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Appendix L — PERMIT FEES

California Residential Code (Title 24, Part 2.5) · 2019 edition · updated 2026-09-12 · California

Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

(Matrix Adoption Tables are nonregulatory, intended only as an aid to the code user.

See Chapter 1 for state agency authority and building applications.)

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APPENDIX L

PERMIT FEES

The provisions contained in this appendix are not mandatory unless specifically adopted by a state agency or referenced in the adopting ordinance.

User note:

About this appendix: Appendix L is intended to provide guidance to building departments in their efforts to set fees for building permits. This appendix provides examples that may be used as a reference when setting fee schedules and are not intended to be literally applied.

TOTAL VALUATION FEE $1 to $500 $24 $501 to $2,000 $24 for the first $500; plus $3 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof, up

to and including $2,000 $2,001 to $40,000 $69 for the first $2,000; plus $11 for each additional $1,000 or fraction

thereof, up to and including $40,000 $40,001 to $100,000 $487 for the first $40,000; plus $9 for each additional $1,000 or fraction

thereof, up to and including $100,000 $100,001 to $500,000 $1,027 for the first $100,000; plus $7 for each additional $1,000 or fraction

thereof, up to and including $500,000 $500,001 to $1,000,000 $3,827 for the first $500,000; plus $5 for each additional $1,000 or fraction

thereof, up to and including $1,000,000 $1,000,001 to $5,000,000 $6,327 for the first $1,000,000; plus $3 for each additional $1,000 or fraction

thereof, up to and including $5,000,000 $5,000,001 and over $18,327 for the first $5,000,000; plus $1 for each additional $1,000 or fraction

thereof

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APPENDIX M

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APPENDIX N

RESERVED

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