Building Permit Fees in Tacoma, WA (2026)

Typical path = $0 (official asphalt strip-and-reroof exemption for the City of Tacoma, not Seattle and not unincorporated Pierce; IRC R105.2 and TMC 2.02.540; source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). The IRC R105.2 and TMC 2.02.540 exemption covers reroofing of a single-family home or a duplex when the existing roof coverings are removed before the new roofing goes on.

The new roofing material does not exceed 2.5 psf (2.5 pounds per square foot). A vegetated roof is the other listed weight path only when it is the same weight as the previous roof and a vegetated roof was previously approved through a building permit.

No changes are made to roof framing. The building is not unreinforced masonry.

A typical asphalt strip-and-reroof that meets those conditions is the documented path on this row. Listed fee low, typical, and high stay $0 / $0 / $0.

Those three zeros are the published exemption under IRC R105.2 and TMC 2.02.540, not a blank schedule and not a valuation-table lookup. Listed assumed valuations are low $8,000, typical $12,000, and high $22,000.

The official typical project value is $12,000. Those figures are the cost-model job bands.

They do not change the $0 / $0 / $0 permit fees, because this row does not price the IRC R105.2 exemption from a valuation table. Overlay without tear-off is a separate OTC/ePermit and is not this typical.

The residential permits page lists roof overlay as an over-the-counter residential alteration when a pre-inspection is completed, and as an ePermit for installation over no more than one existing layer with no structural or pitch change. That overlay path is not the strip-and-reroof exemption, and this row does not invent a fee for it.

No extra fee lines are listed on this row. The cited schedule name includes the PDS Fee Schedule effective January 1, 2026.

Table 8-1 on that schedule prices other building permits on valuation. This roof row does not apply Table 8-1 dollars to the IRC R105.2 exemption.

Confirm the IRC R105.2 and TMC 2.02.540 exemption, tear-off, the 2.5 psf limit, framing, and unreinforced masonry with City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services (PDS) before you start work.

Stand-alone MECHR like-for-like 3-ton (36,000 BTU) furnace+AC for the City of Tacoma, not Seattle and not unincorporated Pierce (source retrieved Sep 7, 2026). Table 9-3 Replacement of Individual Mechanical Units = 2.81% of Construction Value, Minimum Fee $190 (Note 2).

• Low $5,000: 2.81%=$140.50, which is below the minimum, so the mechanical fee is $190.00; plus Technology program 5% ($9.50) = $199.50.
• Typical $7,500: 2.81%=$210.75; plus Technology program 5% ($10.54) = $221.29.
• High $16,000: 2.81%=$449.60; plus Technology program 5% ($22.48) = $472.08.

Listed fee low, typical, and high stay $199.50 / $221.29 / $472.08. Technology is PDS Table 1 at 5% of permit and plan-review fees, matching the Tacoma deck and kitchen stacking on this site (Technology only; no Emergency Preparedness / Natural Resources / Reserve Fund dollars are listed on this mechanical row).

WA SBCC $6.50 is not added on mechanical-only permits (matches the Seattle HVAC omission on file). This row is stand-alone MECHR.

The Note 1 combination path is excluded and is not totaled here. Electrical is separate and is not included in $199.50 / $221.29 / $472.08.

The two listed extras at typical are Mechanical permit Table 9-3 $210.75 and Technology program 5% $10.54; both are included in $221.29. Listed assumed valuations are low $5,000, typical $7,500, and high $16,000.

The official typical project value is $7,500. Confirm the stand-alone MECHR Table 9-3 path, the $190 minimum, Technology 5%, and whether electrical is filed separately with City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services (PDS) before you apply.

Typical path for an attached residential deck (16x20 = 320 sf) for the City of Tacoma, not Seattle and not unincorporated Pierce (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). Decks not exceeding 200 sf, not more than 30 in above grade, not attached, and not serving the required exit door are exempt; the typical 16x20 = 320 sf attached deck is not that exemption.

Table 8-1 building permit for $2,001-$25,000 = $170 first $2,000 + $32 per additional $1,000 (ceil on partial thousands). Technology program 5% is PDS Table 1 at 5% of permit and plan-review fees.

WA State Building Code Council fee is $6.50 per residential building permit (RCW 19.27.085).

• Low $8,000: Table 8-1 $170 + $32 x 6 = $362.00; plus Technology program 5% ($18.10) plus WA SBCC $6.50 = $386.60.
• Typical $12,000: Table 8-1 $170 + $32 x 10 = $490.00; plus Technology program 5% ($24.50) plus WA SBCC $6.50 = $521.00.
• High $19,200: additional $17,200 rounds up to 18 thousands, so Table 8-1 $170 + $32 x 18 = $746.00; plus Technology program 5% ($37.30) plus WA SBCC $6.50 = $789.80.

Listed fee low, typical, and high stay $386.60 / $521.00 / $789.80. The three listed extras at typical are Table 8-1 building permit $490.00, Technology program 5% $24.50, and WA State Building Code Council fee $6.50; all three are included in $521.00.

Technology stacking matches the Tacoma HVAC and kitchen rows on this site (Technology only; no Emergency Preparedness / Natural Resources / Reserve Fund). Table 8-1 is printed as commercial/multifamily valuation; TMC 2.09.050 prices building permits on valuation from the PDS schedule.

The 65% commercial plan-review (Table 8-2) is not stacked; SFR remodel combination plan review is included in the combination path and was not added as a second 65%. Listed assumed valuations are low $8,000, typical $12,000, and high $19,200.

The official typical project value is $12,000. Confirm the Table 8-1 path, Technology 5%, WA SBCC $6.50, the 200 sf exemption limits, and whether Table 8-2 plan review applies with City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services (PDS) before you apply.

Typical path for a kitchen remodel (BLDRA alteration) for the City of Tacoma, not Seattle and not unincorporated Pierce (source retrieved Sep 1, 2026). Kitchen remodel is a BLDRA alteration.

Table 8-1 building permit: $2,001-$25,000 = $170 first $2,000 + $32 per additional $1,000; $25,001-$50,000 = $910 first $25,000 + $24 per additional $1,000; $50,001-$100,000 = $1,500 first $50,000 + $16 per additional $1,000. Technology program 5% is PDS Table 1 at 5% of permit and plan-review fees.

WA State Building Code Council fee is $6.50 per residential building permit (RCW 19.27.085).

• Low $15,000: Table 8-1 $170 + $32 x 13 = $586.00; plus Technology program 5% ($29.30) plus WA SBCC $6.50 = $621.80.
• Typical $35,000: Table 8-1 $910 + $24 x 10 = $1,150.00; plus Technology program 5% ($57.50) plus WA SBCC $6.50 = $1,214.00.
• High $75,000: Table 8-1 $1,500 + $16 x 25 = $1,900.00; plus Technology program 5% ($95.00) plus WA SBCC $6.50 = $2,001.50.

Listed fee low, typical, and high stay $621.80 / $1,214.00 / $2,001.50. The three listed extras at typical are Table 8-1 building permit $1,150.00, Technology program 5% $57.50, and WA State Building Code Council fee $6.50; all three are included in $1,214.00.

Technology stacking matches the Tacoma HVAC and deck rows on this site (Technology only; no Emergency Preparedness / Natural Resources / Reserve Fund). Table 8-1 is printed as commercial/multifamily valuation; TMC 2.09.050 prices building permits on valuation from the PDS schedule; a unique SFR-alteration dollar table is not published in the fee schedule.

The 65% commercial plan-review (Table 8-2) is not stacked. Listed assumed valuations are low $15,000, typical $35,000, and high $75,000.

The official typical project value is $35,000. Confirm the Table 8-1 path, Technology 5%, WA SBCC $6.50, and whether Table 8-2 plan review applies with City of Tacoma Planning and Development Services (PDS) before you apply.