BuildingPermitCost How Lodi calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $126.00 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: 60% of the permit fee. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical work gets its own permits.
The fee table
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $500 | $126.00 |
| $501 – $2,000 | $126.00 for the first $500 + $9.34 per additional $100 or fraction |
| $2,001 – $25,000 | $266.11 for the first $2,000 + $28.69 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $925.96 for the first $25,000 + $20.25 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $1,432.19 for the first $50,000 + $5.06 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $1,685.30 for the first $100,000 + $13.83 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | $7,217.01 for the first $500,000 + $6.07 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $1,000,000 | $10,252.80 for the first $1,000,000 + $4.36 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Surcharges
- Energy compliance surcharge: 10% of the permit fee
- Strong Motion Instrumentation (SMIP) fee: 0.01% of the project value
- Fire inspection fee: 25% of the permit fee
- Fire plan check fee: 25% of the plan review fee
- Disabled access surcharge: 10% of the permit fee
- Maintenance of building plans: 10% of the permit fee
What counts as project value
Not stated in the schedule. Table 1-A is based on 'Total valuation'; the document does not say how valuation is determined. 'There is a 20 percent reduction in value if the building is a shell.'
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $1,685.30 for the first $100,000.00 + $13.83 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $5,142.80
- Plan review fee: 60% of $5,142.80 = $3,085.68
- Energy compliance surcharge: 10% of $5,142.80 = $514.28
- Strong Motion Instrumentation (SMIP) fee: 0.01% of $350,000.00 = $35.00
- Fire inspection fee: 25% of $5,142.80 = $1,285.70
- Fire plan check fee: 25% of $3,085.68 = $771.42
- Total before trade permits: $10,834.88.
Fees people miss
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Inspections outside normal business hoursWhen: after-hours inspection requested | $267.00 per hour |
| Reinspection feeWhen: reinspection required | $178.00 each |
| Additional plan review for changes/revisionsWhen: plan revisions | $178.00 per hour |
| Refund administrative processing feeWhen: refund requested | $36.00 each |
| Board of Appeals feeWhen: appeal filed | $356.00 each |
| Temporary Certificate of OccupancyWhen: temporary CO requested | $356.00 each |
| Permit extensionWhen: extension requested | 25% of permit fee, max $198 |
| Master plans plan checkWhen: master plan submittal | 100% of building permit fee plus 10% |
Trade permits are separate. Plumbing: Table 1-1: $89 issuance fee plus per-fixture items (e.g. $5 per fixture/trap, $10 per building sewer). Included in the building permit fee for new construction. Electrical: Table 3-A: $89 issuance fee plus per-outlet/fixture items. Included in the building permit fee for new construction. Not fully extracted. Mechanical: Table 1-A (mechanical) not extracted. Included in the building permit fee for new construction.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Community Development Department, Building Division.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: (209) 333-6714 · 221 W. Pine St., Lodi, CA 95240