Block Walls and the City's Building Permit Text in Idaho Falls

What block wall work in Idaho Falls actually involves

the City of Idaho Falls' Apply for a Permit page prints, under the heading When do I need a permit?, a section numbered R105.1: an owner or the owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move, demolish or change the occupancy of a building or structure, or to erect, install, enlarge, alter, repair, remove, convert or replace an electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system that the code regulates, shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit. The page does not say which code the section comes from, or whether a wall is a building or structure under it.

Who can pull permits

Under the heading Who can pull permits?, the page's list includes homeowners, engineers and surveyors. It does not say what a homeowner may build.

The exempt-work document

The page links a document titled Work Exempt from a Building Permit, beside Building Permit Checklists, and the City's Building page lists one titled Work Exempt from a Permit - Building. Neither document is a saved page, so this site has not read it and does not say what it lists or whether a block wall is on it. The City's building office can say. The inspections page sets out what the Building page says about permits and inspections.

An April 1, 2024 notice on the page says the City is introducing Cityworks software to replace eTrakit online, and that everyone will need to set up a new account before applying for permits or scheduling inspections. The page lists applying for permits, scheduling inspections and checking inspection results among its services. It is the City's page as read on October 7, 2026: confirm it with the City before relying on it.

Block Walls and the City's Building Permit Text in Idaho Falls — common questions

What does the permit page say about a building or structure?

It prints a code section (R105.1) under which an owner or the owner's authorized agent who intends to construct, enlarge, alter, repair, move or demolish a building or structure shall first make application to the building official and obtain the required permit. It does not say whether a wall is a building or structure.

Who can pull permits in Idaho Falls?

The City's page lists homeowners, engineers and surveyors among those who can, and it lists others as well. It does not say what any of them may build.

Is a block wall exempt from a permit?

The pages we read do not say. They list a document titled Work Exempt from a Permit, which is not a saved page, so we have not read it. The City's building office can say.