Do you need an electrical permit in Florida?

Brevard's Residential Electrical Permit Application fee table lists a Building Code Review fee of $75.00 for the first $1,000 of job value plus $3.25 per $1,000 thereafter, plus a $25.00 Application Processing Fee and state surcharges of 1.5% (BCA) and 1% (FBC). No effective date is shown.

last checked 8 Aug 2026

Electrical permit is the greater of a $125 minimum base fee or 3.0% of job value, per Section 40.30 of the Building Permits Fee Schedule (Ord. 2025-038, eff. 5-1-25)

last checked 18 Jun 2026

At application: flat fee $90, plus a building fee of 0.004 x ICC valuation (if valuation is $50,000 or more) and a 0.025 x building-fee surcharge.

last checked 8 Aug 2026

FY24/25 Building Fee Schedule, Electrical Permits (Section 208.2), effective January 1, 2025: new residential/mobile home minimum fee $50.00; ampere-service fees from $50.00 (100 amp) to $150.00 (400 amp); electrical sub-feeds $50.00 per tier; existing residential minimum fee $50.00, additional ampere service $0.50 each, panel-run additions/alterations $2.25, air conditioning or electric heat (each) $20.00, and each outlet or lighting connection $0.50. (Resolution No. 2023/2024-97, effective October 1, 2024.)

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Fee Schedule (Resolution 2025-231, effective January 1, 2026), Electrical Permit Review Fees: valuation up to $4,999.99, "$100.00 plus applicable inspection fees as required"; "The minimum for any electrical permit review fee shall be $150.00 per unit or tenant space plus applicable inspection fees as required."

last checked 8 Aug 2026

Electric, Other: $165.00; Low Voltage Electric: $126.56, per Resolution No. 2026-037 (effective March 3, 2026).

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Residential Electrical (General) trade permit fee is $130 flat for inspection-only work with no plan review, full fee due at submission, per Building Permit Fee Schedule effective October 5, 2024

last checked 18 Jun 2026

City Fees schedule (Municipal Code Section 320.409), Electrical Permit Fees, new single-family residential occupancy: $170.00 for a 0-100, 101-150, or 151-200 ampere service, plus $20.00 for each additional 50 amperes or fractional part; a temporary service is $80.00.

last checked 8 Aug 2026

Residential Trades - Electric, Plumbing, Mechanical, Gas (to include new, change-outs, upgrades): $0.03 per square foot, $100 minimum, per the county's FY 2026 Adopted Fee Schedule (Office of Building Services). Electrical work shares this single combined trade-fee line with plumbing, mechanical, and gas; the schedule does not price it separately.

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Fee schedule effective 2026-04-15: $50 application fee and $35 technology fee per application plus an operational support fee; electrical trade plan review $35 initial, inspections $75 per record covering up to 2 inspections

last checked 19 Jul 2026

Fee Schedule, Residential Plan Review/Inspection (sq ft based): Electrical Plan Review $0.10 per sq ft, Electrical Inspection $0.09 per sq ft; standalone trade permits: "Electrical Only Permit Fee $135.00" or "Electrical Minimum Base Fee $90.00" for multi-trade projects.

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Manatee County Development Services Building Fee Schedule, effective 04/01/2023 (R-23-043, R-23-045, R-23-046): Electrical Express (Residential Only) $133; Electrical Standard $133 for residential t-poles, owner-performed work, and commercial alteration, new, renovation, or other work.

last checked 8 Aug 2026

Res Electrical Scope: $100.00, per Resolution 25-R-295 (effective Oct. 1, 2025).

last checked 8 Aug 2026

Residential wiring for new construction, additions, repairs and alterations is $0.11 per square foot of the master permit floor area subject to a $227.90 minimum electrical permit fee, per the county electrical fee sheet (rev 10/25)

last checked 18 Jun 2026

Minimum Electrical Permit fee is $38 flat, scaling with service amperage for new or upgraded service, for example $75 for a 0-150 amp single-phase 240V service, per the FY2025-26 Fee Directory

last checked 18 Jun 2026

Appendix A's Electrical Permit Fees section lists a $125.00 base fee, plus 'Service - Up to 200 AMP' $45.00, 'Service - Each additional 100 AMP up to 1200 AMP' $3.00, 'Service - Each Sub-Feed Panel or Sub-Meter' $4.50, and 'Service - Temporary' $22.50. A separate 'Low Voltage Electric Permit' is $40.00, cited to F.S. 553.793(5). Effective October 1, 2025, per Resolution #25-036R.

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Charged by value of construction with a $75 minimum, per the PZB Building Division fee schedule

last checked 6 Jul 2026

Base fee $45; $10 per system component or feature; low voltage $2 per termination point; alternate method $40 for the first $1,000 of valuation plus $2 per additional $1,000 per posted fee Resolution 18-17

last checked 19 Jul 2026

No flat generic electrical line; the fee defaults to a $100 minimum per required inspection plus $125 minimum plan review when applicable, unless the work matches a listed item, per Electrical Stand Alone Permit Fees section VI of the FY26 BDRS schedule

last checked 6 Jul 2026

Residential electrical permit fee is $85.00 per Construction Fees Resolution 17-025; fees due at permit issuance.

last checked 19 Jul 2026

Resolution No. 2025-29 lists, under Electrical Permits, New Construction, 'Electrical Wiring Permit up to 800 amp (per unit)' at $67.00 (single-family detached) / $133.00 (all other construction), with a higher tier above 800 amp at $150.00 / $300.00.

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Electrical permit fee (single family residential new construction, includes T-pole): $180.00; Base Electrical permit fee (other) $45.00 plus $6.00 per $1,000 value of work. Per the Section 20.10 fee schedule (Resolution 2024-R-139, adopted Dec. 12, 2023).

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Electrical Permit Fees (F.S. 553-80): Permit Issuance Fee $11.00, plus itemized charges such as Simple Permanent Service or Feeder Panel $24.00, Construction Temporary Service $24.00, and Service Change/Increase Amps $19.00 (plus $42.00 if over 800 amps), per St. Johns County's Schedule of Fees and Services, Exhibit A (amended 07/21/2026).

last checked 13 Aug 2026

Volusia County Building Permit Fee Schedule (Resolution 2005-191, as revised October 1, 2025), Exhibit B, Electrical Permit Fee Schedule: "BUILDINGS: All Electrical Permits - Minimum Fee ..... $58.30 (Includes all electrical wiring or fixture installations)", with additional per-ampere fees for new or increased service.

last checked 8 Aug 2026