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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in Farmington, Utah

Required for interior tenant-finish and remodel work within an existing commercial building in Farmington City. Farmington's Consolidated Fee Schedule does not publish a separate, discounted fee table for tenant improvement/tenant finish work — the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee formula, the 65% commercial Plan Check Fee, and the $250 commercial Plan Review Deposit apply as for new commercial construction, with valuation computed from the applicable occupancy group's per-square-foot rate in the Building Valuation Data table.

Verified 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Interior tenant-finish or remodel work within an existing commercial building
  • Two complete plan sets, engineer-stamped where structural work is involved
  • Site Plan Application review only if exterior/site changes are part of the scope (interior-only tenant finish typically does not trigger this)

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Fee schedule

Plan Review Deposit — CommercialFarmington City Consolidated Fee Schedule, adopted 2026-05-19, Section C1: 'Plan Review Deposit ... Commercial — $250.00.' PDF verified directly 2026-07-19. The fee schedule does not publish a separately lower tenant-improvement deposit.
$250.00
Building Permit Fee (1997 UBC Table No. 1-A, valuation-based)Farmington City Consolidated Fee Schedule, adopted 2026-05-19, Table No. 1-A; PDF verified directly 2026-07-19. No separate, lower valuation table is published for tenant-improvement/remodel work — valuation is derived the same way, from the Building Valuation Data per-square-foot table for the applicable occupancy group.
Same tiered table as new commercial construction — e.g., $5,608.75 plus $3.65 per additional $1,000 over $1,000,000
Plan Check Fee — CommercialFarmington City Consolidated Fee Schedule, adopted 2026-05-19, Section C2 and Table No. 1-A note: 'Commercial plan check fees are 65% of building fee.' PDF verified directly 2026-07-19 — this is the same rate that applies to new commercial construction; the schedule does not carve out a discounted plan-check percentage for tenant-improvement work (unlike, for example, Clinton City's separate 0.35 tenant-finish multiplier).
65% of the building application permit fee
State Inspection FeeFarmington City Consolidated Fee Schedule, adopted 2026-05-19, Section C3.
1% of building application fee
Second/Additional Plan Review (after redlined resubmission without corrections, or major changes)Farmington City Consolidated Fee Schedule, adopted 2026-05-19, Table No. 1-A, item 4: 'Additional plan review required with changes, additions or revisions to plans ... $55.55/hr*.' Also applies to tenant-finish resubmittals.
$55.55/hour

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.

  2. 2

    MEP Rough-In

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

  3. 3

    Fire / Life Safety (if applicable)

    Fire sprinkler/alarm modifications inspected where required by the adopted IBC/IFC.

  4. 4

    Final

    All tenant-finish or remodel work complete before occupancy.

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

Tips

  • Unlike some neighboring Davis County cities (e.g., Clinton City's 0.35 Commercial Tenant Finish permit-fee multiplier), Farmington does not publish a discounted fee schedule for tenant-improvement work — the full 65% commercial plan check rate and the same valuation-based building fee table apply as for new commercial construction.
  • Tenant-finish valuation is computed from the Building Valuation Data table's per-square-foot rate for the applicable IBC occupancy group (e.g., Group M Mercantile, Group B Business) — confirm the correct occupancy classification with the Building Department before estimating costs.
  • If a redlined plan resubmission doesn't address required corrections, or involves major changes, an additional $55.55/hour plan review fee applies — same as for new construction.

Frequently asked questions

Farmington requires a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit for: Interior tenant-finish or remodel work within an existing commercial building; Two complete plan sets, engineer-stamped where structural work is involved; Site Plan Application review only if exterior/site changes are part of the scope (interior-only tenant finish typically does not trigger this). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Farmington City Building Department at (801) 451-2383 before starting work.

Farmington charges tenant-improvement/tenant-finish work the same way as new commercial construction: a valuation-based Building Permit Fee (1997 UBC Table No. 1-A, using the Building Valuation Data per-square-foot table for the applicable occupancy group), a 65% commercial Plan Check Fee, a $250 Plan Review Deposit, and a 1% State Inspection Fee. No separate, lower tenant-improvement fee table is published.

Farmington does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Farmington City Building Department at (801) 451-2383 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application; Construction Plans; $250 Commercial Plan Check Deposit. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Farmington requires 4 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit, in order: Framing / Structural (if applicable), MEP Rough-In, Fire / Life Safety (if applicable), Final. Schedule each through Farmington City Building Department ((801) 451-2383).

Apply through Farmington City Building Department at 160 S. Main St. / P.O. Box 160, Farmington, UT 84025-0160. Phone: (801) 451-2383. Office hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Friday 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM (Residential Building Permit Application Packet, H. Gordon rev. 4.24.2020). Official information: https://farmington.utah.gov/building-department/.

Farmington, 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 previously used in Farmington City's design criteria (Residential Building Permit Application Packet, H. Gordon, rev. 4.24.2020, which had not been updated as of 2026-07-16); 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. Farmington City design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020) and the Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024) are consistent with this; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); not separately itemized in Farmington's own published materials, added here per statute; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); supersedes the 2021 edition cited in Farmington's Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024), Sections 705 and 706, which had not been updated as of 2026-07-16; 2021 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC) — cited in Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024), Sections 304.1, 304.7, 507; the IPMC is NOT among the codes adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (property-maintenance code, not a construction code), so no statewide edition change applies here — left as published by the City; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington's design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020, not updated as of 2026-07-16); 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington's design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020, not updated as of 2026-07-16); 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); not separately itemized in Farmington's own published design-criteria packet (rev. 4.24.2020), added here per statute since the City's own materials omit it; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); supersedes the 2021 edition previously used in Farmington's design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020, not updated as of 2026-07-16); 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — REMAINS CURRENT; Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment. Farmington City design criteria (rev. 4.24.2020) already correctly reflects 2023; 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 are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Farmington City's own published design-criteria packet (Residential Building Permit Application Packet, rev. 4.24.2020) and Reroof & Roof Repair Policy (eff. July 1, 2024) still reference 2021 editions for IBC/IEBC and had not been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 transition as of this re-verification; this file now states the governing statutory code (2024 editions) as current per Utah's statewide-mandatory code regime (Utah Code § 15A-1-204), with the City's un-updated 2021 references preserved above as historical/local-document context. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation in the sources array below has been updated to the current in-force version link. Local amendments apply — see the Farmington overview page for the full list.

No. Farmington's Consolidated Fee Schedule applies the same 65% commercial plan-check rate and valuation-based fee table to both. This differs from some neighboring Davis County cities that publish a separately discounted tenant-finish multiplier.

Sources & verification

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