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Commercial Tenant Improvement / Tenant Finish Permit in Payson, Utah

Payson does not issue a separate tenant-improvement permit; 'Tenant Finish' is one of the explicit checkbox options under the 'Commercial' Type of Use on the City's own Building Permit Application (Form BP, Revised 9-2023), alongside New Multi Family, Addition, Remodel, Shell, and Miscellaneous. Tenant-improvement/tenant-finish projects use the identical application form, the identical Commercial Plan Check Deposit tiers ($500.00 for valuation < $1,000,000; $1,000.00 for valuation >= $1,000,000 printed directly on the form), and the same valuation-based Building Permit Fee and Commercial Plan Review Fee structure as new commercial construction.

Verified 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • Commercial tenant-finish/interior-buildout work within an existing or shell commercial building
  • 'Tenant Finish' checked under the Commercial Permit Type section of the Building Permit Application (Form BP)
  • Complete plan set drawn to scale, conforming to codes, laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations
  • Commercial Plan Check Deposit paid at submittal: $500.00 if valuation < $1,000,000, or $1,000.00 if valuation >= $1,000,000
  • Compliance with all zoning requirements for the underlying zone

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Fee schedule

Building Permit Fee (valuation-based)Same tiered valuation-based structure as the general Commercial Building Permit and residential fee table, per Payson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.3. Payson's Fee Schedule does not publish a distinct dollar figure for 'Tenant Finish' separate from the general Commercial Building Permit Fee table.
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.' Applies uniformly to Tenant Finish, Shell, Remodel, and New Commercial permit types since the Fee Schedule does not itemize by Commercial sub-type.
$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, and confirmed directly on the Building Permit Application form's own 'Plan Check Deposit' box, which applies this same tier to every Commercial-column permit type including Tenant Finish.
$500.00
Commercial Deposit (Large, valuation >= $1,000,000)Payson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.3, and confirmed directly on the Building Permit Application form's own 'Plan Check Deposit' box.
$1,000.00
State SurchargePayson City Fee Schedule (6/30/2025), p.3: statewide Uniform Building Code Commission fee applied to all building permit fees, including Tenant Finish.
1% of the building permit fee

Review timeline

Plan review
Not published — contact the department

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Rough-In Inspection

    Electrical, plumbing, and mechanical rough-in inspection for interior tenant-finish work, per standard IBC inspection sequence enforced by Payson Building Department.

  2. 2

    Final

    All tenant-finish work complete before occupancy.

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

Tips

  • Payson does not have a separate Tenant Improvement permit type -- 'Tenant Finish' is simply one of the checkbox options on the same Building Permit Application used for all Commercial work, and is billed under the same valuation-based fee and deposit structure as new commercial construction, remodels, and shell buildings.
  • The Commercial Plan Check Deposit tiers ($500 under $1,000,000 valuation, $1,000 at or above) are printed directly on the Building Permit Application form and apply to every Commercial-column checkbox, including Tenant Finish.

Frequently asked questions

Payson requires a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit for: Commercial tenant-finish/interior-buildout work within an existing or shell commercial building; 'Tenant Finish' checked under the Commercial Permit Type section of the Building Permit Application (Form BP); Complete plan set drawn to scale, conforming to codes, laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations; Commercial Plan Check Deposit paid at submittal: $500.00 if valuation < $1,000,000, or $1,000.00 if valuation >= $1,000,000; Compliance with all zoning requirements for the underlying zone. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Payson City Building Department (Development Services) at 801-465-5200 before starting work.

In Payson, the published Building Permit Fee (valuation-based) is: See ICC valuation table with 0.75 regional multiplier. Additional published fees: Plan Review Fee (Commercial, up to 3 hours of review) — $1,000.00; Repeat Plan Review (Commercial, per additional hour) — $225.00; Commercial Deposit (Small, valuation < $1,000,000) — $500.00; Commercial Deposit (Large, valuation >= $1,000,000) — $1,000.00; State Surcharge — 1% of the building permit fee. These are the jurisdiction's own published figures — see the fee schedule table and source citations on this page.

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: Building Permit Application (Form BP, Revised 9-2023). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Payson requires 2 inspection(s) for a commercial tenant improvement / tenant finish permit, in order: Rough-In Inspection, 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.

No. Payson's Building Permit Application (Form BP) lists 'Tenant Finish' as one of several checkbox options under the Commercial permit type, alongside New Multi Family, Addition, Remodel, and Shell -- all use the same application, valuation-based fee schedule, and Commercial Plan Check Deposit tiers ($500 under $1,000,000 valuation, $1,000 at or above).

Sources & verification

Verified against official sources. Last reviewed 2026-07-19.

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