City of Corpus Christi Development Services Department is the permit office for Corpus Christi, TX. The fee schedule year is 2026.
How each fee is calculated
Roof replacement
Fee basis: Flat fee.
Project value on this row: low $8,000, typical $12,000, high $22,000.
Typical/low/high = $33.10 x 1.045 = $34.59. Documented 1,000/1,500/1,800 sf does not change this flat.
City of Corpus Christi, not unincorporated Nueces. Starred fees +4.5% surcharge. Floodplain $100 is not added (not assumed). Building permit excludes MEP; trade mins are extra when those trades are pulled. Residential roofing/siding is the $33.10 line, not the commercial $0.045/sf line.
City of Corpus Christi FY 2026 Development Fee Schedule (effective Oct 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 = mechanical minimum $146.41 x 1.045 = $153.
Low/high same.
City of Corpus Christi, not unincorporated Nueces. Starred fees +4.5% surcharge. Floodplain $100 is not added (not assumed). Building permit excludes MEP; trade mins are extra when those trades are pulled. Like-for-like 3-ton split uses the residential mechanical permit minimum.
City of Corpus Christi FY 2026 Development Fee Schedule (effective Oct 1, 2025) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Deck
Fee basis: Per square foot.
Project value on this row: low $8,000, typical $12,000, high $19,200.
- Typical 320 sf: PR $46.72 + building $147.52 = $194.24 x 1.045 = $202.98.
- Low 200 sf = $183.51.
- High 400 sf = $253.73.
City of Corpus Christi, not unincorporated Nueces. Starred fees +4.5% surcharge. Floodplain $100 is not added (not assumed). Building permit excludes MEP; trade mins are extra when those trades are pulled. Typical 16x20 = 320 sf deck uses residential remodel/addition plan review + building (no MEP).
City of Corpus Christi FY 2026 Development Fee Schedule (effective Oct 1, 2025) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Kitchen remodel
Fee basis: Per square foot.
Project value on this row: low $15,000, typical $35,000, high $75,000.
Typical-job spec 200 sf: PR $29.20 + building min $146.41 = $175.61 x 1.045 = $183.51.
- Low 150 sf = $175.88.
- High 400 sf = $253.73.
City of Corpus Christi, not unincorporated Nueces. Starred fees +4.5% surcharge. Floodplain $100 is not added (not assumed). Building permit excludes MEP; trade mins are extra when those trades are pulled. Typical kitchen is building + plan review on 200 sf affected area. Trade permits (E/M/P $0.075/sf, min $146.41 each) are extra and not stacked.
City of Corpus Christi FY 2026 Development Fee Schedule (effective Oct 1, 2025) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.