NEW! DPD now offers an Excel fee estimator to help you approximate your construction intake and issuance fees. DPD is offering this online fee estimate service to help reduce the number of trips applicants must make to our downtown office.

• 2008 Fee Estimator 
  NOTE: The amounts provided through this tool may not be accurate if the values entered in the tool are incorrect. DPD will accept intake fees that fall reasonably close to the correct amount required. All fees must be paid in their entirety before a permit can be issued.

Pay Online! and "Skip the Trip" downtown. You calculated your approximate fees online, and you submitted your project. After those steps are complete, check our Online Services web page to pay your fees online as well!

Fee Subtitles
Related fee materials are posted below in Adobe PDF format (download free Acrobat Reader).  Only file sizes over 1MB are specified.

• 2007 Fee Subtitle (1.5MB)
  *Fee subtitle has not changed for 2008.  

2008 Related Fee Documents
Documents associated with the Fee Subtitle include a DPD Director's Rule which implements the Fee Subtitle, a Building Valuation Data Table, and a Comparison BVD Table for the years 2004 through 2007.  NOTE: These are included in the electronic version of the 2007 Fee Subtitle listed above, but are also available here individually.

• Director's Rule 1-2008, "Implementation of the Fee Subtitle," becomes effective January 1, 2008, and supersedes DR 1-2006 and DR 1-2007.
• Fee Comparison 2007-2008
• Building Valuation Data (BVD) Table 2008

Fee Documents Archive

• Director's Rule 1-2007, "Implementation of the Fee Subtitle," becomes effective January 1, 2007, and supersedes DR 1-2005 and DR 1-2006.
• Director's Rule 2-2007, "Implementation of the Fee Subtitle, Building Valuation Data" becomes effective January 1, 2007.
• Fee Comparison 2006-2007
• Building Valuation Data (BVD) Table 2007
• Comparison BVD Table, 2004 - 2007
• Fee Worksheet 2007 (unchanged from 2006)
• 2005 Fee Subtitle Amended for 2006
• 2005 Fee Subtitle (1.5MB)
• 2004 Fee Subtitle (1.8MB)
• Director's Rule 1-2006, "Implementation of the Fee Subtitle," becomes effective Jan. 1, 2006, and supersedes only portions of DR 1-2005
• Director's Rule 1-2005, "Implementation of the Fee Subtitle," becomes effective Jan. 1, 2005, and supersedes DR 1-2004
• Director's Rule 1-2004,"Implementation of the Fee Subtitle," became effective March 1, 2004, and superseded DR 20-2002

Fee Estimates
Fees are based on a number of components that depend on the nature and scope of any given project or situation. Final fees are not determined until a permit is issued.

• Building Permits - If you are applying for a building permit and know the square footage and occupancy of what you plan to build, you can get an estimate at the top of this page in the Excel 2007 Fee Estimator, or from a permit specialist--available in person during normal business hours in our Applicant Services Center.
• Land Use Permits - If you are applying for a land use permit, call or visit our Public Resource Center, (206) 684-8467, during normal business hours.
• Over-the-Counter (OTC) Permits - Contact OTC staff at (206) 684-8464.
• Fire Review & Inspection - Contact Fire Dept. staff at (206) 386-1447 or call the Fire Marshal at (206) 386-1451.

News Archive

• December 21, 2006 - "Development Permit Fee Increases in 2007"
• January 19, 2006 - "Few Fee Changes for 2006"
• December 21, 2004 - "Most Development Fees Increasing in 2005"
• February 11, 2004 - "Overview of DPD's 2004 Fee Changes"
• December 12, 2002 - "Development Fees to Increase Jan. 1, 2003; New Fire Department Fees to be Collected"
• July 12, 2002 - "Fee Changes Take Effect July 13"
• August 27, 2001 -"Fee Changes Affect Land Use, Site Review, and Electrical, Beginning August 26"
• January 5, 2001 - "Minimal DPD Fee Changes Scheduled for January 2001"