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El Dorado County

El Dorado County Planning and Building Department

In short

El Dorado County Planning and Building Department issues 2 permits we publish for El Dorado County, last verified 2026-10-27. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.

What this agency issues

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Building Permit — unincorporated El Dorado Countyonly if it applies to youEl Dorado County Planning and Building DepartmentPer Ordinance 5238, Exhibit A (adopted August 19, 2025): building and trade (plumbing, mechanical, electrical) permits 0.0130 × valuation, with a minimum of $167; plan reviews, revisions and resubmittals and additional inspections $167 per hour. Current Planning review of building permits: non-residential new construction $988; tenant improvement with a change in use or occupancy $618; tenant improvement without a change $371; wall signs $371. Added to the county permit fee: General Plan Implementation Fee 7.59%; Technology Enhancement/Improvement Fee 2.45%; Technology Surcharge Fee 3.20%.Per permit2026-10-27
Planning Zoning Letter for ABC License Applicationsonly if it applies to youEl Dorado County Planning and Building Department$247 per letter (Ordinance 5238, Exhibit A: "ABC License Verification, DMV Zoning, and HCD Compliance")Per letter2026-10-27

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

About each permit

Building Permit — unincorporated El Dorado County

New construction, a tenant improvement or a remodel of business premises in unincorporated El Dorado County needs a building permit from the Planning and Building Department's Building Division (2850 Fairlane Court, Placerville, (530) 621-5315; South Lake Tahoe (530) 573-3330). The amounts above come from Ordinance 5238, which the Board of Supervisors adopted on August 19, 2025 and whose Exhibit A fees took effect sixty days after adoption; the Building Division's fees page lists it as the 'Updated Fee Schedule' together with the current valuation table. The fees page states: 'HALF OF THE BUILDING PERMIT FEE AND THE ENTIRE PLANNING FEE ARE COLLECTED AT TIME OF PERMIT APPLICATION.' Inside Placerville or South Lake Tahoe, that city's own building department issues the permit instead.

Planning Zoning Letter for ABC License Applications

Alcohol licenses are issued by the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; the Treasurer-Tax Collector's BL-100 FAQ states: 'If you plan to sell or serve alcoholic beverages, contact the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC).' Where a zoning letter from the county is needed for an ABC application in the unincorporated area, Ordinance 5238, Exhibit A lists 'ABC License Verification, DMV Zoning, and HCD Compliance' at $247, a Planning fee. Ordinance 5238 was adopted by the Board of Supervisors on August 19, 2025, and its Exhibit A fees took effect sixty days after adoption. Contact the Planning and Building Department, (530) 621-5355 (Placerville) or (530) 573-3300 (South Lake Tahoe).

Contact

Jurisdiction
El Dorado County
Phone
(530) 621-5315

Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.

Sources

Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.

  1. BL-100 Business License Frequently Asked QuestionsEl Dorado County Treasurer-Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. Fees — Building DivisionEl Dorado County Planning and Building Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  3. Ordinance 5238 — El Dorado County Schedule of Fees and Charges for the Planning and Building DepartmentEl Dorado County Board of Supervisors · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27

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