Cape Coral, Florida Building Permit Cost Calculator

Cape Coral sets new dwelling permit fees from Attachment A, the Schedule of New Construction Fees, which combines plan check and inspection into a single charge based on occupancy class, construction type and floor area. For a custom home, model, or first master plan in occupancy class R-3 built under construction type V, the base charge is $1,416.00 at the 1,000 square foot threshold, $1,446.00 at 2,000, $1,507.00 at 2,500, $1,657.00 at 6,000, $1,727.00 at 8,000 and $2,205.00 at 10,000, with a separate stated amount added for each additional 100 square feet above the applicable threshold. The current schedule, effective January 1, 2026, states a 2.5 percent surcharge added to all permits associated with enforcement of the Florida Building Code, and states that building permit fees are subject to a 15 percent discount where a private provider is used for plan review and/or inspections. Two defects appear in the published table and are reproduced here as printed: the production phase rows show a negative amount per additional 100 square feet at the 1,500 square foot threshold, and a group of hillside dwelling rows carries a flat $180.00, $150.00 or $120.00 with zero or negative increments. | 2026-09-25 (lane B run 1754) RE-VERIFIED VERBATIM AGAINST LABELS, NOT JUST AMOUNTS. All three figures sit in the Attachment A "Schedule of New Construction Fees (Plan Check & Inspection Combined)" table in the Construction Types V A/B column: R-3 Dwellings - Custom, Models, First Master Plan at the 2,000 threshold = 1,446; R-3 Dwellings - Production Phase of Master Plan at the 2,000 threshold = 1,337; R-3 Dwellings - Duplex homes at the 2,000 threshold = 1,657. TRAP RECORDED: the same table prints I A/B and III A/B columns alongside (2,170 / 1,808 and 2,486 / 2,072 and 2,005 / 1,670 on those same rows), so an amount-only or column-blind read would mis-scope these by construction type. Host note: capecoral.gov 403s curl; the PDF downloads through headless Chromium.

Cape Coral publishes no permit fee for a residential wood deck built on land. The Building Permit Miscellaneous Fees schedule contains no wood deck line at all; the only deck entry is a pool deck addition at $361.00, and work that does not match any named category is listed as a general permit for any unclassified permit at $507.00. Applicants should confirm with the Building Division which line the city applies to a ground level wood deck. Building permit fees are subject to a 15 percent discount where a private provider is used for plan review and/or inspections and a 2.5 percent state surcharge for building code enforcement applies to permits requiring signed and sealed plans. RE-VERIFIED 2026-09-28 (lane B, pipeline run 98). capecoral.gov returned HTTP 200 to a plain client this pass (no Playwright download handler needed) and the Miscellaneous Permit Fee Schedule was read in full. Still headed "Effective January 1, 2026 - Building Permit Fees Only" with the 2.5 percent Florida Building Code surcharge note, and every stored figure re-reads verbatim: Fences Residential $107.00, Fences Commercial $148.00, Fences Concrete Fence $328.00, Roofing Miscellaneous $100.00, Soffit/Fascia Residential $87.00, Pool Deck Addition $361.00, General Permit (Any Unclassified Permit) $507.00. METHOD NOTE: this schedule prints amounts with a space after the dollar sign ("$ 148.00"), which defeats a matcher expecting "$148.00". No supersession, and no Florida HB 803 private-provider figure is stored on any Cape Coral row.

Cape Coral charges a flat fee for miscellaneous residential electrical work rather than pricing it from construction value. Electrical work that requires plan review is $220.00 and electrical work that does not require plan review is $80.00. Related charges include $136.00 for an electrical revision, $99.00 for an electrical sign, $60.00 for a residential temporary electrical pole and $87.00 for an above ground swimming pool with electric. A 2.5 percent state surcharge for building code enforcement is added, and building permit fees are subject to a 15 percent discount where a private provider is used for plan review and/or inspections. Reinspections are $48.00 for the first, $67.00 for the second, $86.00 for the third and $192.00 for the fourth and each one after that.

Cape Coral charges a flat $107.00 for a residential fence permit. A commercial fence is $148.00 and a concrete fence is $328.00. The residential and commercial fence lines carry a double asterisk in the schedule, which the city explains means the 2.5 percent state building code surcharge may or may not be added; it applies where signed and sealed plans are required. Building permit fees are subject to a 15 percent discount where a private provider is used for plan review and/or inspections. Reinspection is $48.00 for the first occurrence. RE-VERIFIED 2026-09-28 (lane B, pipeline run 98). capecoral.gov returned HTTP 200 to a plain client this pass (no Playwright download handler needed) and the Miscellaneous Permit Fee Schedule was read in full. Still headed "Effective January 1, 2026 - Building Permit Fees Only" with the 2.5 percent Florida Building Code surcharge note, and every stored figure re-reads verbatim: Fences Residential $107.00, Fences Commercial $148.00, Fences Concrete Fence $328.00, Roofing Miscellaneous $100.00, Soffit/Fascia Residential $87.00, Pool Deck Addition $361.00, General Permit (Any Unclassified Permit) $507.00. METHOD NOTE: this schedule prints amounts with a space after the dollar sign ("$ 148.00"), which defeats a matcher expecting "$148.00". No supersession, and no Florida HB 803 private-provider figure is stored on any Cape Coral row.

Cape Coral charges a flat $100.00 for a miscellaneous roofing permit, which is the line the schedule publishes for reroofing work. Related roof area charges include $180.00 for commercial soffit and fascia and $87.00 for residential soffit and fascia. A 2.5 percent state surcharge for building code enforcement applies and building permit fees are subject to a 15 percent discount where a private provider is used for plan review and/or inspections. Reinspection is $48.00 for the first occurrence, $67.00 for the second and $86.00 for the third. RE-VERIFIED 2026-09-28 (lane B, pipeline run 98). capecoral.gov returned HTTP 200 to a plain client this pass (no Playwright download handler needed) and the Miscellaneous Permit Fee Schedule was read in full. Still headed "Effective January 1, 2026 - Building Permit Fees Only" with the 2.5 percent Florida Building Code surcharge note, and every stored figure re-reads verbatim: Fences Residential $107.00, Fences Commercial $148.00, Fences Concrete Fence $328.00, Roofing Miscellaneous $100.00, Soffit/Fascia Residential $87.00, Pool Deck Addition $361.00, General Permit (Any Unclassified Permit) $507.00. METHOD NOTE: this schedule prints amounts with a space after the dollar sign ("$ 148.00"), which defeats a matcher expecting "$148.00". No supersession, and no Florida HB 803 private-provider figure is stored on any Cape Coral row.

Cape Coral charges a flat $207.00 for a residential retaining wall permit and $320.00 for a commercial retaining wall. Neighboring wall categories are priced separately: a concrete wall or entry wall is $192.00, a residential seawall is $147.00, a commercial seawall is $200.00, a seawall repair is $240.00 and a seawall alternative is $267.00. The retaining wall lines carry a double asterisk, meaning the 2.5 percent state building code surcharge may or may not be added depending on whether signed and sealed plans are required. Building permit fees are subject to a 15 percent discount where a private provider is used for plan review and/or inspections.

Cape Coral charges a flat $167.00 for a residential shed permit. The schedule prices comparable small accessory structures separately, including $427.00 for a gazebo, $268.00 for a commercial carport and $113.00 for a residential slab other than new construction. Building permit fees are subject to a 15 percent discount where a private provider is used for plan review and/or inspections, and the 2.5 percent state building code surcharge applies to permits that require signed and sealed plans. Reinspection is $48.00 for the first occurrence.

Cape Coral charges a flat $87.00 for a solar heater permit, which is the line that matches the solar hot water heater guideline. The schedule publishes no line naming a conventional tank water heater; miscellaneous plumbing permits other than new construction are listed at $140.00, and a plumbing repipe is $180.00. A 2.5 percent state surcharge for building code enforcement is added and building permit fees are subject to a 15 percent discount where a private provider is used for plan review and/or inspections. A plumbing revision is $136.00 and the first reinspection is $48.00.