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Building Permit Fees in Bay County, FL (2026)

This page covers the unincorporated Bay County schedule. Inside city limits? Pick your city below; incorporated cities have their own fee schedules.

Bay County is applying a temporary 60% reduction to building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permit fees (Resolution 4239). The fees shown reflect that discount and will rise if the Board of County Commissioners ends it. See the official notice

Building Permit
$287.92
$50,000 remodel
Roofing Permit
$77.00
2,000 sq ft (20-square) roof
HVAC Permit
$50.00
$10,000 change-out
Electrical Permit
$50.00
$10,000 panel or rewire
Plumbing Permit
$50.00
$10,000 repipe

In Unincorporated Bay County, a building permit for a $50,000 remodel runs $287.92 in permit fees, a $20,000 re-roof $77.00, a $10,000 HVAC change-out $50.00, a $10,000 electrical panel upgrade or rewire $50.00, and a $10,000 whole-house repipe $50.00. Totals include the documented surcharges and minimum fees; where the schedule prices by unit, figures assume a 2,000 sq ft (20-square) roof. Each figure is that single permit only: a job that combines trades, like a kitchen remodel with electrical and plumbing work, pays each applicable permit. Pick a project to load it in the calculator below.

Source

Bay County Building Safety Division 2026 Fee & Fine Schedule (eff. 7/1/2026), as reduced 60% for building permit fees by Res. 4219 (9/16/2025) and Res. 4239 (11/18/2025)

Covers building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, and roofing permits.

Official Fee Schedule

How Unincorporated Bay County values a job: Chargeable valuation is the greater of the applicant's declared construction value or the amount computed from the County's Building Valuation Data table (International Building Code occupancy and construction-type dollar-per-square-foot schedule).

Schedule effective January 1, 2026. Last verified: September 4, 2026

This schedule predates Florida's HB 803 (July 2026). Jurisdictions statewide are adopting updated schedules; we check sources weekly. What HB 803 changed

Jurisdictions in Bay County

Jobs inside city limits are permitted by the city, not the county.

Unincorporated Bay CountyCallawayLynn HavenPanama City Beach

Unincorporated Bay County Permit Fee Schedule

Every documented rule for each permit type, straight from the official schedule.

Plumbing Permit Fees in Unincorporated Bay County

Residential (1–2 family)
$46.00 flat (Stored amounts are 40% of the printed 2026 Fee & Fine Schedule figures. Bay County's Res. 4219 (Board of County Commissioners, done 9/16/2025, applicable to applications received on/after 9/22/2025) authorized a temporary 60% reduction in building permit fees; Res. 4239 (done 11/18/2025, effective 10 days after passage, ~11/28/2025) modified it, narrowing the carve-out so that ONLY the F.S. 553.721 (DCA/DBI) surcharge continues to be calculated on the undiscounted schedule amount -- '[a]ll other building permit fees will be temporarily discounted by 60% from the amounts otherwise provided in the fee and fine schedule.' Both resolutions remain in effect 'until revised by the Board' and are still linked as current/live documents on the County's own Building Safety fee page as of this research date; no rescinding or superseding resolution was found. NEEDS_CONFIRMATION: whether the Board considers Plan Review Fee an 'other building permit fee' subject to the 60% cut (this load assumes yes, since it is billed in the same fee-and-fine schedule for a building permit and is not a state surcharge) -- ask the Building Safety Division (850-248-8300 per County directory) to confirm the discount's current status and its scope before publishing live.)‡
Commercial / 3+ units
tiered rates (see fee table) (Stored amounts are 40% of the printed 2026 Fee & Fine Schedule figures. Bay County's Res. 4219 (Board of County Commissioners, done 9/16/2025, applicable to applications received on/after 9/22/2025) authorized a temporary 60% reduction in building permit fees; Res. 4239 (done 11/18/2025, effective 10 days after passage, ~11/28/2025) modified it, narrowing the carve-out so that ONLY the F.S. 553.721 (DCA/DBI) surcharge continues to be calculated on the undiscounted schedule amount -- '[a]ll other building permit fees will be temporarily discounted by 60% from the amounts otherwise provided in the fee and fine schedule.' Both resolutions remain in effect 'until revised by the Board' and are still linked as current/live documents on the County's own Building Safety fee page as of this research date; no rescinding or superseding resolution was found. NEEDS_CONFIRMATION: whether the Board considers Plan Review Fee an 'other building permit fee' subject to the 60% cut (this load assumes yes, since it is billed in the same fee-and-fine schedule for a building permit and is not a state surcharge) -- ask the Building Safety Division (850-248-8300 per County directory) to confirm the discount's current status and its scope before publishing live.)‡
$0–$1,000
$52.00
$1,000–$1,000,000
$52.00 + $4.00 per $1,000
Over $1,000,000
$4,048.00 + $0.80 per $1,000
Bay County - State Surcharge (F.S. 468.631 / DBPR)
1.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00
Bay County - State Surcharge (F.S. 553.721 / DCA)
2.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00 (2.5% stored here (not the printed 1.00% F.S. 553.721 rate) so that this Add-On, which computes against the ALREADY-DISCOUNTED stored permit fee, reproduces the legally correct dollar amount: Res. 4239 Section 2 explicitly exempts 'the surcharge provided in Section 553.721' from the 60% discount, i.e. it must continue to be calculated on the UNDISCOUNTED schedule amount. Since the stored permit fee = 40% of the undiscounted schedule amount, 2.5% x (40% x undiscounted) = 1.00% x undiscounted exactly. Do not change this rate without also re-deriving it if the underlying discount percentage changes.)‡

‡ Awaiting confirmation from the jurisdiction.

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Unincorporated Bay County Permit Fee Calculator

Pick a permit type and adjust the job value. Total updates instantly, itemized below.

Permit type
Project type
Kind of work
Estimated plumbing permit fee
$50.00
Plumbing permit fee$46.00
$46.00 flat (Stored amounts are 40% of the printed 2026 Fee & Fine Schedule figures. Bay County's Res. 4219 (Board of County Commissioners, done 9/16/2025, applicable to applications received on/after 9/22/2025) authorized a temporary 60% reduction in building permit fees; Res. 4239 (done 11/18/2025, effective 10 days after passage, ~11/28/2025) modified it, narrowing the carve-out so that ONLY the F.S. 553.721 (DCA/DBI) surcharge continues to be calculated on the undiscounted schedule amount -- '[a]ll other building permit fees will be temporarily discounted by 60% from the amounts otherwise provided in the fee and fine schedule.' Both resolutions remain in effect 'until revised by the Board' and are still linked as current/live documents on the County's own Building Safety fee page as of this research date; no rescinding or superseding resolution was found. NEEDS_CONFIRMATION: whether the Board considers Plan Review Fee an 'other building permit fee' subject to the 60% cut (this load assumes yes, since it is billed in the same fee-and-fine schedule for a building permit and is not a state surcharge) -- ask the Building Safety Division (850-248-8300 per County directory) to confirm the discount's current status and its scope before publishing live.)
Bay County - State Surcharge (F.S. 468.631 / DBPR)$2.00
Bay County - State Surcharge (F.S. 553.721 / DCA)$2.00
Total Estimate$50.00

Bay County is applying a temporary 60% reduction to building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permit fees (Resolution 4239). The fees shown reflect that discount and will rise if the Board of County Commissioners ends it. See the official notice

Estimate only. Confirm with the Unincorporated Bay County building department before applying.

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Unincorporated Bay County Permit Fee FAQs

How Much Is a Building Permit in Unincorporated Bay County?

The building permit for a $50,000 residential remodel runs $287.92, including the documented surcharges and minimum fees. The estimate is built from Unincorporated Bay County's sourced fee schedule, and it covers the building permit alone; a job that combines trades pays each applicable permit. Calculate your job's value for an itemized total.

How Much Is a Roofing Permit in Unincorporated Bay County?

The roofing permit for a $20,000 residential re-roof runs $77.00, assuming a 2,000 sq ft (20-square) roof where the schedule prices per unit, based on Unincorporated Bay County's sourced fee schedule.

How Are Permit Fees Calculated in Unincorporated Bay County?

A residential building permit is tiered rates (see fee table) (Stored amounts are 40% of the printed 2026 Fee & Fine Schedule figures. Bay County's Res. 4219 (Board of County Commissioners, done 9/16/2025, applicable to applications received on/after 9/22/2025) authorized a temporary 60% reduction in building permit fees; Res. 4239 (done 11/18/2025, effective 10 days after passage, ~11/28/2025) modified it, narrowing the carve-out so that ONLY the F.S. 553.721 (DCA/DBI) surcharge continues to be calculated on the undiscounted schedule amount -- '[a]ll other building permit fees will be temporarily discounted by 60% from the amounts otherwise provided in the fee and fine schedule.' Both resolutions remain in effect 'until revised by the Board' and are still linked as current/live documents on the County's own Building Safety fee page as of this research date; no rescinding or superseding resolution was found. NEEDS_CONFIRMATION: whether the Board considers Plan Review Fee an 'other building permit fee' subject to the 60% cut (this load assumes yes, since it is billed in the same fee-and-fine schedule for a building permit and is not a state surcharge) -- ask the Building Safety Division (850-248-8300 per County directory) to confirm the discount's current status and its scope before publishing live.). Electrical, Plumbing, and Mechanical / HVAC permits are flat fees; Roofing permits are priced per square. New construction is priced separately from remodel and alteration work; the calculator asks which kind of job yours is. Every rate comes straight from the sourced fee schedule above. Enter your job's details for an itemized total.

What Surcharges Are Added to Permits in Unincorporated Bay County?

On top of the base permit fee, the sourced schedule adds Bay County - Plan Review Fee (Commercial) (50% of the permit fee), Bay County - State Surcharge (F.S. 468.631 / DBPR) (1.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00) and Bay County - State Surcharge (F.S. 553.721 / DCA) (2.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00 (2.5% stored here (not the printed 1.00% F.S. 553.721 rate) so that this Add-On, which computes against the ALREADY-DISCOUNTED stored permit fee, reproduces the legally correct dollar amount: Res. 4239 Section 2 explicitly exempts 'the surcharge provided in Section 553.721' from the 60% discount, i.e. it must continue to be calculated on the UNDISCOUNTED schedule amount. Since the stored permit fee = 40% of the undiscounted schedule amount, 2.5% x (40% x undiscounted) = 1.00% x undiscounted exactly. Do not change this rate without also re-deriving it if the underlying discount percentage changes.)). These are included in every estimate on this page.

Do I Need a Permit for a Small Residential Job in Unincorporated Bay County?

Florida's HB 803 (effective July 2026) exempts certain single-family work under $7,500 from permitting statewide, excluding electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, and gas work. Confirm with the building department whether your job qualifies before skipping a permit. Read what HB 803 changed.

Where Do These Fees Come From?

Every figure on this page is sourced from Bay County Building Safety Division 2026 Fee & Fine Schedule (eff. 7/1/2026), as reduced 60% for building permit fees by Res. 4219 (9/16/2025) and Res. 4239 (11/18/2025). See the official schedule. Last verified .

Compare Permit Fees Across Bay County

The same job, priced by each jurisdiction's own fee schedule. Across Bay County's 4 covered jurisdictions, a building permit for a $50,000 remodel runs from $247.68 (Panama City Beach) to $447.50 (Lynn Haven).

JurisdictionBuilding permit ($50k remodel)Roofing permit ($20k re-roof)
Unincorporated Bay County$287.92$77.00
Callaway$250.13$84.00
Lynn Haven$447.50n/a
Panama City Beach$247.68$129.00

Estimates from each jurisdiction's sourced fee schedule, surcharges and minimum fees included. Where a schedule prices by unit, figures assume a 2,000 sq ft (20-square) roof. "n/a" means the fee isn't documented in our sourced data.

New to Florida permit fees? Read our Florida permit fee guide: how schedules are set, the statutory surcharges, and what HB 803 changed in 2026.