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Commercial Building Permit — Tooele, Utah · Requirements sheet
Verified 2026-07-19 · Source: https://www.tooelecity.gov/services/finance/fees.php
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Commercial Building Permit in Tooele, Utah
Required for new commercial construction in Tooele City, regulated by the state-mandated 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 7/1/2026; Tooele City's own Building Codes and Design Criteria sheet still lists the 2021 IBC as of live re-check 2026-07-16). The Building Permit Fee is valuation-based per IBC rate tables (same mechanism as residential); Tooele City's current Fee Schedule page separately lists Commercial plan review at the 'IBC Rate,' and commercial sites are subject to a distinct Site Plan Review fee tied to site acreage.
Verified 2026-07-19 · Source
When you need this permit
- New commercial construction regulated by the state-mandated 2024 IBC (Tooele City's own sheet still lists the 2021 IBC as of live re-check 2026-07-16 — see codesAdopted)
- Site plan showing property size, existing building locations, and the proposed structure location
- Complete construction documents showing structural and physical elements of the project
- State of Utah licensed contractors listed on the application (General, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing) Contractor
- Site Plan Review required for commercial sites, scaled to site acreage
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Fee schedule
Permit FeeTooele City Building Permit Fees Information Sheet: 'The Permit Fee is a specific calculation based off of the valuation, calculated using factors from the specific features in the permit's plans at rates established in the IBC.' Same mechanism applies to commercial as to residential per this Information Sheet.
Calculated from project valuation using IBC-established rate tables
Plan Review — CommercialTooele City Fee Schedule page (tooelecity.gov/services/finance/fees.php, current as of 06/23/2026), 'Building Permit Plan Reviews' section: 'Single-Family Residence: IBC Rate; Multi-Family Residence: IBC Rate; Commercial: IBC Rate; Industrial: IBC Rate.' This current fee-schedule page states the plan review rate as 'IBC Rate' for every use type; the older Building Permit Fees Information Sheet (March 2015) separately states the Plan Check Fee is 'generally calculated to be equal to 65% of the Permit Fee' without splitting by use type — both sources are reported here rather than silently reconciled.
IBC Rate
State SurchargeTooele City Building Permit Fees Information Sheet — set by the Utah Legislature, applies to all permit types.
1% of the permit fee
Site Plan Review — CommercialTooele City Fee Schedule page, 'Site Plan Review (includes review of construction plans for public improvements within the site plan and connecting to utilities in rights-of-way adjacent to the site)' — Commercial tier, current as of 06/23/2026.
Sites < 1 Acre: $1,500. Sites 1.0 to 3.0 Acres: $2,000. Sites > 3.0 Acres: $2,000 + $500/acre or portion over 3.
Public Safety Impact Fee — Fire (Commercial)Tooele City Fee Schedule page, Public Safety Impact Fee-Fire section, Commercial rate, current as of 06/23/2026.
$187.40 per 1,000 square feet of building
Public Safety Impact Fee — Police (Commercial)Tooele City Fee Schedule page, Public Safety Impact Fee-Police section, Commercial rate, current as of 06/23/2026.
$164.70 per 1,000 square feet of building
Culinary Water Impact FeeTooele City Fee Schedule page: 'The formula for determining a non-standard culinary water impact fee is contained in the Culinary Water Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Impact Fee Analysis (2022).' No separate flat commercial dollar figure is published; commercial connections are converted to ERCs based on meter size/demand.
$7,805.00 per Equivalent Residential Connection (ERC); non-standard formula available for uses that don't fit the standard ERC
Sanitary Sewer Impact FeeTooele City Fee Schedule page; per Tooele City's 2023 Wastewater Impact Fee Facilities Plan and Impact Fee Analysis, with a 'Non-Standard Impact Fee' adjustment available for commercial users creating greater impact than a standard ERU.
$4,731.00 per Equivalent Residential Unit (ERU)
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
- 1
Foundation/Footing
Before concrete pour, per standard IBC inspection sequence; all inspections require 1 working day advance notice.
- 2
Structural / Framing
Framing and structural connections verified against submitted structural drawings.
- 3
MEP Rough-In
Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing rough-in verified against submitted plans.
- 4
Final / Certificate of Occupancy
Final inspection required before occupancy.
See the full Tooele inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- Commercial sites require a separate Site Plan Review with its own fee (scaled by acreage: $1,500 under 1 acre, $2,000 for 1.0–3.0 acres, $2,000 + $500/acre over 3 acres) — this is distinct from and in addition to the Building Permit Fee and Plan Review fee.
- Two different Tooele City sources describe the Plan Review/Plan Check fee differently: the current Fee Schedule page states 'IBC Rate' for Commercial (and every other use type), while the older Building Permit Fees Information Sheet (March 2015) describes a flat 65%-of-permit-fee calculation without a use-type split — confirm which applies with Community Development, (435) 843-2132.
- Public Safety Impact Fees for commercial construction are assessed per 1,000 square feet of building ($187.40 Fire + $164.70 Police), not per dwelling unit as with residential.
Frequently asked questions
Tooele requires a commercial building permit for: New commercial construction regulated by the state-mandated 2024 IBC (Tooele City's own sheet still lists the 2021 IBC as of live re-check 2026-07-16 — see codesAdopted); Site plan showing property size, existing building locations, and the proposed structure location; Complete construction documents showing structural and physical elements of the project; State of Utah licensed contractors listed on the application (General, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing); Site Plan Review required for commercial sites, scaled to site acreage. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Tooele City Community Development Department (Building Division) at (435) 843-2132 before starting work.
The Permit Fee is calculated from project valuation using IBC-established rate tables, with Plan Review listed as 'IBC Rate' for Commercial on the city's current Fee Schedule page, plus a 1% State Surcharge. Commercial sites also require a separate Site Plan Review fee ($1,500–$2,000+ depending on acreage) and impact fees including Public Safety ($187.40/1,000 sf Fire + $164.70/1,000 sf Police), Culinary Water ($7,805.00/ERC), and Sanitary Sewer ($4,731.00/ERU).
Tooele does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Tooele City Community Development Department (Building Division) at (435) 843-2132 for current turnaround.
You'll need: Building Permit Application; Site Plan; Construction Documents. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
Tooele requires 4 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit, in order: Foundation/Footing, Structural / Framing, MEP Rough-In, Final / Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule each through Tooele City Community Development Department (Building Division) ((435) 843-2132).
Apply through Tooele City Community Development Department (Building Division) at 90 North Main Street, Tooele, UT 84074. Phone: (435) 843-2132, email: cd@tooelecity.gov. Office hours: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, per tooelecity.gov Community Development Department page. Building Official: Brad Alder (brada@tooelecity.gov); Community Development Director: Andrew Aagard, per the same page (fetched 2026-07-04).. Official information: https://www.tooelecity.gov/services/community_development/index.php.
Tooele, Utah has adopted: GOVERNING LAW: Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (le.utah.gov/xcode/Title15A/Chapter2/15A-2-S103.html), version effective 7/1/2026 (amended by Ch. 47, 2026 General Session), sets the statewide-mandatory construction code suite (Utah Code § 15A-1-204 — binds every municipality; local amendments permitted, a different edition is not). Tooele City's own Building Codes and Design Criteria sheet (08-27-2025) still displays the pre-7/1/2026 edition list; re-fetched live 2026-07-16 from the same URL (files.tooelecity.gov/.../Tooele City Building Codes and Design Criteria (08-27-2025).pdf) and PDF-text-extracted — content is byte-for-byte the same list as the original 2026-07-04 fetch, and it is still the current document linked from the city's Applications & Forms page. State law governs regardless of the page's lag; each line below states current law first, then the city's as-published (stale) text.; 2024 International Building Code (IBC) including Appendices C and J — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective 7/1/2026. Tooele City's Building Codes and Design Criteria sheet still lists '2021 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC) INCLUDING APPENDICES C AND J' (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC) including Appendices AQ and AE — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(b)/(c)/(k); this edition did NOT change in the 7/1/2026 flip (Appendix AE is separately adopted under § 15A-2-103(1)(k), subject to § 15A-2-104(1)). Matches Tooele City's sheet, which lists '2021 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE (IRC) INCLUDING APPENDICES AQ AND AE' (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(d), effective 7/1/2026. Tooele City's sheet still lists '2021 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE (IPC)' (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(e), effective 7/1/2026. Tooele City's sheet still lists '2021 INTERNATIONAL MECHANICAL CODE (IMC)' (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC, labeled 'IFC' on the city's own sheet) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(f), effective 7/1/2026. Tooele City's sheet still lists '2021 INTERNATIONAL FUEL GAS CODE (IFC)' [sic — the city's own document mislabels the IFGC as 'IFC'; this is NOT a reference to the actual International Fire Code, which § 15A-2-103 does not adopt at all (see IFC note below)] (live re-check 2026-07-16).; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(i), effective 7/1/2026. Tooele City's sheet still lists '2021 INTERNATIONAL EXISTING BUILDING CODE (IEBC)' (listed twice in the city's own document; live re-check 2026-07-16 confirms both instances unchanged).; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h) — ONE statewide edition, no residential/commercial split. Tooele City's own sheet still splits IECC into '2021 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC) USE COMMERCIAL PROVISIONS' and '2015 INTERNATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION CODE (IECC) USE RESIDENTIAL PROVISIONS' (live re-check 2026-07-16, unchanged) — collapsed here to the single current 2024 statewide edition per statute, with the city's split preserved as history: the 2015-residential/2021-commercial split pre-dates the 7/1/2026 flip and was already an unusual, internally inconsistent split under the PRIOR law (2015 residential IECC was already an older cycle than the 2021 commercial IECC in the same document) — a PRE-EXISTING lag, separate from and older than the 2026 transition.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g); this edition did NOT change in the 7/1/2026 flip, and Tooele City's own sheet already correctly lists '2023 NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE (NEC)' (live re-check 2026-07-16) — no correction needed here.; Residential provisions of the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(n), effective 7/1/2026. Not mentioned on Tooele City's Building Codes and Design Criteria sheet or Applications & Forms page as of live re-check 2026-07-16; added here as a statute-sourced omission (applies statewide regardless of city publication), not fabricated.; Modular Building Institute (MBI) Standards 1200 and 1205 — per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(o), statewide-mandated for modular units. Not mentioned on Tooele City's Building Codes and Design Criteria sheet as of live re-check 2026-07-16; added as a statute-sourced omission.; No International Fire Code (IFC) entry: § 15A-2-103 does not adopt the actual IFC — it is separately governed under Title 15A Chapter 5, outside the scope of this section. The 'IFC' label on Tooele City's own sheet is a mislabeling of the IFGC (see IFGC line above), not a genuine IFC citation, so there is no separate IFC mis-citation to correct.; ICC/ANSI A117.1-2009 (accessibility standard) — per the same source (live re-check 2026-07-16, unchanged). This accessibility standard is not among the codes enumerated in Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1); reproduced here as Tooele City's own published statement, not itself corrected against that section.; Utah State Amendments per Title 15A State Construction and Fire Codes Act — per the same source.. Local amendments apply — see the Tooele overview page for the full list.
Sources & verification
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