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Electrical Permit Fees
Fees & Expiration Date
Electrical permit fees are addressed in Sec. 42-18 of the Municipal Code and are periodically updated. Before receiving an electrical permit (PDF), the owner or the owner's agent shall pay the fee specified. Electrical permits expire one year after date of issuance.
Fee Schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Outlets for fixtures, switches, receptacles, and similar device. | $0.50 each |
| Fixtures - incandescent | $0.30 each |
| Tubular lamps - fluorescent, cold cathode, lumiline, mercury vapor | $0.30 per tube |
| Strip lighting, plug-in strip, etc. | $0.30 per foot |
| Exhaust and ventilation fan | $6 each |
| Garbage disposal, dishwasher, food processor | $6 each |
| Outlet over 120 volts | $6 each |
| Clothes dryer, range, microwave, support appliance | $6 each |
| Water heater or softener | $10 each |
| Energy conservation device (per enclosure) | $6 each |
| Electric furnaces | $10 each |
| Baseboard or wall-mounted electric heater | $10 each |
| Automatic heating equipment: gas, oil, coal | $10 |
| Miscellaneous heating devices or HVAC controls | $10 each |
| Refrigerating and air conditioning units, including window units with special outlet | $10 each |
| GFCI device, dimmer switch, time switch, motion or smoke detector, photo electric switch | $3.50 each |
| Signs - neon, fluorescent or incandescent (wiring to) | $25 each |
| Sign wiring (shop or field inspection) | $25 each |
| Spotlights or floodlights over 150 watts | $2 per lamp |
| Motor (over one-eighth hp) | $10 each |
| Standby or emergency power unit (battery and charger) | $10 each |
| Generators, rectifiers, transformers | $25 each |
| Feeders or subfeeders Number 4 AWG or larger | $10 each |
| Wireways, busways, auxiliary gutters or cable trays | $0.25 per foot |
| Services: | |
| (1) 0 to 200 ampere | $50 each |
| (2) Larger than 200 ampere | $10/ 100 amp |
| Temporary service, etc. (90-day limit) | $100 each |
| Wiring for swimming pools, spas, whirlpools, hot tubs or other in-ground pools | $50 each |
| Well pump or outside sanitary pumping system | $50 each |
| Fuel dispensing pumps or units | $10 each |
| X-ray machines, CAT scan and MRI units, motion picture machines | $15 each |
| Underground circuit conductors for one or two circuits | $0.03 per foot |
| Underground circuit conductors for more than two circuits | $0.05 per foot |
| Electrical permit-Class 1, 2 or 3 security/fire alarms | 10 each |
| Minimum electrical permit fee (non-refundable) | $50 each |
| Special inspection request | $250 |
| Reinspection fee or code corrections | $75 per inspection |
| Failure to obtain permit before commencing work | Double permit fee |
| Failure to call for required inspections | $75 |