City of Long Beach Community Development Department, Building and Safety Bureau is the permit office for Long Beach, CA. The fee schedule year is 2026.
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: building $309.00 + processing $119 + records $35.00 + SMIP $1.56 + CBSC $1.00 = $465.56.
- Low $401.04; high $620.86.
City of Long Beach Building and Safety, not LADBS or LA County. Like-for-like covering reroof uses the valuation building-permit table without plan check. Combination 150% permit is not used.
City of Long Beach Building Plan Review & Permit Fees, effective Oct 1, 2026 Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
HVAC replacement
Fee basis: Flat fee.
Project value on this row: $7,500.
Typical/low/high = issuance $104 + FAU $16 + compressor $17 = $137 mechanical + processing $119 + records min $35 = $291. Documented 3-ton (36,000 BTU) like-for-like split.
Earlier figures used the old $100 minimum ($250).
Like-for-like 3-ton split. The Oct 1, 2026 mechanical schedule lists a Mechanical Permit Issuance Fee of $104 per permit, then per-item fees (FAU $16; compressor 25 hp or less $17). The prior schedule called $100 a minimum, and the new electrical schedule still says minimum, so the mechanical $104 is read as added on top. Title 24 energy plan review ($0.06435/sf, min $110) is not added.
City of Long Beach Mechanical Permit & Plan Review Fees, effective Oct 1, 2026 Retrieved Oct 7, 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: building $309.00 + plan check $262.65 + processing $119 + records/SMIP/CBSC = $728.21.
- Low $609.29; high $966.05.
Typical-job spec 16×20 = 320 sf.
New attached deck uses the valuation building permit plus 85% plan check. Combination 150% path is not used.
City of Long Beach Building Plan Review & Permit Fees, effective Oct 1, 2026 Retrieved Oct 7, 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: building $606.00 + plan check $515.10 + processing $119 + records/SMIP/CBSC = $1,281.65.
- Low $817.40; high $2,100.15.
Typical-job spec 200 sf.
Interior kitchen remodel priced as a Group R-3 alteration on the valuation table plus 85% plan check. Combination 150% (all trades) is not used; separate trade permits may apply.
City of Long Beach Building Plan Review & Permit Fees, effective Oct 1, 2026 Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.