Building Permit Fees in Columbus, OH (2026)

Columbus BZS 2026 Combined Development Related Fee Schedule (source retrieved Oct 7, 2026), 1, 2, and 3 Family Dwelling Building Permit Fees. The official typical path is the line Roof, Siding, Windows, and Doors (1 inspection) at $140.

The fee is a flat amount. A permit is required on that typical path.

The low fee is $140, the typical fee is $140, and the high fee is $140. The official typical project value is $12,000.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $22,000 high. Valuation is not an input on this flat path, so those amounts are unused and do not change the $140 / $140 / $140 listed fees.

• Low $8,000: valuation is unused, so the low fee stays $140 on the same roof/siding/windows/doors line.
• Typical $12,000: valuation is unused, so the typical fee stays $140.

The one inspection is included in the $140 and is not added again.

• High $22,000: valuation is unused, so the high fee stays $140.

The $140 high is the same total as the $140 typical and is not added on top of it. Roof size does not change the line either; the schedule prints one flat amount for a 1, 2, or 3 family dwelling.

Roof, siding, windows, and doors share that one line, so the schedule prints no separate roof-only amount for a 1, 2, or 3 family dwelling. The multi-family table is different: Shingle Roofs $400 and Non-Shingle Roofs $700.

Those multi-family lines are not used on this row. Structural roof work (for example new framing or decking replacement beyond a covering) may be billed as Alterations/Accessory Structures (includes 2 inspections) at $385 instead.

That is not the typical covering-only path and is not added. All fees are due at submission and are non-refundable except as stated in Columbus City Code 4113.17.

The Ohio 1% OBBS surcharge is not printed on the city PDF and is not added. This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $140 total.

Columbus BZS 2026 Combined Development Related Fee Schedule (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026), columbus.gov. The official typical path is Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (2 inspections).

The fee is a flat amount. A permit is required on that typical path.

The low fee is $140, the typical fee is $275, and the high fee is $275. The official typical project value is $7,500.

Listed assumed valuations are $5,000 low, $7,500 typical, and $16,000 high. Valuation is not used to compute these totals.

Those assumed valuations are listed but unused for the fee dollars, and they do not change the $140 / $275 / $275 listed fees.

• Low $5,000: valuation is unused, so the low fee stays $140.

The low path is the Minor Work Permit (1 inspection) at $140 when the job is on the Approved Minor Work Permit List. The official extra is Minor Work Permit (1 inspection) at $140, noted Low, only if the job is on the Approved Minor Work Permit List.

That $140 line is the low fee and is not added on top of the typical.

• Typical $7,500: valuation is unused, so the typical fee stays $275.

The typical path is Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (2 inspections) at $275. The official extra is Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (2 inspections) at $275, noted Typical/high.

Included. That $275 line is the typical fee and is not added again.

• High $16,000: valuation is unused, so the high fee stays $275.

The high uses the same Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (2 inspections) line at $275, so the high fee is $275. The $275 high is the same listed total as the typical.

C.C. 4113.63 requires a warm-air heating/ventilation permit to replace a heating unit. A like-for-like 3-ton uses the MEP $275 line unless listed as minor work.

The low fee, the typical fee, and the high fee remain $140 / $275 / $275. This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $140 and $275 totals.

Columbus BZS 2026 Combined Development Related Fee Schedule (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). The official typical path is the 1-2-3 family Deck line (includes 3 inspections).

The fee is a flat amount. A permit is required on that typical path.

The low fee is $350, the typical fee is $350, and the high fee is $350. The official typical project value is $12,000.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $19,200 high. Valuation is not an input on this flat path, so those amounts are unused and do not change the $350 / $350 / $350 listed fees.

The official Deck (includes 3 inspections) extra line is $350 and matches the low fee, the typical fee, and the high fee.

• Low $8,000: valuation is unused, so the low fee stays $350.

The low uses the same 1-2-3 family Deck path as the typical. Deck (includes 3 inspections) is $350, so the low fee is $350.

Valuation does not change the flat fee.

• Typical $12,000: valuation is unused, so the typical fee stays $350.

Deck (includes 3 inspections) is $350 and is included in the $350 typical, and it is not added again. The $350 typical is the same Deck line as the low and is not a second inspection package.

• High $19,200: valuation is unused, so the high fee stays $350.

The high uses the same 1-2-3 family Deck path. Deck (includes 3 inspections) is $350, so the high fee is $350.

The $350 high is the same total as the $350 typical and is not added on top of it. The $350 / $350 / $350 band is the same 1-2-3 family Deck path on low, typical, and high.

The schedule previously listed this Deck line at $300 in 2025; the official 2026 path is $350. That $300 figure is historical schedule context only and is not added to the official $350.

• Typical 16×20 deck uses the 1-2-3 family Deck line.

Multi-family deck is a different table. This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $350 total.

Columbus BZS 2026 Combined Development Related Fee Schedule (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). The schedule is the City of Columbus Department of Building and Zoning Services fee table for 1, 2, and 3 family dwellings.

Each permit line on this row is a flat schedule fee, and a permit is required on the official typical kitchen path. The low, typical, and high fees are $385, $935, and $1,210.

The official typical project value is $35,000. Listed assumed valuations are $15,000 low, $35,000 typical, and $75,000 high.

Valuation is not an input on this path, so those amounts do not change the $385 / $935 / $1,210 listed fees; the bands come from how many permits the job needs. The official lines are Alterations/Accessory Structures (2 inspections) at $385, an electrical permit at $275, a plumbing permit at $275, and a mechanical permit at $275 on the high path only.

The schedule prices Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing at $275 each, with 2 inspections. Walk the three listed bands.

• Low $15,000: a cabinets-only kitchen with no electrical, plumbing, or mechanical work can be the alterations permit alone, so the low fee is $385.
• Typical $35,000: a typical kitchen stacks electrical and plumbing on the alterations permit; $385 + $275 + $275 = $935, so the typical fee is $935.
• High $75,000: the high path adds a mechanical permit to the typical stack; $935 + $275 = $1,210, which is $385 + $275 + $275 + $275, so the high fee is $1,210.

The $1,210 high already contains the $935 typical and is not added on top of it. The mechanical $275 line is used on the high path only and is not part of the $935 typical.

The Ohio 1% surcharge is not printed on the city PDF and is not added to any band. Kitchen size does not change these fees; a larger kitchen moves to a higher band only when it adds another trade permit.

Cite the Columbus BZS 2026 Combined Development Related Fee Schedule for the $385 alterations line and the $275 trade lines used on this row. This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $385, $935, and $1,210 totals.