BuildingPermitCost How Santa Clarita calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, plus a $38.00 application fee, with a $95.00 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: its own fee table. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical work gets its own permits.
The fee table
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $5,000 | $95.00 |
| $5,001 – $25,000 | $95.00 for the first $5,000 + $20.91 per additional $1,000 |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $513.20 for the first $25,000 + $14.44 per additional $1,000 |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $874.20 for the first $50,000 + $11.94 per additional $1,000 |
| $100,001 – $300,000 | $1,471.20 for the first $100,000 + $8.17 per additional $1,000 |
| $300,001 – $1,000,000 | $3,105.20 for the first $300,000 + $7.97 per additional $1,000 |
| $1,000,001 – $10,000,000 | $8,684.20 for the first $1,000,000 + $7.44 per additional $1,000 |
| Over $10,000,000 | $75,654.20 for the first $10,000,000 + $7.12 per additional $1,000 |
Plus an application fee of $38.00.
Added to every matching permit
- B&S plan check application process: a flat $47.00 (All projects)
Surcharges
- Record maintenance: 10% of the permit fee
What counts as project value
Not stated in the schedule. Building permit and plan check fees are by valuation; the fee schedule does not say how valuation is determined.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $3,105.20 for the first $300,000.00 + $7.97 × 50 per $1,000.00 over = $3,503.70
- Application fee: fixed = $38.00
- Plan review fee: $2,721.00 for the first $300,000.00 + $8.50 × 50 per $1,000.00 over = $3,146.00
- B&S plan check application process: flat fee = $47.00
- Record maintenance: 10% of $3,503.70 = $350.37
- Total before trade permits: $7,085.07.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Expedited plan check: when optional expedited plan check; $256.60 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Miscellaneous/hourly plan checkWhen: miscellaneous plan check | $250.00 processing fee plus hourly over 1 hour |
| Photovoltaic plan check, residential rooftopWhen: solar | $175.00 each |
| Duplicate inspection card (after first)When: duplicate card | $10.00 each |
| After hours inspectionWhen: after hours | 2 or 4 hour minimum at 1.5x fully allocated overtime rate |
| Plan re-check after 3 checksWhen: re-check | 15% of original fee per check |
Trade permits are separate. Electrical: $38 permit issuance + $22 residential general inspection; new R-3 up to 2,500 sq ft $0.079/sq ft, above: $193 + $0.056 per sq ft over 2,500; itemised fees otherwise. Plumbing: $38 permit issuance + $22 residential general inspection; $18 per new fixture; water heater change-out $42; SFR repipe $129.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Building & Safety, One-Stop Permit Center.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: City Hall Suite 140, 23920 Valencia Blvd, Santa Clarita, CA