Building Permit Fees in Detroit, MI (2026)

City of Detroit BSEED Fee Schedule, effective Jan 1, 2024, modified July 18, 2025 – Building and Residential Permits (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). The official typical path is the building/residential permit band for $2,001–$25,000: base $271.43 plus $34.09 per additional $1,000 or fraction above $2,000.

The fee is based on the project valuation. A permit is required on that typical path.

The low fee is $475.97, the typical fee is $612.33, and the high fee is $953.23. The official typical project value is $12,000.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $22,000 high. All three valuations sit in the $2,001–$25,000 band, and each is an exact thousand above $2,000, so no fractional thousand is added.

The 35% plan-review is a deposit credited to the permit, not an add-on, and this note does not add that 35% on top of the official totals.

• Low $8,000: 6 additional thousands above $2,000, so $271.43 + $34.09 × 6 = $475.97, which is the low fee of $475.97.
• Typical $12,000: 10 additional thousands above $2,000, so $271.43 + $34.09 × 10 = $612.33, which is the typical fee of $612.33.

The official extra named Building/residential permit $2,001–$25,000 is $612.33 and is included in the typical total. It is not added again.

• High $22,000: 20 additional thousands above $2,000, so $271.43 + $34.09 × 20 = $953.23, which is the high fee of $953.23.

The $953.23 high is not added on top of the $612.33 typical. No like-kind reroof exemption was found in this schedule, so this note does not add a $0 exemption line.

Project cost uses the published square-foot cost table or the contract. This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $475.97, $612.33, and $953.23 totals.

Low furnace-only $142.

• Typical $142+$130=$272.
• High $272+$29 electrical=$301.

Detroit BSEED Fee Schedule (effective Jan 1, 2024, modified July 18, 2025): New Buildings, Alterations, Repairs, And Additions (source retrieved Oct 7, 2026), under Building/Residential Inspection and Plan Review. The official typical path is the building/residential permit band over $2,000 but not over $25,000: base $271.43 for the first $2,000 plus $34.09 per $1,000 or fraction thereof over $2,000.

The fee is based on the project valuation. A permit is required on that typical path.

The low fee is $475.97, the typical fee is $612.33, and the high fee is $885.05. The official typical project value is $12,000.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $19,200 high; $19,200 is the top of the published 16×20 (320 sf) deck table of $12,800 to $19,200. All three valuations sit in the $2,001 to $25,000 band.

• Low $8,000: 6 additional thousands above $2,000, so $271.43 + $34.09 × 6 = $475.97, which is the low fee.
• Typical $12,000: 10 additional thousands above $2,000, so $271.43 + $34.09 × 10 = $612.33, which is the typical fee.

The official extra named Building/residential permit is that same $612.33 and is not added again.

• High $19,200: $17,200 above $2,000 is 17.2 thousands, and the or-fraction rule rounds that up to 18, so $271.43 + $34.09 × 18 = $885.05, which is the high fee.

The $885.05 high is not added on top of the $612.33 typical. The 35% Building, Structural, and Zoning Code Plan Review deposit is adjustable toward the full fee when the permit is procured, so it is credited, not added on top.

The 7% electrical, mechanical, and plumbing plan review lines are not added for a deck with no trade plans. Project cost uses the schedule's square-foot cost table or the contract.

No deck-height exemption appears in the BSEED fee PDF. This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $475.97, $612.33, and $885.05 totals.

$15,000 building only $271.43+$34.09×13=$714.60. $35,000: $1,300.87 + 14% = $1,482.99. $75,000: $1,055.57+$24.53×50=$2,282.07 + 14% = $2,601.56.