BuildingPermitCost How Yavapai County calculates your permit fee
The county charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $100.00 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: 65% of the permit fee. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical work gets its own permits.
The fee table
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $5,000 | $100.00 |
| $5,001 – $25,000 | $100.00 for the first $5,000 + $14.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $391.75 for the first $25,000 + $10.10 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $643.75 for the first $50,000 + $7.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $993.75 for the first $100,000 + $5.60 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | $3,233.75 for the first $500,000 + $4.75 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $1,000,000 | $5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000 + $3.65 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
What counts as project value
Local valuation table. Valuation per square foot from the county's Part I table 'based on 2024 ICC Bldg. Valuation Data' (Group R-3 one- and two-family Type VB $165.67/sq ft; Group U utility/private garage VB $64.19; unfinished basement R-3 $31.50), plus Part II specific valuation data (e.g. covered patio $32/sq ft, covered elevated deck $64, open elevated deck $32, residential garage/workshop $64.19, pool $40.30 per sq ft of water surface). Residential alterations with no added area are valued from Part II unit rates or the difference in valuation between occupancies plus utilities. Commercial tenant improvements and some equipment use the licensed contractor's bid price.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $993.75 for the first $100,000.00 + $5.60 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $2,393.75
- Plan review fee: 65% of $2,393.75 = $1,555.94
- Total before trade permits: $3,949.69.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Zoning clearance - remodel: when zoning clearance for a residential remodel; $100.00 on the standard projects.
- Zoning clearance - attached addition: when zoning clearance for attached accessory/addition; $125.00 on the standard projects.
- Zoning clearance - new dwelling: when zoning clearance for a site-built house (per dwelling unit); $200.00 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Re-inspection feeWhen: re-inspection | $300.00 flat |
| Inspections outside normal business hoursWhen: after-hours inspection requested | $150.00 flat, 2 hr minimum |
| Additional plan review for changes, additions or revisionsWhen: plan revisions | $100.00 per hour, 1 hr minimum |
| Temporary certificate of occupancy (residential)When: TCO requested | $500.00 30-day |
| Fee for 1st issued permit extensionWhen: extension requested | $100.00 each |
| New address requestWhen: new address needed | $75.00 each |
Trade permits are separate. Electrical: Stand-alone residential electrical, plumbing or mechanical permit (each trade): $300 flat; residential HVAC replacement unit $150; commercial by contractor bid valued through the building fee table. For new construction or additions the utilities are added to valuation ($3.50/sq ft each for plumbing, electrical, mechanical residential; $7.00 commercial). Plumbing: Residential single-trade permit $300 flat. Mechanical: Residential single-trade permit $300 flat; HVAC replacement unit $150.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Yavapai County Development Services (Building Safety).
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: 928-771-3214 · 1120 Commerce Dr, Prescott, AZ 86305 (also 10 S 6th St, Cottonwood, AZ 86326)