Building Permit Fees in Minneapolis, MN (2026)

City of Minneapolis Building Permit Fee Schedule (Smartsheet published on the official building-fees page; city page last updated Feb 27, 2026) (source retrieved Aug 29, 2026). The $2,001–$25,000 band is $104.20 for the first $2,000 plus $20.60 each additional $1,000 or fraction.

Plan review is 65% of the building permit fee. The Minnesota state surcharge is value of work × 0.0005.

The official valuations of $8,000, $12,000, and $22,000 are all in that band, and each is an exact thousand above $2,000, so no fractional thousand is added. The minimum city building fee of $84.20 excluding the surcharge is not binding because each building-permit line is higher.

• Low $8,000: 6 additional thousands, so $104.20 + $20.60 × 6 = $227.80.

Plan review is 65% × $227.80 = $148.07. The surcharge is $8,000 × 0.0005 = $4.00.

Then $227.80 + $148.07 + $4.00 = $379.87, which is the low fee of $379.87.

• Typical $12,000: 10 additional thousands, so $104.20 + $20.60 × 10 = $310.20.

Plan review is 65% × $310.20 = $201.63. The surcharge is $12,000 × 0.0005 = $6.00.

Then $310.20 + $201.63 + $6.00 = $517.83, which is the typical fee of $517.83. The official typical project value is $12,000.

• High $22,000: 20 additional thousands, so $104.20 + $20.60 × 20 = $516.20.

Plan review is 65% × $516.20 = $335.53. The surcharge is $22,000 × 0.0005 = $11.00.

Then $516.20 + $335.53 + $11.00 = $862.73, which is the high fee of $862.73. Like-for-like shingle reroofs historically skipped city plan review on older worksheets.

The Feb 2026 published formula does not list that exception, so 65% plan review is included. Listed assumed valuations are $8,000, $12,000, and $22,000.

City of Minneapolis existing residential mechanical permit fee schedule (Smartsheet on the official page; last updated Feb 27, 2026) (source retrieved Aug 29, 2026). The official typical path is a like-for-like change-out in an existing dwelling on the existing-residential mechanical table, not the building-valuation table.

The fee follows a tiered schedule. A permit is required on that typical path.

The low fee is $133.40, the typical fee is $217.60, and the high fee is $217.60. 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 an input on this mechanical table, so those amounts are unused and do not change the $133.40 / $217.60 / $217.60 listed fees.

• Low $5,000: valuation is unused, so the low fee stays $133.40.

That $133.40 is Level 2 furnace/boiler $132.40 plus the Minnesota state surcharge of $1.00. Level 2 $132.40 + surcharge $1.00 = $133.40, so the low fee is $133.40.

The low is the furnace-only or boiler swap and is not added on top of the typical.

• Typical $7,500: valuation is unused, so the typical fee stays $217.60.

That $217.60 is Level 3 entire-system replacement $216.60 plus the Minnesota state surcharge of $1.00. Level 3 includes Level 1 and Level 2 work plus entire system replacement, so the Level 2 line is not added again.

Level 3 $216.60 + surcharge $1.00 = $217.60, so the typical fee is $217.60. The $216.60 Level 3 line and the $1.00 surcharge are included in the $217.60 and are not added again.

• High $16,000: valuation is unused, so the high fee stays $217.60.

The high uses the same Level 3 entire-system replacement path as the typical. Level 3 $216.60 + surcharge $1.00 = $217.60, so the high fee is $217.60.

The $217.60 high is the same listed total as the typical and is not a second fee stacked on top of it. Level 1 miscellaneous HVAC with no burner is $84.20 and is not an official total.

It is not the low fee, the typical fee, or the high fee, and this note does not add an $84.20 line. Electrical (Minnesota DLI) is extra if new circuits are needed and is not invented into the locked totals.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $133.40 and $217.60 totals.

City of Minneapolis Building Permit Fee Schedule (Smartsheet published on the official building-fees page; city page last updated Feb 27, 2026) (source retrieved Aug 29, 2026). The official typical path is a new deck on the building valuation fee schedule, not the detached-garage table.

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

The low fee is $379.87, the typical fee is $517.83, and the high fee is $793.35. The official typical project value is $12,000.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $19,200 high. The $2,001–$25,000 band is $104.20 for the first $2,000 plus $20.60 each additional $1,000 or fraction.

Plan review is 65% of the building permit fee. The Minnesota state surcharge is value of work × 0.0005.

The official valuations of $8,000 and $12,000 are exact thousands above $2,000, so no fractional thousand is added on those two paths. The $19,200 high is $17,200 above $2,000, which is 17 thousands plus a fraction, so the additional count is 18.

The minimum city building fee of $84.20 excluding the surcharge is not binding because each building-permit line is higher.

• Low $8,000: 6 additional thousands, so $104.20 + $20.60 × 6 = $227.80.

Plan review is 65% × $227.80 = $148.07. The surcharge is $8,000 × 0.0005 = $4.00.

Then $227.80 + $148.07 + $4.00 = $379.87, so the low fee is $379.87. That $8,000 path is the official low stack.

• Typical $12,000: 10 additional thousands, so $104.20 + $20.60 × 10 = $310.20.

Plan review is 65% × $310.20 = $201.63. The surcharge is $12,000 × 0.0005 = $6.00.

Then $310.20 + $201.63 + $6.00 = $517.83, so the typical fee is $517.83. The official extras are the $310.20 building-permit line, the $201.63 plan-review line, and the $6.00 Minnesota state surcharge, and those three are included in the $517.83 and are not added again.

• High $19,200: 18 additional thousands, so $104.20 + $20.60 × 18 = $475.00.

Plan review is 65% × $475.00 = $308.75. The surcharge is $19,200 × 0.0005 = $9.60.

Then $475.00 + $308.75 + $9.60 = $793.35, so the high fee is $793.35. The $793.35 high is not added on top of the $517.83 typical.

The detached-garage table does not apply and is not an official total. Ground-level platforms may differ and are not the low fee, the typical fee, or the high fee, and this note does not invent an alternate listed total.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $379.87, $517.83, and $793.35 totals.

• Typical $35,000: permit $727.00 + plan review $472.55 + surcharge $17.50 + plumbing min $85.20 = $1,302.25.
• Low $15,000: $372.00 + $241.80 + $7.50 + $85.20 = $706.50.
• High $75,000: $1,215.50 + $790.08 + $37.50 + $85.20 = $2,128.28.