Lake City, FL Permit Fees (2026)
Building permit fees and building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, and roofing permit fees for Lake City, straight from the official fee schedule, with a free permit fee calculator below.
In Lake City, a building permit for a $50,000 remodel runs $371.57 in permit fees, a $20,000 re-roof $159.00, an HVAC change-out $89.00, an electrical panel upgrade or rewire $129.00, and a $10,000 whole-house repipe $89.00. Totals include the documented surcharges and minimum fees; where the schedule prices by unit, figures assume one unit and one panel. 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.
Jump to Permit Fee CalculatorCity of Lake City, FL Current Permit Fees (Ord. 2025-2323, adopted 2025-09-03)
Covers building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, and roofing permits.
Call the building department at (386) 719-5754.
How Lake City values a job: New construction, additions, and commercial build-outs and renovations are valued from the building's conditioned and unconditioned floor area using the ICC Building Valuation Data table the city posts; residential renovations and the stated-valuation permits are valued at the applicant's stated cost of construction.
Schedule effective September 3, 2025. Last verified: September 26, 2026
This schedule predates Florida's HB 803 (July 2026). Jurisdictions statewide are adopting updated schedules; we check sources weekly. What HB 803 changed
Lake City Permit Fee Schedule
Every documented rule for each permit type, straight from the official schedule.
Electrical Permit Fees in Lake City
Homeowners and contractors planning a project check Lake City electrical permit fees here first. One sponsor per trade, flat monthly rate.
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Pick a permit type and adjust the job value. Total updates instantly, itemized below.
8 documented rates for this permit type; pick the one that matches your job.
Estimate only. Confirm with the Lake City building department before applying. Phone: (386) 719-5754. Permit fees only; excludes impact fees, utility connection charges, and other non-permit charges.
Homeowners and contractors planning a project check Lake City electrical permit fees here first. One sponsor per trade, flat monthly rate.
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Lake City's Growth Management Department (Building Safety) issues building, roofing, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and other construction permits for property inside the city limits. Contractors registered with the City apply, track permit progress, pay by credit card and schedule inspections through the City's New World ePermits (e-Permitting) portal; new contractors first file the Contractors Registration Form. Application forms for each permit type are on the Permit Forms page, and plans and documents can be sent through the department's Send Files to Us web form or brought to the Growth Management Office at 173 NW Hillsboro St. Commercial building permit packets are reviewed by the Lake City Fire Department at the same time, and fire fees are paid directly to the Fire Department. Inspections are scheduled through e-Permitting or the Building Inspection Hotline at (386) 719-5748; AC change-outs, garage doors, water heaters and roofs can be inspected virtually with the VuSpex GO app. Owners using a private provider file the City's private provider notice forms with the permit application.
Source: Lake City application instructions
- Phone
- (386) 719-5754 (Growth Management main)
- Inspections
- (386) 719-5748 (Building Inspection Hotline)
- Permit Technicians
- (386) 719-5750, (386) 719-5751
- permits@lcfla.com
- Address
- Growth Management Office, 173 NW Hillsboro St., Lake City, FL 32055
- Hours
- Monday to Friday
- Building Official
- Scott Thomason, Building Official / Director, (386) 719-5752
- Source
- Official contact page
Lake City Permit Fee FAQs
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Other Jurisdictions in Columbia County
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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. Pulling a commercial permit or a small residential job? See what HB 803 lets you save. Wondering whether fees changed this year? See which Florida fee schedules are new.