Bridgeport, CT
Bridgeport building permit fees
A Bridgeport building permit is priced from the value of the work:
$40.00 up to $500 of value, $60.00 from $501 to $1,000, then $60.00 plus $30.00 for each additional $1,000 or part of — the City's own formula, printed on the schedule. A $50,000 project prices $1,530.00 and a $100,000 project prices $3,030.00, exactly as the table says, and every building permit adds the $125.00 certificate-of-occupancy fee.
How this fee is calculated
These are the components the schedule defines for this permit, as they applied on 2026-09-28. A component only applies to your project if its conditions match — read that column before assuming a figure. Want a figure for your own project? Estimate this fee with the permit fee calculator.
| Component | Formula | Applies when | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building permit, value $501-$1,000 ($60.00)Permit fee | $60.00 flat fee | Project valuation over $500 and up to $1,000 | — |
| Building permit, value to $500 ($40.00)Permit fee | $40.00 flat fee | Project valuation up to $500 | — |
| Building permit ($60.00 for the 1st $1,000 + $30.00 per $1,000 or part of)Permit fee | $60.00 + $30.00 per $1,000 of project valuation above $1,000, or fraction thereof | Project valuation over $1,000 | — |
A real permit fee is these components added together. The department’s final calculation is the one that applies — this is the schedule it will be based on.
A worked example
Follow the arithmetic by hand. Every line is produced by the engine from the rules above, so the total cannot drift away from the schedule behind it.
Worked example
A single-family renovation in Bridgeport with a declared value of the work of $10,000.
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Project valuation | $10,000 |
| Occupancy class | Residential |
Example total
$330.00
An estimate, not an official fee. It is calculated from the published fee schedule as it applied on 2026-09-28. The permit office’s own calculation is the one that applies, and your project may fall under rules this schedule does not describe.
Fee schedule as of 2026-09-28Rules applied 1Rules considered 3
| Component | How it is calculated | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Building permit ($60.00 for the 1st $1,000 + $30.00 per $1,000 or part of)Permit feeBuilding Department fee schedule (effective 5/18/2016): '$60.00 for the 1st $1,000 in Value of Work, plus $30.00 per thousand or part of, after first thousand.' The printed table is linear — $50,000 prices $1,530.00 and $100,000 prices $3,030.00 — and continues to roughly $1.49M of value.Show the working
| $60.00 + $30.00 per $1,000 of project valuation above $1,000, or fraction thereof, in $1,000 steps | $330.00 |
| Total | $330.00 |
Fees that do not apply here
Listed so you can see what was considered and left out, rather than wondering whether something is missing. A rule can also be left out because it is not published for this permit at all, and that is stated where it matters.
- Building permit, value $501-$1,000 ($60.00) — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Building permit, value to $500 ($40.00) — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Assumptions
- Calculated from 1 fee rule in effect on 2026-09-28.
- Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent, once, at the end of each component.
Value of work $10,000: the formula charges $60.00 for the first $1,000 plus $30.00 for each of the 9 additional thousands: $60.00 + 9 x $30.00 = $330.00.
A $10,100 project would round the excess up ('or part of'): $60.00 + 10 x $30.00 = $360.00. The certificate-of-occupancy fee of $125.00 is added to the permit when the work finishes.
What is different in Bridgeport
The formula is the finding. Where most Connecticut cities publish a table you must look up, Bridgeport's Building Department prints the arithmetic itself — '$60.00 for the 1st $1,000 in Value of Work, plus $30.00 per thousand or part of, after first thousand' — and the table beside it agrees at every printed row, from $90.00 at $2,000 of value to the schedule's last printed rows near $1.49M.
Reading the fee is then a two-step exercise. Take the value above the first thousand, round any fraction up to a whole thousand ('or part of'), multiply by $30.00, and add the $60.00 base: a $10,100 project is $60.00 + 10 x $30.00 = $360.00. Below $1,000 the printed rows take over — $40.00 to $500, $60.00 from $501 to $1,000 — because a table row is more specific than a formula line.
The flat rows on the same page are part of every budget: the $125.00 certificate-of-occupancy fee added to all building permits, the standalone $125.00 C/O, the $40.00 water-heater-only row, and sign licences at $150.00 new / $85.00 renewed. What the schedule does not print is any plan-review percentage — there is none to charge.
What this figure does not include
Impact fees, utility connections and other departments’ permits are the usual omissions, and in some jurisdictions they are larger than the permit fee itself.
Not included in these figures
This is the Building Department's building-permit table and its flat rows. It excludes:
- The $125.00 C/O fee added to every building permit and the standalone $125.00 certificate of occupancy — end-of-work charges, not part of the permit calculation.
- Sign licences ($150.00 new, $85.00 renewal), printed as their own rows on the same schedule.
- Trade permits — electrical and plumbing price from the same value table and have their own pages here.
- Zoning permits on the City's separate zoning fee schedule, and any Park City Portal processing fees.
- A plan-review fee — the schedule publishes no plan-review percentage, so none is charged.
Common questions
How much is a building permit in Bridgeport, Connecticut?
$40.00 up to $500 of value, $60.00 from $501 to $1,000, then $60.00 plus $30.00 per $1,000 or part of above the first thousand. A $50,000 project is $1,530.00 and a $100,000 project is $3,030.00.
What does 'or part of' mean for the fee?
Any fraction of a $1,000 above the first thousand is charged as a full $1,000 block. A $10,100 project pays for 10 blocks above the first thousand — $360.00 — not 9.1.
Is there a plan review fee?
The Building Department's schedule publishes no plan-review percentage. The permit table and its flat rows are the whole schedule; no review fee is charged here.
How much is the certificate of occupancy?
$125.00 — the schedule adds it to every building permit ('ALL BUILDING PERMITS ADD $125 for C/O Fee') and also prints it as the standalone C/O amount.
Does the same table price electrical and plumbing permits?
Yes — the Building Department issues trade permits against the same value-of-work table. The schedule's own 'ELECTRICAL WORK, WATER HEATER ONLY: $40.00' row shows the electrical side reading the same mechanism.
What does a water heater replacement cost to permit?
$40.00 — the schedule prints 'REPLACEMENT WATER HEATER ONLY: $40.00' for the building side and the same $40.00 under electrical work.
When did these fees take effect?
The schedule is printed 'Effective 5/18/16' — May 18, 2016 — and it is the fee document the City serves from its own site today.
Is there a state fee on top of the city fee?
Connecticut municipalities collect a small state code-education fee on building permits ($0.26 per $1,000). Bridgeport's printed rows are round dollars and its formula carries no rider, so the amounts here are the City's printed figures.
How do I apply?
Through the Park City Portal — the Building Department's page directs all building-permit applicants to create an account there and submit documents in PDF form.
How is the value of the work determined?
It is the total value of the construction — labour and materials — declared at application. The fee scales linearly above the first thousand, so the declared value drives the whole fee.
What does a sign permit cost?
A new sign licence is $150.00 and a renewal is $85.00, printed as their own rows on the Building Department schedule.
Is the fee different for commercial work?
No — the value-of-work table makes no residential or commercial distinction; the same $40/$60/$30-per-thousand arithmetic prices either kind of project.
Source and verification
The documents behind every figure on this page, with the dates that make them checkable.
- Fee schedule (PDF)CityPrimary source
City of Bridgeport — "PERMIT FEES - BUILDING DEPARTMENT - Effective 5/18/16"
Read 2026-09-26 from the City's own host (HTTP 200; text layer extracted with pdftotext). The schedule states the formula outright — '$60.00 for the 1st $1,000 in Value of Work, plus $30.00 per thousand or part of, after first thousand' — and prints the matching linear table from $40.00 (value to $500) to roughly $1.49M of value. Flat rows on the same sheet: ALL BUILDING PERMITS ADD $125 for C/O Fee, Certificate of Occupancy $125.00, Replacement Water Heater Only $40.00 (building and electrical), new sign licence $150.00, renewal $85.00. No plan-review percentage is printed anywhere on the schedule.
Verification
Last verified against the official source in Sep 2026.