City of Hialeah building permits

City of Hialeah’s fee schedule: City of Hialeah — Building Department Fee Schedule, effective 20 March 2026, effective Effective 20 March 2026 (Issued by the Building Department; the schedule reserves the Department’s right to set a fee for any service not otherwise provided for, by reference to charges in other jurisdictions and subject to the Building Official’s final determination).

Fees are worked out from: A non-refundable upfront fee is charged on every building permit application, set by work type: electrical, mechanical and plumbing at one rate; residential new construction, residential additions/alterations and repairs, commercial new construction, commercial addition/alteration, and minor and large repairs each at their own; Plan revision after the permit issues: a minimum by residential or commercial, plus 2 per cent of any increased work value; Miami-Dade County Code Compliance fee at 0.60 per 1,000 of estimated construction valuation.

Minimums: Minimum for Group R3 (single family or duplex) up to 20 pages, and a higher minimum for all other uses, both recorded as amounts below.

Charged on top: A State of Florida surcharge of 2.5 per cent of the base permit fee for radon and code-administrator regulation, with a minimum; A Technology fee of 10 per cent of the base fee on ALL permits; Scanning fees per page, at one rate for letter size and a higher one for drawings; Additional inspection charge after two of each type; overtime inspections carry a substantial minimum; A rework fee where corrections previously indicated for a discipline were not made; Interest at 10 per cent per annum on unpaid amounts, which the Director may waive in whole or part where public safety requires.