Building Permit Fees in Raleigh, NC (2026)

City of Raleigh FY27 Development Fee Guide (Jul 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2027) (source retrieved Aug 13, 2026). Like-for-like covering replacement is Level 1.

The guide calls Level 1 the removal and replacement of the covering of existing materials, elements, equipment, or fixtures using new materials that serve the same purpose. Minimum permit fees per trade apply.

Alteration fee = (0.38% × value) × Level rate, with $124 minimums. The FY27 new residential building permit rate is 0.38% of calculated construction value.

That 0.38% amount is the building-permit base on this row. The Level 1 alteration building permit is 28% of 0.38% of value, minimum $124.

Alteration plan review is 55% of the building-permit base, minimum $124, and is included. The guide's minimum trade permit fee is $124, and that minimum also applies to a building plan review fee.

Listed assumed valuations are low $8,000, typical $12,000, and high $22,000.

• Low $8,000: 0.38% × $8,000 = $30.40.

Level 1 is 28% × $30.40 = $8.512, under the $124 minimum, so the official Level 1 line is $124. Plan review is 55% × $30.40 = $16.72, under the $124 minimum, so the official plan-review line is $124.

• Typical $12,000: 0.38% × $12,000 = $45.60.

Level 1 is 28% × $45.60 = $12.768, under the $124 minimum. Plan review is 55% × $45.60 = $25.08, under the $124 minimum.

• Typical $12,000: Level 1 alteration building permit $124 + alteration plan review $124 = $248.
• High $22,000: 0.38% × $22,000 = $83.60.

Level 1 is 28% × $83.60 = $23.408, under the $124 minimum. Plan review is 55% × $83.60 = $45.98, under the $124 minimum.

• Low $8,000 = $248 total; high $22,000 = $248 total.

At the official $8,000, $12,000, and $22,000 valuations, both the Level 1 building-permit line and the plan-review line hit the $124 minimum, so low, typical, and high are each $124 + $124 = $248. Those products are the formula before the minimum.

They are not a separate listed fee and are not added on top of the $124 lines. Separate amounts not listed as a fee amount must not be invented.

Some reroofs may be inspection-only; confirm with the city calculator. This row does not record a separate inspection-only dollar.

City of Raleigh FY27 Development Fee Guide; Minimum Trade Permit Fee (source retrieved Aug 13, 2026). The FY27 Minimum Trade Permit Fee is $124 per trade.

The official fee model is flat. This HVAC row is the minimum trade permit path.

It is not a percent of job value. Assumed valuation is not listed on this row and is not an input.

The official typical project value is $7,500. That figure is the typical job value for the cost model.

It is not an input to the minimum trade fee, and it does not change the $124 or $248 totals. Like-for-like change-out typically one mechanical trade at the $124 minimum, so the official low and typical fees are each $124.

The official mechanical line is Minimum trade permit (mechanical). That line is $124, and its note is FY27 Minimum Trade Permit Fee $124 per trade.

A one-trade like-for-like change-out does not add the electrical line. Low is $124.

Typical is the same $124. The two bands match because both are that one mechanical trade.

High assumes mechanical + electrical (new circuit/disconnect). The second line is Second trade (electrical) if new circuit/disconnect.

That line is $124, and it is included in high only. The high total assumes mechanical plus that electrical trade, so the arithmetic is $124 + $124 = $248.

The second $124 is added once. It is not a second copy of a different rate.

This row's high stops at two trades. A third trade is not totaled here.

The fee is per trade on the FY27 Minimum Trade Permit Fee, not per ton and not per system. The documented typical job this page prices is a 3-ton (36,000 BTU) like-for-like split system.

A 2-ton unit and a 5-ton unit are not separate fee bands on this row. A second system is not a second trade.

The electrical trade is added only when a new circuit or disconnect is required. Other Development Fee Guide lines are not listed as fee amounts on this HVAC row.

Separate amounts not listed as a fee amount must not be invented. The issuer is the Planning and Development Department.

Confirm with the city fee calculator or the Development Fee Guide for edge cases such as work that is not a like-for-like change-out.

City of Raleigh FY27 Development Fee Guide (Jul 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2027) (source retrieved Aug 13, 2026). Level 2 alteration / new accessory structure path.

Level 2 is 50% of 0.38% of value, minimum $124. Plan review is 55%, minimum $124, and is included.

The FY27 new residential building permit rate is 0.38% of calculated construction value. That 0.38% amount is the building-permit base on this row.

Level 2 takes 50% of that base, then the $124 minimum. Plan review takes 55% of that same building-permit base, then the $124 minimum.

Listed assumed valuations are low $8,000, typical $12,000, and high $19,200.

• Low $8,000: 0.38% × $8,000 = $30.40.

Level 2 is 50% × $30.40 = $15.20, under the $124 minimum, so the official Level 2 line is $124. Plan review is 55% × $30.40 = $16.72, under the $124 minimum, so the official plan-review line is $124.

Then $124 + $124 = $248.

• Typical $12,000: 0.38% × $12,000 = $45.60.

Level 2 is 50% × $45.60 = $22.80, under the $124 minimum. Plan review is 55% × $45.60 = $25.08, under the $124 minimum.

• Typical $12,000: Level 2 alteration / new accessory structure path $124 + plan review $124 = $248.
• High $19,200: 0.38% × $19,200 = $72.96.

Level 2 is 50% × $72.96 = $36.48, under the $124 minimum. Plan review is 55% × $72.96 = $40.128, under the $124 minimum.

• Low $8,000 = $248 total; high $19,200 = $248 total.

At the official $8,000, $12,000, and $19,200 valuations, both the Level 2 line and the plan-review line hit the $124 minimum, so low, typical, and high are each $124 + $124 = $248. Those products are the formula before the minimum.

They are not a separate listed fee and are not added on top of the $124 lines. New decks may instead be assessed as new residential construction at 0.38% of value (still usually the $124 floor at these sizes).

On that alternate the same bases, $30.40, $45.60, and $72.96, are each under $124, so the building-permit line is still the $124 floor. This row does not record a separate new-construction total.

Typical home decks hit the $124 + $124 minimums under this reading of the FY27 guide. Use the city's fee calculator for the billed amount.

City of Raleigh FY27 Development Fee Guide (Jul 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2027) (source retrieved Aug 13, 2026). Layout change / added equipment is Level 2.

Level 2 alteration building is 50% of 0.38% of value, with a $124 minimum. Plan review is 55% of the full 0.38% value, with a $124 minimum, and is included.

Electrical trade minimum is $124 and plumbing trade minimum is $124, included in totals (3 trades: building + E + P). The 0.38% of value is the building-permit base.

Level 2 is 50% of that base, and plan review is 55% of that same base. Each of those lines uses the $124 minimum when the percent is lower.

Listed assumed valuations are low $15,000, typical $35,000, and high $75,000.

• Low $15,000: 0.38% × $15,000 = $57.

Level 2 is 50% × $57 = $28.50, under the $124 minimum, so the official Level 2 line is $124. Plan review is 55% × $57 = $31.35, under the $124 minimum, so the official plan-review line is $124.

Electrical and plumbing each stay at $124.

• Typical $35,000 and low $15,000 hit the floor: Level 2 building min + plan-review min + electrical trade min + plumbing trade min = $124 + $124 + $124 + $124 = $496, matching the official typical and low fees.
• Typical $35,000: 0.38% × $35,000 = $133.

Level 2 is 50% × $133 = $66.50, under the $124 minimum. Plan review is 55% × $133 = $73.15, under the $124 minimum.

The same four $124 lines apply, so the typical total is also $496. At $15,000 and $35,000 those products are the formula before the minimum.

They are not a separate listed fee and are not added on top of the $124 lines.

• High $75,000: 0.38% × $75,000 = $285; Level 2 building = 50% × $285 = $142.50; plan review that yields the official high with the two $124 trades is 55% of the full 0.38% value (= $156.75); so $142.50 + $156.75 + $124 + $124 = $547.25.

At $75,000 the Level 2 line and the plan-review line are above the $124 floor, while the electrical trade and the plumbing trade stay at the official $124 minimums. The high is not added on top of the typical.

Same-layout cabinet-only may need fewer trades. Confirm with the official calculator.