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Commercial Building Permit in Payson, Utah

Required for new commercial construction in Payson. Fees are valuation-based using the same ICC valuation table and 0.75 regional multiplier as residential, with a distinct commercial plan review fee structure and deposit tier based on project valuation.

Verified 2026-07-03 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New commercial construction
  • Compliance with all zoning requirements for the underlying zone
  • Complete plan set drawn to scale, conforming to codes, laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations
  • Commercial Deposit (tiered by valuation)

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (valuation-based)Same tiered valuation-based structure as the residential building permit fee table, per Payson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.3.
See ICC valuation table with 0.75 regional multiplier
Plan Review Fee (Commercial, up to 3 hours of review)Payson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.3: 'Plan Review Fee Commercial (up to 3 hours of review) — $1,000.00.'
$1,000.00
Repeat Plan Review (Commercial, per additional hour)Payson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.3: 'Repeat Plan Review commercial (per each additional hour or fraction thereof) — $225.00.'
$225.00
Commercial Deposit (Small, valuation < $1,000,000)Payson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.3: 'Commercial Deposit — Small (valuation < $1,000,000) — $500.00.'
$500.00
Commercial Deposit (Large, valuation >= $1,000,000)Payson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.3: 'Commercial Deposit — Large (valuation >= $1,000,000) — $1,000.00.'
$1,000.00
Commercial/Industrial Site Plan Review — New Buildings < 2 acresPayson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.2, Planning and Zoning — Development Services: 'New Buildings < 2 acres — $650.00.'
$650.00
Commercial/Industrial Site Plan Review — New Buildings > 2 acresPayson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.2: 'New Buildings > 2 acres — $650 plus $75 per acre.'
$650 plus $75 per acre
State SurchargePayson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.3: statewide Uniform Building Code Commission fee applied to all building permit fees.
1% of the building permit fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Foundation / Footing

    Before concrete pour, per standard IBC inspection sequence enforced by Payson Building Department.

  2. 2

    Framing

    After framing, sheathing, and roof installed; includes MEP rough-in.

  3. 3

    Final

    All work complete before occupancy.

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

Tips

  • Commercial plan review deposits are tiered: $500 for projects valued under $1,000,000, and $1,000 for projects valued at $1,000,000 or more.
  • No published commercial-specific plan-review turnaround time exists; the 14-business-day figure published by Payson applies only to the residential submittal process.
  • Payson has no standalone Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or existing-building Certificate of Occupancy verification permit: a full-text search of the entire Payson City Code (payson.municipalcodeonline.com, all 15 titles including Title 10 Building and Construction and Title 13 Zoning, live-searched 2026-07-20) returned zero results for both 'certificate of occupancy' and 'change of use,' and the City's Business Licensing page (paysonutah.gov) likewise has no mention of 'occupancy' or 'change of use.' A use/occupancy classification change is expected to be processed as a standard Commercial Building Permit review through the Building Department (Development Services); confirm project-specific scope at 801-465-5200 before applying.

Frequently asked questions

Payson requires a commercial building permit for: New commercial construction; Compliance with all zoning requirements for the underlying zone; Complete plan set drawn to scale, conforming to codes, laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations; Commercial Deposit (tiered by valuation). If your project isn't listed, confirm with Payson City Building Department (Development Services) at 801-465-5200 before starting work.

Payson charges $1,000.00 for the first 3 hours of commercial plan review, plus $225.00 per additional hour or fraction thereof for repeat reviews, per the city's Fee Schedule (6/30/2025).

Payson does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Payson City Building Department (Development Services) at 801-465-5200 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Commercial/Industrial Site Plan. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Payson requires 3 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit, in order: Foundation / Footing, Framing, Final. Schedule each through Payson City Building Department (Development Services) (801-465-5200).

Apply through Payson City Building Department (Development Services) at 439 W. Utah Ave, Payson, UT 84651. Phone: 801-465-5200. Office hours: Monday–Thursday, 7:30 AM – 6:00 PM, per paysonutah.gov/334/Building-Permits-Inspections and the Residential Building Permit Minimum Submittal Requirements document (paysonutah.gov/DocumentCenter/View/453/Residential-Building-Permit-Submittal-Requirements), both fetched 2026-07-03. No department email address is published on the Building Permits & Inspections page.. Official information: https://www.paysonutah.gov/334/Building-Permits-Inspections.

Payson, Utah has adopted: Payson City Code (PCC) Title 10, Chapter 10.04 ('Technical Construction Codes Adoption', PCC 10.04.040) adopts 'the technical construction codes' by reference for building, plumbing, electrical, and mechanical construction, without restating specific IBC/IRC/IMC/IPC/IECC/NEC edition years in the ordinance text itself — per the recodified Payson City Municipal Code (s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/municipalcodeonline.com-new/payson/ordinances/documents/1653339554_05-18-2022-D%20Recodified%20Municipal%20Code.pdf, Title 10.04, fetched 2026-07-03). This is consistent with Utah's Title 15A State Construction and Fire Codes Act model, under which every incorporated Utah city is automatically a compliance agency enforcing the state-adopted code suite; Payson's own ordinance text references 'the State Construction Code' and 'technical construction codes' generically rather than citing specific edition years.; International Fire Code (IFC), 2009 edition, is explicitly named with its year in Payson's own code: PCC 9.04.010 'Adoption Of International Fire Code' states the adopted code is 'marked and designated as the International Fire Code, including Appendix Chapters B, C, D, II, I & J (see International Fire Code 101.2.1, 2009 edition)' — per the same recodified Municipal Code document, Title 9.04, fetched 2026-07-03. NOTE: this 2009 IFC citation is the only explicit code-edition year found anywhere in Payson's own currently-published municipal code text; it substantially predates the 2021 IBC/IRC/2023 NEC statewide baseline described in Utah Code Title 15A and may reflect a stale, un-updated ordinance section rather than the code editions actually enforced today. Reported as-published rather than corrected, per grounded-data policy of not inventing a fact the city's own source does not state.; International Residential Code (IRC) — referenced generically ('in accordance with the requirements of the International Residential Code, as adopted') in PCC Title 10 without a stated edition year, per the same recodified Municipal Code document, fetched 2026-07-03.; International Building Code (IBC) — referenced generically ('the International Building Code as adopted by the State of Utah') in PCC Title 10 without a stated edition year, per the same recodified Municipal Code document, fetched 2026-07-03.; International Plumbing Code (IPC) — referenced generically ('The International Plumbing Code as adopted and amended by the State of Utah') in PCC Title 10 without a stated edition year, per the same recodified Municipal Code document, fetched 2026-07-03.; National Electrical Code (NEC) — referenced generically ('National Electrical Code, and all fittings and materials used in such installations') in PCC Title 10 without a stated edition year, per the same recodified Municipal Code document, fetched 2026-07-03.. Local amendments apply — see the Payson overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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