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Collier County Growth Management Community Development, Building Division

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Collier County Growth Management Community Development, Building Division issues 2 permits we publish for Collier County, last verified 2026-10-15. 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
Certificate of Use (PRCU) or Commercial Alteration Permit (PRCS)only if it applies to youCollier County Growth Management Community Development, Building DivisionThe Certificate of Use page states no dollar amount, and the fee schedule adopted by Resolution No. 2025-231 publishes no separate Certificate of Use line; contact the GMCD Building Division for the amount charged for a PRCU, or price a PRCS under the building permit fees.one-time per business occupancy of a commercial space; a change of occupancy, use or tenant needs a new approval2026-10-15
Building Permit — Commercial Build-Out or Alteration (GMCD Building Division)only if it applies to youCollier County Growth Management Community Development, Building DivisionUnder Resolution No. 2025-231 (effective January 1, 2026): the permit fee is the sum of all trade plan review fees plus inspection fees (§ M.1); estimated application fees are non-refundable and a minimum of $100.00 (§ M.2). Structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical review: valuation up to $4,999.99, $100.00 plus inspections; new construction $0.11 per square foot of total area, minimum $150.00 (§§ N–Q). Electrical and mechanical review minimum $150.00 per unit or tenant space plus inspections (§§ O.4, Q.4). Grease traps: an additional $50.00 for each grease trap (§ P.7). Floodplain review $50.00 (§ N.5). Inspections: $110.00 per required or partial inspection and $110.00 per re-inspection (§ AA). Planning review of building permit applications: complex (more than one trade) $75.00, basic (no trade or one trade) $50.00 per application (§ L.9). Work started without a required permit is charged 2x the regular fee in the cases listed in § BB.one-time per construction project2026-10-15

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

Certificate of Use (PRCU) or Commercial Alteration Permit (PRCS)

The county's Certificate of Use page, headed "What Lessees Need to Know Before Occupying a New Commercial Space", states: "You will need either a Certificate of Use (PRCU) or Commercial Alteration (PRCS) building permit. You do not need both if you indicate that you are changing Occupancy, Use, or tenant on the PRCS permit." For all commercial businesses in unincorporated Collier County it also requires Zoning Certificate approval through the GMCD Public Portal, and states that "A fire inspection from your local fire department district, and an approved certificate of use permit from the Building Division will also be required." The page lists the documents to gather: a dimensional floor plan of the unit, a fire certificate from the local fire district, and the issued zoning certificate for the approved use. It tells the lessee to determine whether any alterations (plumbing, lighting, exit signs, walls) are needed for the intended use, which would be permitted under a PRCS. No amount is published on the page.

Building Permit — Commercial Build-Out or Alteration (GMCD Building Division)

A restaurant hood and grease trap, salon sinks and ventilation, a new storefront or any other build-out or alteration in unincorporated Collier County is permitted by the GMCD Building Division. The figures here are as printed in the fee schedule adopted by Resolution No. 2025-231, which the county's Building Codes & Fees page lists under its adopted fee schedules; the schedule header reads "BCC Approved version, October 28, 2025" and "Effective Date - January 1, 2026", and the resolution supersedes Resolution No. 2024-195. Section FF.B provides that annual fee adjustments for Building Department fees, tied to the personnel cost change approved in the county budget and reviewed by the Development Services Advisory Committee, become effective on January 1 of each fiscal year if the Board approves them. Estimated review and inspection fees are paid at permit issuance and reconciled to the number of inspections actually performed. Fire prevention and control permit fees are not in this schedule: § S refers applicants to the Fire Code Office.

Contact

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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. Building Codes & FeesCollier County Growth Management Community Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-15
  2. Business Tax ReceiptsCollier County Tax Collector · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-15
  3. Certificate of Use — What Lessees Need to Know Before Occupying a New Commercial SpaceCollier County Growth Management Community Development · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-15
  4. Resolution No. 2025-231, Growth Management Community Development fee schedule (schedule header: BCC Approved version, October 28, 2025; Effective Date - January 1, 2026)Collier County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-15

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