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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit — Clinton, Utah · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-07-19 · Source: https://www.clintoncity.net/DocumentCenter/View/4595/2026-Fee-Schedule---Final---20250701
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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in Clinton, Utah
Required for interior tenant-finish work within an existing (typically shell) commercial building, and for commercial remodel work, in Clinton. Clinton's fee schedule publishes two distinct, favorable permit-fee multipliers for this category — 0.35 for 'Commercial Tenant Finish' and 0.60 for 'Commercial Remodel' — both well below the standard 0.85 multiplier used for new commercial construction, applied against the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee table.
Verified 2026-07-19 · Source
When you need this permit
- Interior tenant-finish work within an existing commercial (often shell) building, OR commercial remodel work to an existing structure
- Plans and specifications in duplicate (or as otherwise required by the Building Official) per Clinton City Code § 5-1-2
- Building Bond (commercial, existing structure): $75.00 per linear foot of curb, gutter, sidewalk, where applicable
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Fee schedule
Building Permit Fee — valuation-based (same chart as new commercial construction)Clinton City Consolidated Fee Schedule, FY 2026-27, Building Permit Fees table (Modified FY 2005); PDF verified directly 2026-07-19. Same valuation table as new commercial construction — the discount for tenant-finish/remodel work is applied via the Permit Fee Multiplier line, not a separate valuation chart.
$58.80 for $1–$1,000 valuation, scaling to $6,730.55 for the first $1,000,001 plus $4.65 per additional $1,000
Permit Fee Multiplier — Commercial Tenant FinishClinton City Consolidated Fee Schedule, FY 2026-27, 'Building Permit Fees' page (Modified FY 2005): 'Permit Fee Multiplier 0.85 EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING: ... Commercial Tenant Finish 0.35.' PDF verified directly 2026-07-19 — the lowest multiplier in Clinton's published schedule, well below the 0.85 standard rate and the 0.60 Commercial Remodel rate.
0.35
Permit Fee Multiplier — Commercial RemodelClinton City Consolidated Fee Schedule, FY 2026-27, 'Building Permit Fees' page: 'Permit Fee Multiplier 0.85 EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING: ... Commercial Remodel 0.60.' PDF verified directly 2026-07-19. Clinton's schedule distinguishes 'Commercial Tenant Finish' (0.35, interior finish of a shell/existing space) from 'Commercial Remodel' (0.60, broader remodel work) as two separate line items — confirm with the Building Division which multiplier applies to a given scope.
0.60
Plan Review Fee — CommercialClinton City Consolidated Fee Schedule, FY 2026-27, Building Fees table: 'Commercial / Primary Building Structures — 65% of the Bldg. Fee' / 'Accessory Building — 65% of the Bldg. Fee.' The fee schedule does not publish a separately discounted plan-review percentage for tenant-improvement work — the same 65% commercial rate applies to the (already-discounted) building fee.
65% of the Building Fee
Technology Fee — Commercial PermitsClinton City Consolidated Fee Schedule, FY 2026-27, Building Fees table, 'Technology Fee est. 2019' — Commercial Permits line; PDF verified directly 2026-07-19.
$45
State FeeClinton City Consolidated Fee Schedule, FY 2026-27, Building Fees table.
1% of the Building Fee
Building Bond — Commercial Existing StructureClinton City Consolidated Fee Schedule, FY 2026-27, Building Bond table (est. 2009): 'Commercial / Existing Structure — $75.00/l.f. of curb, gutter, sidewalk.' PDF verified directly 2026-07-19. Necessity of bond determined by the Building Official — interior-only tenant finish with no frontage/right-of-way work may not trigger this fee; confirm applicability with the Building Division.
$75.00 per linear foot of curb, gutter, sidewalk
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
- 1
Framing / Structural (if applicable)
Interior wall framing and structural connections verified before close-in, where the scope includes structural work.
- 2
MEP Rough-In
Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing rough-in for the tenant space, inspected before walls closed.
- 3
Final
All tenant-finish or remodel work complete before occupancy.
See the full Clinton inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- Clinton's 0.35 Commercial Tenant Finish multiplier is the lowest permit-fee multiplier in the entire published fee schedule — well below both the 0.85 standard rate and the adjacent 0.60 Commercial Remodel rate. Make sure your scope is classified correctly, since the difference materially changes the fee.
- Confirm with the Building Division (801-614-0740) whether your project qualifies as 'Commercial Tenant Finish' (0.35, typically interior finish-out of a shell space) versus 'Commercial Remodel' (0.60, broader alteration of an existing occupied/finished space) — the fee schedule does not define the boundary between the two categories.
- Even with the discounted 0.35/0.60 multiplier, the 65% commercial Plan Review Fee and $45 commercial Technology Fee still apply on top — tenant-finish work is not fully discounted across every fee line.
Frequently asked questions
Clinton requires a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit for: Interior tenant-finish work within an existing commercial (often shell) building, OR commercial remodel work to an existing structure; Plans and specifications in duplicate (or as otherwise required by the Building Official) per Clinton City Code § 5-1-2; Building Bond (commercial, existing structure): $75.00 per linear foot of curb, gutter, sidewalk, where applicable. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Clinton City Community Development Department — Building Division at (801) 614-0740 before starting work.
Clinton discounts commercial tenant-finish work with a 0.35 Permit Fee Multiplier applied to the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee table used for new construction — versus 0.60 for 'Commercial Remodel' and 0.85 for standard new commercial construction (Consolidated Fee Schedule, FY 2026-27). A 65% commercial Plan Review Fee, $45 Technology Fee, 1% State Fee, and (where applicable) a $75/linear-foot Building Bond still apply on top of the discounted base fee.
Clinton does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Clinton City Community Development Department — Building Division at (801) 614-0740 for current turnaround.
You'll need: Building Permit Application; Construction Plans. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
Clinton requires 3 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit, in order: Framing / Structural (if applicable), MEP Rough-In, Final. Schedule each through Clinton City Community Development Department — Building Division ((801) 614-0740).
Apply through Clinton City Community Development Department — Building Division at 2267 North 1500 West, Clinton, UT 84015. Phone: (801) 614-0740. Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Official information: https://www.clintoncity.net/2164/Building-Division.
Clinton, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (Appendices C & J) — governing edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition; NOTE (2026-07-16): Clinton City's own Design Criteria document (rev. 07/03/2023) still lists 2021 and has not been confirmed updated to reflect this statewide transition — the statute governs regardless of the city document's lag; 2021 International Residential Code (Appendix AQ) — Clinton City Design Criteria, rev. 07/03/2023; one- and two-family dwellings and townhomes; unaffected by the 7/1/2026 statute revision (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c)) — Clinton's Design Criteria is current on this point; 2015 IRC Chapter 11, Energy Efficiency (residential) — Clinton City Design Criteria, rev. 07/03/2023; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — governing edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition; NOTE (2026-07-16): Clinton City's own Design Criteria document (rev. 07/03/2023) still lists 2021 and has not been confirmed updated; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — governing edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition; NOTE (2026-07-16): Clinton City's own Design Criteria document (rev. 07/03/2023) still lists 2021 and has not been confirmed updated; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — governing edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition; NOTE (2026-07-16): Clinton City's own Design Criteria document (rev. 07/03/2023) still lists 2021 and has not been confirmed updated; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) — Clinton City Design Criteria, rev. 07/03/2023; 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) — Clinton City Design Criteria, rev. 07/03/2023; this is one edition behind the 2023 NEC baseline confirmed in other Davis County cities (e.g., Kaysville) under Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) — Clinton's own published Design Criteria document is the only NEC-edition source found for this city and had not been superseded by a newer published revision as of verification; the 2023 NEC baseline itself was unaffected by the 7/1/2026 statute revision, so this gap predates and is unrelated to that transition; 2015 International Energy Conservation Code (residential provisions) — Clinton City Design Criteria, rev. 07/03/2023; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (commercial provisions) — governing edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition; NOTE (2026-07-16): Clinton City's own Design Criteria document (rev. 07/03/2023) still lists 2021 and has not been confirmed updated; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — governing edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), effective 2026-07-01, superseded the 2021 edition; NOTE (2026-07-16): Clinton City's own Design Criteria document (rev. 07/03/2023) still lists 2021 and has not been confirmed updated; Accessibility Code — 2021 IBC (ICC/ANSI A117.1-2017) — Clinton City Design Criteria, rev. 07/03/2023; 1997 ICBO Uniform Administrative Code (UAC), Chapter 3 and Table 1-A (as modified) — governs the Building Permit Fee valuation-fee-schedule methodology per Clinton City Consolidated Fee Schedule, FY 2026-27; 1997 Uniform Code for the Abatement of Dangerous Buildings — adopted by Clinton City Code § 5-3-2(2), with local exceptions (references to 'health officer' mean the Davis County Environmental Health and Laboratory Division; recovered funds return to the general fund rather than a repair/demolition fund); GOVERNANCE NOTE: Clinton City Code § 5-3-2(1) adopts 'the current editions of the technical/model codes as adopted by the State of Utah and as published by the International Code Council' as its baseline — i.e., Clinton does not independently select code editions the way some sibling cities' own Design Criteria documents do; it defers to the statewide code suite under Utah Code Title 15A. Because Clinton's own code text defers to the state, and the statute (Utah Code § 15A-2-103) is the ultimate authority here, the 2024 editions of IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC(commercial)/IEBC that took effect 2026-07-01 govern in Clinton even though the city's own Design Criteria PDF (rev. 07/03/2023) has not been confirmed updated to show them. Clinton's Design Criteria remains the authoritative source for items the statute revision did not change (IRC, 2015 IRC Ch.11, NEC, IFC, accessibility code) and for local specifics not covered by the statute.; NOTE: Effective July 1, 2026 (now in force) — 2024 editions of IBC, IPC, IMC, IFGC, and IECC (commercial) replaced the 2021 editions statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (version effective 7/1/2026, superseded 1/1/2027; text independently re-verified live at le.utah.gov 2026-07-16). Clinton's Design Criteria document (last revised 07/03/2023) had not been confirmed updated to reflect this transition as of 2026-07-16 — confirm current adopted edition with the Building Division at (801) 614-0740. The 2021 IRC and 2020 NEC listed in Clinton's Design Criteria were unaffected by this statute revision (Utah's statewide NEC baseline is 2023; Clinton's Design Criteria was already one edition behind that baseline for an unrelated reason, per the NEC line above).. Local amendments apply — see the Clinton overview page for the full list.
Clinton's fee schedule lists them as two separate line items with different Permit Fee Multipliers — 0.35 for Commercial Tenant Finish and 0.60 for Commercial Remodel — but does not publish a definition distinguishing the two. Confirm with the Building Division at (801) 614-0740 which classification applies to your specific project.
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