City of Saint Paul Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) is the permit office for St. Paul, MN. The fee schedule year is 2023.
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 $12,000: table $316.00 + plan 65% $205.40 + surcharge $6.00 = $527.40.
- Low $8,000 = $386.80.
- High $22,000 = $878.90.
City of St. Paul, not Minneapolis. Covering reroof uses the building valuation table + 65% plan check as printed for valuations > $1,000 + 0.0005 state surcharge.
City of Saint Paul DSI Building Permit Fee Schedule (effective 2/25/2023, 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 with 80,000 BTU furnace = $85.00 + $1.00 surcharge = $86.00.
Low furnace-only uses $0.50 surcharge when job value is treated as the $85 fee band only = $85.50. High remains one system $86.00.
City of St. Paul. Residential warm-air heating $85 for the first 100,000 input BTU (includes system ductwork). Typical 80,000 BTU furnace companion is in that band. Condenser/AC as a separate refrigeration 1%-of-valuation permit is not stacked because the warm-air fee includes system ductwork for a like-for-like split.
City of Saint Paul DSI warm-air / ventilation fees (still posted; mechanical application effective 2/25/2023) 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 $12,000: table $316.00 + plan $205.40 + surcharge $6.00 = $527.40.
- Low $8,000 = $386.80.
- High $19,200 = $808.20.
Typical-job spec 16x20 = 320 sf does not change this valuation table.
City of St. Paul. New deck uses the building valuation table + 65% plan check + 0.0005 surcharge.
City of Saint Paul DSI Building Permit Fee Schedule (effective 2/25/2023, 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 $35,000: table $741.00 + plan $481.65 + surcharge $17.50 = $1,240.15.
- Low $15,000 = $632.85.
- High $75,000 = $2,095.05.
Typical-job spec 200 sf does not change this valuation table.
City of St. Paul. Kitchen remodel uses the building valuation table + 65% plan check + 0.0005 surcharge.
City of Saint Paul DSI Building Permit Fee Schedule (effective 2/25/2023, still posted) Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.