Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit — Kanab, Utah · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-08-02 · Source: https://kanab.utah.gov/2152/Building-Department
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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in Kanab, Utah
Required for tenant improvement and tenant finish work in existing commercial buildings in Kanab. Kanab does not publish a distinct 'tenant improvement' permit type or fee line — this work falls under the same 'Renovation/Remodel' fee category the city's general Building Permit entry (in this record) documents, priced either by number of required inspections for smaller projects or by construction cost for larger remodel/renovation projects, plus the Commercial Construction Drawing Review fee.
Verified 2026-08-02 · Source
When you need this permit
- Tenant improvement or remodel/renovation work in an existing commercial building within Kanab city limits
- Complete application (see documents) submitted via the CityInspect online portal
- Required fees paid within 30 days of approval notice or the permit is closed
- Work must commence within 180 days of permit issuance or the permit expires
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Fee schedule
Kanab City FAQ QID=183: "Building permit costs for remodels and renovations are based on the number of inspections required for smaller projects and construction cost on larger remodel/renovations."… Show full citationHide
Kanab City FAQ QID=183: "Building permit costs for remodels and renovations are based on the number of inspections required for smaller projects and construction cost on larger remodel/renovations." Both the 2024 Adopted Consolidated Fee Schedule (p.4 of 5) and the current July 2025 Consolidated Fee Schedule (p.5, https://kanab.utah.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2118) point to the same sub-document for the dollar figure ("See Building Permit Pricing Fee Schedule"), and that sub-document is not published — it appears neither on the Building Department page, nor in the FAQ, nor in the city's Document Center (https://kanab.utah.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/17). Contact the Building Department at 435-644-2534 for the specific figure.The 2024 Adopted Consolidated Fee Schedule (p.4 of 5) showed two dollar-figure columns on this row — "Building permit base (with 45% for engineering costs; Show full citationHide
The 2024 Adopted Consolidated Fee Schedule (p.4 of 5) showed two dollar-figure columns on this row — "Building permit base (with 45% for engineering costs; additional as required)" alongside "65% Building permit base" — without a clear label distinguishing which was effective. The current July 2025 Kanab City Consolidated Fee Schedule (p.5, https://kanab.utah.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2118) resolves the ambiguity: it lists a single, unambiguous figure for this line, now labeled "Commercial Plan Review": "65% Building permit base (See New Construction and Renovation Fees Above)." The "45% for engineering costs" alternative does not appear anywhere in the current schedule, confirming 65% of Building permit base as the current rate.Review timeline
Inspection process
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Scheduled Inspections (per trade, as required by scope of work)
Inspections require at least 24 hours' notice and are scheduled within 3 business days after the request is received. For smaller tenant-improvement projects, the permit fee itself is calculated from the number of these required inspections rather than project valuation.
See the full Kanab inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- For smaller tenant-improvement/remodel projects, Kanab prices the permit by the NUMBER of required inspections rather than by project valuation — larger remodels are instead priced by construction cost. Confirm which pricing method applies to your project with the Building Department before applying.
- The 'Building Permit Pricing Fee Schedule' that Kanab's own FAQ names as the source for remodel and renovation dollar figures is not published as a standalone document — it is not on the Building Department page, in the FAQ, or in the Document Center. Call 435-644-2534 for the current figures.
- Kanab City has no separate Change of Use or Change of Occupancy permit with its own fee. The city's Business License Application (DocumentCenter/View/143) states business 'shall not commence at this location without first obtaining an official copy of the business license, and that inspections of the City Building, Zoning, and Fire Officials must first be completed and the building approved by these officials' — so an occupancy/use change for an existing building is checked through the standard business-license approval process (Building/Zoning/Fire sign-off) rather than a distinct permit, and any construction work needed still goes through this Building Permit/Commercial Tenant Improvement process.
- The Commercial Construction Drawing Review fee's two-column ambiguity in the 2024 fee schedule is resolved by the current July 2025 Consolidated Fee Schedule, which shows a single rate — 65% of Building permit base — for this line (renamed 'Commercial Plan Review'). See the fees entry above for the full citation.
- Minor scoping caveat (it does not change the documents required, only the statutory citation): the 'complete application' checklist Kanab's FAQ QID=182 describes (site plan, construction plans, energy code compliance, structural calculations, etc.), which this entry's documents list draws on, comes from Utah Code Section 10-6-160(8) — that subsection is textually written 'for purposes of Subsection (3)' of the same statute, and Subsection (3) is expressly limited to one-/two-family dwellings, townhomes, and other residential structures. Utah law does not itself require this specific checklist for a commercial tenant-improvement submittal. In practice Kanab has published no separate, commercial-specific completeness checklist, and site/construction plans are standard asks for any building permit, so the documents list stands as a reasonable practical guide — but the underlying statute cited for it is residential-scoped, not commercial-scoped.
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