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
Universal Citation: 25 CA Code of Regs 20
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 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.
1. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed 6-23-2004 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2004, No. 26).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 17003.5, 17921, 50061.5 and 50559, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 17921 and 17966, Health and Safety Code.
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