Huntington Beach, California Building Permit Cost Calculator
Estimates permit cost in Huntington Beach from the city's own published fee schedule — not a national average. Every figure is computed from a rule quoted verbatim from that document, and rules that cannot be computed honestly are shown as the published text instead of a number.
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Fences and retaining walls
Electrical permits priced by the ampere
Building Permit
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○B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $1 to $500 Flat fee $85.00 | $85.00 |
B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $501 to $2,000 $85.00 for first $500 + $5.33 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof | see rule |
B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $2,001 to $25,000 $169.00 for first $2,000 + $21.30 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof | see rule |
B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $25,001 to $50,000 $690.00 for first $25,000 + $12.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof | see rule |
B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $100,001 to $500,000 $1,339.00 for first $100,000 + $6.50 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof | see rule |
B-3 Building Plan Review Fees · add-on 61% of building inspection fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○B-1 Permit Processing Charge (all permits) Flat fee $41.00 | $41.00 |
○B-17 Reinspection Fee Flat fee $208.00 | $208.00 |
B-46 Technology Automation fee · add-on 6% of all development, permit and prevention fees for Planning, Building, Public Works and Fire — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Huntington Beach prices building work from a valuation-based Building Inspection Fee table (B-2), with a plan review fee set as a percentage of that inspection fee (B-3), a flat permit processing charge on every permit (B-1), and a technology automation fee on the total (B-46). SUPERSESSION 2026-09-10: the previously cited Building-Permit-Fee-Schedule.pdf on cms3.revize.com now returns HTTP 404 and has been removed. The governing schedule is the Community Development chapter of the City Master Fee & Charges Schedule effective 7/1/2026, linked from the City Finance Department Master Fee & Charges Schedule page. Every bracket moved: $1-$500 from $75.00 to $85; $501-$2,000 from $75.00 + $5.00 per $100 to $85.00 + $5.33 per $100; $2,001-$25,000 from $150.00 + $19.57 per $1,000 to $169.00 + $21.30 per $1,000; $25,001-$50,000 from $600.00 + $12.00 to $690.00 + $12.00; $100,001-$500,000 from $1,200.00 + $6.00 to $1,339.00 + $6.50. Plan review remains 61 percent of the building inspection fee, but the $137 minimum previously recorded does not appear in the current schedule and has been removed rather than carried forward. The permit processing charge is $41 and the automation fee remains 6 percent.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/7/2026
Deck Permit
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○Building inspection fee, valuation $1 to $500 Flat fee $85.00 | $85.00 |
Building inspection fee, valuation $501 to $2,000 $85.00 for first $500 plus $5.33 for each additional $100 | see rule |
Building inspection fee, valuation $2,001 to $25,000 $169.00 for first $2,000 plus $21.30 for each additional $1,000 | see rule |
Building inspection fee, valuation $25,001 to $50,000 $690.00 for first $25,000 plus $12.00 for each additional $1,000 | see rule |
Building plan review fee · add-on 61% of building inspection fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○Permit processing charge (all permits and plan reviews) Flat fee $41.00 | $41.00 |
Technology automation fee · add-on 6% of all development, permit and prevention fees — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Huntington Beach does not itemize decks, patio covers, sheds or retaining walls. They are priced from the valuation-based Building Inspection Fee table (line B-2 of the Community Development, Building Division user fees), plus a Building Plan Review Fee of 61 percent of the building inspection fee, plus the flat Permit Processing Charge, plus the 6 percent Technology Automation fee applied to all development, permit and prevention fees, plus the state SMIP and SB 1473 surcharges. SUPERSESSION 2026-09-10: this row cited a Building-Permit-Fee-Schedule.pdf on the city's revize CMS host that now returns HTTP 404 and has been removed, and it cited Resolution 2022-471 effective 08/08/2022. The city's Master Fee and Charges Schedule effective 7/1/2026 replaces it and every valuation band moved: $501-$2,000 went from $75.00 plus $5.00 per $100 to $85.00 plus $5.33 per $100, $2,001-$25,000 from $150.00 plus $19.57 per $1,000 to $169.00 plus $21.30 per $1,000, and $25,001-$50,000 from $600.00 to $690.00 for the first $25,000. The $137.00 plan review minimum previously carried here does not appear in the current schedule and is not restated.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/7/2026
Electrical Permit
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○Electrical permit minimum fee Flat fee $49.00 | $49.00 |
○Permit processing charge Flat fee $41.00 | $41.00 |
○New single and multiple-family residential buildings including additions and attached garages $0.22 x 2,000 = $440.00 | $440.00 |
○Each sub panel Flat fee $58.00 | $58.00 |
Lighting fixtures, first 50 fixtures $5.00 each; $2.00 each additional | see rule |
Electrical plan review fee · add-on 62% of electrical inspection fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
Technology automation fee · add-on 6% of all development, permit and prevention fees — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Huntington Beach charges electrical permits as a flat Permit Processing Charge plus an inspection component with a published minimum, driven by device, fixture and service counts rather than by valuation. Electrical plan review, where required, is 62 percent of the electrical inspection fee. On top of the permit amount the city applies the 6 percent Technology Automation fee and the SB 1473 California Building Standards fee. SUPERSESSION 2026-09-10: this row cited Resolution 2022-471 effective 08/08/2022 and a fee schedule PDF that now returns HTTP 404. Under the Master Fee and Charges Schedule effective 7/1/2026 the electrical minimum rose from $41 to $49 and the permit processing charge from $34 to $41. The city's online fee calculator still estimates the building permit only and expressly excludes electrical, so electrical fees are quoted at the counter.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/7/2026
Fence Permit
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○B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $1 to $500 (minimum) Flat fee $85.00 | $85.00 |
B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $501 to $2,000 $85.00 for first $500 + $5.33 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof | see rule |
B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $2,001 to $25,000 $169.00 for first $2,000 + $21.30 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof | see rule |
B-3 Building Plan Review Fees · add-on 61% of building inspection fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○B-1 Permit Processing Charge (all permits) Flat fee $41.00 | $41.00 |
B-46 Technology Automation fee · add-on 6% of all development, permit and prevention fees for Planning, Building, Public Works and Fire — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
A fence needs a permit once it exceeds the exemption in the City Work Exempt From Permit Requirements form (masonry or concrete over 42 inches, other materials over 6 feet, and any wall or fence required as a condition of project approval). There is no dedicated fence line item, so the work is valued and charged from the Building Inspection Fee table with a plan review fee at a percentage of it, plus the permit processing charge and the technology automation fee. SUPERSESSION 2026-09-10: the fee figures on this row were taken from Building-Permit-Fee-Schedule.pdf on cms3.revize.com, which now returns HTTP 404 and has been removed; the exemption source (2020-Work-Exempt-from-Permits-Form.pdf) still returns 200 and is unchanged. The governing fee schedule is now the Community Development chapter of the City Master Fee & Charges Schedule effective 7/1/2026. Every bracket moved: $1-$500 from $75.00 to $85; $501-$2,000 from $75.00 + $5.00 per $100 to $85.00 + $5.33 per $100; $2,001-$25,000 from $150.00 + $19.57 per $1,000 to $169.00 + $21.30 per $1,000. Plan review remains 61 percent of the building inspection fee; the $137 plan review minimum previously recorded does not appear in the current schedule and has been removed rather than carried forward.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/7/2026
Reroof Permit
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○B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $1 to $500 (minimum) Flat fee $85.00 | $85.00 |
B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $501 to $2,000 $85.00 for first $500 + $5.33 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof | see rule |
B-2 Building Inspection Fee, valuation $2,001 to $25,000 $169.00 for first $2,000 + $21.30 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof | see rule |
B-3 Building Plan Review Fees · add-on 61% of building inspection fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○B-1 Permit Processing Charge (all permits) Flat fee $41.00 | $41.00 |
B-46 Technology Automation fee · add-on 6% of all development, permit and prevention fees for Planning, Building, Public Works and Fire — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Re-roofing has no dedicated line item in Huntington Beach; it is valued and charged from the Building Inspection Fee table, with a plan review fee at a percentage of it, plus the permit processing charge and the technology automation fee. SUPERSESSION 2026-09-10: the fee figures on this row were taken from Building-Permit-Fee-Schedule.pdf on cms3.revize.com, which now returns HTTP 404 and has been removed; the exemption source (2020-Work-Exempt-from-Permits-Form.pdf) still returns 200 and is unchanged. The governing fee schedule is now the Community Development chapter of the City Master Fee & Charges Schedule effective 7/1/2026. Every bracket moved: $1-$500 from $75.00 to $85; $501-$2,000 from $75.00 + $5.00 per $100 to $85.00 + $5.33 per $100; $2,001-$25,000 from $150.00 + $19.57 per $1,000 to $169.00 + $21.30 per $1,000. Plan review remains 61 percent of the building inspection fee; the $137 plan review minimum previously recorded does not appear in the current schedule and has been removed rather than carried forward.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/7/2026
Retaining Wall Permit
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○Building inspection fee, valuation $1 to $500 Flat fee $85.00 | $85.00 |
Building inspection fee, valuation $501 to $2,000 $85.00 for first $500 plus $5.33 for each additional $100 | see rule |
Building inspection fee, valuation $2,001 to $25,000 $169.00 for first $2,000 plus $21.30 for each additional $1,000 | see rule |
Building inspection fee, valuation $25,001 to $50,000 $690.00 for first $25,000 plus $12.00 for each additional $1,000 | see rule |
Building plan review fee · add-on 61% of building inspection fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○Permit processing charge (all permits and plan reviews) Flat fee $41.00 | $41.00 |
Technology automation fee · add-on 6% of all development, permit and prevention fees — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Huntington Beach does not itemize decks, patio covers, sheds or retaining walls. They are priced from the valuation-based Building Inspection Fee table (line B-2 of the Community Development, Building Division user fees), plus a Building Plan Review Fee of 61 percent of the building inspection fee, plus the flat Permit Processing Charge, plus the 6 percent Technology Automation fee applied to all development, permit and prevention fees, plus the state SMIP and SB 1473 surcharges. SUPERSESSION 2026-09-10: this row cited a Building-Permit-Fee-Schedule.pdf on the city's revize CMS host that now returns HTTP 404 and has been removed, and it cited Resolution 2022-471 effective 08/08/2022. The city's Master Fee and Charges Schedule effective 7/1/2026 replaces it and every valuation band moved: $501-$2,000 went from $75.00 plus $5.00 per $100 to $85.00 plus $5.33 per $100, $2,001-$25,000 from $150.00 plus $19.57 per $1,000 to $169.00 plus $21.30 per $1,000, and $25,001-$50,000 from $600.00 to $690.00 for the first $25,000. The $137.00 plan review minimum previously carried here does not appear in the current schedule and is not restated.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/7/2026
Shed Permit
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○Building inspection fee, valuation $1 to $500 Flat fee $85.00 | $85.00 |
Building inspection fee, valuation $501 to $2,000 $85.00 for first $500 plus $5.33 for each additional $100 | see rule |
Building inspection fee, valuation $2,001 to $25,000 $169.00 for first $2,000 plus $21.30 for each additional $1,000 | see rule |
Building inspection fee, valuation $25,001 to $50,000 $690.00 for first $25,000 plus $12.00 for each additional $1,000 | see rule |
Building plan review fee · add-on 61% of building inspection fee — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
○Permit processing charge (all permits and plan reviews) Flat fee $41.00 | $41.00 |
Technology automation fee · add-on 6% of all development, permit and prevention fees — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Huntington Beach does not itemize decks, patio covers, sheds or retaining walls. They are priced from the valuation-based Building Inspection Fee table (line B-2 of the Community Development, Building Division user fees), plus a Building Plan Review Fee of 61 percent of the building inspection fee, plus the flat Permit Processing Charge, plus the 6 percent Technology Automation fee applied to all development, permit and prevention fees, plus the state SMIP and SB 1473 surcharges. SUPERSESSION 2026-09-10: this row cited a Building-Permit-Fee-Schedule.pdf on the city's revize CMS host that now returns HTTP 404 and has been removed, and it cited Resolution 2022-471 effective 08/08/2022. The city's Master Fee and Charges Schedule effective 7/1/2026 replaces it and every valuation band moved: $501-$2,000 went from $75.00 plus $5.00 per $100 to $85.00 plus $5.33 per $100, $2,001-$25,000 from $150.00 plus $19.57 per $1,000 to $169.00 plus $21.30 per $1,000, and $25,001-$50,000 from $600.00 to $690.00 for the first $25,000. The $137.00 plan review minimum previously carried here does not appear in the current schedule and is not restated.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/7/2026
Water Heater Permit
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○B-39 Each water heater and or vent Flat fee $50.00 | $50.00 |
○B-39 Plumbing Permit Fees, minimum Flat fee $49.00 | $49.00 |
○B-1 Permit Processing Charge (all permits) Flat fee $41.00 | $41.00 |
○B-39 Each plumbing fixture Flat fee $50.00 | $50.00 |
B-40 Plumbing Plan Review · add-on 68% of plumbing inspection fee; $83 minimum — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
B-46 Technology Automation fee · add-on 6% of all development, permit and prevention fees for Planning, Building, Public Works and Fire — select the permit fee line above to calculate | see rule |
How this jurisdiction calculates the fee
Huntington Beach charges plumbing work as flat per-item unit fees under a plumbing permit minimum, plus a permit processing charge on every permit and a technology automation fee on the total. SUPERSESSION 2026-09-10: the previously cited Building-Permit-Fee-Schedule.pdf on cms3.revize.com now returns HTTP 404 and has been removed. The governing schedule is the Community Development chapter of the City Master Fee & Charges Schedule effective 7/1/2026, linked from the City Finance Department Master Fee & Charges Schedule page. Every stored amount moved: the plumbing item fee for a water heater and/or vent rose from $41 to $50, the plumbing permit minimum from $41.00 to $49.00, and the permit processing charge from $34.00 to $41. The technology automation fee remains 6 percent and is stated as applying to all development, permit and prevention fees for Planning, Building, Public Works and Fire.
Source: published fee schedule · Verified 10/7/2026
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Estimate only.Fee schedules change, and building departments set the final valuation and decide which fees apply to your scope. Confirm with the jurisdiction before budgeting. Lines marked “see rule” could not be computed from the published wording and are shown verbatim rather than guessed.