BuildingPermitCost How Asheville calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on floor area, with a $475.00 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: a flat $125.00.
The fee table
Single family residential new construction
| Floor area | Fee |
|---|---|
| 0 sq ft – 1,500 sq ft | $475.00 |
| Over 1,500 sq ft | $475.00 for the first 1,500 sq ft + $0.30 per additional sq ft or fraction |
Single family renovation/remodel
A flat $325.00.
Building and trade permits (per individual trade)
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $1,000,000 | $100.00 to $10,000.00, read from the table (17 steps) |
| Over $1,000,000 | $10,000.00 for the first $1,000,000 + $750.00 per additional $500,000 or fraction |
Show the full table (18 rows)
| $1 – $5,000 | $100.00 |
| $5,001 – $10,000 | $125.00 |
| $10,001 – $15,000 | $150.00 |
| $15,001 – $25,000 | $325.00 |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $800.00 |
| $50,001 – $75,000 | $1,000.00 |
| $75,001 – $100,000 | $1,500.00 |
| $100,001 – $150,000 | $1,800.00 |
| $150,001 – $200,000 | $2,400.00 |
| $200,001 – $275,000 | $3,100.00 |
| $275,001 – $350,000 | $3,400.00 |
| $350,001 – $425,000 | $4,000.00 |
| $425,001 – $500,000 | $4,500.00 |
| $500,001 – $625,000 | $5,400.00 |
| $625,001 – $750,000 | $6,500.00 |
| $750,001 – $875,000 | $7,500.00 |
| $875,001 – $1,000,000 | $10,000.00 |
| Over $1,000,000 | $10,000.00 for the first $1,000,000 + $750.00 per additional $500,000 or fraction |
Surcharges
- Homeowner Recovery Fund: $10.00
What counts as project value
Floor area (square feet). Single-family residential permits are flat or priced by floor area (new construction $475 up to 1,500 sq ft plus $0.30 per sq ft over). Commercial building/trade permits and plan review use total construction cost or the most current ICC Building Valuation Data, whichever is greater.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $475.00 for the first 1,500 sq ft + $0.30 × 900 per sq ft over = $745.00
- Plan review fee: flat = $125.00
- Homeowner Recovery Fund: fixed = $10.00
- Total before trade permits: $880.00.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Technology fee: when the 6% technology fee applies to the permit; $19.50 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Western North Carolina Air Quality Agency fee, residentialWhen: WNC Air Quality Agency fee applies (listed after demolitions; footnote not shown) | $25.00 each |
| Residential trade permitWhen: separate trade permit | $75.00 each |
| Electrical inspection (single family)When: electrical inspection | $75.00 each |
| Minimum permit fee (if not listed)When: permit type not listed | $100.00 each |
| Plan review, new construction waiverWhen: plan review waiver applies | $25.00 each |
| Reinspection (per trade, after second inspection)When: reinspection | $100.00 each |
| Resubmittal, residential (after third submittal)When: fourth or later submittal | $200.00 each |
| Expedited reviewWhen: expedited review requested | $100.00 per hour, minimum $200 |
| Fire plan review and permit (commercial)When: fire review | $100.00 review fee |
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value and floor area.
- Submit to Development Services Department (Permit Application Center) through Development Portal.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: 828-259-5846 · 161 S Charlotte St, Asheville, NC