Toledo, OH
Toledo electrical permit cost
A Toledo electrical permit is a per-unit base with the chapter's own additions:
$90.00 per dwelling unit for new 1–3 family work, $60.00 base per unit for existing residential alterations and additions, $100.00 base per unit for commercial work — each with numbered items riding along, of which this page charges the service at $0.50 per amp (solar arrays, PV modules and wind turbines included, all occupancies), fixtures and circuits at $2.00 each, mobile homes at $0.50 per amp, and pool bonding at $75.00. The whole page sits under a $75.00 minimum for any permit, and every permit subject to the OBC or RCO adds the state surcharge — 1% residential or 3% commercial.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial/industrial fixtures and circuits, each — $2.00Permit fee | $2.00 per circuit | one two family is not true and circuits is provided | — |
| Commercial new/alteration/replacement/addition — $100.00 base per unitPermit fee | $100.00 per dwelling unit | one two family is not true and Work type is one of new construction, addition, alteration, remodel, replacement | — |
| Early Start Phased Permit, electrical — $100.00Permit fee | $100.00 flat fee | early start is true | — |
| Mobile or manufactured homes (or pedestal only) — $0.50 per ampPermit fee | $0.5 per ampere | one two family is not true and mobile home is true | — |
| Swimming pool bonding — $75.00Permit fee | $75.00 flat fee | pool bonding is true | — |
| Release of electrical services, commercial — $0.50 per ampPermit fee | $0.5 per ampere | one two family is not true and service release is true | — |
| Release of electrical services, commercial — $75.00 per unitPermit fee | $75.00 per dwelling unit | one two family is not true and service release is true | — |
| Release of electrical services, residential — $50.00 per unitPermit fee | $50.00 per dwelling unit | one two family is true and service release is true | — |
| Existing residential 1–3 family, alteration or addition — $60.00 base per unitPermit fee | $60.00 per dwelling unit | one two family is true and Work type is one of alteration, addition, remodel | — |
| New residential 1–3 family dwelling — $90.00 per unitPermit fee | $90.00 per dwelling unit | one two family is true and Work type is new construction | — |
| Electrical services (incl. solar arrays, PV modules, wind turbines), all occupancies — $0.50 per ampPermit fee | $0.5 per ampere | not (temp pole is true or service release is true or mobile home is true) | — |
| State of Ohio surcharge, residential (1–3 family and accessories) — 1% of totalState surcharge | 1% of fees charged | one two family is true | — |
| State of Ohio surcharge, commercial (all other permits) — 3% of totalState surcharge | 3% of fees charged | one two family is not true | — |
| Temporary pole, commercial — $0.50 per ampPermit fee | $0.5 per ampere | one two family is not true and temp pole is true | — |
| Temporary pole, commercial — $75.00Permit fee | $75.00 flat fee | one two family is not true and temp pole is true | — |
| Temporary pole, residential — $75.00Permit fee | $75.00 flat fee | one two family is true and temp pole is true | — |
| Minimum fee for any electrical permit — $75.00Permit fee | the shortfall up to the $75.00 minimum on calculated permit fee | Every permit of this type | — |
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 commercial electrical permit on new construction: one unit, 400-amp service, no item rows selected.
| Input | Value |
|---|---|
| Dwelling units | 1 |
| Occupancy class | Commercial |
| Type of work | New construction |
| Service amperage | 400 A |
| One two family | No |
Example total
$309.00
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 4Rules considered 17
| Component | How it is calculated | Amount |
|---|---|---|
Commercial new/alteration/replacement/addition — $100.00 base per unitPermit fee"(c) 3. Commercial - new, alterations, replacements, or additions. Base fee per unit $100.00 (Additional fees for items #4, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11)" — the additions this engine can charge are the fixture/circuit row, service amperage, mobile-home amperage and pool bonding; motors by horsepower and generators by kilowatt are recorded unmodelled.Show the working
| $100.00 per dwelling unit | $100.00 |
Electrical services (incl. solar arrays, PV modules, wind turbines), all occupancies — $0.50 per ampPermit fee"(c) 7. Electrical services, including packaged: connected solar arrays, photovoltaic modules, and wind turbines in all occupancies, per amp. $0.50 per amp" with the note "Fees for multi-residential occupancy shall be based on total amp capacity per unit." The service size is entered as the filing's amperage fact; the row stands down when a temporary pole, service release or mobile-home row is selected, because those rows carry their own $0.50-per-amp components.Show the working
| $0.5 per ampere | $200.00 |
State of Ohio surcharge, commercial (all other permits) — 3% of totalState surcharge"In addition to the fees stated in this chapter, when a permit is subject to Ohio Building Code or the Residential Code of Ohio requirements, each permit applicant shall also be charged an additional surcharge fee imposed by the State of Ohio. (a) Residential (all permits for 1, 2, or 3 family dwellings & accessory structures) plus 1% of total; (b) Commercial (all permits other than residential) plus 3% of total" (§ 1307.13). What "total" means is settled by the City's own worked example: plan review $225 + permit $1,075 = $1,300, 3% = $39 — with the certificate of occupancy listed after the surcharge, outside it. The engine's component order runs the same way: base, then plan review, then this line, and "other" fees (the certificate, the zoning certificate) come after.Show the working
| 3% of fees charged | $9.00 |
Minimum fee for any electrical permit — $75.00Permit fee"(c) The cost of all permits will be on the basis of fees listed except when the total is less than the established minimum fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for any permit" — a floor on the whole permit, charged as the shortfall after every row has been read.Show the working
| $75.00 minimum on calculated permit fee, less the $300.00 calculated | $0.00 |
| Total | $309.00 |
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.
- Commercial/industrial fixtures and circuits, each — $2.00 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Early Start Phased Permit, electrical — $100.00 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Mobile or manufactured homes (or pedestal only) — $0.50 per amp — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Swimming pool bonding — $75.00 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Release of electrical services, commercial — $0.50 per amp — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Release of electrical services, commercial — $75.00 per unit — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Release of electrical services, residential — $50.00 per unit — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Existing residential 1–3 family, alteration or addition — $60.00 base per unit — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- New residential 1–3 family dwelling — $90.00 per unit — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Temporary pole, commercial — $0.50 per amp — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Temporary pole, commercial — $75.00 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- Temporary pole, residential — $75.00 — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
- State of Ohio surcharge, residential (1–3 family and accessories) — 1% of total — This fee does not apply to the inputs provided.
Assumptions
- Calculated from 4 fee rules in effect on 2026-09-28.
- Amounts are rounded to the nearest cent, once, at the end of each component.
Two rows and a floor that does not bind.
Base: § 1307.04(c)(3) commercial new/alterations/replacements/additions — "$100.00 per unit" × 1 unit = $100.00.
Service: item 7 — "electrical services, including packaged: connected solar arrays, photovoltaic modules, and wind turbines in all occupancies, per amp. $0.50 per amp" — 400 × $0.50 = $200.00. The row applies because no temporary pole, release or mobile-home selection is on the filing.
Minimum: $100 + $200 = $300.00, above the $75.00 floor, so no shortfall is charged.
State surcharge: commercial, so § 1307.13(b)'s 3% — $300.00 × .03 = $9.00.
Total: $100.00 + $200.00 + $9.00 = $309.00. What moves it: a residential new-construction filing takes the $90-per-unit row instead and the 1% rate; a 200-amp service halves the amperage line to $100.00; adding a pool bonding flag brings $75.00; two circuits in a commercial job add $4.00; and a permit whose rows total under $75 is lifted to exactly $75.00 by the floor.
What is different in Toledo
The additions are written into the base rows as parentheticals: residential new is "$90.00 per unit (Additional fees for items #7, 9, & 11)" and commercial "$100.00 per unit (Additional fees for items #4, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11)". Item 7 — services at $0.50 per amp — applies "in all occupancies" and reads the filing's amperage directly, standing down when a temporary pole, service release or mobile-home row is selected because those rows carry their own $0.50-per-amp component and charging both would bill the same amperage twice.
The $75 minimum is a floor on the whole permit, charged as the shortfall after the rows: a commercial filing with one unit and a 400-amp service computes $100 + $200 = $300 and passes it easily, while a small item-only permit would be lifted to $75. The surcharge then reads the subtotal — 3% of that $300 is $9.00, which is how the City's own worked example computes its 3% on plan review plus permit.
What the chapter prints but no engine basis can charge is on the page too: motors priced by horsepower in three bands ($6, $6 + $0.50/hp, $60 + $0.25/hp over 100), generators at $40 minimum or $0.30 per kilowatt, and the contractor/journeyman registration ladder ($200/$140, $100/$50, $25/$25). None is invented into a rule — the rows are quoted and recorded.
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 § 1307.04 electrical fee — per-unit bases, the amperage additions this engine can charge, the $75 floor and the state surcharge. It excludes:
- Motors by horsepower and generators by kilowatt. The chapter's three motor bands and its "$40 minimum or $0.30/kw" generator row have no horsepower or kilowatt basis to charge them on; they are quoted, not modelled.
- Registrations and renewals. Electrical contractor, journeyman, apprentice and traveler registration under § 1307.04(a)–(b) is licensing, not permitting.
- The ESPP's regular-permit counterpart. The $100 Early Start fee is charged here when selected; the permit it expires into is priced by this page's own rows.
- HVAC, hydronic and refrigeration permits. § 1307.06–07 price them; no HVAC page is published in this set.
- Double-counted amperage. The service row stands down when a temporary pole, service release or mobile-home row is selected — each of those carries its own $0.50 per amp, and the schedule prices the amperage once.
- The state surcharge's missing statute. RC 3781.10 could not be fetched; § 1307.13 states the rates outright (1%/3%) and the City's worked example shows the base, so nothing here depends on the unread text.
What you need before applying
- Base per unit, additions by parenthetical, $75 floor under all of itRequired
§ 1307.04(c) writes each base row with the items that ride along it: residential new is "$90.00 per unit (Additional fees for items #7, 9, & 11)"; commercial "$100.00 per unit (Additional fees for items #4, 7, 8, 9, 10, & 11)". Of those numbered additions this site charges #4 (fixtures and circuits at $2 each), #7 (services at $0.50 per amp, in all occupancies), #10 (mobile homes at $0.50 per amp) and #11 (pool bonding $75); #8 motors by horsepower and #9 generators by kilowatt are recorded unmodelled because no such basis exists. The whole page sits under "the established minimum fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for any permit".
- Contractor and journeyman registrations are licensing, not permit feesMay be required
§ 1307.04(a)–(b): electrical contractor registration $200 with $140 annual renewal, journeyman $100/$50, apprentice $25/$25, traveler $100. These are registrations under the chapter's own heading rather than permit fees, and no total on this site includes them.
Common questions
How much is an electrical permit in Toledo?
A per-unit base: $90.00 per dwelling unit for new 1–3 family work, $60.00 base per unit for existing residential alterations or additions, $100.00 base per unit for commercial work — plus the numbered items the base rows call out (services at $0.50 per amp, fixtures and circuits at $2.00 each, mobile homes at $0.50 per amp, pool bonding at $75.00), under a $75.00 minimum for any permit.
How is the electrical service charged?
By the amp: "$0.50 per amp" on electrical services in all occupancies — solar arrays, photovoltaic modules and wind turbines included — and the same rate on a commercial temporary pole, a commercial service release, or a mobile home. Multi-residential service is based on total amp capacity per unit. Enter the service size as the permit's amperage and the row computes it.
What is the minimum electrical permit fee?
"The cost of all permits will be on the basis of fees listed except when the total is less than the established minimum fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) for any permit" — a floor on the whole permit, charged as the shortfall after every row, and before the state surcharge is calculated on the result.
Does the electrical permit include the state surcharge?
Yes, when the permit is subject to the Ohio Building Code or Residential Code of Ohio: 1% for residential 1–3 family permits and accessories, 3% for everything else — "in addition to the fees stated in this chapter", read on the subtotal of what the permit has added so far.
Why aren't motor and generator fees in the total?
Because the chapter prices them in units this engine has no basis for: motors by horsepower in three bands ("Not exceeding 5 hp $6.00; Over 5 hp to 100 hp $6.00 plus $0.50/hp; Over 100 hp $60.00 plus $0.25/hp") and generators at "$40.00 minimum or $0.30/kw". Those rows are quoted on this page and charged by no rule — a fee this site cannot compute is named rather than guessed.
Source and verification
The documents behind every figure on this page, with the dates that make them checkable.
- Municipal codeCityPrimary source
Toledo Municipal Code Chapter 1307 — Fees (1307.01 through 1307.14)
Read 2026-09-25 in full through the rendered codifier (the host 403s plain fetchers, so every section was read in a browser session and the list taken from the chapter's own table of contents): 1307.01 general, 1307.02 permit fees (a)–(k), 1307.03 plan review and ESPP, 1307.04 electrical, 1307.05 plumbing, 1307.06–07 HVAC and refrigeration, 1307.08 refunds, 1307.09 → Chapter 1319, 1307.10 reinspection, 1307.11 special services, 1307.12 pools, 1307.13 state fees, 1307.14 copying. Every section carries (Ord. 476-18. Passed 12-4-18.). Two internal cross-reference errors are recorded as found: 1307.03(a)(2) cites "section 1307.08(a)" for plan-review fees while 1307.08(a) is the refund clause, and 1307.12(c) cites "Section 1307.03(C)(11)" for pool bonding while that fee is 1307.04(c)(11).
Verification
Last verified against the official source in Sep 2026.