Permit Fees

The total fee for the building permit includes the permit fee, which pays for your inspections, plus the plan review fee, which pays for your plan review. These fees are based on either the contractor’s estimated building valuation or the Building Official’s assigned a valuation, which we will calculate using building area from the plans and building valuation data from a national source. When there is a difference between the contractor’s valuation and the assigned valuation, the higher valuation will be used.

The plan review fee must be paid at the time the plans are submitted for review. The permit fee must be paid at the time the permit is issued. There is a minimum permit fee of $50.00 (plus plan review fee) to cover basic administrative and inspection costs associated with any building project.

Plumbing and mechanical permit fees are also based on an assigned valuation of work, derived as a percentage of the total assigned building valuation. Plumbing and mechanical permits each have a minimum permit fee of $50.00. Electrical permit fees are based on the total building area. There is no plan review fee with plumbing, mechanical, and electrical permits for a single-family house.

At no time does the Building Department accept payment in the form of a credit card.  All payments must be made with check or cash.