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Building Department

501 Main Street South
(3rd Floor)

Southbury, CT 06488
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Fri: 8:00am - 1:00pm

Building Code Fee Schedule


Per Code of Ordinance, Sec. 4-2.
Fees approved by Board of Selectmen on October 15, 2020 and effective November 4, 2020.

No structure within the Town of Southbury shall be erected or enlarged and no structure shall be demolished without obtaining a permit as required by the provisions of the Basic Building Code of the State of Connecticut. No permit shall be issued except upon payment to the Town of Southbury of a fee in an amount set by the Board of Selectmen. The Board of Selectmen may change the amount of the required fees from time to time without amending this ordinance. 

 

Building Permit Fees - One of Two Family Dwellings $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Living Space $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Garage $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Basement (unfinished) $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Basement (finished) $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
All other accessory buildings $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Deck $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Bathrooms $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Chimneys $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Building Permits Commercial $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Mechanical Work - New Construction or Alterations $5.00 per $100 of value for the first $1,000;
above the first $1,000, the fee shall be at the rate of $10 per thousand or portion thereof
Electrical, Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, Swimming Pools $5.00 per $100 of value for the first $1,000;
above the first $1,000, the fee shall be at the rate of $10 per thousand or portion thereof
Moving a Building $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Demolition of Structure $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Construction or Enlargement of Signs $30.00 per first $1,000 of value;
$15.00 for each additional after
Initial Plan Review Included in assessed value
Amended Plan Review 0.00
Certificates of Occupancy Residential $20.00
Commercial $50.00
Re-Inspections $25.00
Photocopies $0.50 per page
Plans or Maps $0.50 per page