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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in Moab, Utah

Required for interior tenant-finish and tenant-improvement work within existing commercial space in Moab. Moab Municipal Code § 3.50.165 explicitly names 'tenant finish' in its commercial plan-review deposit line — the SAME 10%-of-building-permit-fee ($260 minimum) deposit and $85/hr additional-review rate documented for the Commercial Building Permit apply directly to tenant-improvement projects, an unusually explicit published TI fee structure.

Verified 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Interior tenant-improvement or tenant-finish work within existing commercial space
  • Site plan submittal (may be marked N/A for interior-only work with no exterior changes)
  • Fire Department review — required on all commercial applications, including tenant-finish projects
  • COMcheck energy code compliance documentation for any envelope, lighting, or mechanical changes

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee — valuation-basedMoab Municipal Code § 3.50.165 — same generic Building Permit Fee table applies; Moab does not publish a separate TI-specific base fee table.
Same sliding-scale table as new commercial construction, based on the tenant-improvement project's declared valuation
Nonrefundable Commercial Plan Deposit (initial plan review — tenant finish)
Moab Municipal Code § 3.50.165, 'Plan review — commercial' section: 'Nonrefundable commercial plan deposit for initial plan review only for new construction, tenant finish, and/or major remodel — 10% building permit fee; Show full citationMoab Municipal Code § 3.50.165, 'Plan review — commercial' section: 'Nonrefundable commercial plan deposit for initial plan review only for new construction, tenant finish, and/or major remodel — 10% building permit fee; $260.00 minimum.' 'Tenant finish' is explicitly named in this fee line.
10% of building permit fee; $260.00 minimum
Commercial Plan Review — Additional Review(s)Moab Municipal Code § 3.50.165, 'Plan review — commercial' section — applies to tenant-improvement projects the same as new commercial construction.
$85.00/hr; 1-hour minimum charge
State Building Code Training Fund Surcharge ('State 1%')Statutory pass-through per Utah Code Title 58-56.
1% of the building permit fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Fire Department

    Required on all commercial applications, including tenant-finish projects, per the official Building Permit Application form.

  2. 2

    Rough Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical

    As applicable to the tenant-improvement scope, before wall closure.

  3. 3

    Final Inspection

    Completed work verified before reoccupancy.

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

Tips

  • Moab is one of the few jurisdictions with an explicitly-named 'tenant finish' fee line — the 10%-of-building-permit-fee ($260 minimum) commercial plan deposit applies by name to tenant finish, not just inferred from a generic commercial category.
  • Fire Department review is required on every commercial application, including interior-only tenant-finish work with no exterior changes — budget time for this sign-off.
  • If your tenant improvement requires multiple rounds of plan corrections, additional review time beyond the initial deposit is billed at $85/hr with a 1-hour minimum.

Frequently asked questions

Moab requires a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit for: Interior tenant-improvement or tenant-finish work within existing commercial space; Site plan submittal (may be marked N/A for interior-only work with no exterior changes); Fire Department review — required on all commercial applications, including tenant-finish projects; COMcheck energy code compliance documentation for any envelope, lighting, or mechanical changes. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Moab City Building Safety / Building Inspection Division (Community Development Department) at (435) 259-5129 before starting work.

Yes — Moab Municipal Code § 3.50.165 explicitly names 'tenant finish' in its commercial plan-review deposit line: a nonrefundable 10%-of-building-permit-fee deposit with a $260.00 minimum, the same deposit used for new commercial construction and major remodels. Additional plan reviews are billed at $85/hr with a 1-hour minimum.

Moab does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Moab City Building Safety / Building Inspection Division (Community Development Department) at (435) 259-5129 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.

Moab requires 3 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit, in order: Fire Department, Rough Electrical / Plumbing / Mechanical, Final Inspection. Schedule each through Moab City Building Safety / Building Inspection Division (Community Development Department) ((435) 259-5129).

Apply through Moab City Building Safety / Building Inspection Division (Community Development Department) at 217 East Center Street, Moab, UT 84532. Phone: (435) 259-5129, email: permitting@moabcity.gov. Office hours: Mon–Thu 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, Fri 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM. Official information: https://www.moabcity.gov/500/Building-Inspection.

Moab, 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. Moab City's official Building Inspection page (moabcity.gov/500/Building-Inspection) embeds a hidden 'BUILDING CODE' tab whose content is the verbatim text of an old snapshot of Utah Code § 15A-2-103 — that embedded text lists only 'Appendix J' (not C and J) and links frozen statute-version pages from 2014-2019, indicating the city's page predates even the pre-7/1/2026 code cycle, let alone the current one. The statute controls regardless of the city page'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 the (otherwise stale) statute text embedded on Moab's page.; Appendix AQ of the 2021 IRC — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(c); Moab's embedded page text instead cites 'Appendix Q of the 2021 edition of the International Residential Code' (an older statute numbering) — reproduced verbatim as history; the current statute's Appendix AQ is added here as the operative citation.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), superseding the 2021 IPC. Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2021 IPC (a lagging citation). 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. Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2021 IMC (a lagging citation). 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. Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2021 IFGC (a lagging citation). 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. Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2021 IEBC (a lagging citation). 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). Moab's embedded page text still shows the 2020 NEC — one edition behind the statewide-mandatory floor. Per Utah Code § 15A-1-204 (statewide-mandatory construction code), the 2023 NEC governs regardless of the city's own page.; 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), superseding Moab's residential/commercial split. Moab's embedded page text still cites 'Residential provisions of the 2015 edition' and 'Commercial provisions of the 2021 edition' of the IECC — preserved as history — both are now collapsed into the single current 2024 IECC. The statute controls.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not present anywhere in the statute text Moab's own page embeds (that embedded text predates the ISPSC's addition to § 15A-2-103 and instead references now-superseded mobile/manufactured-home provisions), added here per the current statute.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o); not present in the statute text Moab's own page embeds, added here per the current statute.; All per Moab City's official Building Inspection Department page (moabcity.gov/500/Building-Inspection), consistent with Utah Code § 15A-2-103 statewide code adoption.; NOTE: Utah Code § 15A-2-103, version effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027), governs. IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Moab's Building Inspection page (moabcity.gov/500/Building-Inspection) embeds, in its 'BUILDING CODE' tab panel, the raw text of an old snapshot of § 15A-2-103 itself (with hyperlinks to frozen statute-version pages dated 2014-2019) rather than a city-authored summary — meaning Moab's page is not merely one cycle behind but reflects a substantially older statute snapshot (pre-dating even the introduction of the residential ISPSC provision). The current statewide statute, at le.utah.gov/xcode/Title15A/Chapter2/15A-2-S103.html, controls over this stale embedded text.. Local amendments apply — see the Moab overview page for the full list.

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