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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in American Fork, Utah

Required for tenant improvement (interior remodel/tenant finish) work in existing commercial buildings in American Fork. American Fork does not publish a separate Tenant Improvement checklist — the same Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist applies, scoped to the tenant space. Fees are distinguished from new commercial construction via a lower Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee ($500.00 vs. $1,000.00 for new commercial), per the city's Adopted Fee Schedule. Confidence is marked partial because no scope-specific tenant-improvement document checklist is separately published by the city; document applicability below is inferred by applying the general Commercial Plans checklist to an interior tenant-finish scope rather than to full new construction — an editorial inference, not a fact stated in American Fork's own checklist, which is the sole reason confidence stays partial. The fee split, the absence of a separate TI checklist, and the $500.00/$1,000.00 fee figures are all confirmed in the city's published materials; the review timeline is separately unpublished, with no statewide floor applicable to commercial permits (see the review-timeline note and sources).

Reviewed 2026-08-02 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Existing and proposed floor plan layout of the tenant space, including electrical, mechanical, and plumbing
  • Wall sections applicable to the scope of interior work
  • Structural calculations, where the scope includes structural modifications
  • ASHRAE 90.1 standards / ComCheck energy compliance documentation, where the tenant improvement alters the building envelope, electrical, or mechanical systems
  • Contractors/Subcontractors list
  • Project valuation
  • Grease trap/sampling manhole per Timpanogos Special Service District compliance and Utah County Board of Health food preparation compliance, where the tenant space includes food service

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (Commercial Tenant Improvement, 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 - Tenant Improvement/Remodel line: 'The… Show full citationAmerican Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees, note under the Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee - Tenant Improvement/Remodel line: '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.
Based on ICC Valuation Table
Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee - Tenant Improvement/RemodelAmerican Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025, p.11, Commercial Building Division Fees: 'Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee - Tenant Improvement/Remodel — $500.00.'
$500.00
Complete Plan Review Fee
American 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… Show full citationAmerican 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.'
$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.' Applies if the tenant improvement changes the occupancy classification.
$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
Unauthorized/Non-Permitted Construction Penalty Fine (Existing 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': 'Existing structure-Commercial Permit — $5,000.00.'
$5,000.00

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Framing/Structural

    Wall sections and any structural modifications verified per submitted plans before close-in, where the tenant improvement scope includes structural work.

  2. 2

    MEP Rough-In

    Electrical, mechanical, and plumbing rough-in verified against the floor plan submitted for the tenant space.

  3. 3

    Final / Certificate of Occupancy

    All work complete; Occupancy Fee ($150.00 commercial) applies if occupancy classification changes, per American Fork City Adopted Fee Schedule.

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

Tips

  • American Fork does not publish a separate Tenant Improvement/Tenant Finish checklist — the Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist applies, scoped to the interior tenant space.
  • The Up Front Partial Plan Review Fee for Tenant Improvement/Remodel ($500.00) is half the New Commercial rate ($1,000.00); both are deposits against a complete plan review fee of 65% of the building permit fee based on current ICC valuation tables.
  • The Unauthorized/Non-Permitted Construction Penalty Fine for an existing commercial structure is $5,000.00, versus $10,000.00 for new commercial construction with new footings, per the city's Adopted Fee Schedule.
  • Deferred submittals are not accepted — all plans must be submitted online as a complete package before review begins.

Frequently asked questions

American Fork requires a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit for: Existing and proposed floor plan layout of the tenant space, including electrical, mechanical, and plumbing; Wall sections applicable to the scope of interior work; Structural calculations, where the scope includes structural modifications; ASHRAE 90.1 standards / ComCheck energy compliance documentation, where the tenant improvement alters the building envelope, electrical, or mechanical systems; Contractors/Subcontractors list; Project valuation; Grease trap/sampling manhole per Timpanogos Special Service District compliance and Utah County Board of Health food preparation compliance, where the tenant space includes food service. 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 $500.00 for Tenant Improvement/Remodel projects, per the city's Adopted Fee Schedule, Effective July 1, 2025 — half the $1,000.00 rate for new commercial construction. The complete plan review fee is 65% of the building permit fee, 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: Floor Plan (Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing); Wall Sections; Contractors/Subcontractors List; Project Valuation. Depending on your project, American Fork may also ask for: Structural Calculations; ASHRAE 90.1 Standards Compliance (ComCheck); Site Plan Approval; Grease Trap/Sampling Manhole (TSSD Compliance); Food Preparation Compliance. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

American Fork requires 3 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit, in order: Framing/Structural, MEP Rough-In, 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.

No. American Fork applies its Commercial Plans Minimum Plan Requirements checklist to tenant improvement and remodel projects, scoped to the tenant space, rather than publishing a separate tenant-improvement-specific checklist.

Sources & verification

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