BUILDING DIVISION FEES

Please be advised that fees displayed in January may not be current.

BASIC PERMIT FEE

Building

Total  Valuation

Fee

$1 to $500

$23.40

$501 to $2,000

$23.40 for the first $500 plus $3.10 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000

$2,001 to $25,000

$70.17 for the first $2,000 plus $14.05 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000

$25,001 to $50,000

$392.95 for the first $25,000 plus $10.15 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000

$50,001 to $100,000

$646.37 for the first $50,000 plus $7.01 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000

$100,001 to $500,000

$997.24 for the first $100,000 plus $5.45 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof

$500,001 to $1,000,000 $3,180.39 for the first $500,000 plus $4.68 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000

$1,000,001 and up

$5,519.46 for the first $1,000,000 plus $3.12 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.

Building fees are adjusted annually in January based on "The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the U.S. City Average for All Items, 1982-84=100."

Mobile Homes

a. Installation

Same as established by the Department of Housing and Community Development as shown in the current edition of the California Administrative Code.

b. Utilities - $62.36

Bridges

Actual cost for performing all inspection work which includes plan review.

Swimming Pools, Spas, etc.

Installation fee shall be as established in the Current Edition of the UBC, including Plan Review Fee. Valuation shall be based upon contract prices.

RE-ISSUE PERMIT FEE

$78.270 or fifty percent (50%) of the original permit fee, not including Plan Review Fee, whichever is greater.

APPLICATION FILING AND PLAN REVIEW FEE (non-refundable if plan review has commenced)

Buildings

Sixty-five percent (65%) of Basic Building permit fee with a minimum fee of $39.65.

Twenty-five percent (25%) of Basic Building permit fee for repetitive built homes within the same subdivision provided the permit is issued prior to any code or other regulation changes.

Mobile Homes

Utilities -      $31.17
Installation - $31.17

Bridges

A deposit, as determined by the Director of Public Works, based upon the estimated cost of the project.

Swimming Pools, Spas, etc.

Sixty-five percent (65%) of the basic permit fee for the initial plan review for a specific pool. with the subsequent plan review for the same pool reduced to $39.65.

The reduction in fee shall apply only if no additional plan reviews are required, due to code or regulation changes or specific or special engineering to meet specific requirements.

ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES

Fees apply to all single and multifamily dwellings, accessory buildings and commercial buildings. These fees include the electrical service and all interior wiring. All areas are based on gross square footage.

Square Feet Fee Square Feet Fee
0 - 500
$15.60
2501- 2750
$102.93
501 - 750
$24.96
2751 - 3000
$112.30
751 - 1000
$34.30
3001 - 4000
$135.63
1001 - 1250
$43.64
4001 - 5000
$174.66
1251 - 1500
$53.02
5001 - 6000
$213.62
1501 - 1750
$63.94
6001 - 7000
$252.61
1751 - 2000
$73.30
7001 - 8000
$291.61
2001 - 2250
$85.29
8001 - 9000
$330.56
2251 - 2500
$91.99
9001 -10,000
$369.58
10,001 and over
$389.79

Commercial Buildings:

Use the same basic, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing tables as other construction except, when the building contract price is used for Building Permit valuation purposes, then the contract price for electrical fees will also be used. The fee shall be as established in the Current Edition of UBC.

PLUMBING OR MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES (use the same table for both)

Fees apply to all single and multifamily dwellings, accessory buildings and commercial buildings. All area is based on gross square footage.

Square Feet Fee Square Feet Fee
0 - 500
$14.79
2501- 2750
$49.90
501 - 750
$18.70
2751 - 3000
$53.80
751 - 1000
$22.63
3001 - 4000
$61.60
1001 - 1250
$26.49
4001 - 5000
$68.60
1251 - 1500
$30.40
5001 - 6000
$76.40
1501 - 1750
$34.30
6001 - 7000
$84.18
1751 - 2000
$38.21
7001 - 8000
$92.00
2001 - 2250
$42.11
8001 - 9000
$99.81
2251 - 2500
$46.01
9001 -10,000
$107.59
10,001 and over
$115.42

MISCELLANEOUS PERMIT FEES

Code Compliance - Field Inspection Fee
Buildings $101.37
Re-locatable (dwellings) $46.77
Use Permit Conditions $46.77
Mobile Homes $46.77
Electrical
New service $46.77
Meter re-set $46.77
Construction power $46.77

For new service or re-wiring in existing buildings, use Electrical Permit fee schedule from above.

Gas(1) Fee
New gas service meter and appliance checks $46.77
Gas meter re-set and appliance checks $46.77
(1)For meter service for more than one building, each building considered a service.
Solar
Domestic hot water $46.77
Domestic hot water and space heat $70.16
Temporary Residential Facilities
Mobile home - travel trailer
Utilities $62.36
Installation (as required by State law)
Same as established by the Dept. of Housing and Community Development as shown in the current edition of the California Administrative Code.
Renewal $31.17
Building permit list Actual cost
Zoning Ordinance Plan Review Fee $46.77

 

Other Inspections and Fees:

Inspections outside normal business hours
(minimum charge - two hours)
$46.77 per hour*
Reinspection fees assessed under provisions of
Section 305(g)
$46.77 per hour*
Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated
(minimum charge - ½ hour)
$46.77 per hour*
Additional plan review required by changes, additions,
or revisions to approved plans
(minimum charge - ½ hour)
$46.77 per hour*

* Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is the greatest. This cost shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and fringe benefits of the employees involved.

Page updated: February 18, 2010

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