BuildingPermitCost How Concord calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $130.09 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: its own fee table (minimum $83.93).
The fee table
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $2,000 | $130.09 |
| $2,001 – $25,000 | $130.09 for the first $2,000 + $14.78 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $470.03 for the first $25,000 + $18.81 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $940.28 for the first $50,000 + $25.33 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $2,206.78 for the first $100,000 + $20.93 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | $10,578.78 for the first $500,000 + $22.10 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $1,000,000 | $21,628.78 for the first $1,000,000 + $1.58 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Added to every matching permit
- Administrative fee ($70 + 0.0789% of valuation, $550 maximum): a fee table based on project value and a $550.00 maximum (All projects)
Surcharges
- Technology fee (10.5% of admin, plan review and inspection fees): 10.5% of the fee total
- General Plan / Zoning Ordinance reimbursement fee (0.5%): 0.5% of the project value
- General Plan / Zoning Ordinance reimbursement fee (0.4%, over $10M): 0.4% of the project value
- CA Building Standards fee: $0.04 per $1,000 of value, minimum $1.00
- SMIP fee, residential 1-3 stories: $0.13 per $1,000 of value, minimum $0.50
- SMIP fee, all other: $0.28 per $1,000 of value, minimum $0.50
What counts as project value
Higher of your bid or the valuation table. Valuation-based rates apply to the value of the permitted work; the Building Official may apply minimum valuations from the latest ICC Building Valuation Data or the Building Official's published valuations, and sets final valuation.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $2,206.78 for the first $100,000.00 + $20.93 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $7,439.28
- Plan review fee: $1,844.82 for the first $100,000.00 + $13.70 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $5,269.82
- Administrative fee ($70 + 0.0789% of valuation, $550 maximum): $70.00 for the first $0.00 + $0.79 × 350 per $1,000.00 over = $346.15
- Technology fee (10.5% of admin, plan review and inspection fees): 10.5% of $13,055.25 = $1,370.80
- General Plan / Zoning Ordinance reimbursement fee (0.5%): 0.5% of $350,000.00 = $1,750.00
- CA Building Standards fee: $350,000.00 ÷ 1,000 × $0.04 = $14.00
- SMIP fee, residential 1-3 stories: $350,000.00 ÷ 1,000 × $0.13 = $45.50
- Total before trade permits: $16,235.55.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Recycling C&D program fee (0.33%): when the project is a 'covered' construction and demolition project under CMC 8.20.380; $82.50 on the standard projects.
- Child Care Program fee (0.50%): when the Child Care Program fee (CMC 19.10.030) applies to the project; $125.00 on the standard projects.
- Building permit stormwater (C.3) plan review fee (0.12%): when the permit increases impervious surface (applied to the cost of that portion of work); $30.00 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Re-inspection feeWhen: re-inspection needed | $192.00 per hour |
| Inspection outside normal business hoursWhen: after-hours inspection requested | $288.00 per hour (2-hour minimum) |
| Work commencing before permit issuanceWhen: work started before permit issuance or without inspections | double the inspection fee |
| Additional plan review beyond one back checkWhen: more review after the back check | $230.00 per hour |
| Expedited plan review by consultantsWhen: applicant requests expedited review | cost + 20% admin |
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to City of Concord Building Division, Permit Center.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.