Roof replacement
Fee basis: No permit fee.
Project value on this row: low $8,000, typical $12,000, high $22,000.
DC DOB permit exemptions (12-A DCMR § 105.2) and Building Permit Fee Schedule (retrieved Oct 7, 2026). The official typical path is like-kind roofing and coping under § 105.2, outside a historic district and outside a Special Flood Hazard Area.
No permit fee applies. A permit is not required on that typical path.
The low fee is $0, the typical fee is $0, and the high fee is $0. The official typical project value is $12,000.
Listed assumed valuations are $8,000 low, $12,000 typical, and $22,000 high. Those valuations are unused on the like-kind exempt path and do not create a DOB permit fee.
Walk the three bands.
- Low $8,000: valuation is unused, so the low fee stays $0.
- Typical $12,000: valuation is unused, so the typical fee stays $0.
- High $22,000: valuation is unused, so the high fee stays $0.
The $0 high is the same total as the $0 typical and is not added on top of it. Exterior work in a historic district or on a historically designated structure (§ 105.2.5), work in a Special Flood Hazard Area (§ 105.2.6), or a material change that is not in-kind each requires a permit.
When a permit is required, the alteration and repair line on the DOB Building Permit Fee Schedule applies: for construction valued $1,001 to $1 million, the permit fee is ($30 + 2% of construction value) × 1.10 for the 10% additional fee, plus a Green Building Fee of 0.13% of construction value × 1.10. At $8,000 that path is ($30 + $160) × 1.10 = $209, plus green $10.40 × 1.10 = $11.44, for $220.44.
At $12,000 it is ($30 + $240) × 1.10 = $297, plus green $15.60 × 1.10 = $17.16, for $314.16. At $22,000 it is ($30 + $440) × 1.10 = $517, plus green $28.60 × 1.10 = $31.46, for $548.46.
The $12,000 and $22,000 permitted-path totals are listed extras and are not in the $0 / $0 / $0 totals. The schedule's filing fee is 50% of the assessed permit fee, collected at filing and part of that fee, not an added fee.
This note does not invent a fee beyond the official $0 total.
Like-kind roofing/coping is exempt under 12-A DCMR § 105.2 outside historic districts (§ 105.2.5) and Special Flood Hazard Areas (§ 105.2.6). Material change is not in-kind. When a permit is required, use the alteration formula ($30 + 2% of value) × 1.10 plus the Green Building Fee 0.13% of value × 1.10.
DC DOB permit exemptions (12-A DCMR § 105.2) and Building Permit Fee Schedule Retrieved Oct 7, 2026.