City of Buffalo Department of Permit & Inspection Services is the permit office for Buffalo, NY. The fee schedule year is 2025.
How each fee is calculated
Roof replacement
Fee basis: Based on project value.
Project value for the formula: low $8,000, typical $12,000, high $22,000.
- Typical $12,000: $5x12 = $60 + application $25 = $85.00.
- Low $8,000 = $75.00.
- High $22,000 = $135.00.
City of Buffalo, not Niagara Falls and not NYC. Residential alterations/repairs $5 per $1,000 (min $50) plus $25 application. Plan review 20% is only if work requires plans and is not added for covering-only reroof.
City of Buffalo residential building permit fee schedule (effective 7/1/2025) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
HVAC replacement
Fee basis: Flat fee.
Project value on this row: $7,500.
- Typical 3-ton (36,000 BTU) like-for-like split = $50 + $100 furnace + $100 condenser = $250.00.
Low = furnace only $150.00. High = typical $250.00 (still no plans).
City of Buffalo. Like-for-like change-out typically does not require plans, so the $100 plan-review line is not added. Typical 3-ton split = application $50 + furnace $100 + condensing unit $100.
City of Buffalo Heating Permit Application (device fee chart; total = application $50 + plan review $100 if plans required + device fees) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Deck
Fee basis: Based on project value.
Project value for the formula: low $8,000, typical $12,000, high $19,200.
- Typical $12,000: permit $60 + app $25 + plan min $25 = $110.00.
- Low $8,000 = $100.00.
- High $19,200 = $146.00.
City of Buffalo. New deck uses alterations/repairs $5 per $1,000 plus application $25 plus plan review 20% (min $25).
City of Buffalo residential building permit fee schedule (effective 7/1/2025) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Kitchen remodel
Fee basis: Based on project value.
Project value for the formula: low $15,000, typical $35,000, high $75,000.
- Typical $35,000: permit $175 + app $25 + plan $35 = $235.00.
- Low $15,000 = $125.00.
- High $75,000 = $475.00.
Typical-job spec 200 sf does not change this valuation table.
City of Buffalo. Kitchen remodel uses alterations/repairs $5 per $1,000 plus application plus plan review 20%.
City of Buffalo residential building permit fee schedule (effective 7/1/2025) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.