Charleston, WV
Charleston, WV Plumbing Permit Cost
Charleston publishes no plumbing fee table, so this site publishes no plumbing amount. The City does issue plumbing permits — the Building Commission's permits page lists plumbing alongside electrical and HVAC and says their fees 'include a wide range of amounts for different services', directing applicants to the permit applications — but the Schedule of Permit Fees states in its closing note that it 'DOES NOT APPLY TO ELECTRICAL, HVAC AND PLUMBING PERMITS', and the plumbing application that would carry the amounts is not posted anywhere on the City's website. Rather than estimate a figure from a neighbouring trade's table, this page records the position exactly: the plumbing fee is assessed at the counter from the City's application, and it is asked for there.
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.
No published fee schedule
Charleston does not publish a fee schedule we can calculate from, so this page does not show a figure. The department contact details and requirements are on the jurisdiction page.
What is different in Charleston
Plumbing permits in Charleston are issued by the Building Commission at 915 Quarrier Street, which also inspects the work. Permit questions go to (304) 348-6833. Because the plumbing application is not published, the only reliable way to know a plumbing fee before filing is to call the Commission and ask for the current plumbing fee schedule.
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 page carries no fee figures by design. It is here so that the service is identifiable and the absence is stated rather than hidden.
It does not cover:
- The plumbing permit fee itself, which lives on the City's plumbing application.
- Building, electrical and HVAC permits, priced on their own pages.
- Sewer tap and utility connection charges from Charleston's water and sewer systems.
- Zoning and land-disturbance approvals tied to the project.
Common questions
How much is a plumbing permit in Charleston, West Virginia?
The City does not publish the amount. The permits page says plumbing fees 'include a wide range of amounts for different services' and points to the permit applications, but the plumbing application is not posted, so the figure is quoted at the counter. This page states that rather than estimating one.
City of Charleston Building Commission — Permits
Why is the plumbing page empty when the electrical page has amounts?
Because the electrical amounts are printed on a document the City publishes (the Electrical Permit application) and the plumbing amounts are not. The building schedule says it does not apply to plumbing, so there is no other table to read.
City of Charleston Schedule of Permit Fees
Does Charleston issue plumbing permits at all?
Yes. The Building Commission lists plumbing among the permits it issues beside electrical and HVAC, and it performs the inspections. Only the published fee is missing, not the permit.
City of Charleston Building Commission — Permits
How do I find out what a plumbing permit will cost?
Call the Building Commission at (304) 348-6833 and ask for the current plumbing fee schedule, or submit the permit application and ask for the fee at intake. The Commission is at 915 Quarrier Street, Suite 5.
City of Charleston Building Commission — Permits
Source and verification
The documents behind every figure on this page, with the dates that make them checkable.
- City websiteCityPrimary source
States that 'Construction permit fees are assessed using the Schedule of Permit Fees and are waived for construction total job cost up to $2,500.00', gives the sign-permit rates and the penalty (minimum $100 or twice the permit fee), and defers electrical, plumbing and HVAC amounts to the permit applications themselves.
Verification
Last verified against the official source in Sep 2026.