Miami-Dade County, FL

Miami-Dade County building permit cost

A Miami-Dade County building permit is charged per square foot

not on a valuation. A new detached single-family house or duplex is $0.96 per square foot, a townhome $0.40, every other occupancy $0.40 for the first 100,000 square feet and $0.15 above that, and altering a house is $0.50 per square foot of the structure up to a stated maximum of $847.95. A $147.00 minimum applies to each item, a $65.00 non-refundable up-front fee is added, and three surcharges follow: the County's own 7.5%, and the state's 1% and 1.5%. A 2,500 square foot house comes to $2,709.88.

Official fee scheduleVerified Sep 2026Miami-Dade County Department of Regulatory and Economic Resources, Building and Neighborhood Compliance

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.

Fee components for a building permit
Component	Formula	Applies when	Range
Demolition of a building or structurePermit fee	`$340.00 flat fee`	schedule item is demolition	—
Moving a building or other structurePermit fee	`$112.80 per 1,000 sq ft of project area, or fraction thereof`	schedule item is moving	min $147.00
Alterations and repairs to buildings other than one and two family dwellingsPermit fee	`$0.40 per sq ft of the first 100,000 sq ft, plus $0.15 per sq ft above 100,000 sq ft`	schedule item is not provided and Occupancy is one of commercial, industrial, mixed, other and Work type is one of alteration, repair, remodel, replacement	min $254.40
All other occupancy groups, new construction and additionsPermit fee	`$0.40 per sq ft of the first 100,000 sq ft, plus $0.15 per sq ft above 100,000 sq ft`	schedule item is not provided and Occupancy is one of commercial, industrial, mixed, other and Work type is one of new construction, addition	min $147.00
Swimming pool or spa, installationPermit fee	`$640.00 flat fee`	schedule item is pool new and Occupancy is residential	—
Swimming pool or spa, installation, commercialPermit fee	`$1,280.00 flat fee`	schedule item is pool new and Occupancy is one of commercial, industrial, mixed, other	—
Swimming pool or spa, repairPermit fee	`$169.00 flat fee`	schedule item is pool repair	—
Roofing, shingle and other roof typesPermit fee	`$0.11 per sq ft`	schedule item is roofing and roof covering is not provided or roof covering is not tile	min $147.00
Roofing, clay and concrete tilePermit fee	`$0.14 per sq ft`	schedule item is roofing and roof covering is tile	min $147.00
Screen enclosurePermit fee	`$111.30 per 1,000 sq ft of project area, or fraction thereof`	schedule item is screen enclosure	min $147.00
One and two family dwelling, alterations or repairsPermit fee	`$0.5 per sq ft`	schedule item is not provided and Occupancy is residential and Work type is one of alteration, repair, remodel	min $147.00 · max $847.95
One and two family dwelling, new construction or additionPermit fee	`$0.96 per sq ft`	schedule item is not provided and Occupancy is residential and Work type is one of new construction, addition and dwelling type is not townhome	min $147.00
Prefabricated utility shed with slab over 100 square feetPermit fee	`$147.00 flat fee`	schedule item is prefab shed	—
Short term eventPermit fee	`$216.75 flat fee`	schedule item is short term event	min $147.00
Non-illuminated signPermit fee	`$1.61 per sq ft`	schedule item is sign	min $147.00
Unreinforced slab on gradePermit fee	`$88.55 flat fee`	schedule item is slab	min $147.00
Temporary platform or bleachers for public assemblyPermit fee	`$66.80 per 1,000 sq ft of project area, or fraction thereof`	schedule item is temporary platform	min $147.00
Trailer tie downPermit fee	`$95.00 flat fee`	schedule item is tie down	min $147.00
Multi-unit single family townhomes, new constructionPermit fee	`$0.4 per sq ft`	schedule item is not provided and dwelling type is townhome	min $147.00
Window, storefront and curtain wall area, commercialPermit fee	`$0.16 per sq ft`	schedule item is windows doors and Occupancy is one of commercial, industrial, mixed, other	min $147.00
Window and exterior door installation or replacement, residentialPermit fee	`$147.00 flat fee`	schedule item is windows doors and Occupancy is residential	—
Non-refundable up-front permit support feeOther fee	`$65.00 flat fee`	Every permit of this type	—
Miami-Dade RER building permitting surcharge, 7.5%Surcharge	`7.5% of fees charged`	Every permit of this type	—
Florida Building Construction Standards surcharge, 1%State surcharge	`1% of calculated permit fee`	Every permit of this type	min $2.00
Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors surcharge, 1.5%State surcharge	`1.5% of calculated permit fee`	Every permit of this type	min $2.00

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.

A new detached single-family house in unincorporated Miami-Dade County: 2,500 square feet of floor area, permitted as a building permit.

Inputs used for this example
Input	Value
Project area	2,500 sq ft
Occupancy class	Residential
Type of work	New construction
Dwelling type	single_family

Example total

$2,709.88

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 5Rules considered 25

Fee components
Component	How it is calculated	Amount
One and two family dwelling, new construction or additionPermit fee"New Construction of Detached Single Family and Duplex (per square feet): 0.96" and "Single Family and Duplex - Additions (per square foot): 0.96". Charged on the square footage of the structure, with the section's $147.00 minimum. Show the working Project area 2,500 sq ft Rate applied $0.96 per sq ft Component total $2,400.00	`$0.96 per sq ft`	$2,400.00
Non-refundable up-front permit support feeOther fee"A.8 UP-FRONT FEE FOR PERMIT SUPPORT FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY CONSTRUCTION, PERMITTING, AND BUILDING CODE (CPBC) — A non-refundable up-front fee will be assessed for permit support functions, including acceptance of applications, distribution of plans, document storage, and technology support for applications accepted through CPBC for Unincorporated Municipal Service Area jurisdiction applications. 65.00" — with a second row at $70.00 for municipal applications, which is not this jurisdiction's. The schedule places it in Section I, so the County's 7.5% surcharge reaches it; the fee sheet's $227.90 minimum is the proof. Show the working Flat fee $65.00	`$65.00 flat fee`	$65.00
Miami-Dade RER building permitting surcharge, 7.5%Surcharge"A.15 RER SURCHARGE — A Building Permitting surcharge of seven and one half (7.5%) percent on all Building Permitting fees listed in Section I except for Enforcement fees listed in Sub-section K. This surcharge is to be used to fund incremental direct costs and reasonable indirect costs associated with the Building Permitting activity that are directly related to enforcing the Florida Building Code." It is the County's own charge, on top of the two the state imposes. Show the working Fees charged $2,465 Rate applied 7.5% of fees charged Component total $184.88	`7.5% of fees charged`	$184.88
Florida Building Construction Standards surcharge, 1%State surcharge"A.20 STATE MANDATED SURCHARGE — Building Construction Standards: \"…there is created a surcharge assessed at the rate of 1 percent of the permit fees associated with enforcement of the Florida Building Code … The minimum amount collected on any permit issued shall be $2…\" (§ 553.72, Florida Statutes.) Surcharge rates may be subject to change as set by State Statute." Show the working Calculated permit fee $2,400 Rate applied 1% of calculated permit fee Component total $24.00	`1% of calculated permit fee`	$24.00
Florida Building Code Administrators and Inspectors surcharge, 1.5%State surcharge"A.21 STATE MANDATED SURCHARGE — Building Code Administrators and Inspectors: \"(1) This part shall be funded through a surcharge … at the rate of 1.5 percent of all permit fees associated with enforcement of the Florida Building Code … The minimum amount collected on any permit issued shall be $2…\" (§ 468.631, Florida Statutes.)" Both state surcharges are collected by the County and remitted to the state quarterly, with 10% retained for building department training. Show the working Calculated permit fee $2,400 Rate applied 1.5% of calculated permit fee Component total $36.00	`1.5% of calculated permit fee`	$36.00
Total		$2,709.88

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.

Demolition of a building or structure — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Moving a building or other structure — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Alterations and repairs to buildings other than one and two family dwellings — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
All other occupancy groups, new construction and additions — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Swimming pool or spa, installation — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Swimming pool or spa, installation, commercial — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Swimming pool or spa, repair — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Roofing, shingle and other roof types — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Roofing, clay and concrete tile — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Screen enclosure — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
One and two family dwelling, alterations or repairs — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Prefabricated utility shed with slab over 100 square feet — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Short term event — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Non-illuminated sign — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Unreinforced slab on grade — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Temporary platform or bleachers for public assembly — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Trailer tie down — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Multi-unit single family townhomes, new construction — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Window, storefront and curtain wall area, commercial — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Window and exterior door installation or replacement, residential — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.

Assumptions

Calculated from 5 fee rules in effect on 2026-09-28.
Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent, once, at the end of each component.

The building fee is area times rate: "New Construction of Detached Single Family and Duplex (per square feet) 0.96", so 2,500 square feet is $2,400.00, which is above the $147.00 minimum and therefore not adjusted. The $65.00 A.8 up-front fee is added — non-refundable, and charged before plan review begins. Then the County's 7.5% RER surcharge on $2,465.00, which is $184.88, and the state's 1% and 1.5% on the $2,400.00 permit fee, $24.00 and $36.00. Total: $2,709.88.

Four variations show what moves. As the units of a multi-unit townhome the same 2,500 square feet is $0.40 each and the permit fee is $640.00, so the total falls to $773.88. As an alteration to an existing house of the same size it is $0.50 per square foot of the structure, $1,250.00, which is over the row's $847.95 maximum and so is charged at the maximum — $1,002.62 all in. As a 30,000 square foot commercial building it is $12,000.00 and $13,269.88. And a 900 square foot slab, which the schedule prices at a flat $88.55, is raised to the $147.00 minimum and comes to $232.11.

The estimate is the building fee and its surcharges. The electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits for the same house are three more applications, and the impact, fire, environmental and utility charges the County collects alongside it are not here at all.

What is different in Miami-Dade County

The building section never asks what a project is worth. A 2,500 square foot detached house is 2,500 times $0.96, which is $2,400.00; the same house as the units of a multi-unit townhome is 2,500 times $0.40; a 30,000 square foot commercial building is 30,000 times $0.40 because it is under the 100,000 square foot tier, and a 260,000 square foot warehouse is 100,000 at $0.40 plus 160,000 at $0.15. Nothing about that changes when the contract price doubles, which is the one property of this schedule worth knowing before comparing it to any other jurisdiction on this site.

The named rows are alternatives to one another and each has its own basis. A swimming pool is flat — $225.41 for a residential pool or spa — a screen enclosure is $11.13 per 100 square feet, moving a building is $11.28 per 100 square feet, an unreinforced slab is $88.55 flat, a prefabricated shed over 100 square feet is $147.00, a demolition is a flat charge per structure, and roofing is $0.11 per square foot of coverage including overhangs, or $0.14 for tile. A re-roof whose covering has not been named is priced at the shingle rate, because the row names itself "Roofing shingle and other roof types not listed" — it is the residual category, not a guess.

Then the minimum and the up-front fee. B.2 says the $147.00 floor "is applicable to all items in this section", which is the sentence that makes a $88.55 slab permit $147.00 and makes a permit combining two items pay the floor twice. B.1's per-square-foot "up-front" processing fee — $0.60, $0.30 or $0.26 — is a deposit rather than a cost, because the order states it "shall be credited toward the final building permit fee"; the $65.00 that *is* a cost is the A.8 up-front fee for permit support functions, which is non-refundable and applies to unincorporated-area applications.

Finally the three surcharges, which is the part of this schedule that most rewards reading the section in order. A.15 is the County's own 7.5%, charged "on all Building Permitting fees listed in Section I except for Enforcement fees listed in Sub-section K", and it funds the permitting activity rather than the state. A.20 and A.21 are the state's 1% and 1.5%, each with a $2.00 minimum per permit. The RER surcharge is charged on everything charged before it — including the up-front fee — while the two state surcharges are charged on the permit fee. On the house above that is $184.88, $24.00 and $36.00 respectively, and the reason the first is larger than either state surcharge is that its rate is five times the 1.5% one.

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 estimate is the building permit row that applies, the $147.00 minimum on it, the $65.00 up-front fee and the three surcharges. It excludes:

The electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits on the same project, which are separate applications with their own fee sheets. This site prices two of the three.
Other agencies' charges collected with the permit: impact fees, DERM's environmental and tree removal fees, Fire Rescue's plan review and inspection fees, Water and Sewer connections and the septic tank fee.
The per-square-foot up-front processing fee, which is credited back toward the final fee, and the plan submittal and re-submittal tables that accompany it.
The row-by-row alternatives this site prices on other pages: a pool, a screen enclosure, a slab, a shed, a sign, a fence or wall, a tent, a temporary platform, a trailer tie-down or a moving permit can each be added to a permit, and each has its own line on the schedule.
The hourly, per-page and programme charges: additional inspections, overtime inspections, lost, revised and reworked plans, electronic concurrent plan processing, the Concierge process, the master model and owner-builder programmes, and the plan conversion fee for paper submittals.
The penalty for unpermitted work and the refund rules, which return nothing on a submittal, licence or recording fee.
Any address inside a municipality. The twenty-some cities in the county issue their own building permits, and the implementing order's up-front fee names the unincorporated area in its own title.

What you need before applying

The building permit is priced on area, not on valuationRequired
Section I.B prices a one and two family dwelling "per square foot" — 0.96 for new construction of a detached single family or duplex, 0.40 for the units of a multi-unit townhome — and every other occupancy by gross area in two tiers: "For the first 100,000 square feet (per square foot) 0.40 — For each additional square foot over 100,000 square feet (per square foot) 0.15". A permit is therefore calculated from drawings rather than from a contract value, which is the opposite of the other Florida county on this site, and it is why the pages here ask for square footage and not for a valuation.
A $147 minimum applies to every item in the building sectionRequired
"The minimum fee for all residential dwelling building permits (single family, duplex) is applicable to all items in this section, except as otherwise specified. 147.00", and "The minimum fee for all other uses 147.00". The sentence does the work of two: the floor applies to *each* item rather than once to the permit, so a $88.55 slab permit is $147.00, and a permit that combines two items pays it twice. The same section excepts add-on permits: "This minimum fee does not apply to add-on building permits issued as supplementary to current outstanding permits for the same job."
Three surcharges, and one of them is the County's ownRequired
The County's own: "A.15 RER SURCHARGE — A Building Permitting surcharge of seven and one half (7.5%) percent on all Building Permitting fees listed in Section I except for Enforcement fees listed in Sub-section K", which funds the permitting activity itself. The state's two: 1% under Florida Statutes § 553.721 and 1.5% under § 468.631, both "of the permit fees associated with enforcement of the Florida Building Code" and both with a $2.00 minimum per permit, collected by the County and remitted quarterly with 10% retained for building department training. They are not alternatives and none of them is optional: a permit pays all three, and the two $2.00 floors are what a small permit actually pays.
A $65 up-front fee is paid before anything is reviewedRequired
"A.8 UP-FRONT FEE FOR PERMIT SUPPORT FUNCTIONS PERFORMED BY CONSTRUCTION, PERMITTING, AND BUILDING CODE (CPBC) — A non-refundable up-front fee will be assessed for permit support functions, including acceptance of applications, distribution of plans, document storage, and technology support for applications accepted through CPBC for Unincorporated Municipal Service Area jurisdiction applications. 65.00", and a second row at $70.00 for applications in a municipality. The County's plan review page states when it is paid: "To initiate the plan review process, upfront fees will first need to be paid." A separate per-square-foot "up-front" processing fee at $0.60, $0.30 or $0.26 is charged at application and is credited toward the final fee, so it is a deposit rather than a cost and is not added to any total on this site.

Common questions

Why is the fee per square foot rather than a percentage of my project value?

Because that is how the section is written. "New Construction of Detached Single Family and Duplex (per square feet) 0.96" is the whole rule; there is no valuation tier anywhere in Section I.B. A 2,500 square foot house pays $2,400.00 whether the contract says $400,000 or $4,000,000, which makes the permit a fixed cost of the drawings rather than of the budget. The other Florida county on this site prices the same house on a valuation band table, and the difference is a good reason to compare a fee quote with the schedule it came from.

Implementing Order No. 4-63, Section I.B.3

What does the building minimum actually apply to?

"The minimum fee for all residential dwelling building permits (single family, duplex) is applicable to all items in this section, except as otherwise specified. 147.00", and "The minimum fee for all other uses 147.00". Read literally, the floor attaches to each item rather than to the permit: a $88.55 slab permit becomes $147.00, and a permit that combines a slab and a re-roof pays the floor once for each. Add-on permits issued as supplements to an outstanding permit for the same job are excepted from it.

Implementing Order No. 4-63, Section I.B.2

What are the three surcharges, and why are there three?

A.15 is the County's own: 7.5% "on all Building Permitting fees listed in Section I except for Enforcement fees listed in Sub-section K", funding the permitting activity. A.20 and A.21 are the state's: 1% for Building Construction Standards under Florida Statutes § 553.721 and 1.5% for Building Code Administrators and Inspectors under § 468.631, both charged "of the permit fees associated with enforcement of the Florida Building Code" and both with a $2.00 minimum on any permit. The County collects the state's two and remits them quarterly, keeping 10% for building department training.

Implementing Order No. 4-63, Sections I.A.15, I.A.20 and I.A.21

Is the $65.00 up-front fee part of the permit fee?

It is a separate non-refundable charge, and the County's plan review page explains when it falls due: "To initiate the plan review process, upfront fees will first need to be paid." A.8 assesses it for permit support functions — accepting applications, distributing plans, storing documents and technology support — for applications in the unincorporated area, and there is a second row at $70.00 for municipal applications. A different, per-square-foot "up-front" processing fee at $0.60, $0.30 or $0.26 is also charged at application, but the order says it "shall be credited toward the final building permit fee", so it is a deposit and this site does not add it to any total.

Miami-Dade County Plan Review; Implementing Order No. 4-63, Sections I.B.1 and I.A.8

How is a re-roof priced?

By area: $0.11 per square foot of roof coverage including overhangs for "Roofing shingle and other roof types not listed", and $0.14 per square foot for clay and concrete tile. A 2,600 square foot roof is $286.00 with shingle and $364.00 with tile, plus the $65.00 up-front fee and the surcharges. The shingle row is the residual category rather than a description of the covering — it says "and other roof types not listed" — so a re-roof whose covering has not been named is priced there.

Implementing Order No. 4-63, Section I.B.8

Is the plan review included in this figure?

The up-front fee that initiates it is, and nothing else is. The County completes plan review electronically with several departments at once, and the review itself is charged inside the fee: there is no separate percentage on the building section. What is not included is the expedited work — Concierge permitting, the Cookie Cutter programme, the master model and owner-builder processes, green building and affordable housing expedited review — and the plan conversion fee that applies if plans are submitted on paper rather than through the portal.

Miami-Dade County Plan Review

What happens if work starts before the permit is issued?

The implementing order prices "Work Without a Permit" in its general section, and both trade fee sheets put the same warning above the signature line: "Refunds will not be given in case of error on your part and you will be charged a double fee for doing work without a permit." Refunds are also restricted the other way: the section states that nothing is returned on a submittal, licence or recording fee, and that a refund of a permit fee is subject to its own charge.

Plumbing and Gas Fee Sheet, applicant declaration

Source and verification

The documents behind every figure on this page, with the dates that make them checkable.

OrdinanceCountyPrimary source
Implementing Order No. 4-63, "Fee Schedule for Regulatory and Economic Resources Department (Building and Neighborhood Compliance)"
Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners · Document dated June 16, 2026 · Effective June 26, 2026 · Retrieved September 24, 2026
Thirty pages, sha256 beginning 7f23cd971ade46be, re-fetched on 2026-09-24 to confirm the URL still serves the file this site was built from, and read in three pdftotext modes. It is an implementing order rather than an ordinance — "Ordered June 16, 2026, Effective June 26, 2026", superseding the order of June 26, 2025 — which is why a fee schedule in this county can be re-ordered inside a year, and why the County's own fee page still carries the notice for the preceding change: "Effective Oct. 1, 2025 the Building Division will be implementing a revised fee schedule adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 30, 2025. This is the first increase in more than 17 years." The URL is the one the County's fee page links.
County websiteCounty
Plan Review
Miami-Dade County · Undated document · Retrieved September 24, 2026
Read 2026-09-24. It is where the County explains how the up-front fee these pages charge fits into the process — "To initiate the plan review process, upfront fees will first need to be paid" — and it lists the expedited routes this site does not price: Affordable and Workforce Housing, Concierge, Cookie Cutter, Green Building and Master. It also names a charge with no rate on any schedule: applicants who submit plans on paper "will be assessed a conversion fee based on the current fee schedule".

Verification

Last verified against the official source in Sep 2026.