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Building Permit Fees
Building permit fees are addressed in Sec. 42-18 of the Municipal Code and are periodically updated. Before receiving a building permit, the owner or the owner's agent shall pay the fee specified. In respect to new work, existing buildings, alterations or repairs, the physical value of the work shall be determined on the basis of current costs.
Minimum building permit fee is $50 for residential and $100 for non-residential. Building permits (PDF) issued under the Uniform Dwelling Code are valid for two years from date of issuance. All other building permits expire after one year.
| Home Type | Cost Per Square Foot |
|---|---|
| Residential: one-family, two-family and additions thereto, and attached garages | $0.30 per square foot, based on the total living area + the total basement area + the total garage area; $50 minimum |
| Residential: three-family, row housing, apartments, multi-family housing | $0.30 per square foot; $100 minimum |
| Local business, institutional, church, schools, office buildings, canopies or additions thereto | $0.30 per square foot; $100 minimum |
| Manufacturing and industrial buildings, warehouses with incidental offices, or additions thereto. Office and finished room areas shall be charged at the office building rate (item (c) above) | $0.25 per square foot; $100 minimum |
| Detached garages, sheds, agricultural buildings, or other similar accessory buildings | $0.30 per square foot; $50 minimum |
| Accessory structures including but not limited to, decks, porches, pools, fences, communication masts, towers, monuments, solar collectors, windmills, and satellite antennas larger than 30 inches in diameter | $50 |
| Foundation repair | $50 for work requiring 1 inspection; $100 for work requiring 2 or more inspections |
| Residential remodeling or repairing | $0.30 per square foot; $50 minimum |
| Re-side or re-roof | $50 Residential; All other $10 per $1,000 of value with a $100 |
| Wisconsin Uniform Building Code Seal | Current State Fee |
| Wrecking, razing (under condemnation, fee may be waived), or interior demolition | $100 per structure |
| Moving buildings over public ways | Bond plus $200 |
| Fuel tank installation or removal | $50 per tank |
| Non-residential temporary structures (tents) and parking lots | $100 |
| Heating, including ductwork or piping (for combined heating and A/C units, count each as a separate unit (one heating and one A/C)) | $50 per unit, up to and including 150,000 input BTUs. Additional fee of $10/each 50,000 BTU or fraction thereof |
| Commercial/industrial exhaust hoods and exhaust systems | $100 per unit |
| Miscellaneous heating and ventilating equipment, including manufactured fireplaces, wood burning stoves, incinerators, space heating units, electric and infrared heaters | $50 per unit |
| Piping and ducts (not combined with a new heating or conditioning unit) | $0.01 per square foot of conditioned area; $50 minimum |
| Cooling towers | $50 each |
| Air conditioning: other than wall units (for combined heating and A/C units, count each as a separate unit (one heating and one A/C)) | $50 per unit, up to and including 3 tons or 36,000 BTUs. Additional fee of $10 for each additional ton or 12,000 BTUs or fraction thereof |
| Air conditioning: wall units | $15 per unit |
| Permit to start construction of footings and foundations for multi-family, commercial and industrial; construction of one- and two-family structures may not start until the building permit is issued | $500 |
| Plan review fees 1. Residence: one-family and two-family and additions thereto, and attached garages 2. Residential: three-family, row housing, apartment, multiple-family housing 4. Non-Residential 5. Decks, porches, pools, detached garages, sheds, agricultural buildings, or other similar accessory buildings | $175; $50 for addition or interior remodel $175; $70 for addition or interior remodel $250; $125 for addition or interior remodel $20 |
| Occupancy permit: per new residential unit | $50 |
| Occupancy permit: per new residential addition | $25 |
| Occupancy permit: per new office, industrial or commercial buildings | $125 |
| Occupancy permit: per addition to office, industrial or commercial buildings | $100 |
| Occupancy permit: to occupy existing office, industrial or commercial space | $100 |
| Special inspection request | $150 per hour |
| Reinspection fee or code corrections | $75 per inspection |
| Special report and letter request | $50 |
| Minimum building permit fee (non-refundable) | $50 for residential; $100 for non-residential |
| Failure to obtain a permit prior to commencing work | Double the regular fees charged |
| Failure to call for required inspection | $75 |
Cash Deposit
The cash deposit for damage to public health facilities during construction shall be $1,000.