Building Permit Fees in Peoria, IL (2026)

What common projects cost

Kitchen or bath remodel

$25,000 value, remodel 300 sq ft

$200.00

$200.00 building permit

Room addition

$75,000 value, addition 400 sq ft

$600.00

$600.00 building permit

New single-family home

$350,000 value, new single-family 2,400 sq ft

$2,800.00

$2,800.00 building permit

How Peoria calculates your permit fee

The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value (a flat $0.00 below $5,000).

The fee table

Residential, all permit types

Project value	Fee
Over $0	$8.00 per $1,000 or fraction

Commercial, all permit types

Project value	Fee
$1 – $5,000,000	$9.00 per $1,000 or fraction
Over $5,000,000	$45,000.00 for the first $5,000,000 + $2.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction

What counts as project value

Your contract or bid price. Fees are a multiple of the construction cost ('Construction Cost x .008'), with the cost of construction rounded up to the next $1,000. The schedule does not say how construction cost is verified.

Worked example: a $350,000 new home

Building permit fee: $0.00 for the first $0.00 + $8.00 × 350 per $1,000.00 over = $2,800.00
Total before trade permits: $2,800.00.

Fees people miss

May also apply (not in the totals above)

Work started without a permit (triple charge): when work started without a permit; $400.00 on the standard projects.

Fee	Amount
Work started without a permit on a no-cost permit jobWhen: work started without a permit on a job under $5,000	ticket

How to apply

Gather your plans and your project's total value.
Submit to City of Peoria Community Development, Permitting.
Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.

Source record

Effective: 2020-09-23
Verified: 2026-11-05
Issuer: City of Peoria Community Development, Permitting
Valuation: Your contract or bid price
Confidence: high

City of Peoria Permit Fee Schedule (Effective 9/23/2020)

What this page does not cover (3)

Rates printed as multipliers (.008, .009, .002) stored as $8, $9 and $2 per $1,000 with round-up to the next $1,000 as stated; commercial base $45,000 at $5 million computed from the printed .009
Schedule dated 9/23/2020 is still the posted schedule; no newer ordinance found
Commercial over $5 million modelled as .002 on the value above $5 million (reading "first $5 million" as a marginal tier); the schedule does not say so in words. Rounding (cost up to the next $1,000) is stated on the schedule.

Separate electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire, impact, utility and school fees are usually not included unless they are listed. BuildingPermitCost is not a government permit office, and this is not legal advice.

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How Peoria compares

A $25,000 remodel costs $200.00 in Peoria: 47% below the national median of $380.00, and the 4th lowest of 10 places we cover in Illinois (state median $250.00).

A $75,000 addition costs $600.00 in Peoria: 27% below the national median of $820.58, and the 5th lowest of 9 places we cover in Illinois (state median $600.00).

A $350,000 new home costs $2,800.00 in Peoria: about the same as the national median of $2,918.63, and the 4th highest of 9 places we cover in Illinois (state median $2,460.00).

Same standard projects everywhere, including plan review and required surcharges. All Illinois places · Compare side by side

Peoria permit fee FAQ

How much is a building permit in Peoria, IL?

A $25,000 remodel: $200.00. A $75,000 addition: $600.00. A $350,000 new single-family: $2,800.00. These include every fee the schedule applies to that project; trade permits are separate.

Is plan review included in the Peoria permit fee?

Peoria lists no separate plan review fee for these projects.

How does Peoria determine project value?

Your contract or bid price. Fees are a multiple of the construction cost ('Construction Cost x .008'), with the cost of construction rounded up to the next $1,000. The schedule does not say how construction cost is verified.

When did these Peoria fees take effect?

The schedule is effective Sep 23, 2020 (“Effective 9/23/2020”). We last checked it against the official source on Nov 5, 2026.