BuildingPermitCost How Redmond calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $46.89 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 – $500 | $46.89 |
| $501 – $2,000 | $46.89 for the first $500 + $6.08 per additional $100 or fraction |
| $2,001 – $25,000 | $138.26 for the first $2,000 + $27.90 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $781.12 for the first $25,000 + $20.17 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $1,285.25 for the first $50,000 + $14.01 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $1,984.02 for the first $100,000 + $11.20 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | $6,456.21 for the first $500,000 + $9.49 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $1,000,000 | $11,197.86 for the first $1,000,000 + $7.29 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Added to every matching permit
- Planning review, new residential construction: a flat $825.15 (Residential · new construction)
- Planning review, residential addition: a flat $324.01 (Residential · additions)
- Fire review, residential (new, addition, remodel, deck, accessory structure): a flat $796.48 (Residential · new construction, additions, remodels and alterations)
- Engineering/Transportation review, detached SFR (new): a flat $1,484.10 (Residential · new construction)
Surcharges
- Technology surcharge: 4% of the fee total
- State Building Code Fee: $6.50
What counts as project value
ICC Building Valuation Data table. Valuation is the value of the work including materials and labor. For new buildings, new square footage is valued with the city's Building Valuation Data table (posted file is labelled 2019) by construction type and occupancy.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $1,984.02 for the first $100,000.00 + $11.20 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $4,784.02
- Plan review fee: 65% of $4,784.02 = $3,109.61
- Planning review, new residential construction: flat fee = $825.15
- Fire review, residential (new, addition, remodel, deck, accessory structure): flat fee = $796.48
- Engineering/Transportation review, detached SFR (new): flat fee = $1,484.10
- Technology surcharge: 4% of $10,999.36 = $439.97
- State Building Code Fee: fixed = $6.50
- Total before trade permits: $11,445.83.
Fees people miss
May also apply (not in the totals above)
- Card payment service fee: when paying by credit or debit card; $64.98 on the standard projects.
- Work without permit (first infraction): when work begun without a valid permit; $779.96 on the standard projects.
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Additional plan review for changes, additions or revisionsWhen: plans revised | $192.03 per hour (2-hour minimum $384.06) |
| ReinspectionWhen: reinspection required | $192.03 per hour |
| Planning plan revisionsWhen: plans revised | $210.05 each |
| Green nonattainment feeWhen: Green Building project changes to non-green | 50% of total permit fee |
| Additional plan review after the 3rd reviewWhen: more than three reviews | $192.03 per hour |
Trade permits are separate. Electrical: Separate Electrical Fee Schedule 2026 (not extracted). Plumbing: Separate Plumbing Fee Schedule 2026 (not extracted). Mechanical: Separate Mechanical Fee Schedule 2026 (not extracted).
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Development Services Center through Plan Review Online.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: 425-556-2473