Meridian
City of Meridian, Community Development Department, Building Services Division
In short
City of Meridian, Community Development Department, Building Services Division issues 3 permits we publish for Meridian, last verified 2026-09-11. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permit & Certificate of Occupancy | City of Meridian, Community Development Department, Building Services Division | Residential/Commercial Permit Fee Calculation Formula: $50.00 base fee plus $5.50 for each additional $1,000 of project value or fraction thereof. Commercial Plan Check is a further 65% of the building permit fee (non-refundable, applied to the permit). A Certificate of Occupancy issued with no other construction underway costs a flat $110.00; a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy costs $114.75. | one-time, per project — not stated in the published fee schedule | 2026-09-11 |
| Contractor Licensing — State Registration Applies (Meridian)only if it applies to you | City of Meridian, Community Development Department, Building Services Division | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-11 |
| Non-Residential Impact Fees (Fire, Police, Parks) | City of Meridian, Community Development Department, Building Services Division | For new non-residential construction classed 'Commercial' (the schedule's own words: 'includes all buildings in a shopping center; all stand-alone retail buildings; and all restaurants and bars') — Fire Impact Fee $1.29 per sq ft, Police Impact Fee $1.23 per sq ft, Parks Impact Fee $0.00 per sq ft. For every other non-residential use ('All Other') — Fire Impact Fee $0.96 per sq ft, Police Impact Fee $0.19 per sq ft, no separate Parks rate published. | one-time, per project | 2026-09-11 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Commercial Building Permit & Certificate of Occupancy
The formula is as published in the City's consolidated fee schedule (Building Structural Fees, Resolution No. 18-2110): a $50.00 base fee plus $5.50 for each additional $1,000 of project value, simpler than the multi-tier valuation table in Boise's differently structured building fee schedule. Application/plan-review deposit fees of $50 (commercial project value under $20,000) or $150 (over $20,000) are charged separately and applied toward the final permit fee.
Contractor Licensing — State Registration Applies (Meridian)
There is no Meridian contractor license fee: the City's consolidated fee schedule lists no contractor license or registration fee, and its only contractor-specific line is a $50 charge for a contractor change after a permit is issued (a new permit must be issued with the new contractor's information, Resolution No. 18-2110). A contractor working in Meridian holds Idaho's own state Contractor Registration, recorded at the state layer, which the Idaho Contractor Registration Act applies statewide. Commercial building permit submittal checklists require design drawings stamped by Idaho-licensed design professionals, and permits are applied for through the City's Citizen Access Portal.
Non-Residential Impact Fees (Fire, Police, Parks)
An impact fee for new non-residential construction, as published in the City's consolidated fee schedule (Impact Fees, Resolution No. 22-2004), which states its 'Commercial' category's membership explicitly. A new restaurant, coffee shop, or stand-alone/shopping-center retail store pays the higher 'Commercial' rate; a new childcare centre, fitness studio, salon, auto repair shop, veterinary clinic, or contractor's building pays the lower 'All Other' rate. The same schedule sets the Parks Impact Nonresidential (Commercial) rate at $0.00 per square foot (Resolution No. 19-1827), unlike its Fire and Police impact fees.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Meridian
- Phone
- (208) 887-2211
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- City of Meridian - City Fees Schedule — the City's own live, current consolidated fee database covering Building, Planning, Fire, Public Works, and City Clerk fees by resolution number, including the $59.82 current Mobile Food Vendor Inspection fee, the building permit formula, and all Planning Division feesCity of Meridian · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
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