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Commercial Building Permit in Heber City, Utah

Required for new commercial construction in Heber City. Applications must be approved by the City Planning Department and City Engineering Department before submittal to the Building Department, per the city's official Commercial Plan Submittal Requirements (Rev. 03/2022). The Building Permit fee is valuation-based per the ICC Building Safety Journal tables (same mechanism as residential), with a Plan Review fee of 40% of the building permit fee (versus 25% for residential).

Verified 2026-07-19 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New commercial construction — must be approved by the City Planning Department and City Engineering Department before submittal to the Building Department
  • Plans must have a code analysis summary to current code (building area, height/stories, construction type, sprinkler status, occupancy group(s), occupant loads, area increase calculations if needed, special inspection list)
  • Fully dimensioned floor plans, building elevations, door/window/hardware schedules, stair/handrail/guard details, wall sections, roofing/drainage plans, and structural drawings (footing/foundation, wall construction, floor/roof framing, diaphragm connection details)
  • Disabled access provisions including ramps, areas of refuge, restrooms, maneuvering clearances, and landings
  • Electrical, mechanical, and structural plans sealed, signed, and dated by the engineer of record for complex designs
  • Building energy analysis demonstrating compliance with the current adopted IECC
  • A soils report may be required for some areas of the City with problem soils

Required documents

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Fee schedule

Building Permit FeeHeber City Consolidated Fee Schedule, § 4 Building — same ICC-referenced valuation mechanism as residential; no separate commercial valuation table is published, per the Consolidated Fee Schedule's own text ('The Building Fee valuation figures, as listed in the Building Safety Journal published by the ICC... are hereby adopted').
Valuation-based per the ICC Building Safety Journal fee tables, updated biannually
Plan Review FeeHeber City Consolidated Fee Schedule, § 4 Building: 'Plan Review — 40% of building permit fee on Commercial; 25% of building permit fee on residential.' The Commercial rate is higher than the 25% residential rate documented for this jurisdiction's residential-building-permit entry.
40% of building permit fee (Commercial); $60.00 minimum for all projects
Third Party Examination (expedited review, upon request)Heber City Consolidated Fee Schedule, § 4 Building — same mechanism applies to commercial as to residential.
64% of building permit fee, or actual cost of review
Double Fee Penalty (construction without prior Plan Review and Permit)Heber City Consolidated Fee Schedule, § 4 Building.
2x standard Building Permit fee
Re-Inspection FeeHeber City Consolidated Fee Schedule, § 4 Building.
$60.00

Review timeline

Plan reviewHeber City’s published plan-review target
21–21 business days

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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Scheduled Inspections (Building/Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing)

    Scheduled via MyCityInspector; inspection hours Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

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

Tips

  • Commercial applications must be approved by both the City Planning Department and City Engineering Department before the Building Department will accept the submittal for plan review — budget time for this step ahead of the 3-week initial building plan review.
  • The Commercial Plan Review rate (40% of building permit fee) is notably higher than the 25% residential rate on Heber City's own Consolidated Fee Schedule.
  • Heber City's Commercial Plan Submittal Requirements handout (Rev. 03/2022) cites 'current code (2015 I codes 2017 NEC)' in its own text — a stale reference given the Building and Safety Division's own current codes-adopted table lists the 2021 IRC/2024 IBC family (effective July 1, 2026); the same kind of document-lag flagged elsewhere in this file for the Residential Plan Submittal Requirements handout.
  • Fire protection for Heber City is provided by Wasatch Fire District (WFD, headquartered at 251 E 1200 S, Heber City), a separate agency from the Heber City Building Department. WFD's Exhibit A Fee Schedule (Resolution 22-04) charges its own 'Inspection and Plan Review' fee — Commercial: valuation x 0.00075 — for projects requiring fire code plan review, which covers automatic fire sprinkler and fire alarm system plans as part of the broader commercial plan set rather than as separately itemized sprinkler/alarm line items. No WFD-published fee schedule breaking out a standalone dollar figure specific to fire sprinkler or fire alarm systems (as distinct from this general valuation-based fire plan review fee) was found as of 2026-07-20 — confirm the applicable total with WFD directly at (435) 940-9636 before budgeting a project with sprinkler/alarm scope.

Frequently asked questions

Heber City requires a commercial building permit for: New commercial construction — must be approved by the City Planning Department and City Engineering Department before submittal to the Building Department; Plans must have a code analysis summary to current code (building area, height/stories, construction type, sprinkler status, occupancy group(s), occupant loads, area increase calculations if needed, special inspection list); Fully dimensioned floor plans, building elevations, door/window/hardware schedules, stair/handrail/guard details, wall sections, roofing/drainage plans, and structural drawings (footing/foundation, wall construction, floor/roof framing, diaphragm connection details); Disabled access provisions including ramps, areas of refuge, restrooms, maneuvering clearances, and landings; Electrical, mechanical, and structural plans sealed, signed, and dated by the engineer of record for complex designs; Building energy analysis demonstrating compliance with the current adopted IECC; A soils report may be required for some areas of the City with problem soils. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Heber City Building and Safety Division at (435) 654-6330 before starting work.

Per the city's current Consolidated Fee Schedule, the Building Permit fee is valuation-based per the ICC's Building Safety Journal tables (same mechanism as residential), plus a Plan Review fee of 40% of the building permit fee (versus 25% for residential), with a $60 minimum.

Per the city's own Commercial Plan Submittal Requirements handout (Rev. 03/2022), the initial review can take about 3 weeks (21 days) to complete based on workload at the time of submittal — plans are reviewed first come, first served regardless of complexity. Applications must first be approved by the Planning and Engineering Departments before Building Department review begins.

You'll need: Online Building Permit Application (MyCityInspector / Online Permit Portal); Commercial Plan Submittal Requirements checklist; Planning and Engineering Department Approvals. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Heber City requires 1 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit, in order: Scheduled Inspections (Building/Electrical/Mechanical/Plumbing). Schedule each through Heber City Building and Safety Division ((435) 654-6330).

Apply through Heber City Building and Safety Division at 75 N Main Street, Heber City, UT 84032. Phone: (435) 654-6330, email: hcbuilding@heberut.gov. Office hours: Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Inspection Hours Monday–Thursday 7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m., per the city's official Building and Safety Division page. Heber City Hall is closed Fridays (4/10 workweek).. Official information: https://www.heberut.gov/148/Building-and-Safety-Division.

Heber City, Utah has adopted: 2024 International Building Code (IBC), including Appendices C and J — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per Heber City's official Building and Safety Division page.; 2021 International Residential Code (IRC), including Appendix AQ — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per the same official page.; 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per the same official page.; 2024 International Mechanical Code (IMC) — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per the same official page.; 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC) — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per the same official page.; 2024 International Fuel Gas Code (IFGC) — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per the same official page.; 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per the same official page.; 2024 International Existing Building Code (IEBC) — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per the same official page.; 2021 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per the same official page.; 2024 International Fire Code (IFC) — adopted, effective July 1, 2026 through July 1, 2029, per the same official page.; NOTE: Heber City's own Residential Plan Submittal Requirements handout (heberut.gov/DocumentCenter/View/122, Rev. 03/2022) and Residential Basement Finish/Remodel/Deck Submittal Requirements handout (heberut.gov/DocumentCenter/View/123, Rev. 12/2018) still instruct applicants to design plans to the '2015 IRC' — these are older submittal-checklist documents that have not been revised to reflect the current adopted-code table published on the city's own Building and Safety Division page (2021 IRC/2024 IBC family effective July 1, 2026). Reported verbatim from each official source rather than silently reconciled; applicants should confirm the governing edition with the Building Department directly given this discrepancy between the city's own documents.; Current Utah State Amendments apply per Utah Code Title 15A, Chapter 3, referenced directly from the city's own Building and Safety Division page.. Local amendments apply — see the Heber City overview page for the full list.

Sources & verification

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

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