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Calaveras County Building Department

All fees effective August 8, 2026

Fee Schedule

Permit Type	Base Fee*	Due at Submittal*	School	Fire
Agriculture Building	$928.00	N/A	No	No
Limited Density Rural Dwelling	$4,503.00	$2,251.50	Yes	Yes
Manufactured Dwelling	$1,627.00	$813.50	Yes	Yes
Single/Two Family Dwelling	$5,701.00	$2,850.50	Yes	Yes
Multi-Family Dwelling	$9,743.00	$4,871.50	Yes	Yes
Residential Accessory Structure	$1,814.00	$907.00	No	No
Residential Addition	$4,020.00	$2,010.00	500+	500+
Residential Deck	$1,115.00	$557.50	No	No
Residential Ground Mount Solar up to 15kW	$450.00	$225.00	No	No
Residential Ground Mount Additional kW	$15.00	N/A	No	No
Residential Porch, Patio, & Carports	$1,158.00	$579.00	No	No
Residential Remodel	$1,947.00	$973.50	No	No
Commercial Addition	$9,295.00	$4,647.50	Yes	Yes
Commercial Coach	$1,830.00	$915.00	Yes	Yes
Commercial Shell/Storage	$4,911.00	$2,455.50	Yes	Yes
Comm. Solar System up to 50kW	$1,000.00	$500.00	No	No
Comm. Solar System 250kW	$1,517.00	$758.50	No	No
Comm. Solar Additional kW up to 250kW	$2.00	N/A	No	No
Comm. Solar Additional kW over 250kW	$6.00	N/A	No	No
Commercial New Building	$9,743.00	$4,871.50	Yes	Yes
Commercial Alterations and Repairs	$1,458.00	$729.00	No	No
Commercial Tenant Improvement	$4,349.00	$2,174.50	No	No
Master Plan for Review/Approval	$2,979.00	$1,489.50	No	No
Master Planned Residence	$3,078.00	$1,539.00	Yes	Yes
Engineered Grading	$1,994.00	N/A	No	No
Minor Grading	$1,387.00	N/A	No	No
Stockpiles	$1,127.00	N/A	No	No

Cannabis Fees

Permit Type	Base Fee*
Appeals	$1,731.00
Cultivation Continuation	$331.00
Distribution/Testing Continuation	$245.00
New Cultivation Permit	$1,084.00
New Distribution Permit	$690.00
New Testing Permit	$690.00
Ownership Transfer	$303.00
Permit Alteration	$418.00
Permit Reactivation	$434.00

Over the Counter Fees

Type	Fee*
Residential OTC	$248.00
Reroof	$350.00
Water Heater	$139.00

Miscellaneous Fees and Permits

Permit Type	Base Fee*	Due at Submittal*	School	Fire
Address Assignment	$434.00	N/A	No	No
After Hours Inspections (min. 4 hours)	$737.00	N/A	No	No
All Other Building Permits	$1,510.00	$755.00	No	No
Building Permit Renewals	$477.00	N/A	No	No
Certificate of Occupancy Inspection	$246.00	N/A	No	No
Compliance/Special Inspection	$260.00	N/A	No	No
Demolition	$408.00	N/A	No	No
Inground Pools and Spas	$1,330.00	N/A	No	No
Inspection Hourly Rate	$173.00	N/A	No	No
Plan Review Hourly Rate	$173.00	N/A	No	No
Plan Revisions	$477.00	N/A	No	No
Retaining Walls over 4’ high	$810.00	N/A	No	No
Water Enhancement Fee	$900.00	N/A	No	No

School Fees

School District	Residential Fee	Commercial Fee
Calaveras Unified	$5.38/sf	$0.87/sf
Bret Harte / Vallecito	$5.38/sf	$0.85/sf
Bret Harte / Mark Twain	$5.38/sf	$0.87/sf

Fire Fees

Fire District	Residential Fee	Commercial Fee	Multi-Family Fee
Copperopolis Fire	$300.00	$0.51/sf	$300.00
Murphys Fire	$300.00	$0.84/sf	$300.00
San Andreas Fire	$0.25/sf	$0.75/sf	$0.75/sf

Calaveras Consolidated Fire Fees

Residential (per Living Area SF)

Single/Two Family Dwelling	$0.90
Multi-Family Dwelling	$1.06
Manufactured Home	$0.68

Commercial (per Building SF)

Mixed Use	$1.22
Office	$1.70
Industrial	$1.12
Agricultural	$0.16
Warehouse / Distribution	$0.60

Other Department Fees

Public Works		Planning		On-site Wastewater	Environmental Health
Road Impact – Primary Dwelling	$4,429.00	Residential	$29.00	$127.00	$77.00
Road Impact – ADU over 750sqft	$3,090.00	Commercial	$216.00
Valley Springs Benefit Basin	$1,262.00
Copperopolis Benefit Basin	$1,271.00
Encroachment	$500.00
Plan Review	$62.51

All other department fees are provided as reference only and are subject to change at any time.

Notes

*All fees are estimates and only include major fees associated with the permit cost. All plan check fees are due upon submittal. Other departmental fees may be assessed.