California Code of Regulations › Title 25 - Housing and Community Development › Division 1 - Housing and Community Development › Chapter 1 - State Housing Law Regulations and Earthquake Protection Law Regulations › Subchapter 1 - State Housing Law Regulations › Article 3 - Administration and Enforcement › Section 20 - Permit and Plan Check Fees

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Local Enforcement. Any person submitting
					 an application for a permit to construct shall pay appropriate fees. Valuation
					 of buildings for the purpose of determining fees for permits to construct shall
					 be determined by the enforcement agency. The governing body of any city or
					 county may prescribe fees for permits, certificates, or other forms or
					 documents required or authorized by this subchapter.
(b) Enforcement by the Department. The fees
					 specified in this subchapter shall apply where the Department is the
					 enforcement agency.
(1) Penalty Fees. Where
					 work for which a permit is required by this subchapter is started or proceeded
					 with prior to obtaining that permit, the fees specified in this article may be
					 increased by the enforcement agency but shall not be more than double the fees
					 specified for obtaining the permit; however, the payment of that fee shall not
					 relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this
					 subchapter in the execution of the work or from any penalties prescribed
					 herein.
(2) Plan Check Fees for
					 Identical Buildings. When any person files applications simultaneously to
					 construct two or more buildings which are identical, only one plan check fee
					 will be required. Upon payment of that plan check fee and the filing of an
					 additional set of plans with the enforcement agency, subsequent construction
					 permits may be issued for other identical buildings without payment of plan
					 check fees.
(3) Minimum Permit Fee.
					 The total permit fee is the sum of the fees prescribed in subsections (b)(4),
					 (b)(5) and (b)(6) of this section and in no case shall be less than
					 $15.
(4) Plan Check Fees. Plan
					 check fees shall be equal to one-half of the combined total of construction,
					 mechanical, plumbing and electrical permit fees, as set forth in Tables A, B,
					 and C, however, the minimum fee shall be $10. Those plans which have been
					 returned to the plan submitter for correction shall be resubmitted along with a
					 fee equal to 25 percent of the original plan check fee.
(5) Permit Issuance Fee. The permit issuance
					 fee shall be $10. A single permit may be issued for all work to be accomplished
					 at the same time on the same premises.
(6) Permit Fees.
(A) Table A. Construction Permit Fees.
Total
								Valuation
Fee
$1 to
								$500..........................
$10
$501 to
								$5,000..........................
$10
for the first $500 plus $1
								for each additional $100 or fraction thereof, to and including $5,000.
$5,001 to
								$25,000..........................
$55
for the first $5,000 plus
								$3 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
								$25,000.
$25,001 to
								$50,000..........................
$115
for the first $25,000
								plus $2.50 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including
								$50,000.
$50,001 to
								$100,000..........................
$177.50
for the first
								$50,000 plus $1.50 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and
								including $100,000.
$100,001 and
								up..........................
$252.50
for the first $100,000
								plus $1 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof.
(B) Table B. Mechanical and Plumbing Permit
					 Fees.
Each plumbing fixture, trap, set of
								fixtures on one trap, including water, drainage piping and back flow protection
								therefor..........................
..........................$1.50
Each building
								sewer..........................
..........................10.00
Each private sewage disposal
								system..........................
..........................10.00
Each water heater and/or
								vent..........................
..........................5.00
Each gas piping system of one to five
								outlets..........................
..........................5.00
Each gas piping system of six or more,
								per
								outlet..........................
..........................1.00
Each gas
								regulator..........................
..........................1.00
Each water branch service outlet or
								outlets at the same location, or each fixture
								supply..........................
...........................30
Each installation of water treating
								equipment..........................
..........................5.00
Alteration or repair of water piping or
								water treating
								equipment..........................
..........................5.00
Alteration or repair of drainage or
								vent
								piping..........................
..........................5.00
Each lawn sprinkler system on any one
								meter, including backflow pro-tection devices
								thereof..........................
..........................5.00
Vacuum breakers or backflow protective
								devices on tanks, vats, etc., or for installation on unprotected plumbing
								fixtures
..........................One to
								five
..........................2.00
..........................Over five, each
								additional
...........................30
The installation or relocation of each
								forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents
								attached to an appliance, up to and including 100,000
								B.t.u.'s..........................
..........................10.00
The installation or relocation of each
								forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents
								attached to an appliance over 100,000
								B.t.u.'s..........................
..........................15.00
The installation or relocation of each
								floor furnace including
								vent..........................
..........................5.00
The installation or relocation of each
								suspended heater, recessed wall heater or floor mounted unit
								heater..........................
..........................5.00
The installation, relocation or
								replacement of each appliance vent installed and not included in an appliance
								permit..........................
..........................5.00
The repair of, alteration of, or
								addition to each heating appliance, refrigeration unit, comfort cooling unit,
								absorption unit, or each comfort heating, cooling, absorption, or evaporative
								cooling system, including installation of
								controls..........................
..........................10.00
The installation or relocation of each
								boiler or compressor to and including three horsepower or each absorption
								system to and including 100,000
								B.t.u.'s..........................
..........................10.00
The installation or relocation of each
								boiler or compressor over three horsepower to and including 15 horsepower, or
								each absorption system over 100,000 B.t.u.'s to and including 500,000
								B.t.u.'s..........................
..........................12.50
The installation or relocation of each
								boiler or compressor over 15 horsepower to and including 30 horsepower, or for
								each absorption system over 500,000 B.t.u.'s to and including 1,000,000
								B.t.u.'s..........................
..........................15.00
The installation or relocation of each
								boiler or compressor over 30 horsepower to and including 50 horsepower, or for
								each absorption system over 1,000,000 B.t.u.'s to and including 1,750,000
								B.t.u.'s..........................
..........................17.50
The installation or relocation of each
								boiler or refrigeration compressor over 50 horsepower, or each absorption
								system over 1,750,000
								B.t.u.'s..........................
..........................30.00
Each air handling unit to and including
								10,000 cubic feet per minute, including ducts attached
								thereto..........................
..........................5.00
NOTE: This fee shall not apply to an air handling unit
						which is a portion of a factory assembled appliance, comfort cooling unit,
						evaporative cooler or absorption unit for which a permit is required
						elsewhere.
For each air handling unit over 10,000 cubic feet
								per
								minute..........................
..........................7.50
For each evaporative cooler other than portable
								type..........................
..........................5.00
For each vent fan connected to a single
								duct..........................
..........................2.00
For each ventilation system which is not a portion
								of any heating or air conditioning system authorized by a
								permit..........................
..........................5.00
For the installation of each hood which is served
								by mechanical exhaust, including the ducts for a
								hood..........................
..........................5.00
For each appliance or piece of equipment regulated
								by these regulations but not classed in other appliance categories, or for
								which no other fee is listed in these
								regulations..........................
..........................5.00
(C) Table C. Electrical Permit Fees.
Each additional outlet, fixture or
								equipment which has not been included in the original
								permit..........................
..........................1.00
Each wiring outlet where current is
								used or controlled except services, sub-feeders and meter
								outlets..........................
...........................20
Each fixture, socket or other lamp
								holding
								device..........................
...........................20
Each motor of not more than one
								horsepower..........................
..........................1.00
Each motor of more than one horsepower
								but not more than 3
								horsepower..........................
..........................1.50
Each motor of more than 3 horsepower
								but not more than 8
								horsepower..........................
..........................2.00
Each motor of more than 8 horsepower
								but not more than 14
								horsepower..........................
..........................2.50
Each motor of more than 15 horsepower
								but not more than 50
								horsepower..........................
..........................3.00
Each motor of more than 50 horsepower
								but not more than 100
								horsepower..........................
..........................5.00
Each motor of more than 100
								horsepower..........................
..........................10.00
Each generator, transformer, or
								welder--each K.V.A. capacity shall be considered as one horsepower in a motor.
								Each motor-generator set or frequency changer--the fee charged shall be 100
								percent greater than for the motor alone.
Each mercury arc lamp and
								equipment..........................
...........................50
Each range, water heater or clothes
								dryer
								installation..........................
..........................5.00
Each space heater or infrared heat
								installation..........................
..........................1.00
Each stationary cooking unit, oven, or
								space
								heater..........................
..........................1.00
Each garbage disposer, dishwasher, or
								fixed motor-operated appliance not exceeding one-half
								horsepower..........................
..........................1.00
Working lights in buildings in course
								of construction or undergoing repairs, or where temporary lighting is to be
								used..........................
..........................2.00
Each incandescent electric
								sign..........................
..........................1.00
Electric signs or outline lighting,
								luminous gas type with one to four
								transformers..........................
..........................2.00
Additional transformers,
								each..........................
...........................25
Each rectifier and synchronous
								converter, per
								K.W..........................
...........................25
Each additional circuit for an
								accessory building or structure or other electrical
								equipment..........................
..........................1.00
Each service:
..........................600 volts or
								less, not over 200 amperes
..........................5.00
..........................600 volts or
								less, over 200 amperes
..........................7.50
(D) Table D-1. Plan-checking Fees (Excavation
					 and Grading).
50 to 100 cubic
								yards..........................
..........................10.00
101 to 1000 cubic
								yards..........................
..........................15.00
1001 to 10,000 cubic
								yards..........................
..........................20.00
10,001 to 100,000 cubic yards--$20.00 for the first
								10,000 cubic yards plus $10 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or fraction
								thereof
100,001 to 200,000 cubic yards--$110 for the first
								100,000 cubic yards plus $6 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or fraction
								thereof
200,001 cubic yards or more--$170 for the first
								200,000 cubic yards, plus $3 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or fraction
								thereof
Table D-2. Grading Permit Fees.
50 cubic yards or
								less..........................
..........................10.00
50 to 100 cubic
								yards..........................
..........................15.00
101 to 1000 cubic yards--$15 for the first 100
								cubic yards,plus $7 for each additional 100 cubic yards or fraction
								thereof
1001 to 10,000 cubic yards--$78 for the first 1000
								cubic yards, plus $6 for each additional 1000 cubic yards or fraction
								thereof
10,001 to 100,000 cubic yards--$132 for the first
								10,000 cubic yards, plus $27 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or fraction
								thereof
100,001 cubic yards or more--$375 for the first
								100,000 cubic yards, plus $15 for each additional 10,000 cubic yards or
								fraction thereof
Permit Extension Fee,
								Minimum..........................
..........................5.00
Alternate Approval
								Fee..........................
..........................25.00
Certificate of
								Occupancy..........................
..........................20.00
(7) Technical Service Fee.
(A) Any city or county may request technical
					 assistance from the Department. The assistance may include inspections or
					 interpretation and clarification of applicable regulations.
(B) Requests for this service shall be
					 submitted to the Department in writing. The fee shall be:
1. $39.00 for the first hour.
2. $19.50 for each additional 30 minutes or
					 fractional part thereof.