BuildingPermitCost How Yakima calculates your permit fee
The city charges a building permit fee using a fee table based on project value, with a $90.35 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 – $4,000 | $90.35 |
| $4,001 – $25,000 | $90.35 for the first $4,000 + $12.86 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $25,001 – $50,000 | $360.45 for the first $25,000 + $9.31 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $50,001 – $100,000 | $593.06 for the first $50,000 + $6.44 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $100,001 – $500,000 | $914.88 for the first $100,000 + $5.25 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| $500,001 – $1,000,000 | $2,924.74 for the first $500,000 + $4.48 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
| Over $1,000,000 | $5,070.22 for the first $1,000,000 + $3.02 per additional $1,000 or fraction |
Surcharges
- Technology fee: 4% of the fee total
- State Building Code Council (SBCC) fee, residential: $6.50
- State Building Code Council (SBCC) fee, commercial: $25.00
What counts as project value
Local valuation table. New construction: square footage x the city's Table 1-1 valuation per sq ft by occupancy and construction type (new square footage reviewed under the Residential Code uses R-3, VB = $170.80/sq ft; unfinished basements $31.50/sq ft; decks/covered patios/carports half the U-occupancy rate). All other work: total value of work; if labor is excluded the materials cost is doubled. Final valuation set by the building official.
Worked example: a $350,000 new home
- Building permit fee: $914.88 for the first $100,000.00 + $5.25 × 250 per $1,000.00 over = $2,227.38
- Plan review fee: 65% of $2,227.38 = $1,447.80
- Technology fee: 4% of $3,675.18 = $147.01
- State Building Code Council (SBCC) fee, residential: fixed = $6.50
- Total before trade permits: $3,828.69.
Fees people miss
| Fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Minimum permit where no valuation can be determinedWhen: no valuation can be determined | $50.00 each |
| Additional plan review (changes/revisions, or third round of corrections)When: revisions or repeated corrections | $60.00 per hour |
| Re-inspection (third correction notice)When: third correction notice | $60.00 per hour |
| After-hours inspectionWhen: requested outside business hours | $60.00 per hour, minimum two hours |
| Stop work orderWhen: stop work order issued | $120.00 each |
| Permit or application extensionWhen: extension requested | $50.00 each |
| Outside consultants for plan review or inspectionsWhen: when consultants are used | actual cost |
Trade permits are separate. Plumbing: Base permit $50 plus $22 per fixture; plan review $60 when required. Electrical: Electrical permits are not listed in the city schedule (issued by WA Dept of Labor & Industries per registry note; not verified). Mechanical: Mechanical permits use the Table 1-2 valuation table (footnote d).
How to apply
- Gather your plans and your project's total value.
- Submit to Code Administration.
- Pay the permit and plan review fees when invoiced.
- Questions: 129 N 2nd Street, Yakima WA 98901