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Table No. 3-A Building Permit Fees
Administering Department: Planning & Inspection
tel: (408) 615-2420 fax: (408) 241-3823
 
1997 Uniform Administrative Code
Effective: 1/1/08
Minimum Permit Fee: $50.00
 
Total Valuation Fee
$1.00 to $800.00 $50.00 (Minimum permit fee)
   
$801.00 to $2,000.00 $50.00 for the first $800.00 plus $3.05 for each additional $100.00
or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00
   
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00 $86.60 for the first $2,000.00 plus $14.00 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00
   
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00 $408.60 for the first $25,000.00 plus $10.10 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00
   
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00 $661.10 for the first $50,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00
   
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00 $1011.10 for the first $100,000.00 plus $5.60 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00
   
$500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00 $3,251.10 for the first $500,000.00 plus $4.75 for each additional
$1,000.00 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00
   
$1,000,001.00 and up $5,621.10 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $3.65 for each
additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof
   
Plan Review Fees
Plan Review Fee (includes building, mechanical, electrical & plumbing) 75% of building permit fee
Title 24 Energy Conservation plan review 20% of building permit fee
Plan Review Fee for electrical, mechanical and plumbing without a building permit 25% of total permit fee in Tables, 3-B, 3-C or 3-D
 
Construction Permit Fees
Construction permit to establish, construct, enlarge, alter, move, improve, remove or convert any off-street parking facility:
1 to 250 parking spaces $60.00
251 to 500 parking spaces $90.00
over 500 parking spaces $120.00
 
Other Inspections and Fees:
1. Inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum charge -- two hours) $300.00 per hour *
2. Reinspection fees assessed under provisions of Section 305.8 $80.00 per hour *
3. Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated (minimum charge-one-half hour) $80.00 per hour *
4. Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to approved plans (minimum charge--one-half hour) $100.00 per hour *
5. For use of outside consultants for plan checking and inspections, or both Actual costs **
   
*Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is the greatest. This cost shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and fringe benefits of the employees involved.

**Actual costs include administrative and overhead costs.
   
 
 
Building Permit Fees
Table No. 3-B Electrical Permit Fees
Table No. 3-C Mechanical Permit
Table No. 3-D Plumbing Permit Fees
Table No. 3-G Grading Plan Review Fees
Table No. 3-H Grading Permit Fees