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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in Unincorporated Sevier County, Utah

Required for tenant improvement / tenant finish work inside an existing commercial building in unincorporated Sevier County, processed through the same Building, Planning and Zoning Department, Building Official, and CityInspect portal as new commercial construction — the county publishes no separate tenant-improvement fee tier or process.

Reviewed 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Tenant improvement, tenant finish, or remodel work inside an existing commercial building
  • Utah law requires commercial building plans to be designed, drawn, and stamped by a Utah Licensed Architect or Engineer (Utah Code §§ 58-22-305 and 58-3a-304 — the exemption from stamped plans applies only to one- and two-family dwellings, not commercial structures)
  • Zoning approval, where applicable, obtained prior to the building permit application

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Fee schedule

Filing fee
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Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough-In (Framing/Electrical/Plumbing/Mechanical)

    Scope-dependent rough-in inspection before any work is concealed.

  2. 2

    Final

    Final inspection — all work complete, per the county's official Required Inspections page.

See the full Unincorporated Sevier County inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →

Tips

  • Tenant improvement work is not a separate fee category in Sevier County — it runs through the same Building, Planning and Zoning Department, CityInspect portal, and plans checklist as new commercial construction.
  • No dedicated commercial building-permit fee amount or valuation-based fee table could be independently verified: the only public 'Fee Schedule.pdf' linked from the county's Planning and Zoning page covers zoning/land-use fees only (Board of Adjustment appeal, conditional use permit, PUD, subdivision, temporary use, zoning change, etc.), not building-permit fees. County Commission Resolution 2025-3-1 ('Updating the County Fee Schedule,' adopted 3/24/2025) is referenced in the March 24, 2025 Commission Minutes but its itemized exhibit was not independently locatable — the same gap already documented for the residential-building-permit entry in this file.
  • 2026-07-23 re-chase (still unrecoverable): same result as this file's residential-building-permit and commercial-building-permit entries — CityInspect portal login-gated, no orphaned fee PDF via Wayback CDX scan, no exhibit attached to the March 24, 2025 Commission agenda packet, and Sevier County Code Chapter 35 (Fee Schedules) confirms by its own Editor's Note that itemized fees are published separately from the code and were not locatable online despite the exhaustive search.

Frequently asked questions

Unincorporated Sevier County requires a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit for: Tenant improvement, tenant finish, or remodel work inside an existing commercial building; Utah law requires commercial building plans to be designed, drawn, and stamped by a Utah Licensed Architect or Engineer (Utah Code §§ 58-22-305 and 58-3a-304 — the exemption from stamped plans applies only to one- and two-family dwellings, not commercial structures); Zoning approval, where applicable, obtained prior to the building permit application. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Sevier County Building, Planning and Zoning Department at (435) 893-0420 before starting work.

Unincorporated Sevier County does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Sevier County Building, Planning and Zoning Department at (435) 893-0420 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Building Permit Application (CityInspect online portal); Building Plans, Stamped by a Utah Licensed Architect or Engineer (where scope requires). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Unincorporated Sevier County requires 2 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit, in order: Rough-In (Framing/Electrical/Plumbing/Mechanical), Final. Schedule each through Sevier County Building, Planning and Zoning Department ((435) 893-0420).

Apply through Sevier County Building, Planning and Zoning Department at 250 North Main Street, Suite 131, P.O. Box 517, Richfield, UT 84701. Phone: (435) 893-0420. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (lunch 12:00–1:00 PM, per the county's official 'Applying for a Building Permit' cheat sheet). Official information: https://www.sevier.utah.gov/departments/county_departments/building___planning___zoning/obtaining_a_building_permit.php.

Unincorporated Sevier County, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a); the statewide 2024-cycle code update took effect July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IBC previously in force.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b); the IRC remains the 2021 edition, unchanged by the July 1, 2026 statewide update cycle.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IPC.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IMC.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IEBC.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) with Utah amendments — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); effective since July 1, 2026, superseding the 2021 IECC. The statute adopts a single IECC edition with no residential/commercial split.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — current statewide electrical code, unchanged in the July 1, 2026 statewide update.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective since July 1, 2026. Not separately listed on Sevier County's own Building/Planning/Zoning webpages as of the sources checked (2026-07-08 and re-checked 2026-07-16) — added here because the statute adopts it statewide regardless of the county page's omission.; 2024 residential provisions of the International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective since July 1, 2026. Not separately listed on Sevier County's own Building/Planning/Zoning webpages as of the sources checked (2026-07-08 and re-checked 2026-07-16) — added here because the statute adopts it statewide regardless of the county page's omission.; Sevier County Code Chapter 150 (Buildings and Construction), §§ 150.01–150.47 — local building-permit administration ordinance; the county's official code-hosting site (codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/seviercountyut) is a fully JavaScript-rendered platform that returns only the section-title table of contents (confirmed section numbers 150.01–150.08, 150.20–150.22, 150.35–150.47) to automated fetch tools, not the underlying section body text, so specific ordinance language beyond section titles/numbers could not be independently rendered. Section 150.20 (Building Permit Required for All Buildings) and its penalty language ('investigation fee...same as the permit fee...double fee') are independently confirmed via the county's own official 'Obtaining a Building Permit' webpage, which quotes this requirement directly.; NOTE (added 2026-07-16): The July 1, 2026 statewide code-edition transition (2024 IBC/IPC/IMC/IFGC/IECC/IEBC/ISPSC replacing 2021 editions) took effect 15 days ago per Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (version effective 7/1/2026, superseded 1/1/2027; next version's editions confirmed identical). 2021 IRC and 2023 NEC are unchanged by this transition. Live-checked the Sevier County 'Obtaining a Building Permit' page today — it cites no code edition years at all, so no page-lag discrepancy to flag there. The International Fire Code is NOT adopted by § 15A-2-103 (it lives in Title 15A Chapter 5) and is not referenced elsewhere in this file.. Local amendments apply — see the Unincorporated Sevier County overview page for the full list.

No distinct tenant-improvement fee tier is published. TI work is processed the same way as new commercial construction, through the county's CityInspect portal and Building, Planning and Zoning Department.

Sources & verification

Key facts verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-19.

Fees, timelines, and adopted codes are researched from each jurisdiction's published records — see how we verify. Requirements change and vary by project, so always confirm the current details with the Unincorporated Sevier County building department before you submit. PermitBase is an independent reference and is not affiliated with any government agency.

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