a shell building. Smaller, non-structural tenant finishes may not require this — confirm with the Building Department at (801) 525-2701.

Clearfield bills tenant-improvement/commercial-remodel permits the same way as new commercial construction: a valuation-based Building Permit Fee (Consolidated Fee Schedule, Ord. 2025-16) plus a tiered Commercial Plan Check Fee (65% for value $1–$100,000, 60% for $100,001–$500,000, 50% above $500,001) and a $250 plan check deposit. No separate, lower tenant-improvement fee table is published.

Clearfield does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Clearfield City Community Development Department — Building Division at (801) 525-2701 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application — Commercial Remodel or Tenant Finish; Commercial Remodel Building Permit Checklist; Commercial Plans Submittal Checklist. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Clearfield requires 4 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit, in order: Framing / Structural (if applicable), MEP Rough-In, Fire Sprinkler / Fire Alarm (if applicable), Final. Schedule each through Clearfield City Community Development Department — Building Division ((801) 525-2701).

Apply through Clearfield City Community Development Department — Building Division at 55 South State Street, Clearfield, UT 84015. Phone: (801) 525-2701, email: permits@clearfieldcity.org. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Official information: https://clearfield.city/business-development/.

Clearfield, 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), superseding the 2021 IBC. Clearfield's own Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document (rev. 9/29/2023, effective 7/1/2023) still lists the 2021 IBC — live-checked 2026-07-16 via direct PDF fetch of clearfield.city/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Design-Criteria-Letterhead.pdf, confirming the city's document has NOT been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 statewide flip. The statute controls regardless of the city document's lag.; 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. Matches Clearfield's Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document.; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not separately itemized in Clearfield's own Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document, added here per statute.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), superseding the 2021 IPC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 IPC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), superseding the 2021 IMC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 IMC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), superseding the 2021 IFGC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 IFGC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — statewide-mandatory edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); UNCHANGED by the 7/1/2026 amendment (the 2023 NEC baseline predates this code cycle). Clearfield's own Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) lists the 2020 NEC — one edition behind the statewide-mandatory floor, confirmed still unchanged via live PDF fetch 2026-07-16. Per Utah Code § 15A-1-204 (statewide-mandatory construction code), the 2023 NEC governs regardless of Clearfield's own document.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h) (no residential/commercial split under current law). Supersedes Clearfield's own split scheme: the Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) separately cited 2021 IECC commercial provisions plus 2015 IECC residential provisions and 2015 IRC Chapter 11, Energy Efficiency, for residential energy — preserved here as history. Live-checked 2026-07-16: Clearfield's Design Criteria document still shows this pre-2024 split scheme; the statute controls.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), superseding the 2021 IEBC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 IEBC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), superseding the 2021 ISPSC. Clearfield's Design Criteria document (rev. 9/29/2023) still lists the 2021 ISPSC — live-checked 2026-07-16, confirming lag. The statute controls.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not listed in Clearfield's own Design Criteria document, added here per statute.; NOTE: A prior commercial-permit checklist PDF (undated content, hosted under a 2021 upload path) lists 2018 IBC/IMC/IPC, 2017 NEC, 2018 IFCI, 2018 IECC as 'Current Codes' — this is superseded by the Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document (rev. 9/29/2023, effective 7/1/2023) cited above, which is the more recent and more specific authority on adopted code editions; NOTE (2026-07-16 re-verification): 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. Clearfield's Design Criteria and Adopted Codes document (rev. 9/29/2023, effective 7/1/2023) was live-checked 2026-07-16 via direct PDF fetch and is confirmed still lagging — it verbatim lists 2021 IBC/IMC/IPC/IFGC/IEBC/ISPSC, 2020 NEC, and the pre-2024 split IECC scheme (2021 commercial / 2015 residential). The statewide statute controls over Clearfield's un-updated document.. Local amendments apply — see the Clearfield overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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