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Commercial Building Permit in American Fork, Utah

Required for new commercial construction in American Fork, regulated by the state-adopted 2024 IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(a), effective 7/1/2026 — American Fork's own Building Department page has not yet been updated to reflect the 2024 IBC as of 2026-07-16, per this file's codesAdopted notes). The city publishes a dedicated Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist. Fees are collected via an Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee followed by a complete plan review fee of 65% of the building permit fee, based on current ICC valuation tables.

Verified 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New commercial construction
  • Complete construction plans submitted online — deferred submittals are not accepted, and separate permits for footings and foundations are not accepted, per American Fork City Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist
  • Structural calculations and all applicable wet stamps (structural engineering, architect, electrical, plumbing, mechanical)
  • ASHRAE 90.1 standards compliance (envelope, electrical, and mechanical ComCheck)
  • Geotechnical Observation Study and ITE Transportation Impact Study
  • Grease trap/sampling manhole per Timpanogos Special Service District compliance and Utah County Board of Health food preparation compliance, for food-service uses

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (Commercial, valuation-based)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees, note under the Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee lines: 'The complete plan review fee are 65% of the building permit fee based on current ICC valuation tables' — confirming the underlying commercial building permit fee itself is ICC-valuation-based, consistent with the residential fee structure.
Based on ICC Valuation Table
Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee - New CommercialAmerican Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees: 'Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee - New Commercial — $1,000.00.'
$1,000.00
Complete Plan Review FeeAmerican Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11: 'The complete plan review fee are 65% of the building permit fee based on current ICC valuation tables.' Confirmed separately on p.11, Other Building Division Fees: 'Commercial Plan Review — 65% of Building Permit Fee.'
65% of the building permit fee (based on current ICC valuation tables)
Reinspection Fee (Commercial)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees: 'Reinspection Fee per unit — $175.00.'
$175.00 per unit
Inspection Cancellation Fee (Commercial)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees: 'Inspection Cancellation Fee per unit (Cancellation Fee for Any Scheduled Inspection) — $125.00.'
$125.00 per unit
Plan Revision Fee (Commercial, per hour)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees: 'Plan Revision Fee per hour — $100.00.' (Higher than the $50.00 per hour residential Plan Revision Fee listed on p.10.)
$100.00 per hour
Occupancy Fee (Commercial)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees: 'Occupancy Fee - Commercial — $150.00.'
$150.00
Temporary Certificate of Occupancy (Commercial)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees: 'Temporary Certificate of Occupancy - Commercial — $200.00.'
$200.00
Construction Water (Commercial)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees, 'Construction Water (Commercial)': 'Base Allowance, 0 to 3,000 gallons/month — $250.00'; 'Block 2 Rate, Above 3,000 gallons/month (base fee + volume rates in excess of base usage) — $3.50'; 'Construction Water (hydrant use) deposit — $1,500.00.'
Base Allowance $250.00 for 0 to 3,000 gallons/month; $3.50 per 1,000 gallons above 3,000 gallons/month; $1,500.00 hydrant-use deposit
Unauthorized/Non-Permitted Construction Penalty Fine (New Commercial Structure)American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Other Building Division Fees, 'Unauthorized and Non-Permitted Development/Construction Penalty Fine in addition to permit fee': 'New structure (new footings)-Commercial Permit — $10,000.00.'
$10,000.00

Review timeline

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footing/Foundation

    Before concrete pour, per standard IBC inspection sequence enforced by American Fork Building Division. Concrete inspections are given a one-hour scheduling window per Building Inspection Policies and Procedures (rev. 7/22/2024); no inspections take place between 12:00-1:00 PM.

  2. 2

    Framing and MEP Rough-In

    Structural framing, wall sections, and electrical/mechanical/plumbing rough-in verified per the Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist (floor plan including electrical, mechanical, and plumbing; wall sections; roof or truss detail).

  3. 3

    Energy Compliance (ASHRAE 90.1 / ComCheck)

    ASHRAE 90.1 standards compliance verified via ComCheck (envelope, electrical, and mechanical) per American Fork's Commercial Plans checklist; lot, subdivision, and/or plan number must be on the submittal.

  4. 4

    Final / Certificate of Occupancy

    All work complete; Occupancy Fee ($150.00 commercial) applies per American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule.

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

Tips

  • American Fork's Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist requires items beyond typical residential submittals: a Geotechnical Observation Study, an ITE Transportation Impact Study, ASHRAE 90.1 / ComCheck energy compliance, and — for food-service uses — a grease trap/sampling manhole per Timpanogos Special Service District compliance and Utah County Board of Health food preparation compliance.
  • Deferred submittals are not accepted, and separate permits for footings and foundations are not accepted, per the Commercial Plans checklist — all construction plans must be submitted online as a complete package.
  • The Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee ($1,000.00 for new commercial) is a deposit; the complete plan review fee is 65% of the building permit fee based on current ICC valuation tables, per the city's Adopted Fee Schedule.
  • Concrete inspections require specifying a one-hour inspection window; no inspections are performed between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM, per Building Inspection Policies and Procedures (rev. 7/22/2024).

Frequently asked questions

American Fork requires a commercial building permit for: New commercial construction; Complete construction plans submitted online — deferred submittals are not accepted, and separate permits for footings and foundations are not accepted, per American Fork City Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist; Structural calculations and all applicable wet stamps (structural engineering, architect, electrical, plumbing, mechanical); ASHRAE 90.1 standards compliance (envelope, electrical, and mechanical ComCheck); Geotechnical Observation Study and ITE Transportation Impact Study; Grease trap/sampling manhole per Timpanogos Special Service District compliance and Utah County Board of Health food preparation compliance, for food-service uses. If your project isn't listed, confirm with American Fork City Building Department at 801-763-3060 before starting work.

American Fork charges an Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee of $1,000.00 for new commercial construction, per the city's Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025. The complete plan review fee is 65% of the building permit fee, which is based on current ICC valuation tables.

American Fork does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact American Fork City Building Department at 801-763-3060 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Complete Code Analysis; Site Plan Approval; Copy of Site Plan with Utilities; Landscape Plan; Drainage Plan and Calculations; Floor Plan (Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing); Wall Sections; Roof or Truss Detail; Floor Joist Detail; Electrical Load Report; One-Line Service Diagram; ASHRAE 90.1 Standards Compliance (ComCheck); Structural Calculations; Water Usage (Gallons per Day); Contractors/Subcontractors List; Recorded Plat; Elevations; Gas Line Diagram with BTU Ratings; Geotechnical Observation Study; ITE Transportation Impact Study; Project Valuation. Depending on your project, American Fork may also ask for: Stair Sections or Stair Detail; Grease Trap/Sampling Manhole (TSSD Compliance); Food Preparation Compliance. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

American Fork requires 4 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit, in order: Footing/Foundation, Framing and MEP Rough-In, Energy Compliance (ASHRAE 90.1 / ComCheck), Final / Certificate of Occupancy. Schedule each through American Fork City Building Department (801-763-3060).

Apply through American Fork City Building Department at 275 East 200 North, American Fork, UT 84003. Phone: 801-763-3060. Office hours: Mon–Thu 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM (Building Division checklists list a separate plan-submittal contact line 801-763-3065); closed Fridays, per American Fork City Building Inspection Policies and Procedures (rev. 7/22/2024).. Official information: https://www.americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department.

American Fork, 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 American Fork's official Building Department page still stated as of live-check 2026-07-16: 'the American Fork Building Department uses the 2021 IBC and IRC Code as adopted by the State of Utah,' effective July 1, 2023, per americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department. The 2021 edition applied under the prior version of § 15A-2-103; American Fork's page has not been updated to reflect the 7/1/2026 transition.; 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; americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department's statement is correct on this point (no update needed for IRC).; 2020 National Electrical Code (NEC) as published by American Fork's own Solar Minimum Plan Requirements checklist — STALE even under the PRIOR version of the statute: the checklist (americanfork.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13852/Solar-Checklist) explicitly cites '2020 NEC 690.4(C)' and multiple other 2020 NEC section references (690.7, 690.12, 706.15(C), 230.71, 230.62(C)), fetched 2026-07-04 and unconfirmed changed since. The statewide-governing NEC edition is, and remains, the 2023 NEC per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(g) — unchanged by the 7/1/2026 amendment, but American Fork's own document has not been updated to reference it, a pre-existing discrepancy independent of the 2026 code-cycle transition (the same kind of stale-document issue documented for Provo's Building FAQ in provo.json). Reported here as-published rather than corrected, per grounded-data policy of not inventing a fact the city's own source does not state.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), single unsplit statewide edition — CURRENT as of 7/1/2026 per Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h); required per American Fork City Residential Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist (americanfork.gov/DocumentCenter/View/58/Residential-Plan-Checklist): 'Utah Energy Conservation Code requirements. Must have lot, subdivision, and plan number on the Res check submittal.' The checklist itself does not state a specific edition year — the 2024 edition is added here per statute.; Utah statewide baseline construction code editions per Utah Code § 15A-2-103, effective 7/1/2026 (superseded 1/1/2027): 2024 IPC (§(1)(d)), 2024 IMC (§(1)(e)), 2024 IFGC (§(1)(f)), 2024 IEBC (§(1)(i)), and the residential provisions of the 2024 ISPSC (§(1)(n)) — none separately itemized on americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department or in American Fork's own checklists; added here per statute since American Fork's own materials omit them.; 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. American Fork's Building Department page (americanfork.gov/173/Building-Department) was live-checked 2026-07-16 and IS STILL LAGGING: it verbatim states 'Beginning July 1, 2023, The American Fork Building Department will be using the 2021 IBC and IRC Code as adopted by the State of Utah' with no update reflecting the 2024 IBC. The IRC portion of that statement remains accurate (2021 IRC is unchanged). No newer American Fork-specific code-adoption notice was found. 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 American Fork overview page for the full list.

Per American Fork's Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist, submittals must include a complete code analysis, site plan approval, structural calculations, ASHRAE energy compliance documentation (ComCheck), an ITE Transportation Impact Study, and project valuation, among other items. All plans must be submitted online, and deferred submittals are not accepted.

Sources & verification

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