BuildingPermitCost How Huntington Beach calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, plus a $41.00 application fee, with a $85.00 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: 61% of the permit fee. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical work gets its own permits.
The fee table
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $500 | $85.00 |
| $501 – $2,000 | $85.00 for the first $500 + $5.33 per additional $100 or fraction |
| $2,001 – $25,000 | $169.00 for the first $2,000 + $21.30 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $690.00 for the first $25,000 + $12.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $1,008.00 for the first $50,000 + $7.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $1,339.00 for the first $100,000 + $6.50 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | $4,017.00 for the first $500,000 + $5.80 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $1,000,000 | $7,622.00 for the first $1,000,000 + $4.64 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Plus an application fee of $41.00.
Added to every matching permit
- Record Retention Fee - each issued permit: a flat $1.00 (All projects)
What counts as project value
Not stated in the schedule. Building inspection fees are 'Based on Project Valuation'; the schedule and calculator page do not say how valuation is determined.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $1,339.00 for the first $100,000.00 + $6.50 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $2,964.00
- Application fee: fixed = $41.00
- Plan review fee: 61% of $2,964.00 = $1,808.04
- Record Retention Fee - each issued permit: flat fee = $1.00
- Total before trade permits: $4,814.04.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Planning Division building plan review (PL-95): when when the Planning Division reviews the building plans (B-32 'Planning Division - Building Plan Review'); $303.09 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Record Retention Fee - each sheet of permitted drawingsWhen: per sheet of permitted drawings | $4.00 per sheet |
| Plan review in excess of included reviews (hourly)When: additional reviews | $167.00 per hour |
| Refund Processing FeeWhen: refund requested | $249.00 each |
| Building Permit ExtensionWhen: extension requested | $166.00 each |
| Building Plan Review ExtensionWhen: extension requested | $166.00 each |
| Reinspection FeeWhen: reinspection required | $208.00 each |
| Investigation Fee - work performed without a permitWhen: work started without a permit | $250.00 minimum |
| Hourly rate, normal work hoursWhen: services billed hourly | $166.00 per hour |
| Expedited Plan ReviewWhen: expedited review requested | 2 x plan review fee |
| State of California SMIP fees | See Notes |
| Huntington Beach Library and School District Fees | See Notes |
Trade permits are separate. Electrical: B-35: minimum $49; new single/multi-family residential incl. additions and attached garages $0.22/sq ft ($49 minimum); itemized otherwise. Not fully extracted. Mechanical: B-37: minimum $49.00; itemized. Not extracted. Plumbing: B-39: minimum $49.00; itemized. Not extracted.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Community Development, Building & Inspections - Permit Center online through HB ACA Portal.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: (714) 536-5241