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Do you need a permit for plumbing work?

Permits for plumbing jobs are set locally: the city or county building department decides, under the code it has adopted. Below are the official rules and fees we verified, in each department's own words.

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  1. What cities charge for a plumbing work permit
  2. Before you start
  3. Sources

What cities charge for a plumbing work permit

Fee lines as each city’s schedule states them, never added up into a total; how permit fees work explains valuation formulas and minimums.

CityFeeAs the schedule states it
Jacksonville, FLResidential plumbing fixture (incl. hot water tanks), eachincluding hot water tanks or boosters, and washing machines with sewer connection, for each roughing-in and fixture or plugged outlet (fee for new roughing-in includes fixture) · $11.001
Columbus, OHMechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (1, 2, and 3 Family)Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (includes 2 inspections) $2752
Seattle, WAPlumbing/Backflow Permit (Public Health – Seattle & King County)$137 plus $27 per Fixture3
Seattle, WAGas Piping/Medical Gas Permit (Public Health – Seattle & King County)$137 plus $27 per Outlet3
Nashville, TNPlumbing permit minimum feeMinimum fee (each permit) ... $75.004
Nashville, TNPlumbing: each fixture*Plumbing fixtures (each fixture) ... $11.004
Nashville, TNGas/mechanical permit minimum feeB. Permit fees for the installation of gas/mechanical systems, devices, equipment and fixtures, including but not limited to the installation of fixtures, repairs and alterations to existing gas/mechanical installations and systems, shall be as follows: 1. Fee schedule. Minimum fee (each permit) ... $75.004
El Paso, TXPlumbing: Base fee, ea. (non-refundable)$110 plus applicable technology fee5
El Paso, TXGas: Base fee, ea. (non-refundable)$110 plus applicable technology fee5
Las Vegas, NVWater Piping Replacement (each 2,500 sf)23 Water Piping Replacement (each 2,500 sf) (Kitec & repipes) $91 $1396
Boston, MAGas appliances$20, plus $5 per meter.7
Detroit, MIPlumbing installation permit application feeApplication Fee (Non-Refundable) Flat $738
Memphis, TNPlumbing issuancePERMIT ISSUANCE $20.009
Memphis, TNResidential sewer repair or replacementP-1.2.1 RESIDENTIAL SEWER REPAIR OR SEWER REPLACEMENT $30.009
Memphis, TNGas fee, issuanceG-0 FEE ISSUANCE COST PER PERMIT $20.009
Milwaukee, WIPlumbing: each fixture or appliancei. Installation and connection of each plumbing fixture or appliance: $20.10
Tucson, AZTrade Permits (single item, incl. water heater, HVAC, panel, sewer line)$150.0011
Colorado Springs, COTable C trade permit fee not associated with a building permit (row 1)$100 to $500 $50.0012
Colorado Springs, COTable C trade permit fee not associated with a building permit (row 2)$501 to $2,000 $50.00 for the first $500 plus $5.50 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof, up to and including $2,00012
Colorado Springs, COTable C trade permit fee not associated with a building permit (row 3)$2,001 to $5,000 $132.50 for the first $2,000 plus $1.45 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof, up to and including $5,00012
Virginia Beach, VAWater Service Line$50.0013
Virginia Beach, VASewer Service Line$50.0013
Virginia Beach, VAGas permit$50 plus $4 per outlet/shutoff14
Long Beach, CAPlumbing Permit Issuance FeePlumbing Permit Issuance Fee $104 / permit15
Oakland, CAResidential - Plumbing - R3 - Inspection6. Residential - Plumbing - R3 - Inspection · 4.7916
Minneapolis, MNPlumbing permit minimum fee - Residential & CommercialMinimum Fee - Residential & Commercial $85.20 (Includes $1.00 State Surcharge)17
Minneapolis, MNPlumbing - Replacing or extending water distribution pipingReplacing or extending water distribution piping, each 100 lineal feet or fraction thereof $41.4017
Minneapolis, MNGas piping onlyGas Piping Only 1.99% of the value or the minimum fee, whichever is greater17
Tampa, FLNatural & LP Gas PipingNatural & LP Gas Piping 162.00$ 162.00$18
Aurora, COFlat rate: egress window, gas pipe, residential EV charger, residential siding, water heater replacement$99 EACH • Egress Window Installation • Gas Pipe Installation or Modification • Residential EV Charger • Residential Siding Replacement • Water Heater Replacement19

Before you start

Find your city’s plumbing work rule with the permit checker. What to check before you buy materials (city limits, limits in the rule, zoning and HOA rules) and the order of the steps are in how to get a building permit; what an exemption does not cover is in work exempt from a permit.

Sources

  1. City Fees (Categorized by Departments)City of Jacksonville, City Fees page (Building Inspection Division - Section 320.409)Checked November 7, 2026
  2. 2026 Combined Development Related Fee ScheduleCity of Columbus, Department of Building and Zoning ServicesPublished 2026Checked November 7, 2026
  3. Plumbing and Gas Piping Program fees (through 2026)Public Health – Seattle & King County (King County)Effective January 1, 2026Checked November 7, 2026
  4. Codes Fee Schedule (Building-Permit-Fee-Scheudle-2025.pdf)Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, Department of Codes and Building SafetyPosted December 2025Checked November 7, 2026
  5. City of El Paso FY2026-2027 Adopted Budget, FY 2027 Schedule C Departmental Fee ListCity of El Paso, Office of Management & BudgetAdopted August 18, 2026Checked November 7, 2026
  6. City of Las Vegas 2020 Building User Fees (Building & Fee Table)City of Las Vegas, Department of Community Development, Building & Safety DivisionEffective July 1, 2021Checked November 7, 2026
  7. Gas PermitCity of Boston, Inspectional Services DepartmentLast updated September 11, 2026Checked November 7, 2026
  8. City of Detroit BSEED Fee Schedule, Effective January 1, 2024, Modified 7/18/2025City of Detroit, Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department (BSEED)Revised July 18, 2025Checked November 7, 2026
  9. 2022 Fee Schedule, Building Section FeesMemphis and Shelby County Office of Construction Code EnforcementPublished 2022Checked November 8, 2026
  10. Milwaukee Code of Ordinances ch. 200, subchapter 5 (Fees)City of Milwaukee, Department of Neighborhood ServicesRevised November 8, 2024Checked November 8, 2026
  11. Planning and Permitting Fee Schedule (Adopted Year 1 Fee Schedule, FY27)City of Tucson, Planning & Development Services Department (PDSD)Effective July 1, 2026Checked November 7, 2026
  12. Fee Schedule - Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (Appendix B: Fee Schedule, 2023 PPRBC)Pikes Peak Regional Building Department (PPRBD)Effective June 30, 2025Checked November 7, 2026
  13. Residential Building Permit FeesCity of Virginia Beach, Planning & Community Development, Permits & Inspections DivisionRevised July 2025Checked November 7, 2026
  14. Trades Permits | City of Virginia BeachCity of Virginia Beach, Planning & Community Development, Permits & Inspections DivisionChecked November 7, 2026
  15. Plumbing Permit & Plan Review FeesCity of Long Beach, Community Development Department, Building and Safety BureauEffective October 1, 2026Checked November 7, 2026
  16. Fiscal Year 2026-27 Master Fee ScheduleCity of Oakland (Master Fee Schedule, Planning & Building Department section)Effective July 1, 2026Checked November 7, 2026
  17. Minneapolis Plumbing Fee ScheduleCity of Minneapolis, Community Planning & Economic Development (CPED), Construction Code Services / Minneapolis Development ReviewChecked November 7, 2026
  18. Trade Permit Fee ScheduleCity of Tampa, Development & Growth Management Department, Construction Services DivisionLast updated February 16, 2023Checked November 7, 2026
  19. 2026 Flat Rate Fee Permits (Flat-Rate Fee, Revised 08/2026, Form #A175)City of Aurora, Development Services Department, Building DivisionRevised August 2026Checked November 7, 2026