Zoning Compliance/Building Permit Fee Schedule
Frame Construction= Square Footage X $96.00 (Living Area/ “anything under roof”)
Garage,
= Square Footage X $48.00
Shed
= Square Footage X $37.00
Commercial
= Square Footage x $49.00
Mobile Homes (New)
= Base Price (Bill of Sale) Not including taxes just base Valuation of Structure
Mobile Homes (Used)
= $300.00 X Linear Feet of Home
(Double-wide = $300.00 X Linear Feet of Home X Two)
Building Permit Fees
Frame Construction and Mobile Homes (Any new Home)Valuation of Structure X $3.00 per $1,000.00 of Value + $300.00 (Base Fee)
Additions, Garages, Storage Areas, or Shed’s
Valuation of Structure X $3.00 per $1,000.00 of Value + $25.00 (Base Fee)
Violations = Permit Fees are Doubled
Any detached structure must be placed behind the house.
*Published in the “Building Safety Journal” (Building Valuation Data)
Example: Building Permit Cost Calculation
1500 sq. foot Home with a 576 sq. foot Garage. The building permit will be as follows:
576 sq. ft. X $48.00 = $27,648
$171,648 (total valuation of home)
*Note: there is a $300.00 (Base Fee) added to any new house in Jefferson Co.
*Note: the total valuation of a home is always rounded to the highest thousand*
($171648= $172,000.00)
$172,000.00 X ($3.00 per thousand) = $516.00
$300.00 (base fee)
$816.00 (total permit fee for this home)

