Processing Building Permits — Timely Review

TITLE 39 HEALTH AND SAFETY CHAPTER 41 IDAHO BUILDING CODE ACT 39-4117. Processing building permits — TIMELY REVIEW. (1) A local government that requires building permits shall make available a document that describes in detail the requirements of its building permit process. The local government shall provide the document to the public on its website and in physical form upon request. (2)  An applicant for a building permit shall make a good faith effort to submit a complete application containing the necessary documentation required by a local government as specified in the document required pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. If an application is deemed incomplete, the local government shall, within ten (10) business days of receipt of a residential building permit application and within twenty (20) business days of receipt of a commercial building permit application, provide written notice to the applicant specifying any missing information necessary to proceed. (3)  Upon receipt of a submission or a revised submission following an incomplete determination, a local government shall have ten (10) business days for a residential building permit and twenty (20) business days for a commercial building permit to review the application or the revised submission for completeness. No later than the conclusion of the applicable ten (10) or twenty (20) business day review period, the local government shall provide written notice of determination on the completeness of the application. A local government’s determination that an application is complete shall not constitute approval but shall authorize the application to proceed to formal plan review. (4)  An applicant and a local government may agree in writing to an extension of the timelines specified in this section if additional time is needed for the completeness determination. Prior to any such agreement, a local government shall provide written notice to an applicant explaining that an extension is needed.