BuildingPermitCost How Layton calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $23.50 minimum. Plan review is a separate charge: 40% of the permit fee. Electrical, plumbing and mechanical work gets its own permits.
The fee table
| Project value | Fee |
|---|---|
| $1 – $500 | $23.50 |
| $501 – $2,000 | $23.50 for the first $500 + $3.05 per additional $100 or fraction |
| $2,001 – $25,000 | $69.25 for the first $2,000 + $14.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $391.75 for the first $25,000 + $10.10 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $643.75 for the first $50,000 + $7.00 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $993.75 for the first $100,000 + $5.60 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | $3,233.75 for the first $500,000 + $4.75 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $1,000,000 | $5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000 + $3.65 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
What counts as project value
Not stated in the schedule. The schedule prices building permits by 'Building valuation' but does not say how valuation is determined (contract price, ICC Building Valuation Data or a local table).
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $993.75 for the first $100,000.00 + $5.60 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $2,393.75
- Plan review fee: 40% of $2,393.75 = $957.50
- Total before trade permits: $3,351.25.
Fees people miss
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Re-inspectionWhen: re-inspection needed | $50.00 each |
| Inspection outside normal business hoursWhen: after-hours inspection requested | $50.00 each |
| Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicatedWhen: inspections not otherwise priced | $50.00 each |
| Additional plan review required by revisionsWhen: plan revisions | $50.00 each |
| Pool bond (refundable)When: pools only | $750.00 each |
| Home daycare or pre-school plan check and inspectionWhen: home daycare/pre-school only | $25.00 each |
| Duplicate certificate of occupancyWhen: duplicate CO requested | $10.00 each |
| Park impact fee, single family structureWhen: new dwellings only | $1,873.00 each |
| Sanitary sewer impact fee, single-familyWhen: new dwellings only | $386.81 per unit |
| Water impact fee, single family lot under 1/4 acreWhen: new dwellings only | $2,041.00 each |
| Credit card surchargeWhen: card payments | 2% on transactions over $75 |
Trade permits are separate. Electrical: No separate trade schedule found in the consolidated fee schedule; not extracted. Plumbing: Not extracted. Mechanical: Not extracted.
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Community & Economic Development, Building Division online through Building & Sign Permit Online Portal (CityInspect).
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.