D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-M101
The Director shall charge the following fees, pursuant to the Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986, effective March 21, 1987 (D.C. Law 6-126; D.C. Official Code § 6-1405.01 ):
Description | Fee Description | Fee Amount |
New construction and alterations | Filing deposit | 50% of the assessed permit fee based on the estimated cost of construction not to exceed $20,000. |
New construction and additions | Permit fee | $0.03 per cubic foot of construction |
Green Building Fee - New construction | $0.002 per square foot of construction | |
Alteration and repair | Permit Fee: construction valued less than $500 | $33 |
Permit Fee: construction valued between $501-$1,000 | $65 | |
Permit Fee: construction valued between $1,001-$1 million | $30 + 2% of construction value $1001-$1 million | |
Permit Fee: construction valued over $1 million | $10,030 + 1% of total construction cost | |
Green Building Fee: construction valued between $1,001-$1 million | 0.13% of construction value | |
Green Building Fee: construction valued over $1 million | $1,300 + 0.0065% of construction value over $1 million | |
Asbestos removal | Same as alteration/repair | |
Awning | $65 each | |
Capacity placard review | $20/hour | |
Contamination testing | $33 | |
Demolition | $30 + 2% of construction cost | |
Excavation only | Less than 50,000 cubic feet | $130 |
50,000 cubic feet or more | $650 | |
Fire retardant painting | Less than 200 square feet | $26 |
200 square feet or more | $46 | |
Fence on private property (installation or repair) | $33 | |
Foundation only Less than 50,000 cubic feet | $130 | |
50,000 cubic feet or more | $650 | |
Garage (new) or shed (new) | $65 | |
Grandstand | 100 or fewer seats | $33 |
101-500 seats | $65 | |
501-1,000 seats | $100 | |
Each additional 1,000 seats | $33 | |
Historic-only permits | Permits issued pursuant to 12-A DCMR§ 105.2 .5 | $33 |
Projection into public space | Residential | $65 each |
Commercial | $130 each | |
Modification (variance) | $130 each | |
Raze | $0.02/cubic foot | |
Retaining wall, tank, tower | $46/$ 1000 of construction cost | |
Sheeting & shoring | Less than 50,000 cubic feet | $130 |
50,000 cubic feet or more | $650 | |
Sign | New up to 25 square feet | $65 |
New between 25-100 square feet | $130 | |
More than 100 sq. ft. | $130+ $2 for each square foot over 100 square feet | |
Billboard repair | $33 each | |
Special Sign artwork change | $500 each | |
Solar Photovoltaic | Less than 15 kilowatts | $250 Residential, $300 Commercial |
15-99 kilowatts | $300 for first 15 kilowatts and $11.25 per additional kilowatt | |
100-199 kilowatts | $1,250 for the first 100 kilowatts and $2.50 per additional kilowatt | |
200 kilowatts or more | $1,250 for the first 200 kilowatts and $1 per additional kilowatt | |
Solar Thermal | Fewer than 10 panels | $250 Residential, $300 Commercial |
10-24 panels | $300 for the first 10 panels and $25 per additional panel | |
25-49 panels | $650 for the first 25 panels and $15 per additional panel | |
50 panels or more | $1,010 for the first 50 panels and $10 per additional panel | |
Swimming Pool | Up to 15,000 gallons | $260 |
More than 15,000 gallons | $260 + $33/1000 gallon | |
Test boring for gas/soil/water | $7/bore | |
Miscellaneous (antenna, kiosk, pole, satellite dish, temporary barricade/fence/trailer/sidewalk shed/bridge, tent, tower crane) | $33 each | |
Permit renewal or change of permit ownership | $33 each | |
Postcard Permit | $33 each | |
Description | Fee Amount | |
Commission for Fine Arts review filing (first time, non-refundable) | $33 | |
Covenant | Processing | $325 |
Requiring Mayor's signature | $130 additional | |
Preliminary Design Review Meeting | Single family $65 | |
Commercial: less than 10,000 sq. ft. (1 hour maximum) | $130 | |
Commercial: between 10,000-100,000 sq. ft. (2 hour maximum) | $390 | |
Commercial: 100,001 square feet and greater (3 hour maximum) | $650 | |
Additional: per full or fraction of hour | $150 | |
Repeat Technical Review (rejected, revised, re-reviewed plans) | Single family | $65 |
Commercial: less than 10,000 square feet | $130/discipline | |
Commercial: between 10,000-100,000 square feet | $390/discipline | |
Commercial: 100,001 square feet and greater | $650/discipline | |
Tenant layout | $20/hour | |
Home Occupation | Non-refundable permit filing fee | $33 |
Permit issuance fee | $33 | |
Certificate of Occupancy | Copy | $7 for regular copy; $20 for certified copy/affidavit |
5,000 square feet or less | $42 + $33 filing fee | |
5,001-50,000 square feet | $42 + $0.004/square foot + $33 filing fee | |
50,001-100,000 square feet | $276 + $0.003/square foot + $33 filing fee | |
100,001 sq. ft. or more | $471 + $0.0013/square foot. + $33 filing fee | |
Certificate of Use | Enclosed sidewalk café | $260 + $0.03/cubic foot |
Unenclosed | $260 | |
Certificate of use | $260 per year | |
Accelerated Permit Review | Projects 50,000 square feet or less. | $50,000 per day |
Projects 50,001-99,999 square feet | $50,000 + $0.50 per each square foot more than 50,000 per day | |
Projects 100,000 square feet or more | $75,000 per day | |
Accelerated Stage Plan Review | Projects 10,000 square feet or less | $5,000 per meeting for 4 meetings |
Projects 10,001 square feet and more | $10,000 per meeting for 4 meetings | |
Description | Fee | |
Annual inspection certification- BBPV | $33 each | |
Boiler furnace change or rebuilding | $52 each | |
Boiler - MB | $46 each | |
Fired object (misc.) | $46 each | |
Incinerator & trash chutes | 0-100 lbs/hour or domestic incinerator | $33 each |
101-300 lbs/hour | $52 | |
301-500 lbs/hour | $65 | |
Over 500 lbs/hour | $100 | |
H/W boiler | 0-500 gals/hour | $46 each |
Over 500 gals/hour | $52 each | |
Incinerator alterations | 0-300 lbs | $33 each |
Over 300 lbs | $52 each | |
Heating boiler | 0-1200 MBH | $33 each |
1201-6000 MBH | $52 each | |
Over 6000 MBH | $65 each | |
0-8,500 sq. ft. | $52 each | |
Over 8,500 sq. ft. | $100 each | |
Miniature boiler | Up to 500 gallons/hour | $46 each |
500 gallons/hour and over | $52 each | |
Oil- fired furnace | 0-100 MBH | $26 each |
Over 100 MBH | $33 each | |
Power boiler | Q-10 HP; or 1675-8369 MBH | $52 each |
11-50 HP; or 8370-16,739 MBH | $65 each | |
51-150 HP | $100 each | |
Over 150 HP; over 33,479 MBH | $195 each | |
0-1674 MBH | $33 each | |
16,740-33,479 MBH | $111 each | |
Trash chute: No incinerator installation or misc. | $46 each | |
Unfired pressure vessel | $33 each | |
Subdivision of Land Plats | |
Subdivision of land plat for one usual-shaped lot (for resident owned and applied for subdivisions) | $100 |
Subdivision of land plat for up to 3 usual-shaped lots | $400 |
Subdivision of land plat for more than 3 usual-shaped lots | $400 + $60 for each lot above 3 lots |
Subdivision of land plat for irregular shaped lots (in addition to fee for usual-shaped lot) | $60/hour |
Recordation | $26 |
Redrawing plat of subdivision | $65 |
Correcting/amending plat prior to recordation | $24 |
Analysis of deed description | $8 |
Preparing written metes and bounds description | $65 |
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 12, r. 12-M101
Subtitle M, FEES, carries over from the 2013 D.C. Construction Codes.