Fee Schedule

The Growth Management Fee Schedule is effective as of January 1, 2012.
Also see the Growth Management Fee Schedule in PDF format.

Footnotes:

1. Fees for amendments to Chapter 163 development agreements shall be charged at the same rate as the original development agreement, up to a maximum of $750.00.
2. The plan review fee shall be deducted from the cost of the building permit.
3. The re-inspection fee shall be charged for any inspection required beyond the second inspection that is required for any code deficiency cited on the original inspection. The appropriate Inspector, for cause, may waive this fee.
4. Substantial revision to plans previously submitted shall be charged an additional fee of ½ the building permit fee assessed, which additional fee is non-refundable.
5. Historic properties are exempt from all building permit fees, as long as the property is included as a historic property in the Growth Management departmental database and is on the local register of historic places, as documented by the City's Historic Preservation Board.
6. New construction of and additions to single family detached, duplexes, 2, 3, and 4 attached residential units shall pay only the application fee. Roof repairs less than $300 in cost are exempt from the residential roof permit fee.
7. Refunds may be made with the approval of the Building Official. Application fees and plan review fees will not be refunded. Any fees charged that do not have an application or plan review fee associated with them may be refunded for cause less $25 administrative charges.
8. Expedited plans review fees are charged when the permit applicant requests expedited plans review in accordance with the Growth Management policy for expedited plans review.
9. In accordance with the Florida Building Code, the Building Official may allow the contractor to start work delineated in the building permit application and plan prior to final approval of the permit application, provided that any work completed is entirely at the risk of the permit applicant and the work does not proceed past the first required inspection.
10. The re-inspection fee shall be charged for any subsequent inspection upon notification to the contractor or the contractor's representative that the sediment & erosion control features are not properly installed or maintained when the required corrective measures have not be taken.
11. Commercial Shell Buildings for which no Certificate of Occupancy is to be issued (prior to tenant build outs) - at the discretion of the Building Official, the Plumbing Fees shall be the application fees plus 50% of the fixture count permit fee calculation; the Structural Fees shall be the application fee plus 75% of the square foot permit fee calculation; and the Electrical Fees shall be calculated using the Miscellaneous section of the Electrical fee schedule.
12. The term "1 & 2 Family" is inclusive of Townhouse units constructed in accordance with the Florida Building Code, Residential.
13. The Electrical permit fees for commercial storage buildings may be calculated the same as a shell building at the discretion of the Building Official.
14. A Temporary Portable Storage Container (TPSC) sticker is required for each TPSC placed in accordance with Chapter 10, Article VII, Section 10-423, Temporary Uses, Tallahassee Land Development Code, each time a TPSC is placed on a new location or when placed on an existing location for a different period of time.
15. A training surcharge of $2.50 shall be added to each building, gas, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, roofing, & sign permit issued.
16. The annual facility permit is based on an allowable 6 inspections for valuation equal to or less than $50,000 and 12 inspections for valuations over $50,000. Once the number of allowed inspections are met, a re-inspection fee shall be charged for each additional inspection required during the term of the permit.
17. Charges shall be made for 15 minute increments or major portion thereof. The Building Official may waive the fee for cause.

Footnotes:

1. Stand-alone smoke detectors are exempt.
2. Charge per fire suppression outlet shall be $1.00 per outlet for single rooms larger than 10,000 sq. ft.
3. Historic properties are exempt from all Fire Department permit fees, as indicated in the Growth Management departmental database or with approved documentation from Historic Preservation Board.
4. The fee shall not exceed the fee charged for the building permit.
5. Expedited plans review fees are charged when the permit applicant requests expedited plans review in accordance with the Growth Management policy for expedited plans review.
6. Substantial revision to plans previously submitted shall be charged an additional fee of ½ the fire review fee assessed, which additional fee is non-refundable.
7. The re-inspection fee shall be charged for any inspection required beyond the second inspection that is required for any code deficiency cited on the original inspection. The appropriate Inspector, for cause, may waive this fee.
8. a 20 percent Building Inspection Fund surchage shall be added to each permit.

Footnotes:

1. Application re-submittals shall be charged a fee of 15% of the original fee for the second and all subsequent re-submittals.
2. The landscape fee-in-lieu-of option shall be $1.08 (base cost for 1996) per square foot of building footprint and increased annually by the CPI.
3. Historic properties are exempt from all Environmental permit fees, as long as the property is included as a historic property in the Growth Management departmental database and is on the local register of historic places, as documented by the City's Historic Preservation Board.
4. The re-inspection fee shall be charged for any subsequent inspection upon notification to the contractor or the contractor's representative that corrective measures are required when the required corrective measures have not be taken.  Example:  If the sediment and erosion control features are not installed correctly or are damaged to an extent that sediment is or could leave the site during a rain event and the inspector notifies the contractor that corrective measures are to be accomplished within an allotted time and upon returning to the site after the allotted time, the corrective measures have not been completed, the re-inspection fee will be charged.
5. Refunds may be made with the approval of the L.U.E.S. Administrator or the Director of Growth Management. Refund authority will be limited to 1) those fees when a review has not commenced, 2) an over payment, or 3) a payment made in error as the result of an action by L.U.E.S. staff. A $25 administrative charge will be assessed for refunds covered under 1) or 2).

Footnotes:

1. Historic properties are exempt from all Concurrency permit fees, as indicated in the Growth Management departmental database or with approved documentation from Historic Preservation Board
2. All requests for review or performance of a transportation analysis will be required to pay the appropriate fee above. If the analysis remains unchanged, the applicant may apply this fee to the final submittal. These reviews will be done after all formal applications are reviewed.
3. Refunds may be made with the approval of the LUES Administrator or the Director of Growth Management. Refund authority will be limited to 1) those fees when a review has not commenced, 2) an over payment, or 3) a payment made in error as the result of an action by LUES staff. A $25 administrative charge will be assessed for refunds covered under 1) or 2).
4. Application re-submittals shall be charged a fee of 25% of the original fee for the second and all subsequent re-submittals.

Footnotes:

1. Properties subject to the Transitional Residential Facility requirements of the Zoning Code are exempt from the fees identified above, with the exception of the direct notice and legal advertising fee(s).
2. Affordable Housing Units are exempt from the fees identified above, with the exception of the direct notice and legal advertising fee(s).
3. Historic properties are exempt from all building permit fees, as long as the property is included as a historic property in the Growth Management departmental database and is on the local register of historic places, as documented by the City's Historic Preservation Board.
4. Refunds may be made with the approval of the LUES Administrator or the Director of Growth Management. Refund authority will be limited to 1) those fees when a review has not commenced, 2) an over payment, or 3) a payment made in error as the result of an action by LUES staff. A $25administrative charge will be assessed for refunds covered under 1) or 2).
5. Application re-submittals for Type A and B Site Plans, Preliminary Plats, and Limited Partitions shall be charged a fee of 15% of the original fee for the second and all subsequent re-submittals.