Building Permit Fees in New Orleans, LA (2026)

City of New Orleans Safety and Permits building permit fee estimator, retrieved Oct 7, 2026. City of New Orleans Safety and Permits / One Stop, not Jefferson Parish.

The official path is the city building permit on construction value: $60 plus $5 per $1,000 of work. The fee follows the job value, and a permit is required for a roof replacement on this row.

The low, typical, and high fees are $100, $120, and $170. The official typical project value is $12,000.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $22,000 high, and each one sets its own band. The official building permit line is $120 at the $12,000 typical and is included.

Walk the three listed valuations.

• Low $8,000: $8,000 / $1,000 = 8; $60 + $5 × 8 = $60 + $40 = $100, so the low fee is $100.
• Typical $12,000: $12,000 / $1,000 = 12; $60 + $5 × 12 = $60 + $60 = $120, so the typical fee is $120.
• High $22,000: $22,000 / $1,000 = 22; $60 + $5 × 22 = $60 + $110 = $170, so the high fee is $170.

The $170 high is not added on top of the $120 typical. Roof size matters only through the job value; there is no per-square permit charge on this row.

Plan review is charged only if plans are required, at $120 or $1 per $1,000 of work, whichever is greater. A like-for-like reroof is not assumed to need plans, so no plan review dollar is added to any band.

Plan review would be a separate line on top of the building permit if plans were required. A property in a local historic district under the Vieux Carré Commission or the Historic District Landmarks Commission pays a 50% surcharge on the building permit fee.

That surcharge is not applied here, and it is not added to the official totals. Cite the City of New Orleans Safety and Permits building permit fee estimator for the $60 plus $5 per $1,000 formula.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $100, $120, and $170 totals.

City of New Orleans Safety and Permits building permit fee estimator (source retrieved Oct 7, 2026). City of New Orleans Safety and Permits / One Stop, not Jefferson Parish.

The official typical path is the building/mechanical permit on construction value at $60 plus $5 per $1,000 of work. The fee follows the job value, and a permit is required for a like-for-like HVAC replacement on this row.

The city estimator applies the $5 rate to the exact value with no rounding of partial thousands. The low, typical, and high fees are $85, $97.50, and $140.

The official typical project value is $7,500, and listed assumed valuations are $5,000 low, $7,500 typical, and $16,000 high. The official building/mechanical permit line is $97.50 at the $7,500 typical and is included.

Walk the three listed valuations.

• Low $5,000: $5,000 / $1,000 = 5; $60 + $5 × 5 = $60 + $25 = $85, so the low fee is $85.
• Typical $7,500: $7,500 / $1,000 = 7.5; $60 + $5 × 7.5 = $60 + $37.50 = $97.50, so the typical fee is $97.50.
• High $16,000: $16,000 / $1,000 = 16; $60 + $5 × 16 = $60 + $80 = $140, so the high fee is $140.

The $140 high is not added on top of the $97.50 typical. The calculator on this page rounds the permit to the nearest dollar before adding it to the all-in, so the typical all-in uses $98.

Plan review is charged only if plans are required, at $120 or $1 per $1,000 of work, whichever is greater. A like-for-like change-out is not assumed to need plans, so no plan review dollar is added to any band.

Documented 3-ton (36,000 BTU) like-for-like split. A property in a local historic district under the Vieux Carré Commission or the Historic District Landmarks Commission pays a 50% surcharge on the building permit fee; that surcharge is not applied here.

Before October 2026 this row showed a $100 typical by rounding 7.5 up to 8; the estimator does not round, so the typical is $97.50. Cite the City of New Orleans Safety and Permits building permit fee estimator for the $60 plus $5 per $1,000 formula.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $85, $97.50, and $140 totals.

City of New Orleans Safety and Permits building permit fee estimator (source retrieved Oct 7, 2026). City of New Orleans Safety and Permits / One Stop, not Jefferson Parish.

A new deck needs plans, so this row adds plan review to the building permit. The building permit is $60 plus $5 per $1,000 of work, and the city estimator does not round partial thousands.

Plan review is $120 or $1 per $1,000 of work, whichever is greater. The typical job is a 16×20 (320 sf) deck with an official project value of $12,000; listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $19,200 high.

Walk the three listed valuations.

• Low $8,000: building permit $60 + $5 × 8 = $60 + $40 = $100; plan review is the greater of $120 or $8 ($8,000 / $1,000), so $120; $100 + $120 = $220, so the low fee is $220.
• Typical $12,000: building permit $60 + $5 × 12 = $60 + $60 = $120; plan review is the greater of $120 or $12 ($12,000 / $1,000), so $120; $120 + $120 = $240, so the typical fee is $240.
• High $19,200: building permit $60 + $5 × 19.2 = $60 + $96 = $156; plan review is the greater of $120 or $19.20 ($19,200 / $1,000), so $120; $156 + $120 = $276, so the high fee is $276.

At every band on this row the $1 per $1,000 amount is below $120, so plan review is $120 each time. The high is not added on top of the typical.

Earlier versions of this page showed $160, $180, and $220, using an older $60 plan-review minimum and rounding $19,200 up to 20 thousands. A property in a local historic district under the Vieux Carré Commission or the Historic District Landmarks Commission pays a 50% surcharge on the building permit fee; that surcharge is not applied here.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $220, $240, and $276 totals.

City of New Orleans Safety and Permits building permit fee estimator (source retrieved Oct 7, 2026). City of New Orleans Safety and Permits / One Stop, not Jefferson Parish.

A kitchen remodel on this row needs plans, so plan review is added to the building permit. The building permit is $60 plus $5 per $1,000 of work, and the city estimator does not round partial thousands.

Plan review is $120 or $1 per $1,000 of work, whichever is greater. The typical job is a 200 sf kitchen with an official project value of $35,000; listed assumed valuations are $15,000 low, $35,000 typical, and $75,000 high.

Walk the three listed valuations.

• Low $15,000: building permit $60 + $5 × 15 = $60 + $75 = $135; plan review is the greater of $120 or $15 ($15,000 / $1,000), so $120; $135 + $120 = $255, so the low fee is $255.
• Typical $35,000: building permit $60 + $5 × 35 = $60 + $175 = $235; plan review is the greater of $120 or $35 ($35,000 / $1,000), so $120; $235 + $120 = $355, so the typical fee is $355.
• High $75,000: building permit $60 + $5 × 75 = $60 + $375 = $435; plan review is the greater of $120 or $75 ($75,000 / $1,000), so $120; $435 + $120 = $555, so the high fee is $555.

At every band on this row the $1 per $1,000 amount is below $120, so plan review is $120 each time; it would only rise above $120 on work over $120,000. The high is not added on top of the typical.

Earlier versions of this page showed $195, $295, and $510, using an older plan-review minimum of $60. A property in a local historic district under the Vieux Carré Commission or the Historic District Landmarks Commission pays a 50% surcharge on the building permit fee; that surcharge is not applied here.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $255, $355, and $555 totals.