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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in Cedar City, Utah

Required for tenant improvement and remodel work inside an existing commercial building in Cedar City. Cedar City's Consolidated Fee Schedule publishes a distinct 'Tenant Improvement' building valuation of $50.00 per square foot, run through the same Building Permit Calculation Table and 30% Plan Review / 1% State Fee structure used for new construction. Tenant improvements involving a use-classification change also require a Project Review meeting before permit issuance.

Verified 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Tenant improvement or remodel work within an existing commercial building
  • Project Review meeting required before permit issuance if the tenant improvement involves a use-classification change, per cedarcityut.gov/129/Building-Zoning
  • Utah Prairie Dog Clearance letter required any time ground is broken (generally not applicable to interior-only tenant finish work)
  • Engineering on structural elements where the tenant improvement affects structural components

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Fee schedule

Building Valuation — Tenant ImprovementCedar City Consolidated Fee Schedule (LAST UPDATED 24-Jun-26), Building Department section, 'Building Valuations': 'Tenant Improvement — $50.00 per Sq foot.' Distinct from the 'New Construction' valuation basis (ICC Building Valuation Data Table, August 2011); the resulting valuation is run through the same Building Permit Calculation Table used for new construction.
$50.00 per sq ft
Plan ReviewCedar City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Building Department section — same rate applies across all construction/valuation types, including Tenant Improvement.
30% of Building Permit
Utah State FeeCedar City Consolidated Fee Schedule, Building Department section.
1% of Building Permit

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Framing / Fire-Rated Assembly

    Wall construction and any fire-rated/occupancy separation assemblies verified before close-in.

  2. 2

    Rough Mechanical / Rough Plumbing / Rough Electrical

    Rough-in verified against submitted plans, where applicable to the tenant improvement scope.

  3. 3

    Building Final

    All finishes complete, exit signage and emergency lighting verified before occupancy.

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

Tips

  • Cedar City's Tenant Improvement building valuation ($50.00/sq ft) is the same per-square-foot rate published for Basement Finish and Remodel on the city's Consolidated Fee Schedule — all three use the same $50/sq ft valuation basis, distinct from the ICC-table-based New Construction valuation.
  • A Project Review meeting is only required for tenant improvements that involve a use-classification change, per cedarcityut.gov/129/Building-Zoning — a straightforward same-use tenant finish does not trigger this extra step.
  • Cedar City has no standalone Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or existing-building Certificate of Occupancy re-issuance permit or fee distinct from this Tenant Improvement / Commercial Building Permit process. Per the Building and Zoning page (cedarcityut.gov/129/Building-Zoning): 'New Commercial buildings, pole signs, monument signs and tenant improvement permits for change of building use classification require PROJECT REVIEW MEETING attendance before a permit may be issued.' The Project Review/Sketch Committee meets in person on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays at 8:30 a.m. (per the official Project Review/Sketch Application form) -- this is an added procedural step within the existing Tenant Improvement permit, not a separate fee or application; no distinct Project Review fee was found published. Separately, the city's own 'Tenant Improvement Departmental Sign-off' form (updated 5/22/2026) requires the Building Official to record the Occupancy Group and Use (per IBC ch. 3) before the Certificate of Completion auto-generates upon passing Final Inspection -- occupancy classification is verified inside this same TI permit workflow, not as a separate CO permit.

Frequently asked questions

Only if the tenant improvement involves a use-classification change, per cedarcityut.gov/129/Building-Zoning — new commercial buildings and signs always require Project Review, but a same-use tenant finish generally does not.

Per Cedar City's Consolidated Fee Schedule, Tenant Improvement work is valued at $50.00 per square foot (distinct from the ICC-table-based valuation used for new construction), run through the city's standard Building Permit Calculation Table, plus a Plan Review fee of 30% of the Building Permit and a 1% Utah State Fee.

Cedar City does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Cedar City Building & Zoning Department at (435) 865-4519 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Architectural Plan Pages. Depending on your project, Cedar City may also ask for: Project Review Application/Checklist; Engineering on Structural Elements. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Cedar City requires 3 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit, in order: Framing / Fire-Rated Assembly, Rough Mechanical / Rough Plumbing / Rough Electrical, Building Final. Schedule each through Cedar City Building & Zoning Department ((435) 865-4519).

Apply through Cedar City Building & Zoning Department at 10 N Main Street, Cedar City, UT 84720. Phone: (435) 865-4519, email: lhope@cedarcityut.gov. Office hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, per cedarcityut.gov/129/Building-Zoning.. Official information: https://www.cedarcityut.gov/129/Building-Zoning.

Cedar City, 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 cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16 ('2021 International Building Code').; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix Q (Tiny Houses) — REMAINS CURRENT, Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c) did not change this edition in the 7/1/2026 amendment; cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes is correct on this point.; 2021 International Fire Code (IFC) — per cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes. NOTE: the IFC is NOT among the codes adopted by Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (which governs Title 15A Chapter 2, State Construction Code) — Utah's Fire Code is separately adopted under Title 15A Chapter 5, State Fire Code Act; left as published by the City, no statutory edition change applies via § 15A-2-103.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); supersedes the 2021 edition cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); supersedes the 2021 edition cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — CURRENT statewide as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f); supersedes the 2021 edition cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); supersedes BOTH of the split editions cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 2026-07-16 (2015 IECC residential provisions and 2021 IECC commercial provisions). Cedar City's pre-7/1/2026 split (2015 residential / 2021 commercial) is preserved here as history: the residential figure was already an older edition than the city's own 2021 commercial IECC adoption, a live split-edition discrepancy in the city's own page predating this code-cycle transition.; 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 cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes still listed as of live-check 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; cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes is correct on this point.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — statewide per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n); not itemized on cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes, added here per statute since the City's own page omits it.; 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1 (Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities) — per cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes; not a code listed in § 15A-2-103, unaffected by the 7/1/2026 amendment.; 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/residential ISPSC are now 2024 statewide; IRC (2021) and NEC (2023) did NOT change. Cedar City's Current Adopted Codes page (cedarcityut.gov/130/Current-Adopted-Codes) was live re-fetched 2026-07-16 and IS STILL LAGGING — it verbatim lists '2023 National Electrical Code, 2021 International Residential Code, Appendix Q of 2021 IRC, 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Fire Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, 2015 International Energy Conservation Code, residential provisions, 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, commercial provisions, 2021 International Existing Building Code, 2017 ICC/ANSI A117.1' with no update reflecting the 2024 code-cycle transition. IRC and NEC entries on that page remain accurate (unchanged by statute); IFC is correctly outside § 15A-2-103's scope. The Utah Code § 15A-2-103 citation has been added to the sources array below, pointing to the current in-force version link.. Local amendments apply — see the Cedar City overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-19.

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