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Sumter County Building Services Fee Schedule
- I. Administrative Fees
- II. Commercial Permit Fees
- III. Commercial Sub-Permit Fees
- IV. Commercial Other Permit
- V. Residential Building Permit Fees
- VI. Residential / Commercial Single Permit Fees
- VII. Swimming Pool Permit Fees
- VIII. Contractor Licensing Fees
| Fee Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| I. Administrative Fees | |
| 1) Administrative | |
| a) Processing Fee for All Permits | $20.00 |
| b) Change Primary Contractor | $45.00 |
| c) Change Secondary Contractor | $30.00 |
| d) Replacement Inspection Placard | $8.00 |
| e) Fax Back Long Distance | $3.00 |
| f) Copy Construction Plans (sent out to be copied) | Actual cost |
| g) Copy Documents In-house | Actual cost |
| h) Returned Check Processing Fee | $30.00 |
| i) Building Prior to Acquiring Permits | Whichever is greater, double the permit fee or standard permit fee + $150.00 |
| 2) State Required Fees | |
| a) State of Florida Surcharge Fee | 1.5% of permit fee $2.00 minimum |
| b) State of Florida Building Code Administrators | 1.0% of permit fee $2.00 minimum |
| 3) Plan Review Fees | |
| a) Plan Review (Commercial & Large Residence Application) | |
| 1) Minimum fee up to 1 hr | $98.00 |
| 2) Each additional 30 minutes | $49.00/half hour |
| b) Master Plans | |
| 1) Single Family Dwelling (SFD) | $300.00 |
| 2) Pools | $150.00 |
| 3) Accessory Structure | $150.00 |
| 4) Miscellaneous detail | $75.00 |
| 4) Inspection Fees | |
| a) Inspection (Partial, Consultation, and Re-Inspection) | $68.00 |
| b) Special Inspections (1 Hour Minimum) | $98.00/per hour |
| c) Prearranged Weekend, Holiday, and After Hours Inspections (3 Hours Minimum) | $293.00 |
| 5) Permit Renewal Fees | |
| a) Permit Extension 1-90 Days/Expired permits - 180 days after issuance and permit has expired | |
| No Inspections Completed | 100% Fee |
| ¼ Inspections Completed | 75% Fee |
| ½ Inspections Completed | 50% Fee |
| ¾ Inspections Completed | 25% Fee |
| Note: Re-inspections will generate an inspection fee which must be paid prior to requesting final inspection | |
| Minimum fees based on administrative, plan review, inspections, and staff processing. | |
| Any permit fees not specifically listed within this fee schedule will be determined by the Building Official or his designees based on similar or equivalent permit types | |
| Fee Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| II. Commercial Permit Fees* | |
| 1) New Commercial includes shell, foundation, and regular inspection (not identified in Inspection Fees Section - I.4) | |
| a) Residential Occupancy | |
| Group R1: Hotels, Motels | $75.00/250 sf |
| Group R-2: Apartments | $75.00/250 sf |
| Group R-4: Assisted Living | $75.00/250 sf |
| b) Other Occupancies New Building | |
| Group A: Assembly | $75.00/250 sf |
| Group B: Business | $75.00/250 sf |
| Group D: Day Care | $75.00/250 sf |
| Group E: Educational | $75.00/250 sf |
| Group F: Factory/Industrial | $75.00/500 sf |
| Group H: Hazardous | $75.00/500 sf |
| Group I: Institutional | $75.00/250 sf |
| Group M: Mercantile | $75.00/250 sf |
| Group S: Storage | $75.00/500 sf |
| Group U: Utility | $75.00/500 sf |
| 2) New Commercial Combination above schedule and all trades | |
| All sub-contractors must be listed prior to issuance. | |
| 3) Interior Build out Permits | |
| a) New Shell Building | above schedule and all trades |
| b) Existing Building | Minimum $150.00 + all trades |
4) Commercial Modular Buildings | Flat fee $263.00 |
| 5) Commercial Roofing (New + Replacement) | |
| a) Metal, clay tile, or concrete | $113.00 |
| b) Shingles, rolled, or built up replacement roofing | $75.00 |
| 6) Shell permits | Calculated using Residential Occupancy or Other Occupancies New Building fees (1.a. or 1.b.) |
| 7) Foundation permits | Calculated using Residential Occupancy or Other Occupancies New Building fees (1.a. or 1.b.) |
| *Note: a 10% discount will be applied for all Commercial Online Submittals | |
| Fee Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| III. Commercial Sub-Permit Fees* | |
| Commercial Trade inspections (All Occupancies) New Building | |
| Electrical | $75.00/1500 sf |
| Mechanical | $75.00/1500 sf |
| Plumbing | $75.00/1500 sf |
| Gas | $75.00/1500 sf |
| Low Voltage | $15 |
| Electrical | $75.00/1500 sf |
| *Note: a 10% discount will be applied for all Commercial Online Submittals | |
| Fee Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| IV. Commercial Other Permit* | |
| 1) Demolition | $150.00 |
| 2) Signs | |
| a) Ground | $225.00 |
| b) Ground with Electrical | $375.00 |
| c) Wall | $150.00 |
| d) Wall with electric | $300.00 |
| 3) Pre-Power (Paid at time of permit issuance) | $225.00 |
| *Note: a 10% discount will be applied for all Commercial Online Submittals | |
| Fee Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| V. Residential Building Permit Fees | |
| 1) Single Family (SFD) and Two Family (TFD) Dwelling with/without trades R3 (minimum) | |
| a) SFD- Monolithic slab | $360.00 |
| b) SFD- Footer/Stem wall | $461.00 |
| 2) Trades New Construction | |
| a) Electric | $101.00 |
| b) Gas | $101.00 |
| c) Mechanical | $101.00 |
| d) Plumbing | $151.00 |
| 3) Residential Manufactured/Modular Home Combination (minimum) | |
| a) Manufactured Home and Park Model (Permit Includes Set-up) | $304.00 |
| b) Modular (Permit Includes Set-up) | $354.00 |
| c) Pre- inspection permit for manufactured/mobile home 15 years or older from date of application submittal | $76.00 |
| d) Owner builder, trades permits will be issued as separate permit | see above with processing fee only |
| 4) Roof Replacement | |
| a) Metal, clay tile, or concrete | $151.00 |
| b) Shingles, rolled, or built up replacement roofing | $101.00 |
| Fee Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| VI. Residential/Commercial Single Permit Fees* | |
| 1) Building | |
| a) Prefabricated Storage Sheds | $68.00 |
| b) Accessory Buildings (non-living) Garage, workshop, barn, site constructed shed, etc. | $405.00 |
| c) Acrylic/Vinyl windows into an existing screen room | $68.00 |
| d) Additions (attached to residence) | $450.00 |
| e) Alteration remodeling of living space | $405.00 |
| f) Aluminum Structures | |
| (1) Without slab | $135.00 |
| (2) With slab | $203.00 |
| g) Demolition | $135.00 |
| h) Fireplace | $68.00 |
| i) Garage door replacement – increments of 3 | $68.00 |
| j) Window and/or Door Replacement | $135.00 |
| (1) Single door/window | $68.00 |
| k) Solar Panel System | $68.00 |
| l) Sun room/Florida room | $135.00 |
| m) Walk-in cooler | $68.00 |
| n) Building move | $68.00 |
| o) Awnings/Canopies | $68.00 |
| p) Concrete slabs | $68.00 |
| q) Building miscellaneous | $68.00 |
| 2) Electric | |
| a) Electric pump service | $68.00 |
| b) Generator installation | $68.00 |
| c) Electric upgrade | $68.00 |
| d) Temporary pole for construction | $68.00 |
| e) Electric miscellaneous | $68.00 |
| 3) Gas | |
| a) Swimming pool heater | $68.00 |
| b) Tank only | $68.00 |
| c) Gas miscellaneous | $68.00 |
| 4) Mechanical | |
| a) Mechanical change out (per unit) | $68.00 |
| b) Duct work | $135.00 |
| c) Mini splits/dehumidification systems | $68.00 |
| d) Grease hood | $135.00 |
| e) Refrigeration lines | $68.00 |
| f) Mechanical miscellaneous | $68.00 |
| 5) Plumbing | |
| a) Sewer/Septic line connection (replacement systems) | $68.00 |
| b) Water service connection (replacement systems) | $68.00 |
| c) Plumbing miscellaneous | $68.00 |
| *Note: a 10% discount will be applied for all Commercial Online Submittals Residential/Commercial Trade Permits may be required and are calculated by the plans examiners based on the code and the plans submitted. | |
| Fee Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| VII. Swimming Pool Permit Fees | |
| 1) Residential Swimming Pools and Spa | |
| a) Swimming Pool /Spa Combination Permit without gas | $270.00 |
| b) Swimming Pool /Spa Combination Permit with gas | $405.00 |
| c) Swimming Pool /Spa Combination Permit with solar | $338.00 |
| d) Above Ground Pool Permit (erected on site) | $68.00 |
| e) Portable Spa | $68.00 |
| 2) Commercial Swimming Pools and Spa | $473.00 |
| Fee Type | Fee |
|---|---|
| VIII. Contractor Licensing Fees | |
| 1) Certificate of Competency | |
| a) Application Fee - non-refundable | $50.00 |
| b) Initial | $50.00 |
| c) Reactivation | $75.00 |
| d) Inactive Status (Biennial Fee) | $38.00 |
| e) Renewal Fee (Active-Biennial Fee) | $75.00 |
| f) Renewal Fee (Inactive-Biennial Fee) | $38.00 |
| g) Background Check - County | $9.00 |
| h) Background Check - out of state | $15.00 |
| 2) Change of Status (Other than from Inactive to Active) | $30.00 |
| 3) Duplication or Replacement of the Competency Card | $30.00 |
| 4) Letter of Reciprocity | $45.00 |
| 5) Mobile Home Set-up Contractors Biennial Fee | $38.00 |
| 6) Late Renewal Fees | Double the biennial fee for active or inactive status plus an additional $15.00 per month after the first month late-see Contractor Licensing Ordinance |
Please contact Steve Wilcox with any questions.