City of Mobile Build Mobile / Permitting is the permit office for Mobile, AL. The fee schedule year is 2022.
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 assumed $12,000: $5.50 x 12 = $66.00 + $1.00 = $67.00.
- Low $8,000 = $45.00.
- High $22,000 = $122.00.
City of Mobile, not Huntsville. Alterations, renovations, repairs: $5.50 per $1,000 valuation ($1,001 to $50,000) plus $1 issuance. The ordinance's 3% training language designates a share of permit fees for training; it is not published in the fee schedule as an added surcharge.
City of Mobile Building Codes Permit Fee Schedule Ordinance (adopted November 8, 2022, still posted) 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 = $30.00 + $1.00 = $31.00.
Low same. High replacement + ductwork $30 = $61.00.
City of Mobile. Replacement of heating and/or AC equipment in a single-family residence is $30 plus $1 issuance. High adds the residential ductwork line $30. New/addition HVAC in SFR is $60 and is not used for like-for-like replacement.
City of Mobile Building Codes Permit Fee Schedule Ordinance (adopted November 8, 2022, still posted) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Deck
Fee basis: Based on project value.
Project value for the formula: low $8,000, typical $12,000, high $19,200.
Typical assumed $12,000: $66.00 + $1.00 = $67.00.
- Low $8,000 = $45.00.
- High $19,200 = $111.00.
City of Mobile. A typical attached deck is alterations/repairs on the $5.50 per $1,000 table plus $1 issuance. Exempt playhouses <=120 sf are not this job.
City of Mobile Building Codes Permit Fee Schedule Ordinance (adopted November 8, 2022, still posted) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Kitchen remodel
Fee basis: Based on project value.
Project value for the formula: low $15,000, typical $35,000, high $75,000.
Typical assumed $35,000: $5.50 x 35 = $192.50 + $1.00 = $193.50.
- Low $15,000 = $83.50.
- High $75,000 uses $4.50 per $1,000 = $338.50.
City of Mobile. Kitchen remodel uses the alterations valuation table plus $1 issuance. Trade permits are separate when work is not performed by all trades; they are not stacked.
City of Mobile Building Codes Permit Fee Schedule Ordinance (adopted November 8, 2022, still posted) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.