BuildingPermitCost How Westminster calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $19.50 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: 65% of the permit fee.
The fee table
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $500 | $19.50 |
| $501 – $2,000 | $19.50 for the first $500 + $2.65 per additional $100 or fraction |
| $2,001 – $25,000 | $59.25 for the first $2,000 + $11.90 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $332.95 for the first $25,000 + $8.55 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $546.70 for the first $50,000 + $5.95 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $844.20 for the first $100,000 + $4.60 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | $2,684.20 for the first $500,000 + $3.95 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $1,000,000 | $4,659.20 for the first $1,000,000 + $2.65 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
What counts as project value
Your contract or bid price. The valuation to be used in computing the permit and plan review fees shall be the total value of all construction work, including labor and materials, for all finish work, roofing, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, conveyance, fire protection and other permanent work. The source does not say whether the city checks it against a valuation table.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $844.20 for the first $100,000.00 + $4.60 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $1,994.20
- Plan review fee: 65% of $1,994.20 = $1,296.23
- Total before trade permits: $3,290.43.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Permit trade fee, mechanical: when the project includes mechanical work; $49.94 on the standard projects.
- Permit trade fee, plumbing: when the project includes plumbing work; $49.94 on the standard projects.
- Permit trade fee, electrical: when the project includes electrical work; $49.94 on the standard projects.
- Plan review trade fee, mechanical: when the project includes mechanical work; $32.46 on the standard projects.
- Plan review trade fee, plumbing: when the project includes plumbing work; $32.46 on the standard projects.
- Plan review trade fee, electrical: when the project includes electrical work; $32.46 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Inspections outside normal business hoursWhen: after-hours inspection requested | $50.00 per hour (two-hour minimum) |
| Re-inspectionWhen: re-inspection required | $50.00 each |
| Temporary Certificate of OccupancyWhen: temporary CO requested | 5% of building permit fee, minimum $100 |
| Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicatedWhen: unlisted inspection | $50.00 per hour |
| Additional plan review for revisionsWhen: plan revisions submitted | $50.00 per hour |
| Outside consultants for plan review and/or inspectionsWhen: outside consultant used | actual costs |
| Copy of previously issued Certificate of OccupancyWhen: copy requested | $5.00 each |
| Letter of code complianceWhen: letter requested | $25.00 each |
| Stop work orderWhen: stop work order issued | 1st offense double the permit fee (min $250); 2nd offense triple (min $500) |
| Fire Department operational permitWhen: operational fire permit | $100.00 per event |
| Water and sewer tap (impact) feesWhen: new water/sewer connection | see Water Tap and Sewer Fees page |
| Estimated use tax | 4.25% of 50% of total valuation (effective 1/1/2026) |
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to City of Westminster Building Division.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: 303-658-2400 · 4800 West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, CO 80031