Building & Trade Permits
NOTE: ALL COMMERCIAL, ONE AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLING, AND MULTI-FAMILY PERMITS MUST BE SUBMITTED DIGITALLY THROUGH THE ONLINE PORTAL SYSTEM. PAPER SUBMITTALS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED.
Permit Application Forms
Please allow 24 hours for the city’s building department to process your request after submittal. Requests submitted after 5:00 pm will not be officially received until 10:00 AM the following business day. Please allow 24 hours from that time for processing. We are diligent in working to process your quests as quickly as possible. Thank you for your patience.
Commercial Applications & Documents
- Commercial Permit Guide Packet(PDF, 122KB)
- (PDF, 122KB)Commercial Tenant Improvement Packet(PDF, 91KB)
- County Fire Alarm Packet(PDF, 239KB)
- County Fire Sprinkler Packet(PDF, 235KB)
- County Commercial Cooking Hood Suppression(PDF, 218KB)
- Commercial Cooking Hood(PDF, 215KB)
- City Fire Sprinkler Packet(PDF, 234KB)
- City Fire Alarm Packet(PDF, 238KB)
- Demolition Permit packet(PDF, 684KB)
- Moved Building Application(PDF, 2MB)
- Pretreatment Data Disclosure Short Form(PDF, 84KB)
- Window Replacement Permit(PDF, 96KB)
- Electrical Permit(PDF, 244KB)
- Mechanical Permit(PDF, 281KB)
- Plumbing Permit(PDF, 281KB)
- Fine Grading Certificate(PDF, 14KB)
- Floodplain Packet(PDF, 255KB)
- INFORMACIÓN PARA EL PERMISO DE CONSTUCCIÓN(PDF, 59KB)
Important to remember: Prior to building permit issuance, plans for food related establishments (i.e. restaurants, bars, markets, delis, snack bars, etc...) must also be reviewed and approved by the State of Idaho, Southwest District Health Department. They may be contacted at (208) 455-5400.
City of Caldwell "Red Carpet Service"
As part of our Red Carpet Program, all commercial and mixed use projects will be assigned a Team Leader from our Development Team, who will oversee your project, and who will also be your primary contact throughout the process. Your project will require review and approval from various City Departments/Divisions. Questions or inquiries during the permit process will be directed to your team leader, though some department specific questions may require that you interact with any one or all of the department Team Leaders listed below.
Engineering Department
Engineering Plans Examination
Steve Pendleton
(208) 455-4683
spendleton@cityofcaldwell.org
Fire Department
Fire Dept Plans Examination
Alan Perry
(208) 455-4703
aperry@cityofcaldwell.org
Building Safety Division
Building Safety Plans Examination
Cache Olson
(208) 455-4756
colson@cityofcaldwell.org
Planning & Zoning Division
Planning & Zoning Plans Examination
Joe Dodson
(208) 455-4623
jdodson@cityofcaldwell.org
Residential Applications & Documents
- Residential Permit packet(PDF, 3MB)
- Residential Addition Packet(PDF, 8MB)
- Residential Pole Building Packet(PDF, 2MB)
- Single Family Dwelling Conversions(PDF, 2MB)
- 2018 IECC Residential Brochure(PDF, 242KB)
- 2018 Prescriptive Specification Worksheet IECC(PDF, 49KB)
- New/Replaced Dwelling Impact Fee Exemption(PDF, 370KB)
- Manufactured Home packet(PDF, 457KB)
- Manufactured/Modular Home Impact Fee Exemption(PDF, 352KB)
- Moved Building Application(PDF, 2MB)
- Photovoltaic checklist(PDF, 774KB)
- Demolition Permit packet(PDF, 684KB)
- IDABO Air Balance Form(PDF, 405KB)
- Window Replacement Permit(PDF, 96KB)
- Electrical Permit(PDF, 244KB)
- Mechanical Permit(PDF, 281KB)
- Plumbing Permit(PDF, 281KB)
- Fine Grading Certificate(PDF, 14KB)
- Floodplain Packet(PDF, 255KB)
- INFORMACIÓN PARA EL PERMISO DE CONSTUCCIÓN(PDF, 59KB)
Building Fees
Handouts & Examples
- Additional Site Plan Example(PDF, 97KB)
- ADA Parking Stall(PDF, 114KB)
- Building Section(PDF, 113KB)
- Conditioned Crawl Space(PDF, 111KB)
- Egress Requirements(PDF, 150KB)
- Floor Plan Example(PDF, 104KB)
- Foundation Plan Example(PDF, 94KB)
- Garage Conversion Example(PDF, 146KB)
- Insulation Installation(PDF, 136KB)
- Light Frame Construction(PDF, 125KB)
- Plot Plan Blank(PDF, 67KB)
- Porch Footing Example(PDF, 175KB)
- Porch Section Example(PDF, 169KB)
- Porch Section(PDF, 223KB)
- Porch with Deck Example(PDF, 214KB)
- Safety Glazing at Stairways(PDF, 107KB)
- Site Plan Example(PDF, 165KB)
- Thermal Envelope Sealing(PDF, 137KB)
- Townhouse Walls(PDF, 104KB)
- ADA Accessible Routes Example(PDF, 354KB)
Complaint Forms
Complaint Form Existing Buildings(PDF, 294KB)
Air Barrier and Insulation Installation Checklist(PDF, 453KB)
Per the IDAPA 24.39.30
06. International Energy Conservation Code – Residential Provisions. The 2018 Edition with the following amendments: (7-1-24)
e. Section R402.4.1.2. Add the following exception: Visual Inspection.
The Permit Holder will determine at the time of permit application the method of determining building envelope tightness. A visual inspection shall be considered acceptable in lieu of testing when the items listed in Table R402.4.1.1, applicable to the method of construction, are field verified.
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