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Commercial Building Permit in Plain City, Utah

Required for new commercial construction in Plain City. Plain City requires Planning Commission approval of a Non-Residential Site Plan as a prerequisite to the building permit itself — the city publishes a detailed site plan checklist and a $200 Site Plan filing fee. No dollar-figure valuation-based commercial building permit fee table is restated in Plain City's Consolidated Fee Schedule, but a 2026-07-23 re-chase closed this the same way as the Residential Building Permit entry in this file: Plain City Municipal Code § 9-1-4, 'FEE SCHEDULE,' adopts Table 1-A of the 1997 Uniform Building Code as the valuation-based fee table for all IBC-authorized building permits citywide — see the fees array for the full table.

Verified 2026-07-23 · Source

When you need this permit

  • New commercial or non-residential construction regulated by the current adopted IBC (statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103), subject to Plain City Code § 9-1-1
  • Non-Residential Site Plan Plat approval from the Plain City Planning Commission is a prerequisite — the completed application and supporting documents must be submitted at least 30 days prior to a Planning Commission meeting (2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month), per the city's official Site Plan Application (New Construction) packet
  • Traffic Impact Analysis, when required by the City Engineer
  • A title certificate from a title insurance company or attorney listing all property owners, mortgages, judgments, liens, easements, and agreements of record affecting the plat
  • Detailed site plan drawing meeting the city's Site Plan Drawing Requirements: building footprints/elevations, parking (9'x18' minimum, ADA stalls per ANSI A117-1992), fire protection access and hydrant locations, signage, loading areas, solid waste enclosure, and exterior lighting
  • All Site Plan Inspection Fee Schedule fees (Engineer, Legal, Planner) must be paid in full before any building permit shall be issued, per the city's official Site Plan Inspection Fee Schedule

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Fee schedule

Site Plan Review Fee (Planning Commission prerequisite)Plain City Site Plan Inspection Fee Schedule (Site Plan Packet, revision April 2026, plaincityutah.gov/DocumentCenter/View/500, page 3): 'Site Plan ... $200.00' — listed under 'USER FEES' alongside General Plan Amendment Request ($200.00), Rezone Request ($400.00), and Conditional Use Permit ($1,000.00). All Engineer, Legal, and Planner fees are separately billed to the applicant and must be paid in full before any building permit shall be issued.
$200.00
Building Permit Fee (commercial, valuation-based — 1997 UBC Table 1-A)CLOSED 2026-07-23. The 2026-07-19 chase on this entry reviewed the Building Department page, general Fee Schedule (Resolution #2024-07), Non-Residential Site Plan Plat Checklist, and the amlegal municipal code, but never cross-checked the fee mechanism separately discovered on 2026-07-21 for this file's Solar PV Permit entry (later reused for Fire Sprinkler/Fire Alarm) — that is the same gap. Plain City Municipal Code § 9-1-4, 'FEE SCHEDULE' (Title 9, Building Code; amd. Ord. 2025-08, 6-19-2025; re-fetched and re-verified live 2026-07-23), states: 'Fees authorized in the IBC for inspections, permits, certificates and other purposes shall be governed by table 1-A of the 1997 edition of the uniform building code promulgated by the International Conference of Building Officials, or as may otherwise be adopted by the state.' The statute text is not scoped to residential-only construction — a commercial/non-residential building permit under the current adopted IBC (Utah Code § 15A-2-103) is equally 'authorized in the IBC.' This governs in addition to, not instead of, the separately-published $200.00 Site Plan Review Fee, which remains a Planning Commission prerequisite billed before the building permit itself is issued. Because actual project valuation varies, no single base-permit dollar figure applies — submit the project's estimated valuation to the Building Department at (801) 731-4908 for the calculated figure.
Valuation-based per Table 1-A of the 1997 Uniform Building Code — not a fixed dollar figure. Example brackets: $1-$500 valuation = $23.50; $501-$2,000 = $23.50 + $3.05 per additional $100 (or fraction) up to $2,000; $2,001-$25,000 = $69.25 + $14.00 per additional $1,000 (or fraction) up to $25,000; $25,001-$50,000 = $391.75 + $10.10 per additional $1,000 up to $50,000; $50,001-$100,000 = $643.75 + $7.00 per additional $1,000 up to $100,000; $100,001-$500,000 = $993.75 + $5.60 per additional $1,000 up to $500,000; $500,001-$1,000,000 = $3,233.75 + $4.75 per additional $1,000 up to $1,000,000; over $1,000,000 = $5,608.75 + $3.65 per additional $1,000.

Review timeline

Plan review
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Inspection process

  1. 1

    Footing/Foundation

    Formed with steel tied in place; per Plain City's official Required Inspections list, published citywide without a separate commercial-specific sequence.

  2. 2

    Under-Slab Plumbing / Under-Slab Electrical

    All piping and under-slab electrical must be exposed and supported/inspected before concrete is poured, per the Required Inspections list.

  3. 3

    4-Way Rough (Framing/Electrical/Heating/Plumbing)

    Done before insulation is installed; all rough framing, electrical, heating/AC, and plumbing complete, per the Required Inspections list.

  4. 4

    Final

    Done when all items are complete and the structure is ready to be occupied, per the Required Inspections list.

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

Tips

  • Plain City requires Planning Commission approval of a Non-Residential Site Plan (30-day advance submittal, $200 fee) before a commercial building permit can even be submitted — a materially longer lead time than the residential process.
  • No dollar-figure valuation-based commercial building permit fee table is published anywhere on plaincityutah.gov — but a 2026-07-23 re-chase found Plain City Municipal Code § 9-1-4 adopts Table 1-A of the 1997 Uniform Building Code as the actual governing valuation-based fee table for all IBC-authorized building permits citywide (the same mechanism confirmed for this file's Residential Building Permit, Solar PV, Fire Sprinkler, and Fire Alarm Permit entries). Submit your project's estimated valuation to the Building Department at (801) 731-4908 for the calculated figure.
  • All Engineer, Legal, and Planner fees associated with the Non-Residential Site Plan review are billed to the applicant separately and must be paid in full before the building permit itself can be issued.
  • No distinct fire sprinkler or fire alarm permit, fee, or process is published by Plain City. Weber Fire District (which handles fire code enforcement for several nearby Weber County cities) does not list Plain City among its member cities, and Plain City's own Fire Station page, Forms & Applications list, and general Fee Schedule (Resolution #2024-07) contain no fire suppression/alarm permit or fee — only the Non-Residential Site Plan requirement to show fire protection access and hydrant locations. Confirm current fire-system permitting practice directly with the Plain City Fire Station at (801) 731-4908 ext. 151.

Frequently asked questions

Plain City requires a commercial building permit for: New commercial or non-residential construction regulated by the current adopted IBC (statewide, per Utah Code § 15A-2-103), subject to Plain City Code § 9-1-1; Non-Residential Site Plan Plat approval from the Plain City Planning Commission is a prerequisite — the completed application and supporting documents must be submitted at least 30 days prior to a Planning Commission meeting (2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month), per the city's official Site Plan Application (New Construction) packet; Traffic Impact Analysis, when required by the City Engineer; A title certificate from a title insurance company or attorney listing all property owners, mortgages, judgments, liens, easements, and agreements of record affecting the plat; Detailed site plan drawing meeting the city's Site Plan Drawing Requirements: building footprints/elevations, parking (9'x18' minimum, ADA stalls per ANSI A117-1992), fire protection access and hydrant locations, signage, loading areas, solid waste enclosure, and exterior lighting; All Site Plan Inspection Fee Schedule fees (Engineer, Legal, Planner) must be paid in full before any building permit shall be issued, per the city's official Site Plan Inspection Fee Schedule. If your project isn't listed, confirm with Plain City Building Department at (801) 731-4908 before starting work.

Plain City's Consolidated Fee Schedule does not itself restate a dollar-figure valuation-based commercial building permit fee table, but Plain City Municipal Code § 9-1-4 adopts Table 1-A of the 1997 Uniform Building Code as the governing valuation-based fee table for IBC-authorized building permits (e.g., a project valued $2,001-$25,000 is charged $69.25 plus $14.00 per additional $1,000 of valuation). The separately-published $200.00 Site Plan review fee is also required as a Planning Commission prerequisite before the building permit can be submitted. Contact the Building Department at (801) 731-4908 with your project's estimated valuation for the exact permit-fee figure.

Plain City does not publish a plan-review timeline for this permit. Contact Plain City Building Department at (801) 731-4908 for current turnaround.

You'll need: Site Plan Application (New Construction); Building Permit Application (Online Building Permit Portal). Depending on your project, Plain City may also ask for: Grading and Drainage Plan. See the required-documents checklist on this page for details on each.

Plain City requires 4 inspection(s) for a commercial building permit, in order: Footing/Foundation, Under-Slab Plumbing / Under-Slab Electrical, 4-Way Rough (Framing/Electrical/Heating/Plumbing), Final. Schedule each through Plain City Building Department ((801) 731-4908).

Apply through Plain City Building Department at 4160 W 2200 N, Plain City, UT 84404. Phone: (801) 731-4908. Office hours: Mon–Thurs 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM; Fri 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM noon; closed Saturday and Sunday. Official information: https://www.plaincityutah.gov/1268/Building.

Plain City, Utah has adopted: International Building Code (IBC) — adopted per Plain City Code § 9-1-1(A) pursuant to Utah Code Annotated § 58-56-4(2) and Utah Administrative Code R156-56-701, as modified by chapter 11 of the supplement to the IBC promulgated by the International Code Council, and amended per statewide amendments in Utah Administrative Code R156-56-704 (automatically updated per § 9-1-1(C) whenever the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing/Uniform Building Code Commission adopts new statewide amendments). Per Utah Code § 15A-2-103 (re-verified live 2026-07-23), the statewide-adopted edition is now the 2024 IBC (including Appendices C and J), which took effect July 1, 2026 and supersedes the prior 2021 IBC edition (effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026) — Plain City's automatic-adoption clause carries this forward without any local ordinance action required.; International Residential Code (IRC) — adopted by reference within IBC standards per Plain City Code § 9-1-1(A) ('...together with standards incorporated into the IBC by reference, including...the international residential code (IRC) promulgated by the International Code Council'). Statewide-adopted edition is the 2021 IRC per Utah Code § 15A-2-103 — re-verified live 2026-07-23; the 2026-07-01 statewide IBC transition to the 2024 edition did NOT carry the IRC forward, so 2021 remains current.; International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) — adopted by reference within IBC standards per Plain City Code § 9-1-1(A). Utah Code § 15A-2-103(1)(h) specifies the current statewide-adopted edition as the 2024 IECC (re-verified live 2026-07-23). Plain City's Residential Building Permit Plan Submittal Requirements (Doc 475) additionally requires a REScheck energy analysis report showing compliance with the model energy code, passing by a minimum of 3% if using the Utah Energy Conservation Method.; Statewide plumbing, mechanical, and electrical codes (IPC/IMC/NEC) apply uniformly across Utah municipalities under the State Construction Code (Utah Code Title 15A) but are not separately codified in Plain City's own municipal code sections located during this research; Plain City's plan submittal checklists (Docs 475, Accessory Building Doc) require electrical, plumbing, and mechanical plans as part of the IRC-governed construction drawings, consistent with statewide adoption rather than a distinct local ordinance.. Local amendments apply — see the Plain City overview page for the full list.

A Non-Residential Site Plan Plat approved by the Plain City Planning Commission, submitted at least 30 days before a Planning Commission meeting (2nd/4th Thursdays) with a $200 Site Plan fee, plus payment in full of any Engineer/Legal/Planner fees, before the building permit itself can be submitted.

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