Building Permit Fees in Sacramento, CA (2026)

City of Sacramento CDD-0245 Fees and Charges Collected on Residential Building Permits, revised 07-12-2026 (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). The official typical path is the CDD-0245 HVAC and Re-roof specific-cost permit.

The fee is a flat amount. A permit is required on that typical path.

The low fee is $215.34, the typical fee is $226.26, and the high fee is $253.56. The official typical project value is $12,000.

Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $22,000 high. The HVAC and Re-roof specific-cost permit is $175.00 (CDD-0245) and is included on every path.

The technology surcharge is 10% of the permit fee, which is $17.50, and is included on every path. It does not scale with valuation.

The General Plan fee is $2.60 per $1,000 of valuation: $8,000 is $20.80, $12,000 is $31.20, and $22,000 is $57.20. The Green Building / CBSC minimum is $1.00 and is included on every path.

Strong Motion (SMIP) is 0.00013 x valuation: $8,000 is $1.04, $12,000 is $1.56, and $22,000 is $2.86.

• Low $8,000: $175 + $17.50 + $20.80 + $1 + $1.04 = $215.34, which is the low fee of $215.34.
• Typical $12,000: $175 + $17.50 + $31.20 + $1 + $1.56 = $226.26, which is the typical fee of $226.26.

The $175 HVAC and Re-roof specific-cost permit, the $17.50 technology surcharge, the $31.20 General Plan fee, the $1 Green Building / CBSC minimum, and the $1.56 Strong Motion (SMIP) line are included in the $226.26 and are not added again.

• High $22,000: $175 + $17.50 + $57.20 + $1 + $2.86 = $253.56, which is the high fee of $253.56.

The $253.56 high is not added on top of the $226.26 typical. Fire inspection $0.11/sf min $294 is for new area and is not applied to reroof.

The city business operations tax of 0.0004 x valuation, if the contractor is the applicant, is extra and is not in these totals. This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $215.34, $226.26, and $253.56 totals.

City of Sacramento CDD-0245 (HVAC and Re-roof $175) (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). The official typical path is the CDD-0245 HVAC specific-cost permit.

The fee is a flat amount. A permit is required on that typical path.

The low fee is $206.50, the typical fee is $213.00, and the high fee is $235.10. The official typical project value is $7,500.

Listed assumed valuations are $5,000 low, $7,500 typical, and $16,000 high. The HVAC specific-cost permit is $175.00 (CDD-0245) and is included on every path.

The technology surcharge is 10% of the permit fee, which is $17.50, and is included on every path. It does not scale with valuation.

The General Plan fee is $2.60 per $1,000 of valuation: $5,000 is $13.00, $7,500 is $19.50, and $16,000 is $41.60. The Green Building minimum is $1.00 and is included on every path.

SMIP is listed on the reroof path; the HVAC change-out page does not list SMIP, and SMIP is not added into these HVAC totals.

• Low $5,000: $175 + $17.50 + $13.00 + $1 = $206.50, which is the low fee of $206.50.
• Typical $7,500: $175 + $17.50 + $19.50 + $1 = $213.00, which is the typical fee of $213.00.

The $175 HVAC specific-cost permit, the $17.50 technology surcharge, the $19.50 General Plan fee, and the $1 Green Building minimum are included in the $213.00 and are not added again.

• High $16,000: $175 + $17.50 + $41.60 + $1 = $235.10, which is the high fee of $235.10.

The $235.10 high is not added on top of the $213.00 typical. Like-for-like 3-ton uses the $175 HVAC specific-cost permit, not the valuation table.

This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $206.50, $213.00, and $235.10 totals.

$8,000 ($8,999 row $291+$122) +10% +GP+GB+SMIP = $477.14. $12,000 = $588.16. $19,200 ($19,999 row $429+$180) = $723.32.

$15,000=$654.65. $35,000: $576+$242+$81.80+$91+$2+$4.55=$997.35. $75,000=$1,612.45.