By PermitNotebook Research 6 tracked changes across 6 jurisdictions
Rule and fee changes we catch while verifying pages against official sources, newest first. Every entry cites the statute, ordinance, or schedule it comes from, and links to the jurisdictions it affects.
Bellevue, WA 2026-07-25
Ord. 6879, effective 2026-01-01
Effective January 1, 2026, Bellevue, Washington charges a flat $290 issuance fee for standard re-roof permits under Ordinance 6879, its 2026 development services fee schedule.
Howard County, MD 2026-07-25
CB24-2025 (Bill No. 24-2025), effective 2025-09-07
Effective September 7, 2025, Howard County's updated building code exempts sheds up to 200 square feet and fences up to 7 feet from permits, with no exemptions for structures in the floodplain.
Broward County, FL 2026-07-25
Ord. 2025-038, effective 2025-05-01
Effective May 1, 2025, Broward County's Ordinance 2025-038 sets a $125 minimum permit fee and charges structural, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing permits at 3.0 percent of job value up to $10 million.
Nashville-Davidson County, TN 2026-07-25
BL2022-1215 (Metro Fee Schedule Legislation)
Nashville's Department of Codes and Building Safety published an updated Building Permit Fee Schedule to nashville.gov in December 2025, replacing a rate sheet that had been posted online since April 2010.
Florida 2026-07-25
ch. 2026-63 (HB 803), F.S. 553.79, effective 2026-07-01
Starting July 1, 2026, Florida local governments must exempt minor single-family home work under $7,500 from permits, unless it is electrical, plumbing, structural, mechanical, gas work, or on a flood hazard parcel.
Montgomery County, MD 2026-07-25
FY27 Fee Schedule (Council-approved FY27 Budget), effective 2026-07-01
Montgomery County's Department of Permitting Services published new fee schedules covering July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, raising costs across residential construction, electrical, and mechanical permits.