BuildingPermitCost How Pasco County calculates your permit fee
The county charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on floor area, with a $45.00 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: its own fee table (minimum $45.00). Electrical, plumbing and mechanical work gets its own permits.
The fee table
New one and two family residential construction, renovation or remodeling
| Floor area | Fee |
|---|---|
| Over 0 sq ft | $45.00 + $0.08 per additional sq ft |
New commercial construction, all occupancy classes other than Institutional
| Floor area | Fee |
|---|---|
| Over 0 sq ft | $45.00 + $1.07 per additional sq ft |
Institutional occupancy class, new, renovation, remodeling or addition
| Floor area | Fee |
|---|---|
| Over 0 sq ft | $45.00 + $1.81 per additional sq ft |
Renovation, remodeling and additions to commercial structures other than Business, Mercantile or Institutional
| Floor area | Fee |
|---|---|
| Over 0 sq ft | $45.00 + $1.07 per additional sq ft |
Renovation, remodeling and additions to previously occupied Business or Mercantile structures
| Floor area | Fee |
|---|---|
| Over 0 sq ft | $45.00 + $0.65 per additional sq ft |
Surcharges
- Technology Fee: $25.00
- Unlicensed Contractor Taskforce Surcharge: $5.00
What counts as project value
Floor area (square feet). Building permit fees are a $45 base fee plus a rate per square foot of habitable area or building area (the greater where they differ). Valuation (normal market value of materials and labor) is used only for permits priced by other methods and their plan examination fee.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $45.00 for the first 0 sq ft + $0.08 × 2,400 per sq ft over = $237.00
- Plan review fee: $45.00 for the first 0 sq ft + $0.05 × 2,400 per sq ft over = $165.00
- Technology Fee: fixed = $25.00
- Unlicensed Contractor Taskforce Surcharge: fixed = $5.00
- Total before trade permits: $432.00.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Site Examination Fee (new construction, remodeling and additions): when site plans are required with the building permit application; $120.00 on the standard projects.
- After-the-fact permit (first offense): when construction commenced before the permit was issued; $69.00 on the standard projects.
- Roof of new residential structure: when the '$45.00 per Unit' in item V.B.1 is charged for the roof of a new residential structure; $45.00 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Re-inspection feeWhen: failed or not-ready inspection | $45.00 first additional inspection |
| Time extensionWhen: permit time extension granted | $45.00 each |
| Temporary Certificate of OccupancyWhen: TCO requested | $45.00 per request |
| After-hours permit processing or inspectionWhen: after-hours service requested | $225.00 per trade, first two hours |
| Private provider administrative fee, single family homeWhen: third-party private provider performs inspections and/or plan review | $600.00 each |
| DBPR state surchargeWhen: state surcharge; rate not stated in the county resolution | |
| Mobility fee / impact feesWhen: new construction (separate schedule) |
Trade permits are separate. Plumbing: Separate permit: $45 base plus $0.05 per sq ft under roof (new construction, renovation, remodeling); $10 per system component or feature. Electrical: Separate permit: $45 base plus $0.04 per sq ft under roof (new construction, renovation, remodeling, equipment alteration); $10 per system component; low voltage $2 per termination point. Mechanical: Separate permit: $45 base plus $0.04 per sq ft of conditioned/ventilated area; residential system component $10, commercial $35.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value and floor area.
- Submit to Pasco County Building Construction Services through PascoGateway.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: 727-847-8126 · 8661 Citizens Dr, Suite 100, New Port Richey, FL