BuildingPermitCost How Citrus Heights calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $210.00 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 – $500 | $210.00 |
| $501 – $2,000 | $210.00 for the first $500 + $14.02 per additional $100 or fraction |
| $2,001 – $25,000 | $421.00 for the first $2,000 + $17.73 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $828.00 for the first $25,000 + $36.28 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $1,737.00 for the first $50,000 + $11.57 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $2,315.00 for the first $100,000 + $6.18 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | $4,789.00 for the first $500,000 + $8.84 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $1,000,001 – $5,000,000 | $9,208.00 for the first $1,000,000 + $4.82 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $5,000,001 – $10,000,000 | $28,543.00 for the first $5,000,000 + $2.57 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $10,000,000 | $41,435.00 for the first $10,000,000 + $1.22 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Surcharges
- General Plan Update Fee: 6% of the permit fee
- Technology Fee: 4% of the permit fee
What counts as project value
Not stated in the schedule. Applicant provides a valuation including all materials and labor; 'the valuation shall be based on a nationally recognized standard for the specific type of construction proposed' and is subject to approval by the Building Official. The standard is not named.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $2,315.00 for the first $100,000.00 + $6.18 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $3,860.00
- Plan review fee: 65% of $3,860.00 = $2,509.00
- General Plan Update Fee: 6% of $3,860.00 = $231.60
- Technology Fee: 4% of $3,860.00 = $154.40
- Total before trade permits: $6,755.00.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Permit Issuance Fee: when charged at permit issuance (listed under Flat Fees; the schedule does not say it applies to valuation-based permits); $94.00 on the standard projects.
- Planning - Zone Check: when a planning zone check is required for the permit; $26.94 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Reinspection (CBC)When: reinspection required | $181.00 each |
| Additional plan review for changes, additions, or revisionsWhen: plan revisions | $177.00 each |
| Inspections outside normal business hoursWhen: after-hours inspection requested | $181.00 per hour, minimum 2 hours |
| Investigation feeWhen: work without a permit | double permit fee |
| State Building Standards Administration fee (SB 1473) and Strong Motion (SMIP) fee | not stated |
| Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Capital Fire Facilities Fee and Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA) fee | not stated |
Trade permits are separate. Electrical: Flat fees: service panel 60-200 amps $78; receptacles/switches/fixtures $11 each; residential PV $228; residential EV charging station $112. Plumbing: Flat fees: water heater $39; sewer replacement $52; fixtures $11; gas piping 1-4 outlets $52. Mechanical: Flat fees: forced-air furnace up to 100,000 BTU $78; evaporative cooler $39; vent fan $26; duct piping $39.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Building & Safety Division, Community Development Department.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: (916) 727-4760 · 6360 Fountain Square Drive, Citrus Heights, CA 95621