Guilford County Inspections Department provides permitting, plan review, and building inspection services for all unincorporated areas of Guilford County and, through contractual agreements, to the towns of Jamestown, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Stokesdale, Summerfield, and Whitsett and the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (PTAA).
Fee Schedules
The following schedule of fees applies to all Commercial Construction and includes permitting and plan review. Fees denoted with an asterisk (*) include all required trade inspections. Permit fees will be doubled if work commences prior to the issuance of a permit.
New Office or Retail Structures - *Base fee $100 plus $0.25 per square foot per unit
New Industrial or Warehouse Structures - *Base fee $100 plus $0.25 per square foot
New Educational, Assembly or Institutional Structures - *Base fee $1,000 plus $0.20 per square foot
New Multi-Family Structures - *$250 per dwelling unit
Addition or Alteration/Upfit - $0.25 per square foot added/altered plus Trade Fee(s)
Exterior Upfit
Construction Cost | Permit Fee |
|---|---|
$1 to $9,999 | $35 (minimum permit fee) |
$10,000 to $49,999 | $35 + $5/1000 square feet |
$50,000 to $99,999 | $200 + $4/1000 square feet |
$100,000 to $499,999 | $350 + $3/1000 square feet |
$500,000 | $1,150 + $2/1000 square feet |
Change of Occupancy - Trade Fee(s)
Communication Tower Collocate - $250 per unit
Accessory Building/Structure - $0.35 per heated square foot plus Trade fee(s), $0.20 per unheated square foot plus Trade fee(s) or Minimum of $75
Swimming Pool - $135 (Includes Elect)
Sign - $100 per sign (Includes Elect)
Machinery/Equipment - $10 per unit
Utility - Trade Fee(s)
Above Ground Storage Tank - Trade Fee(s)
Open Assembly - Trade Fee(s)
Demolition Permit - $100
Stocking CO Permit - $100
ABC Inspection - $75
Temporary Power - $40 per unit/meter
Permit Re-Issuance - Trade Fee(s)
Re-Inspection Fee - $50
The following schedule of fees applies to all Residential Construction and includes permitting and applicable plan review. Fees denoted with an asterisk (*) include all required trade inspections. Permit fees will be doubled if work commences prior to the issuance of a permit.
New Single-Family Detached Structures - *Base fee $150 plus $0.35 per heated square foot
New Single-Family Attached Structures (Duplex, Townhouse) - *Base fee $150 plus $0.35 per heated square foot per unit
Addition or Alteration/Upfit - $0.35 per heated square foot added/altered plus Trade fee(s), $0.20 per unheated square foot added/altered plus Trade fee(s) or Minimum of $75
Modular Home - *$250
Moved Home - $175
Manufactured Home - *$175
Homeowner Recovery Fund - $10 when a General Contractor applies for any single-family residential dwelling unit or the alteration there of.
Accessory Building/Structure - $0.35 per heated square foot plus Trade fee(s), $0.20 per unheated square foot plus Trade fee(s) or Minimum of $40
Decks - Trade Fee(s)
Swimming Pool - $135 (Includes Elect)
Sign - $50.00 per sign (Includes Elect)
Demolition Permit - $75
Permit Re-Issuance - Trade Fee(s)
Re-Inspection Fee - $50
The following schedule of fees applies to all Trades and includes permitting, applicable plan review, and required trade inspections. Permit fees will be doubled if work commences prior to the issuance of a permit.
Building - $75.00
Electrical - $75.00
Plumbing - $75.00
Mechanical - $75.00
Fuel Piping - $75.00
Gas Logs - $75.00
Mechanical with Fuel (same contractor) - $75.00
Permit Re-Issuance - Trade Fee(s)
Re-Inspection Fee - $50