Nampa
City of Nampa, Building Safety Department
In short
City of Nampa, Building Safety Department issues 3 permits we publish for Nampa, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contractor Licensing — State Registration Applies (Nampa)only if it applies to you | City of Nampa, Building Safety Department | No fee | not applicable | 2026-09-11 |
| Commercial Building Permit & Certificate of Occupancy | City of Nampa, Building Safety Department | Exhibit A valuation-based table: $22.20 for the first $500 of construction value, rising through tiered increments (e.g. $65.40 for the first $2,000 plus $13.23 per additional $1,000 through $25,000, up to $5,299.94 for the first $1,000,000 plus $3.45 per additional $1,000 above that). Plan review for all building occupancies is a further 65% of the building permit fee. Commercial sub-contractor (plumbing/mechanical/electrical) permits are priced separately at a $36.00 base fee plus a percentage of project valuation (2.68% up to $20,000, stepping down at higher tiers). | one-time, per project — permits expire 180 days after inactivity, per the Building Safety Department's own FAQ | 2026-09-11 |
| Non-Residential Development Impact Fees (Parks, Police, Fire, Streets) | City of Nampa, Building Safety Department | Effective for building permits submitted on or after January 1, 2026 ('with no exceptions,' per the City's own bulletin), priced per 1,000 square feet of new non-residential floor area, with no Parks impact fee on non-residential construction. The City's own Impact Fee Category by Occupancy table places 'Restaurants/Fast Food Restaurants/Deli's/Coffee Shops,' 'Retail Stores,' and 'Barber and Beauty Shops' under 'Retail' (Police $1,758 + Fire $2,311 + Streets $9,922 = $13,991 total per 1,000 sq ft). It places 'Child Daycare Facilities' and 'Animal Hospitals, Kennels, Shelters/Pounds' under 'Institutional' (Police $674 + Fire $885 + Streets $3,804 = $5,363 total). It places 'Professional Services (Architects, Attorneys, Accountants, Insurance, Locksmith, etc.)' under 'Office' (Police $678 + Fire $891 + Streets $3,804 = $5,373 total) — the closest documented analogue for a contractor's office, though the table does not name 'contractor' directly. Gymnasiums appear only as '(High density over 600 occupants)' and '(Low density over 600 occupants),' both mapped to Retail, leaving a small fitness studio under that threshold without an explicit category of its own. | 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
Contractor Licensing — State Registration Applies (Nampa)
No city fee applies beyond Idaho's own state Contractor Registration fee, recorded at the state layer. The City Clerk's Licenses page lists no general contractor license; its trade-type entries are the Tree Removal/Pruner License and the Private Security / Private Investigator / Alarm Installation licenses. The state credential is surfaced on a City application instead: the Planning & Zoning Department's own Sign Permit checklist requires the applicant to state 'my Contractors Registration Number issued by the State of Idaho as required by Chapter 52, Title 54 of the Idaho State Code' or claim an exemption under Idaho Code 54-5205, so state registration is checked at permit time.
Commercial Building Permit & Certificate of Occupancy
A valuation-based fee table read from the City's current Exhibit A schedule. Nampa publishes no standalone flat dollar figure for a Certificate of Occupancy Only application: the Building Safety Department's own Commercial FAQ states that 'Fees are based on the value of the work as outlined in the fee schedule adopted by City Council,' and the Certificate of Occupancy Only Permit Application and Building Permit Process page likewise describe the process and the Occupancy-versus-Completion distinction without stating a flat fee. A change-of-tenant Certificate of Occupancy is therefore priced through this same valuation table, at whatever value the reviewed scope of work carries.
Non-Residential Development Impact Fees (Parks, Police, Fire, Streets)
An impact fee schedule with the City's own explicit occupancy-to-category mapping table. The table does not cover auto repair: unlike Gas Stations, Convenience Stores, Motor Vehicle Showrooms, and Carwash (all mapped to Retail), no category on the table names an auto repair or vehicle repair use, so this industry is not included above and a business owner should confirm the applicable category directly with the Building Safety Department before budgeting for new construction. Fitness studios and contractors are included above, with the ambiguity in their exact category stated rather than resolved by assumption.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Nampa
- Phone
- (208) 468-5435
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.
- Building Permit Process — the Department's own page distinguishing a Certificate of Occupancy from a Certificate of CompletionCity of Nampa, Building Safety Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Bulletin GA-11-2025-35 — 2026 Development Impact Fee Schedule, effective for building permits submitted on or after January 1, 2026, with the City's own Impact Fee Category by Occupancy tableCity of Nampa, Building Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Certificate of Occupancy Only Permit Application — the Building Safety Department's own current application and commercial occupancy-only checklistCity of Nampa, Building Safety Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Commercial FAQ — the Building Safety Department's own FAQ page, confirming that certificate-of-occupancy and other permit fees are based on the value of the work under the fee schedule adopted by City Council, rather than a separate flat certificate feeCity of Nampa, Building Safety Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-18
- Development Impact Fees — the City's own overview page linking to the current impact fee schedule bulletinCity of Nampa, Building Safety Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Exhibit A — Schedule of Permit Fees (December 21, 2021) — the City's own complete valuation-based building permit fee table and the 65% commercial plan review feeCity of Nampa, Building Safety Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Licenses — the City Clerk's own complete list of every license/permit the City issuesCity of Nampa, Office of the City Clerk · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
- Sign Permit Application Form, Checklist & Guide — the Planning & Zoning Department's own guide stating a sign permit is processed as a building permit, and requiring the applicant's Idaho Contractor Registration NumberCity of Nampa, Planning & Zoning Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-11
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