BuildingPermitCost How Medford calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $135.30 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: 65% of the permit fee. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical work gets its own permits.
The fee table
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $5,000 | $135.30 |
| $5,001 – $25,000 | $135.30 for the first $5,000 + $9.68 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $329.03 for the first $25,000 + $7.26 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $510.45 for the first $50,000 + $4.77 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $100,000 | $749.28 for the first $100,000 + $4.03 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Added to every matching permit
- Single Family Building Permit, ADU and Duplex Surcharge (Planning): a flat $450.00 (Residential · new construction)
What counts as project value
Not stated in the schedule. Building permit fee is based on 'Total valuation as determined by Medford Municipal Code 9.270(3)'; MMC 9.270(3) was not read, so the valuation method is not recorded.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $749.28 for the first $100,000.00 + $4.03 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $1,756.78
- Plan review fee: 65% of $1,756.78 = $1,141.91
- Single Family Building Permit, ADU and Duplex Surcharge (Planning): flat fee = $450.00
- Total before trade permits: $3,348.69.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Fire Life Safety Plan Review: when fire and life safety plan review is required; $131.56 on the standard projects.
- Plan Review Fees (Single Family Residential/ADU): when charged for single family residential/ADU plan review under Other Development Fees (department and authority not printed); $400.00 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Additional plan review for changes, additions or revisionsWhen: plan revisions | $74.42 per hour, minimum 1/2 hour |
| Phased permit registration feeWhen: phased permit | $124.03 each |
| Deferred permitWhen: deferred submittal | $124.03 65% of the building permit fee for the deferred portion, minimum $124.03 |
| Foundation-only permit (not for 1 & 2 family dwellings)When: foundation-only permit | $124.03 10% of total project valuation basis; min $124.03, max $2,480.50 |
| Shell buildings: construction value 80% of total value; tenant improvements 20% of total project valuationWhen: shell building or tenant space | valuation percentage |
| Scan documents for ProjectDox submittalWhen: paper documents scanned | $6.20 per sheet, minimum 4 sheets, minimum $20 |
| Commercial/Industrial/Multiple Family Building Permit Plan Review (Planning)When: commercial, industrial or 3+ attached units | 1.5% of building permit valuation, valuation cap $500,000 |
Trade permits are separate. Mechanical: Residential: per appliance (furnace $49.61, A/C/heat pump $24.81, vent fan $12.40...), minimum $135.30. Plan review 25% of mechanical permit fee where required. Plumbing: Residential: bathrooms/kitchens package (1 bath/kitchen $358.43; 2 baths $414.24; 3 baths $470.05) or per fixture $18.60; minimum $135.30. Electrical: Electrical permit fees listed under MMC 9.270; not extracted.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Building Safety.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: 541-774-2350 · 200 South Ivy St., Medford, OR