BuildingPermitCost How Broomfield calculates your permit fee
The county charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $23.50 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 | $23.50 |
| $501 – $2,000 | $23.50 for the first $500 + $3.05 per additional $100 or fraction |
| $2,001 – $25,000 | $69.25 for the first $2,000 + $14.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $391.75 for the first $25,000 + $10.10 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $643.75 for the first $50,000 + $7.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $993.75 for the first $100,000 + $5.60 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $500,000 | $3,233.75 for the first $500,000 + $4.75 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Added to every matching permit
- Service Expansion Fee (SEF): $1.00 per square foot (Residential · new construction)
- Construction Water Fee: a flat $25.00 (Residential · new construction)
What counts as project value
Higher of your bid or the valuation table. Applicant provides the total value of work (materials, labor, overhead, profit, general conditions). For new detached single-family houses the Building Official sets the final valuation from the most recent ICC Building Valuation Data 'as a minimum'. Separate valuations and Table 1-A fees are computed for building, electrical, plumbing and mechanical work.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $993.75 for the first $100,000.00 + $5.60 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $2,393.75
- Plan review fee: 65% of $2,393.75 = $1,555.94
- Service Expansion Fee (SEF): 2,400 sq ft × $1.00 = $2,400.00
- Construction Water Fee: flat fee = $25.00
- Total before trade permits: $6,374.69.
Fees people miss
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Building materials use tax | $4.15 percent |
| Water license feeWhen: new connection to Broomfield water | $39,350.00 per TE |
| Sewer license feeWhen: new connection to Broomfield sewer | $15,500.00 per ERU |
| Hourly plan reviewWhen: depending on the scope of the project | $50.00 per hour |
| Reinspection feeWhen: inspection disapproved with a penalty | $150.00 each |
| Class C general contractor licenseWhen: contractor not yet licensed | $50.00 each |
| North Metro Fire Rescue District impact feesWhen: set by the fire district |
Trade permits are separate. Electrical: Table 1-A applied to the electrical valuation; plan review 65% for new homes/commercial. Plumbing: Table 1-A applied to the plumbing valuation. Mechanical: Table 1-A applied to the HVAC valuation.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Community Development, Building Division.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.