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Commercial Building Permit in Fruit Heights, Utah

Fruit Heights' official Building Permits page lists 'New Commercial Building' and 'Commercial Addition' as distinct project types, but the city publishes no commercial-specific fee schedule, plan-review process, or submittal checklist separate from residential — the same generic valuation-based Building Permit Fee, 1% State Fee, and flat 65% Plan Check Fee on the official Building Fee Schedule apply, with no commercial/residential split. This is a gap in the city's own published materials: neither the Building Permits page, the narrower Building Permit Fee Schedule, the broader 32-page Consolidated Fee Schedule, nor the full Municipal Code Title 9 Chapter 1 contains a commercial-specific line item, valuation rate, or process for this permit type. The Consolidated Fee Schedule's own 'Building Valuation' table (the ICC-based per-square-foot data underlying 'current building valuation') lists only R-2/R-3/R-4 (residential) and S-1/S-2/U (storage/utility) occupancy classifications — no B (business), M (mercantile), A (assembly), or other standard commercial ICC classification appears anywhere in the city's materials. The omission appears deliberate rather than accidental: the city does publish a differentiated commercial/residential rate elsewhere — a 65%/40% Commercial-Public/Residential-Private plan-review-and-building-fee split specific to swimming pool permits in the Consolidated Fee Schedule — showing it publishes such a split when it chooses to. Davis County's own official Building Permits page (daviscountyutah.gov/ced/planning/building-permits) confirms that Fruit Heights, as an incorporated municipality, retains its own independent building-permit jurisdiction — the county's page explicitly states permit jurisdiction belongs to the municipality for any property within a shaded municipal area, with county jurisdiction limited to unshaded/unincorporated areas — ruling out a Davis-County-shared-building-services explanation for the gap.

Verified 2026-08-02 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New commercial building construction or commercial addition, per the city's official Building Permits project-type table
  • Completed Building Permit Application via the city's CivicReview portal (same application used for residential permits)
  • Storm Water Construction Activity Permit (SWCAP) for any soil disturbance associated with the project

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (valuation-based)
Fruit Heights City Building Fee Schedule (fruitheights.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3022/Building-Permit-Fee-Schedule): 'Building Permit Fees — Based on current building valuation.' The schedule does not… Show full citationFruit Heights City Building Fee Schedule (fruitheights.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3022/Building-Permit-Fee-Schedule): 'Building Permit Fees — Based on current building valuation.' The schedule does not distinguish residential from commercial anywhere in its text — the same generic formula applies to both.
Based on current building valuation (no published flat rate, per-square-foot table, or commercial-specific rate)
State FeesFruit Heights City Building Fee Schedule: 'State Fees — 1% of Building Fees.' No commercial-specific rate is published; the same 1% applies.
1% of Building Fees
Plan Check Fees
Fruit Heights City Building Fee Schedule: 'Plan Check Fees — 65% of building permit fees.' That is a single flat rate with NO residential/commercial split anywhere in the schedule — unlike most… Show full citationFruit Heights City Building Fee Schedule: 'Plan Check Fees — 65% of building permit fees.' That is a single flat rate with NO residential/commercial split anywhere in the schedule — unlike most neighboring Davis County cities, which publish a lower residential rate (20-40%) alongside a higher commercial rate (65%), Fruit Heights applies 65% uniformly to all building permits, per the document's plain text.
65% of building permit fees
Application FeeFruit Heights City Building Fee Schedule: 'Application Fee — $250.00... taken at time of submittal of permit and applied to administrative processing fees.' Listed under the general fee table without a commercial or residential distinction.
$250.00
Guarantee Fee
Fruit Heights City Building Fee Schedule and City Code § 9-1-4. Show full citationFruit Heights City Building Fee Schedule and City Code § 9-1-4. The published fee schedule and its footnote language ('broken sidewalk, curb & gutter, grading, etc.') are written in residential/generic terms; no separate, larger commercial guarantee-fee figure is published. A commercial project would reasonably be expected to negotiate a larger guarantee with the city given greater frontage and site disturbance, but no source states one.
$5,000.00 (50% refundable after final inspection)

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footing / Foundation

    Scheduled by calling (801) 546-0861 ext. 2.

  2. 2

    Framing / Rough MEP

    Rough-in electrical, mechanical, and plumbing inspected before walls closed.

  3. 3

    Final

    Final inspection after completion; certificate of occupancy issued upon passing.

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

Tips

  • Fruit Heights is a small, predominantly residential Davis County city — its Building Fee Schedule is written entirely in residential/generic terms (home, accessory building) even though its Building Permits page separately lists 'New Commercial Building' and 'Commercial Addition' as project types. Do not assume a discounted or separately-scaled commercial fee structure exists; confirm actual commercial costs directly with the Building Department at (801) 546-0861 ext. 2 before budgeting a project.
  • The published 65% Plan Check Fee is NOT labeled as commercial-specific — it's the single rate stated for all building permits in Fruit Heights' fee schedule, notably higher than the 20-40% residential rates common in most neighboring cities that DO split the two.
  • Because no commercial-specific process or checklist is published, expect to work closely with city staff on submittal requirements — the same CivicReview application and Building Permit Fee Schedule serve both residential and commercial projects.

Frequently asked questions

Fruit Heights requires a commercial building permit for: New commercial building construction or commercial addition, per the city's official Building Permits project-type table; Completed Building Permit Application via the city's CivicReview portal (same application used for residential permits); Storm Water Construction Activity Permit (SWCAP) for any soil disturbance associated with the project. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Fruit Heights City Building Department at (801) 546-0861 ext. 2 before starting work.

Fruit Heights does not publish a commercial-specific fee schedule. The same valuation-based Building Permit Fee applies, plus a 1% State Fee and a 65% Plan Check Fee (this 65% rate applies uniformly to all building permits in Fruit Heights' schedule, not just commercial), plus the standard $250 Application Fee and $5,000 Guarantee Fee (50% refundable). Confirm actual project costs with the Building Department at (801) 546-0861 ext. 2, as no commercial-specific impact fees are itemized.

Fruit Heights does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Fruit Heights City Building Department at (801) 546-0861 ext. 2 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (CivicReview portal). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Fruit Heights requires 3 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit, in order: Footing / Foundation, Framing / Rough MEP, Final. Schedule each through Fruit Heights City Building Department ((801) 546-0861 ext. 2).

Apply through Fruit Heights City Building Department at 910 S Mountain Road, Fruit Heights, UT 84037. Phone: (801) 546-0861 ext. 2, email: ckunkel@fruitheights.gov. Office hours: Not published on the city's Building or Contact Us pages as of 2026-07-08; general city hall contact is (801) 546-0861.. Official information: https://www.fruitheights.gov/112/Building.

Fruit Heights, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — current statewide-mandatory edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective July 1, 2026, binding on Fruit Heights as a Utah municipality per § 15A-1-204. Fruit Heights City's own official Building Permits page 'Design Criteria' section (fruitheights.gov/251/Building-Permits) still lists '2018 International Building Code' as of a live re-check on 2026-07-16 — a genuine lag on the city's own page; the statewide statute governs regardless.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2015 International Residential Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a pre-existing lag on the city's page (predates and is unrelated to the 2026 flip), also superseded by the statewide-mandatory 2021 edition.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective July 1, 2026. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2018 Mechanical... Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a lag on the city's own page.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective July 1, 2026. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2018... Plumbing... Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a lag on the city's own page.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h), effective July 1, 2026. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2018... Energy Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a lag on the city's own page.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — current statewide edition per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update. Fruit Heights' Design Criteria page lists '2017 Electrical Code' as of 2026-07-16 — a pre-existing lag on the city's page (the statewide NEC cycle has advanced 2017→2020→2023 across multiple prior update cycles, predating and unrelated to the July 2026 IBC/IPC/IMC/IECC flip).; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC), 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), and the residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — adopted statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), (1)(i), and (1)(n) respectively; none of these titles are separately itemized on Fruit Heights' own Design Criteria page (which lists only Building, Residential, Mechanical, Plumbing, Energy, and Electrical), but all apply statewide regardless of the page's omission.; Note: the city's codified Municipal Code Title 9, Chapter 1 (Building Codes and Regulations; amlegal/city PDF, last amended 'July 2006') still references the legacy 'Uniform Building Code, current edition' and Utah Plumbing/Electrical codes by older nomenclature and has not been re-codified to reflect the state's IBC/IRC adoption cycle under Utah Code § 15A-2-103; the statewide statute is authoritative as a matter of law regardless of either the live Building Permits page's lag or Title 9 Chapter 1's older nomenclature, consistent with Title 9 Chapter 1 § 9-1-3's own provision that subsequent code editions are 'deemed adopted automatically... without further action of the city council.'. Local amendments apply — see the Fruit Heights overview page for the full list.

The city's official Building Permits page lists 'New Commercial Building' and 'Commercial Addition' as distinct project types, but no separate commercial application, checklist, or review process is published — commercial projects use the same CivicReview application portal as residential permits.

Sources & verification

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Fee schedules

Codes & ordinances

Department & other records

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