Plumbing Permit Fees

Fees & Expiration Date

Plumbing permit fees are addressed in Sec. 42-18 of the Municipal Code and are periodically updated. Before receiving a plumbing permit (PDF), the owner or the owner's agent shall pay the fee specified. Minimum plumbing permit fee is $50.00 and permits expire one year after date of issuance.

Fee Schedule

Item
Fee
Fixtures, as follows:
  • Air admittance valves
  • Backflow preventers
  • Bar/soda fountains
  • Baths Tubs
  • Catch basins
  • Conductors
  • Dishwashers
  • Drinking fountains
  • Equipment connections
  • Floor drains
  • Food waste disposals
  • Gas piping fixture
  • Grease interceptors
  • Hose bibbs
  • Ice makers
  • In-line coffee machine
  • Laundry trays
  • Manholes
  • Pressure reducing valves
  • Receptors (all types)
  • Shower stalls
  • Sinks
  • Sprinkling/deduct meters (plus $55.00 installation fee)
  • Sump pits/ejectors
  • Urinals
  • Wash machine connection
  • Wash basins/lavatories
  • Water closets/toilets
  • Water heaters
  • Water softeners/filters sinks
  • Water treatment devices
$12.00 each
Building sanitary or storm sewers from main or lateral to building$50.00 first 100 feet or part thereof. $0.25 each foot over 100 feet
Water service (a water meter pit is required for all laterals longer than 300 feet)$50.00 first 100 feet or part thereof. $0.25 each foot over 100 feet
Well abandonment$100.00 each
Miscellaneous repair or replacement of interior piping
$50.00 each
Special request inspection for an existing permit outside regular business hours$150.00/hour
Reinspection fee or code corrections$75.00/inspection
Failure to obtain permit before starting workDouble fee
Failure to call for required inspections$75.00


Holding Tank

The cash bond referenced in section 18-331(b) is $0.02 per gallon of the holding tank capacity