Building Permit Fees in Melbourne, FL (2026)

In Melbourne, a $50,000 kitchen remodel runs about $599.84 in permit fees, a $15,000 re-roof about $253.34, an $8,000 HVAC change-out about $184.75, a $12,000 electrical panel upgrade or rewire about $223.80, an $8,000 whole-house repipe about $184.75, and a new $350,000 single-family home about $2,726.45. Totals include the documented surcharges and minimum fees — pick a project to load it in the calculator below.

Covers building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, and roofing permits. Minimum permit fee: $65.00. Fees from City of Melbourne Building Permit Fees (Effective July 1, 2025), last verified July 19, 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.

Standard (Valuation-Based)

tiered rates (see fee table)

$0–$1,000

$65.00

$1,000–$50,000

$65.00 + $6.50 per $1,000

$50,000–$100,000

$383.50 + $5.50 per $1,000

$100,000–$500,000

$653.00 + $4.50 per $1,000

Over $500,000

$2,448.50 + $3.50 per $1,000

FL Building Code Surcharge – BCAIB/DBPR (F.S. 468.631)

1.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00

FL Building Code Surcharge – DCA/Florida Building Commission (F.S. 553.721)

1% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00

Life Safety Fee

25% of the permit fee

Plan Check Fee

50% of the permit fee

Technology Fee

$15.00

Building Permit Review Fee (Community Development & Engineering Dept.) (if applicable)

$25.00‡

Multi-Trade Surcharge (if applicable)

$35.00

‡ Awaiting confirmation from the jurisdiction.

Source

City of Melbourne Building Permit Fees (Effective July 1, 2025)

Official fee schedule

Schedule effective July 1, 2025. Last verified: July 19, 2026

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 Melbourne are the same either way.

Job value ($)

$500$100,000

Estimated electrical permit fee

$223.80

Electrical permit fee$136.50

tiered rates (see fee table)

FL Building Code Surcharge – BCAIB/DBPR (F.S. 468.631)$2.05

Statewide Florida surcharge funding the Building Code Administrators and Inspectors Board / DBPR Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund: 1.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00 per permit. Applies to all Florida Building Code enforcement permits statewide, including City of Melbourne. This is a SEPARATE fee from the F.S. 553.721 surcharge above — both apply on the same permit.

FL Building Code Surcharge – DCA/Florida Building Commission (F.S. 553.721)$2.00

Statewide Florida Building Code surcharge funding the Florida Building Commission and Florida Building Code Compliance and Mitigation Program: 1% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00 per permit. Applies to all Florida Building Code enforcement permits statewide, including City of Melbourne. Verified directly against current statute text at leg.state.fl.us (not the outdated 2010 BOAF guideline, which cited an older 1.5% rate for this portion).

Plan Check Fee$68.25

Plan check fee: 50% of the permit fee, per source. Applies to construction-related permits generally (source does not state a residential exclusion for this fee, unlike the Life Safety Fee).

Technology Fee$15.00

Technology fee: $15.00 per each permit, per source.

Total estimate$223.80

Melbourne calculates permit fees from the estimated cost of construction — the greater of the contracted price or current ICC building valuation data — applied against a tiered fee table.

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

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