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Commercial Building Permit — Farr West, Utah · Requirements sheet
Reviewed 2026-08-02 · Source: https://farrwestcity.net/building-permit-required.html
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Commercial Building Permit in Farr West, Utah
Required for new commercial construction in Farr West. Farr West's official Building Permit Required page lists 'New Commercial Projects' as a distinct permit-triggering category, but the city's only published building-permit fee page (farrwestcity.net/building-permit-fees.html) explicitly scopes its entire fee list — building/plan-check fee, sewer connection, storm water, park, fire, garbage-can, and state fees — to 'new residential homes.' The city's Consolidated Fee Schedule (Farr West City Code § 3.30.010) does publish several real, currently-in-force commercial/nonresidential-specific fees — a Commercial Site Plan Application fee, a nonresidential storm water impact fee billed by impervious surface square footage (distinct from the residential per-ERU fee), and site-plan-related engineering/inspection fees — but the base commercial building-permit/plan-check valuation fee itself remains genuinely unpublished anywhere (the Consolidated Fee Schedule's only building-valuation table, § 17.12.030, is explicitly a 'Base residential valuations' table with no commercial/nonresidential counterpart).
Reviewed 2026-08-02 · Source
When you need this permit
- New commercial construction, per Farr West's official Building Permit Required page ('New Commercial Projects')
- Site plan approval must be obtained prior to building permit submittal for any commercial and/or residential development — site plan applications are submitted separately to the main office, not through the online iworq building permit portal, per Farr West's New Home Building Permit Process Packet (the same site-plan-first sequence documented for the Residential Building Permit in this record) and the city's own Application for Site Plan Approval form, which lists 'All proposed new development except single-family detached residences' as a condition triggering site plan approval
- Contractor information and license numbers (general, electrical, plumbing, mechanical contractors), per the standard Farr West City Building Permit Application
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Fee schedule
Commercial Building Permit Fee (base building/plan-check, valuation-based) — not published
Farr West City's official Building Permit Fees page (farrwestcity.net/building-permit-fees.html) states its entire published fee list — building/plan-check fee (valuation- and square-footage-based),… Show full citationHide
Farr West City's official Building Permit Fees page (farrwestcity.net/building-permit-fees.html) states its entire published fee list — building/plan-check fee (valuation- and square-footage-based), sewer connection $2,578.00, storm water impact $2,490.65, storm water inspection $500.00, park impact $1,694.00, fire impact $315.00, garbage can $125.00, and a 1% state fee — applies to 'new residential homes' only ('The following fees are included on building permits for new residential homes'). The city's full Consolidated Fee Schedule (Farr West City Code § 3.30.010, codelibrary.amlegal.com — see below for the commercial-specific fees it does list) contains only one building-valuation table (§ 17.12.030), titled 'Base residential valuations,' with no commercial/nonresidential equivalent anywhere in the schedule. The generic Farr West City Building Permit application form (2021_new_building_permit.pdf, the same form used for all permit types) has blank, inspector-filled-in fee fields with no published rate table attached. No commercial base building/plan-check fee figure is published on farrwestcity.net, in the city's Documents and Forms, or in the Consolidated Fee Schedule as of 2026-08-02. Contact the Building Department at (801) 731-4187 for a current commercial fee quote.Not found published
Commercial Site Plan Application Fee
Farr West City Code § 17.12.020(G), Consolidated Fee Schedule (§ 3.30.010) — 'Commercial Site Plan Application fee $100.00,' listed alongside the Conditional Use Application fee ($100.00) and Sign… Show full citationHide
Farr West City Code § 17.12.020(G), Consolidated Fee Schedule (§ 3.30.010) — 'Commercial Site Plan Application fee $100.00,' listed alongside the Conditional Use Application fee ($100.00) and Sign Site Plan Application fee ($25.00, documented under the Sign Permit entry for this jurisdiction). The code text at codelibrary.amlegal.com is independently corroborated by the city's own 'Application for Site Plan Approval' form, which lists an identical 'Application: $100.00' line. Site plan approval is a documented prerequisite to commercial building permit submittal (see requirements).$100.00
Site Plan Engineering Review Fee
Farr West City Code § 16.12.020 (Engineering review fees), Consolidated Fee Schedule — 'Site plan reviews $1,000.00,' distinct from the $125.00/lot/phase subdivision-development engineering review fee in the same section. Show full citationHide
Farr West City Code § 16.12.020 (Engineering review fees), Consolidated Fee Schedule — 'Site plan reviews $1,000.00,' distinct from the $125.00/lot/phase subdivision-development engineering review fee in the same section. The code text at codelibrary.amlegal.com is independently corroborated by the city's 'Application for Site Plan Approval' form (farrwestcity.net/uploads/3/5/1/5/35150883/site_plan_application.pdf), which lists an identical 'Engineering Deposit: $1,000.00' line.$1,000.00
Storm Water Inspection Fee (new development/construction)
Farr West City Code § 16.12.020, Consolidated Fee Schedule — 'Storm water inspection for new development/construction $500.00' (effective Apr-21). Show full citationHide
Farr West City Code § 16.12.020, Consolidated Fee Schedule — 'Storm water inspection for new development/construction $500.00' (effective Apr-21). Confirmed via a direct live read of codelibrary.amlegal.com on 2026-08-02. Unlike the residential building-permit-fees.html page's presentation of this same $500.00 figure as part of the 'new residential homes' bundle, the code's own text scopes it to 'new development/construction' generally with no residential qualifier — indicating this fee applies to new commercial construction as well, not only residential.$500.00
Stormwater, Drainage & Flood Control Impact Fee — Nonresidential Land Uses
Farr West City Code § 3.12.030(D), Consolidated Fee Schedule — 'Stormwater, drainage and flood control impact fee for nonresidential land uses — $0.57 per square foot of impervious surface' (effective Sept-24). Show full citationHide
Farr West City Code § 3.12.030(D), Consolidated Fee Schedule — 'Stormwater, drainage and flood control impact fee for nonresidential land uses — $0.57 per square foot of impervious surface' (effective Sept-24). Confirmed via a direct live read of codelibrary.amlegal.com on 2026-08-02 — this is a genuinely distinct, currently-in-force commercial/nonresidential impact fee, structurally different from (billed by impervious square footage rather than a flat per-ERU charge) and separate from the $2,490.65-per-ERU residential Storm Water Impact fee documented under the Residential Building Permit entry in this record. This fee was NOT found on any consumer-facing farrwestcity.net page — it surfaced only via the city's own codified Consolidated Fee Schedule, confirming the fee page's 'new residential homes' scoping does not mean commercial development is fee-exempt, only that the commercial fee is published in a different location (city code) than the residential fee (the building-permit-fees.html consumer page).$0.57 per square foot of impervious surface
Conditional Use Application Fee (conditional — only if a CUP is independently triggered)
Farr West City Code § 17.12.020(G), Consolidated Fee Schedule, confirmed live 2026-08-02. Show full citationHide
Farr West City Code § 17.12.020(G), Consolidated Fee Schedule, confirmed live 2026-08-02. Applies only if the specific commercial project independently triggers a Conditional Use Permit requirement under the zoning ordinance (e.g. certain uses or building sizes in a given zone) — not asserted here as a fee that applies to every commercial building permit; confirm CUP applicability with the Building Official before assuming it applies.$100.00
Review timeline
Plan review
Not published — contact the department
Inspection process
- 1
Sewer & Water
Per Farr West's official Building Inspection Information sheet, which does not publish a separate commercial inspection sequence — the same list applies citywide. Contact (801) 731-4187 at least 24 hours in advance; no Friday inspections.
- 2
Footing/Setbacks
Per the Building Inspection Information sheet.
- 3
Foundation
Per the Building Inspection Information sheet.
- 4
4-Way (Framing, Plumbing, Electrical & HVAC) and Gas Clearance
Combined trade inspection plus gas clearance, per the Building Inspection Information sheet.
- 5
Final
Final inspection; the city's own list notes required inspections 'may not be all inclusive for all projects.'
See the full Farr West inspection guide — scheduling & re-inspection fees →
Tips
- Farr West's published building-permit-fees.html page explicitly scopes its entire fee list — building/plan-check fee, sewer connection, storm water, park, fire, garbage-can, and state fees — to 'new residential homes.' The BASE building/plan-check fee for commercial projects genuinely has no published figure anywhere (confirmed again 2026-08-02); call the Building Department at (801) 731-4187 for a quote before budgeting.
- That said, don't assume commercial projects are fee-exempt on everything else: the city's own Consolidated Fee Schedule (codified separately from the consumer-facing fee page) publishes a real Commercial Site Plan Application fee ($100), a Site Plan Engineering Review fee ($1,000), a Storm Water Inspection fee for new development/construction ($500), and a distinct nonresidential Storm Water Impact fee billed at $0.57 per square foot of impervious surface (as opposed to the residential flat per-ERU charge) — all confirmed live 2026-08-02.
- Site plan approval (processed at the main office, separately from the online iworq permit portal) is a prerequisite to building permit submittal for commercial and residential development alike, per the city's New Home Building Permit Process Packet and its own Application for Site Plan Approval form.
- Farr West's Building Official/Combination Inspector Nate Carver (801-731-4187) is the single point of contact for both commercial and residential plan review and field inspections — there is no separate commercial plans examiner.
- Farr West has no separate Change of Use, Change of Occupancy, or standalone Certificate of Occupancy verification process on its published code or forms. Title 15.04.010 of the city code adopts the IBC/IRC by reference without a local change-of-occupancy fee schedule, and the city's business license application (business_license.pdf) does not reference or require a certificate of occupancy. A use or occupancy change on an existing building is handled as a standard commercial building permit review through this same process — call the Building Department at (801) 731-4187 to confirm scope before applying.
Frequently asked questions
Farr West requires a commercial building permit for: New commercial construction, per Farr West's official Building Permit Required page ('New Commercial Projects'); Site plan approval must be obtained prior to building permit submittal for any commercial and/or residential development — site plan applications are submitted separately to the main office, not through the online iworq building permit portal, per Farr West's New Home Building Permit Process Packet (the same site-plan-first sequence documented for the Residential Building Permit in this record) and the city's own Application for Site Plan Approval form, which lists 'All proposed new development except single-family detached residences' as a condition triggering site plan approval; Contractor information and license numbers (general, electrical, plumbing, mechanical contractors), per the standard Farr West City Building Permit Application. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Farr West City Building Department at (801) 731-4187 before starting work.
The base commercial building/plan-check fee has not been published anywhere on Farr West's official site or in its Consolidated Fee Schedule — its only published building-valuation table (§ 17.12.030) is explicitly a residential table. However, real commercial-specific fees ARE published in the city's Consolidated Fee Schedule: a Commercial Site Plan Application fee ($100), Site Plan Engineering Review fee ($1,000), Storm Water Inspection fee for new development/construction ($500), and a nonresidential Storm Water Impact fee of $0.57 per square foot of impervious surface. Contact the Building Department at (801) 731-4187 for a full commercial fee quote.
No city-specific commercial timeline is published anywhere on farrwestcity.net or in the Consolidated Fee Schedule. Farr West's published 10-14 day SLA applies only to new-home (residential) permits. Utah Code § 10-20-909's statewide plan-review floor also does not help here — its operative provisions are scoped to residential structures only, so no state-law timeline floor applies to Utah commercial permits either. Confirm current timing directly with the Building Department, (801) 731-4187.
You'll need: Farr West City Building Permit Application; Site Plan (approved separately, prerequisite). See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.
Farr West requires 5 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit, in order: Sewer & Water, Footing/Setbacks, Foundation, 4-Way (Framing, Plumbing, Electrical & HVAC) and Gas Clearance, Final. Schedule each through Farr West City Building Department ((801) 731-4187).
Apply through Farr West City Building Department at 1896 North 1800 West, Farr West, UT 84404. Phone: (801) 731-4187, email: nate@farrwestcity.gov. Office hours: Mon–Thu 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM, Fri 8:30 AM – Noon; closed Sat–Sun. Inspections conducted Mon–Thu 7:30 AM–3:30 PM only (no Friday inspections); 24 hours' notice required to schedule.. Official information: https://farrwestcity.net/building-department.html.
Farr West, Utah has adopted: International Building Code (IBC), promulgated by the International Code Council and amended and adopted by the Utah State Legislature — per Farr West City Code § 15.04.010(1).; International Residential Code (IRC), promulgated by the International Code Council and amended and adopted by the Utah State Legislature — per Farr West City Code § 15.04.010(1) (adopted jointly with the IBC in the same subsection).; National Electrical Code (NEC), promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association and amended and adopted by the Utah State Legislature — per Farr West City Code § 15.04.010(2).; International Plumbing Code (IPC), promulgated by the International Code Council and amended and adopted by the Utah State Legislature — per Farr West City Code § 15.04.010(3).; International Mechanical Code (IMC), amended and adopted by the Utah State Legislature — per Farr West City Code § 15.04.010(4).; International Fuel Gas Code, amended and adopted by the Utah State Legislature — per Farr West City Code § 15.04.010(5).; International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), amended and adopted by the Utah State Legislature — per Farr West City Code § 15.04.010(6).; International Existing Building Code (IEBC), amended and adopted by the Utah State Legislature — per Farr West City Code § 15.04.010(7). Farr West City Code does not enumerate specific edition years in § 15.04.010 itself; per Utah Code § 15A-1-403, code editions and effective dates are set statewide by the Utah Uniform Building Code Commission (the 2021 I-Code family was in force statewide as of verification date, with the 2024 family scheduled to take effect statewide July 1, 2026).. Local amendments apply — see the Farr West overview page for the full list.
Yes. Per the city's New Home Building Permit Process Packet and its own Application for Site Plan Approval form, site plan approval must be obtained prior to building permit submittal for any commercial and/or residential development ('all proposed new development except single-family detached residences'), and is processed separately at the main office rather than through the online iworq permit portal. It carries its own published fees: $100 application fee plus a $1,000 engineering review fee.
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