Building Permit Fees in Brevard County, FL (2026)

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

In Unincorporated Brevard County, a building permit for a $50,000 remodel runs $275.10 in permit fees, a $20,000 re-roof $175.80, a $10,000 HVAC change-out $143.25, a $10,000 electrical panel upgrade or rewire $143.25, and a $10,000 whole-house repipe $143.25. Totals include the documented surcharges and minimum fees. 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

Brevard County per-trade permit fee pages (brevardfl.gov, 13 pages) + FY 2025-26 Fire Rescue rates resolution (Legistar)

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

Official Fee Schedule

How Unincorporated Brevard County values a job: Brevard County calculates the Building Code Review fee on the job's construction value; for new construction it uses the greater of the contract construction value or the latest ICC Building Valuation Data table value.

Last verified: July 22, 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 Brevard County

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

Unincorporated Brevard CountyCape Canaveral Cocoa Beach Indian Harbour Beach Melbourne Melbourne Beach Melbourne Village Rockledge Satellite Beach Titusville West Melbourne

Unincorporated Brevard County Permit Fee Schedule

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

Building Permit Fees in Unincorporated Brevard County

Residential (1–2 family)

$75.00 for the first $1,000, plus $3.25 per additional $1,000 of job value or fraction thereof

Commercial / 3+ units

$100.00 for the first $1,000, plus $5.25 per additional $1,000 of job value or fraction thereof

Address Assignment (new construction)

$60.00

Address Assignment (commercial) (new construction)

$100.00

Application Processing Fee

$25.00

Concurrency Review (new construction)

$79.00

Concurrency Review (commercial) (new construction)

$175.00

Fire Prevention Review – base

$54.00 (FY 2025-26 adopted rate; the county's web pages still print the superseded $52 + 0.34%)

Fire Prevention Review – percent of job value

0.35% of job value (FY 2025-26 adopted rate; the county's web pages still print the superseded $52 + 0.34%)

FL Building Code Administrators surcharge (F.S. 468.631)

1.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00 (county computes on the permit fee plus the $35 application fees)

FL Building Code surcharge (F.S. 553.721)

1% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00 (county computes on the permit fee plus the $35 application fees)

Land Development Review (new construction)

$240.00

Unlicensed Contractor Activity Enforcement Fee

$10.00

Zoning Review (new construction)

$36.00

Zoning Review (commercial) (new construction)

$210.00

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Unincorporated Brevard 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

Fees in Unincorporated Brevard County are the same either way.

Job value ($)

$2,500$500,000

Estimated building permit fee

$275.10

Building permit fee$234.25

$75.00 for the first $1,000, plus $3.25 per additional $1,000 of job value or fraction thereof

Application Processing Fee$25.00

FL Building Code Administrators surcharge (F.S. 468.631)$3.51

FL Building Code surcharge (F.S. 553.721)$2.34

Unlicensed Contractor Activity Enforcement Fee$10.00

Total Estimate$275.10

Brevard County calculates the Building Code Review fee on the job's construction value; for new construction it uses the greater of the contract construction value or the latest ICC Building Valuation Data table value.

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

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Unincorporated Brevard County Permit Fee FAQs

How Much Is a Building Permit in Unincorporated Brevard County?

The building permit for a $50,000 residential remodel runs $275.10, including the documented surcharges and minimum fees. The estimate is built from Unincorporated Brevard 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 Brevard County?

The roofing permit for a $20,000 residential re-roof runs $175.80, based on Unincorporated Brevard County's sourced fee schedule.

How Are Permit Fees Calculated in Unincorporated Brevard County?

A residential building permit is $75.00 for the first $1,000, plus $3.25 per additional $1,000 of job value or fraction thereof. Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical / HVAC, and Roofing permits scale with the value of the job. 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 Brevard County?

On top of the base permit fee, the sourced schedule adds FL Building Code Administrators surcharge (F.S. 468.631) (1.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00 (county computes on the permit fee plus the $35 application fees)) and FL Building Code surcharge (F.S. 553.721) (1% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00 (county computes on the permit fee plus the $35 application fees)). These are included in every estimate on this page.

Do I Need a Permit for a Small Residential Job in Unincorporated Brevard 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 Brevard County per-trade permit fee pages (brevardfl.gov, 13 pages) + FY 2025-26 Fire Rescue rates resolution (Legistar). See the official schedule. Last verified July 22, 2026.

Compare Permit Fees Across Brevard County

The same job, priced by each jurisdiction's own fee schedule. Across Brevard County's 11 covered jurisdictions, a building permit for a $50,000 remodel runs from $64.00 (Indian Harbour Beach) to $717.50 (Melbourne Beach).

Jurisdiction	Building permit ($50k remodel)	Roofing permit ($20k re-roof)
Unincorporated Brevard County	$275.10	$175.80
Cape Canaveral	$577.90	$338.49
Cocoa Beach	$367.98	$183.69
Indian Harbour Beach	$64.00	$226.98
Melbourne	$599.84	$302.58
Melbourne Beach	$717.50	$410.00
Melbourne Village	$491.33	$202.31
Rockledge	$404.88	$174.25
Satellite Beach	$550.91	$265.24
Titusville	$397.70	$213.20
West Melbourne	$472.75	$114.00

Estimates from each jurisdiction's sourced fee schedule, surcharges and minimum fees included. Where a schedule prices by unit, figures assume a 200 sq ft remodel area. "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.