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Building Permit Fees in Melbourne Beach, FL (2026)

In Melbourne Beach, a $50,000 remodel (building permit) runs about $717.50 in permit fees, a $15,000 re-roof about $358.75, an $8,000 HVAC change-out about $246.00, a $12,000 electrical panel upgrade or rewire about $328.00, an $8,000 whole-house repipe about $246.00, and a new $350,000 single-family home about $2,511.25. Totals include the documented surcharges and minimum fees. Each figure is that single permit only — a job that combines trades (a kitchen remodel with electrical and plumbing work, say) pays each applicable permit. Pick a project to load it in the calculator below.

Covers building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, and roofing permits. Minimum permit fee: $75.00. Fees from Town of Melbourne Beach Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 2024-04, Exhibit A (eff. 2024-08-21), last verified July 23, 2026.

Fee details

Every documented rule for each permit type, straight from the official schedule. The calculator below uses the default rule; variants are listed for reference.

Roofing Permit Fees in Melbourne Beach

All projects
tiered rates (see fee table), minimum $75.00 (printed $79 minimum = $75 + the two $2 statutory surcharge minimums, charged separately below)†
$0–$2,500
$75.00
$2,500–$10,000
$75.00 + $0.03 per unit
$10,000–$100,000
$300.00 + $0.01 per unit
$100,000–$500,000
$1,200.00 + $0.01 per unit
Over $500,000
$3,200.00 + $0.00 per unit
FL Statutory Surcharge – Building Code Admin (F.S. 553.721)
1% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00
FL Statutory Surcharge – DBPR (F.S. 468.631)
1.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00

† Corroborated across official sources, but not printed line-for-line in the linked schedule.

Source

Town of Melbourne Beach Fee Schedule, Resolution No. 2024-04, Exhibit A (eff. 2024-08-21)

Official fee schedule

How Melbourne Beach values a job: Chargeable valuation is the total cost to the owner for the completed construction (design, labor, materials, and contractor/subcontractor profit); if the Building Official finds the stated value unrealistic, the latest ICC Building Valuation Table is used instead.

Schedule effective August 21, 2024. Last verified: July 23, 2026

Fee calculator

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

Permit type
Project type

Fees in Melbourne Beach are the same either way.

Kind of work

Fees in Melbourne Beach are the same either way.

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$500$100,000
Estimated roofing permit fee
$358.75
Roofing permit fee$350.00
tiered rates (see fee table), minimum $75.00 (printed $79 minimum = $75 + the two $2 statutory surcharge minimums, charged separately below)
FL Statutory Surcharge – Building Code Admin (F.S. 553.721)$3.50
Statutory Building Code enforcement surcharge (F.S. 553.721). Source prints only the 1% rate and explicitly scopes it to ALL permits (not building-only); the $2 statutory per-surcharge minimum is not itemized in the source but is applied here per the statute itself, consistent with standard modeling used across other loaded jurisdictions. Computed on the permit fee after the $79 minimum floor is applied, per standard practice.
FL Statutory Surcharge – DBPR (F.S. 468.631)$5.25
Statutory DBPR surcharge (F.S. 468.631). Source prints only the 1.50% rate and explicitly scopes it to ALL permits (not building-only); the $2 statutory per-surcharge minimum is not itemized in the source but is applied here per the statute itself, consistent with standard modeling used across other loaded jurisdictions. Computed on the permit fee after the $79 minimum floor is applied, per standard practice.
Total estimate$358.75

Chargeable valuation is the total cost to the owner for the completed construction (design, labor, materials, and contractor/subcontractor profit); if the Building Official finds the stated value unrealistic, the latest ICC Building Valuation Table is used instead.

Estimate only. Confirm with the Melbourne Beach building department before applying.

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