Building Permit Fees in Volusia County, FL (2026)

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

In Unincorporated Volusia County, a $50,000 kitchen remodel runs about $470.60 in permit fees, a $15,000 re-roof about $163.70, an $8,000 HVAC change-out about $116.69, a $12,000 electrical panel upgrade or rewire about $101.00, an $8,000 whole-house repipe about $120.05, and a new $350,000 single-family home about $1,948.47. Totals include the documented surcharges and minimum fees, with unit-priced trades assuming a typical job scope — pick a project to load it in the calculator below.

Covers building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical/HVAC, and roofing permits. Minimum permit fee: $58.30. Fees from Volusia County Fee Schedule 2025–2026 (Building Permits, Housing Code and Mobile Home Permit Fees, Exhibits A–L), last verified July 17, 2026.

Jurisdictions in Volusia County

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

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.

All projects
$58.30 for the first $2,000, tiered rates above (see fee table)
$2,000–$40,000
$58.30 + $7.77 per $1,000
$40,000–$100,000
$353.72 + $5.80 per $1,000
$100,000–$500,000
$701.60 + $3.85 per $1,000
Over $500,000
$2,240.67 + $1.90 per $1,000
Plan review – commercial/multi-family
tiered by job value, capped at 50% of the permit fee, jobs over $5,000 only
$2,000–$5,000
$48.58
$5,000–$10,000
$58.30
$10,000–$50,000
$116.62
$50,000–$100,000
$155.48
$100,000–$200,000
$194.35
Over $200,000
$194.35 + $78.06 per $50,000
Plan review – residential
tiered by job value, capped at 50% of the permit fee, jobs over $5,000 only
$5,000–$10,000
$29.11
$10,000–$50,000
$48.58
$50,000–$100,000
$97.15
$100,000–$150,000
$126.33
Over $150,000
$126.33 + $29.11 per $50,000
State surcharge – BCAIF (§468.631 F.S.)
1.5% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00
State surcharge – building code enforcement (§553.721 F.S.)
1% of the permit fee, minimum $2.00
Application fee – 1–2 family residence (credited toward permit fee)
$194.48
Application fee – commercial building (credited toward permit fee)
$388.71

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

Source

Volusia County Fee Schedule 2025–2026 (Building Permits, Housing Code and Mobile Home Permit Fees, Exhibits A–L)

Schedule effective October 1, 2025. Last verified: July 17, 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 Unincorporated Volusia County are the same either way.

$
$2,500$500,000
Estimated building permit fee
$470.60
Building permit fee$411.72
$58.30 for the first $2,000, tiered rates above (see fee table)
Application fee – 1–2 family residence (not added to total)$194.48
Non-refundable, paid at application; credited to the building permit fee if the permit is obtained before the application expires.
Plan review – residential$48.58
Single family, duplexes, additions and related remodels (under two units). Charged only when valuation exceeds $5,000; capped at half the building permit fee; waived for master plans and Private Provider review (F.S. 553).
State surcharge – BCAIF (§468.631 F.S.)$6.18
Statutory statewide surcharge (1.5% of permit fee, $2 min). Not printed in the county fee schedule; applied per Florida law.
State surcharge – building code enforcement (§553.721 F.S.)$4.12
Statutory statewide surcharge (1.0% of permit fee, $2 min). Not printed in the county fee schedule; applied per Florida law.
Total estimate$470.60

Volusia County determines construction value from the most recent ICC per-square-foot estimates (including the regional modifier) of all areas under roof, by construction type and use — the county’s valuation, not your contract price, drives the fee.

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