BuildingPermitCost How Danbury calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical work gets its own permits.
The fee table
Single Family and Multifamily Residential Permits
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $1,000 | $100.00 |
| Over $1,000 | $100.00 for the first $1,000 + $16.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Commercial and Industrial Structure Permits
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $1,000 | $100.00 |
| Over $1,000 | $100.00 for the first $1,000 + $23.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Surcharges
- State Education Fee: $0.26 per $1,000 of value
What counts as project value
Your contract or bid price. Fees are based on estimated project cost: 'For any specifics not accounted for, the general permit fee will apply; based on estimated project cost.' The State Education Fee is on 'estimated construction value'.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $100.00 for the first $1,000.00 + $16.00 × 349 per $1,000.00 over = $5,684.00
- State Education Fee: $350,000.00 ÷ 1,000 × $0.26 = $91.00
- Total before trade permits: $5,775.00.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- State land use fee: when the permit is treated as a land use permit (the price list header says 'All land use applications and permits'); $60.00 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Renewal fee, residential project permitsWhen: permit renewal | $250.00 each |
| Renewal fee, commercial project permitsWhen: permit renewal | $500.00 each |
| Renewal fee, separate permitsWhen: permit renewal | $50.00 each |
| Investigative fee (after-fact permit, unpermitted construction reviews)When: work done without permit | $200.00 each |
| Reinspection feeWhen: reinspection required | $50.00 each |
| State Licensing Approval FeeWhen: state agency approval (day care, repair garage, etc.) | $50.00 each |
| Zoning permit based on cost of constructionWhen: a zoning permit is required for the project |
Trade permits are separate. Electrical: Separate permits (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and A/C, sprinklers, chimneys, fireplaces): $100 application fee (includes the first $1,000 in value) plus $16 for each additional $1,000 or part thereof, plus State Education Fee. Plumbing: Same as electrical: $100 including first $1,000 plus $16 per additional $1,000 or part thereof. Mechanical: Same as electrical: $100 including first $1,000 plus $16 per additional $1,000 or part thereof.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Building Department (Permit Center) online through OpenGov permit portal.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: 203-797-4580 · 155 Deer Hill Ave, Danbury, CT 06810