Article 5 — CITY, COUNTY, AND CITY AND COUNTY BUILDING PERMIT FEES — 2025 California Administrative Code (Title 24, Part 1)

1-501 Purpose. ¶

This article establishes regulations for implementation of Health and Safety Code Sections 18931.6 and 18931.7, to require a surcharge on buildin

1-501. Purpose. This article establishes regulations for implementation of Health and Safety Code Sections 18931.6 and 18931.7, to require a surcharge on building permits in order to provide funds, upon appropriation, for the California Building Standards Commission, Department of Housing and Community Development and Office of the State Fire Marshal to use in carrying out the provisions of California Building Standards Law and of State Housing Law relating to building standards, with emphasis placed on the adoption, publication and educational efforts associated with green building standards. The fees are to be collected by cities, counties, and cities and counties and transmitted to the California Building Standards Commission. The fees are based on building permit valuation.

1-503 Definitions. ¶

The following terms are defined in Section 1-103. Definitions of this Chapter:

1-503. Definitions. The following terms are defined in Section 1-103. Definitions of this Chapter:

Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund (the Fund). Department.

Fees, fractions thereof. Office.

1-505 Fee assessment. ¶

1-505. Fee assessment.

(a) Fees shall be levied on building permits required for all disciplines covered by Title 24, including, but not limited to, building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing, and for which a valuation is made.
(b) Fees are assessed at a rate of $4 per $100,000, or fractions thereof, of each building permit valuation, but not less than $1 per permit, as shown in Table 1-505:

TABLE 1-505—BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION FEE
BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION	FEE
$1 – $25,000	$1
$25,000.01 – $50,000	$2
$50,000.01 – $75,000	$3
$75,000.01 – $100,000	$4
Every $25,000 or fraction thereof above $100,000	Add $1

Cities, counties, and cities and counties may retain up to ten percent (10%) of the fees for related administrative costs, code enforcement, and education as permitted by Health and Safety Code Section 18931.6.
When a building permit is issued and no valuation is made, the city, county, or city and county may exempt that permit from fee assessment.

(c) The Commission may reduce the rate of the fee by regulation upon determination that a lesser fee is sufficient to carry out the programs of the Commission, the Department and the Office. The Commission may establish a termination date or duration for the fee reduction period.

Authority: Government Code Section 11346 et seq. and Health and Safety Code Sections 18930.5, 18931(f), 18931.6, 18931.7 and 18949.6. Reference: Government Code Section 11346 et seq. and Health and Safety Code Sections 18930.5, 18931(f), 18931.6, 18931.7 and 18949.6.

1-507 Fee collection. ¶

1-507. Fee collection.

(a) Cities, counties, and cities and counties shall submit fees each quarter, commencing with the quarter beginning January 1 and ending March 31, 2009, due on the 15th day of the following month.

Each quarter, a city, county, and city and county shall submit a completed Fee Report Form (BSC-2) and payment to the California Building Standards Commission for the fees collected that quarter.
A Contact Information Form (BSC-3) shall accompany the Fee Report Form and payment only when contact information changes. Such changes include the city, county, or city and county address, telephone number(s), office or department contact, and/or building official.
For a check payment, the check shall be mailed together with the certified quarterly Fee Report Form (BSC-2) and Contact Information Form as appropriate, to the California Building Standards Commission, 2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA 95833. For an electronic payment (see Note), the payment receipt shall be emailed together with the certified quarterly Fee Report Form (BSC-2), and Contact Information Form as appropriate, to BSASRF_Fee@dgs.ca.gov.
- Note: Only the CBSC-approved electronic payment platform shall be used for electronic payments. Forms, a detailed guidebook and information regarding the electronic payment platform are available at the Commission’s Building ---
- Permit Fee webpage - dgs.ca.gov/BSC/BSASRF The-Building-Permit-Fee.

(b) The Commission shall deposit the moneys collected into the Building Standards Administration Special Revolving Fund for use, upon appropriation, by the Commission, the Department, and the Office as specified in Section 1-501. Authority: Health and Safety Code Sections 18909(c), 18929, 18930.5, 18931.6, 18931.7 and 18949.6.

Reference: Health and Safety Code Sections 18930.5, 18931.6 and 18931.7.

1-509 Request for refund of fees. ¶

1-509. Request for refund of fees.

(a) When a city, county or city and county determines that excess fees were paid in error due to a miscalculation, a written request for refund may be filed with the California Building Standards Commission, 2525 Natomas Park Drive, Suite 130, Sacramento, CA 95833. The request for refund shall be submitted with all of the following:

A detailed summary describing the circumstances surrounding the miscalculation that occurred regarding the incorrect submission of fees;
Documentation that demonstrates how the amount error occurred, and showing the correct amount;
Written certification that the refund amount is accurate and true.

(b) Receipt of a request for refund of fees shall be acknowledged by the California Building Standards Commission in writing within 45 days of receipt. The acknowledgement shall include whether additional supporting documentation is required in order to verify the refund amount.

(c) Should a city, county, or city and county be delinquent in any past quarterly fee submissions, the past due quarterly fee reports and respective payments shall be made current prior to resolution regarding a refund.

Authority: Health and Safety Code Sections 18909(c), 18929, 18930.5, 18931.6, 18931.7 and 18949.6. Reference: Health and Safety Code Sections 18930.5, 18931.6 and 18931.7.

HISTORY NOTE APPENDIX FOR CHAPTER 1

Administrative Regulations for the California Building Standards Commission California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 1

HISTORY:

The history notes for prior changes remain within the text of this code.

(BSC 1/89) Regular order by the California Building Standards Commission to amend Section 1-601, Part 1, Title 24, California Code of Regulations. Filed with the Secretary of State April 1990; effective April 17, 1990. Approved as a regular order by the California Building Standards Commission on April 16, 1990.
(BSC 2/92) Regular order by the California Building Standards Commission to adopt Section 1-901, Part 1, Title 24, California Code of Regulations. Filed with the Secretary of State February 10, 1994; effective March 12, 1994. Approved by the Office of Administrative Law on February 10, 1994.
(BSC 2/93) Regular order by the California Building Standards Commission to Amend Sections 1-402, 1-501, 1-603, 1-604, 1- 801 and 1-802, 1-803, 1-804, 1-805, 1-806, 1-807, 1-808, 1-809, Part 1, Title 24, California Code of Regulations. Approved by Office of Administrative Law on January 27, 1995; filed at the Secretary of State on January 27, 1995; effective 30 days thereafter, which will be February 26, 1995. Publication date April 24, 1995.
(BSC 02/08) Article 1-9, Code Adoption Process. Amend Section 1-902 and add new Article 1-10, City, County, and City and County Building Permit Fees. Effective June 21, 2009.
(BSC 07/09) Supplement adding Section 1-1004 Development of Standards to Chapter 1. Effective on January 1, 2011.
(BSC 03/10) Repeal, amend and reformat Chapter 1 of the 2010 California Administrative Code, CCR Title 24, Part 1, effective on August 28, 2011.
(BSC 05/10) Add new Section 1-105 to Article 1 Use of Commission Indicia, effective on November 20, 2011.
(BSC 02/12) Amend Chapter 1, Article 1, Sections 1-101, 1-105, Article 2, Sections 1-201, 1-207, 1-209, 1-211, Article 4, Sections 4-411, 1-421, Article 5, Section 1-503. Approved by the California Building Standards Commission on January 23, 2013, filed with Secretary of State on January 28, 2013, and effective 30 days after filing with Secretary of State.
Errata to correct editorial errors within the preface and Chapter 1 of this code. Effective January 1, 2014.
(BSC 01/13) 2013 Intervening Cycle Supplement. Amendments and corrections to Article 1, Sections 1-101, 1-105 add website reference; Article 2, Sections 1-203 correct title of Commission, 1-209, 1-211 correct website references; Article 3, Section 1-307 correct title of Commission and add website reference; Article 4, Sections 1-407 correct grammatical editorial errors and add website reference, 1-413, 1-415, 1-415(a)4 clarify actions taken following public comment periods and clarify the application of “Approve as Amended,” 1-419 clarify availability of rulemaking documents and add website reference, 1- 421 clarify grammatical errors; Article 5, Sections 1-503, 1-505, 1-507 correct grammatical errors, clarify fee collection forms and add website reference. Approved by the California Building Standards Commission on July 22, 2014, filed with the Secretary of State on July 30, 2014, effective August 30, 2014.
(BSC 01/15) Amend Chapter 1, Article 1, Sections 1-101, 1-103; Article 2, Sections 1-205, 1-207, 1-209, Article 4, 1-404, Article 5, Section 1-509. Approved by the California Building Standards Commission on December 16, 2015, filed with the Secretary of State on December 21, 2015, and effective 30 days after filing with Secretary of State.
Errata to correct editorial errors within the preface as well as throughout various chapters in this code. Effective January 1, 2017.
(BSC 01/16) 2016 Intervening Cycle Supplement adopted by the California Building Standards Commission on June 20, 2017, filed with the Secretary of State on August 17, 2017, effective 30 days after filing.
(BSC 01/18) 2018 Triennial Code Adoption Cycle Amend Chapter 1, Article 1, Sections 1-101, 1-103; Article 2, Section 1-211; Article 3, Sections 1-309, 1-311, 1-313, 1-317, 1-321; Article 4, Sections 1-407, 1-411, 1-415, 1-419, 1-420 and 1-421. Added to Chapter 1, Article 4, new Section 1-408. Approved by the California Building Standards Commission on December 5, 2018, filed with the Secretary of State on December 7, 2018, and effective 30 days after filing with the Secretary of State pursuant to California Health and Safety Code, Section 18938.
Erratum to correct editorial errors in Chapter 1, Article 2: effective January 1, 2020.
2019 Intervening Cycle Update (BSC 01/19) Adoption of amendments to the 2019 California Administrative Code (CAC). Approved by the California Building Standards Commission on August 13, 2020, published on January 1, 2021, effective 30 days after filing with Secretary of State.
(BSC 04/21) Amend Chapter 1, Article 2, Section 1-209, Article 4, Section 1-407, 1-411, 1-415, 1-419, Article 5, Section 1-507. Approved by the California Building Standards Commission on January 18, 2022, filed with the Secretary of State on February 2, 2022, and effective 30 days after filing with Secretary of State.
(BSC 01/22) Amend Chapter 1, Article 4, Sections 1-403, 1-409 and 1-413. Approved by the California Building Standards Commission on June 27, 2023, filed with the Secretary of State on June 30, 2023, and effective 30 days after filing with Secretary of State.
(BSC 04/24) Amend Chapter 1, Article 1, Section 1-101; Article 4, Sections 1-407, 1-408, 1-411, 1-413, 1-415, 1-419. Approved by the California Building Standards Commission on February 26, 2025. Filed with the Secretary of State on March 7, 2025, and effective January 1, 2026.