City of Mesa Development Services is the permit office for Mesa, AZ. 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 is in the $8,334–$16,667 band = $330 + 4% technology fee $13.20 = $343.20.
- Low $8,000 = $220 + $8.80 = $228.80; high $22,000 = $440 + $17.60 = $457.60.
City of Mesa Residential Rate Table includes plumbing/mechanical/electrical in the building permit. The schedule adds a technology improvement fee of 4% to every permit fee, capped at $800 per permit; it is included here.
City of Mesa Development Services Schedule of Fees and Charges, updated for July 2026, Residential Rate Table + Technology Improvement Fee Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.
HVAC replacement
Fee basis: Based on project value.
Project value for the formula: low $5,000, typical $7,500, high $16,000.
- Typical $7,500 and low $5,000 are in the $0–$8,333 band = $220 + 4% technology fee $8.80 = $228.80.
- High $16,000 = $330 + $13.20 = $343.20.
Documented 3-ton (36,000 BTU) like-for-like split.
Stand-alone mechanical uses the same Residential Rate Table, plus the 4% technology improvement fee (max $800 per permit). City materials note that replacing an A/C with the same or lower electrical load and same connections may not require a permit; a furnace/full split is treated as permitted work here.
City of Mesa Development Services Schedule of Fees and Charges, updated for July 2026, Residential Rate Table + Technology Improvement Fee 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 = $330 + 4% technology fee $13.20 = $343.20; low $8,000 = $220 + $8.80 = $228.80; high $19,200 = $440 + $17.60 = $457.60.
Typical-job spec 16×20 = 320 sf.
City of Mesa, not unincorporated Maricopa. Rate table includes trades in the building permit. The 4% technology improvement fee (max $800 per permit) is included.
City of Mesa Development Services Schedule of Fees and Charges, updated for July 2026, Residential Rate Table + Technology Improvement Fee 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: $500 + $6×10 = $560 + 4% technology fee $22.40 = $582.40.
- Low $15,000 = $330 + $13.20 = $343.20; high $75,000: $500 + $6×50 = $800 + $32.00 = $832.00.
Typical-job spec 200 sf.
Kitchen remodel uses the miscellaneous residential construction / rate table on declared valuation, plus the 4% technology improvement fee (max $800 per permit).
City of Mesa Development Services Schedule of Fees and Charges, updated for July 2026, Residential Rate Table + Technology Improvement Fee Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.