Annapolis, MD
Annapolis plumbing permit fees
An Annapolis plumbing permit is the sum of the fixture charges plus the applicable gas service pipe charges:
the first fixture is $60.00 residential ($80.00 commercial), each additional fixture connected to public sewer is $15.00 ($30.00 on private sewer), and the gas service pipe runs $50.00 at 2½ inches or less up to $500.00 at 12 inches by diameter.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| First plumbing fixture ($60.00 residential)Permit fee | $60.00 flat fee | Every permit of this type | — |
| Each additional fixture connected to public sewer ($15.00)Permit fee | the first fixture is included in the permit fee, then $15.00 for each additional fixture | Each fixture on the permit | — |
| Gas service pipe charge, 2½ inches or less ($50.00)Other fee | $50.00 flat fee | gas service pipe is provided | — |
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 residential bathroom remodel in Annapolis adding 3 fixtures — a water closet, a lavatory and a shower — connected to public sewer, with no gas work.
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Fixtures | 3 |
| Occupancy class | Residential |
Example total
$90.00
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 2Rules considered 3
| Component | How it is calculated | Amount |
|---|---|---|
First plumbing fixture ($60.00 residential)Permit feeFY26 Fee Schedule, 'Installation charges' §17.28: first fixture $60.00 residential, $80.00 commercial. The schedule reads the plumbing permit as 'the sum of the fixture charges plus the amount of the applicable gas service pipe charges.' The model charges the residential first-fixture row; the commercial row is $80.00 under the same lines.Show the working
| $60.00 flat fee | $60.00 |
Each additional fixture connected to public sewer ($15.00)Permit feeFY26 Fee Schedule §17.28, 'Installation charges': each additional fixture if connected to public sewer $15.00; if connected to private sewer $30.00. A fixture omitted from the original permit is $20.00 and $40.00 respectively. The model charges the public-sewer row, the ordinary city case.Show the working
| the first fixture is included in the permit fee, then $15.00 for each additional fixture | $30.00 |
| Total | $90.00 |
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.
- Gas service pipe charge, 2½ inches or less ($50.00) — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Assumptions
- Calculated from 2 fee rules in effect on 2026-09-28.
- Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent, once, at the end of each component.
The first fixture charges $60.00 — §17.28's residential installation charge — and each additional fixture on public sewer adds $15.00 x 2 = $30.00. Fixture charges: $90.00.
No gas service pipe is part of the permit, so the gas rows add nothing.
Total: $90.00. The same three fixtures in a commercial space would be $80.00 + 2 x $15.00 = $110.00, and adding a gas water heater would carry the $40.00 special fixture charge rather than the gas pipe diameter rows.
What is different in Annapolis
The schedule states the shape in its own words — 'the sum of the fixture charges plus the amount of the applicable gas service pipe charges set forth in this section' — so a permit is built line by line from the job's fixture list and its gas service diameter rather than read off one row.
The fixture side: $60.00 for the first fixture in a dwelling and $80.00 commercially, then $15.00 per additional fixture on public sewer and $30.00 on private sewer. Fixtures omitted from an original permit are added at $20.00 and $40.00. The special charges sit alongside: grease traps and oil interceptors $100.00 each, water conditioning units $50.00, gas hot water heaters $40.00.
The gas side is priced by pipe diameter, inspection included: $50.00 at 2½ inches or less, $60.00 at 3 inches, $70.00 at 4 inches, $125.00 at 6 inches, $250.00 at 8 inches, $350.00 at 10 inches and $500.00 at 12 inches. Connection charges are not permits — the city-installed 4-inch sewer connection is $9,400.00 and the 1-inch water connection $8,400.00, both DPW bills.
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 §17.28's installation, fixture and gas-pipe charges. It excludes:
- The special fixture charges — grease traps and oil interceptors at $100.00 each, water conditioning units at $50.00, gas hot water heaters at $40.00 single installation — named on the page and not folded into the fixture rows.
- Inspection charges for water or sewer installation at $100.00, private sewer reconstruction at $50.00 and air-conditioning with water or drain connection at $60.00.
- Omitted fixtures at $20.00 public sewer and $40.00 private sewer, charged when a permit is amended rather than filed new.
- Connection charges: the $9,400.00 city-installed 4-inch sewer connection and the $8,400.00 1-inch water connection with meter, plus the $1,700 and $3,200 per-equivalent-dwelling-unit capital facility charges, which are utility bills.
- Utility contractor licences at $100 a year and master/journeyman plumber licences at $200 biennially.
- Reinspection fees at $100 residential and $150 commercial.
What you need before applying
- Fixture charges plus applicable gas service pipe chargesRequired
§17.28 reads the plumbing permit as 'the sum of the fixture charges plus the amount of the applicable gas service pipe charges set forth in this section' — the first fixture carries the installation-charge row ($60 residential, $80 commercial), each additional fixture $15 on public sewer or $30 on private sewer, and the gas pipe by diameter where gas service is part of the permit.
Common questions
How is a plumbing permit priced in Annapolis?
As the sum of the fixture charges plus the applicable gas service pipe charges: $60.00 for the first residential fixture ($80.00 commercial), $15.00 per additional fixture on public sewer, and the gas pipe by diameter where gas service is in the permit.
What does the first fixture cost?
$60.00 in residential work and $80.00 commercial — the schedule's 'Installation charges — first fixture' row.
How much is each additional fixture?
$15.00 each if connected to public sewer and $30.00 each if connected to private sewer. Fixtures omitted from an original permit are added at $20.00 and $40.00 respectively.
What does a gas water heater permit cost?
The gas hot water heater special fixture charge is $40.00 for a single installation, and an additional gas connection for gas hot water heaters is $10.00.
How is gas piping priced?
By pipe diameter, inspection by the City plumbing inspector included: $50.00 at 2½ inches or less, $60.00 at 3 inches, $70.00 at 4 inches, $125.00 at 6 inches, $250.00 at 8 inches, $350.00 at 10 inches and $500.00 at 12 inches.
What does a grease trap cost to permit?
$100.00 per grease trap, and $100.00 per oil interceptor — the schedule's special fixture charges.
Is the sewer connection fee part of the permit?
No. A city-installed 4-inch public sewer connection is $9,400.00 and a 1-inch water connection with meter $8,400.00 — utility connection charges, separate from the plumbing permit fee.
How much is a plumbing inspection charge?
$100.00 for a water or sewer installation, $50.00 to reconstruct a private sewer, and $60.00 for air-conditioning with a water or drain connection.
Do plumbers need a City licence?
Yes — master plumber and journeyman plumber licences are $200.00 biennially, and an annual utility contractor licence is $100.00.
What if my inspection fails?
Reinspection fees are $100.00 residential and $150.00 commercial under §17.28's inspection charge rows.
Source and verification
The documents behind every figure on this page, with the dates that make them checkable.
- Municipal codeCityPrimary source
Read 2026-09-26 as the City's 27-page official FY26 schedule. The PDF the City served from annapolis.gov/DocumentCenter/View/3809 no longer resolves (404), so this source now carries the City's own “Fee Schedule FY2026” link — annapolis.gov resolves it to the Municode codification, HTTP 200. The building page transcribes the permit-fee value bands ($25/$150/$175/$200 and $250 + 0.8% over $10,000), the nonrefundable application-fee bands and the drawing-submittal plan-review bands, each with its printed code section (§17.05.130, §17.08.080, §17.09.070). The electrical page transcribes §17.16's dwelling-unit and rough-wiring rows. The plumbing page transcribes §17.28's installation charges, fixture charges and gas service pipe charges. The schedule prints code citations alongside every row, which is what allows the two-column extraction problem to be resolved line by line.
Verification
Last verified against the official source in Sep 2026.