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Santa Rosa County Development Services, Building Inspection Division

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Santa Rosa County Development Services, Building Inspection Division issues 2 permits we publish for Santa Rosa 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
Commercial Building Permit (Unincorporated Santa Rosa County)only if it applies to youSanta Rosa County Development Services, Building Inspection DivisionPer Resolution No. 2025-29 (adopted September 11, 2025), "All Other Construction" column. New construction, per hundred sq. ft. under roof: first 5,000 sq. ft. $12.25; each additional hundred up to 10,000 sq. ft. $11.25; up to 25,000 sq. ft. $8.10; up to 50,000 sq. ft. $7.50; up to 100,000 sq. ft. $6.90; over 100,000 sq. ft. $3.90; new construction minimum $350.00; cost per inspection trip $66.50. Remodels and repairs by valuation: up to $50,000 $133.00; $50,000.01–$100,000 $266.00; then $133.00 more for each further $50,000 band, to $2,660.00 for $950,000.01–$1,000,000 and $2,793.00 for $1,000,000 and over. Added to the base fee: plan check and re-submittal 62.9% of base fee; administrative fee $55.00; state surcharge 3% of base or $4.00 minimum; Life Safety Fee (final inspection) $66.50. Signs: ground sign up to 32 sq. ft. $66.50, over 32 sq. ft. $133.00; building wall sign $66.50; temporary sign $25.00. Certificate of occupancy for existing buildings $66.50; temporary certificate of occupancy $50.00; after-hours inspection $160.00; re-inspections: first no charge, second $66.50, third $266.00. Work begun before permits are obtained is subject to a penalty of triple the basic permit fee.per permit2026-10-27
Electrical, Gas, Mechanical and Plumbing Permits (Unincorporated Santa Rosa County)only if it applies to youSanta Rosa County Development Services, Building Inspection DivisionPer Resolution No. 2025-29 (adopted September 11, 2025), "All Other Construction" column; each trade permit carries a $55.00 administrative fee, a $66.50 cost per inspection trip, plan check at 62.9% of base fee when plans are submitted separately, and a state surcharge of 3% of base or $4.00 minimum. Electrical: wiring permit up to 800 amp $133.00 per unit; over 800 amp $300.00; addition to existing building up to 800 amps $133.00 per unit, over 800 amps $300.00; change out $66.50; reconnection $66.50. Gas: new installation $133.00 per unit; renovation/repair $66.50. Mechanical: heating, ventilation, duct, A/C and refrigeration up to 5 tons $133.00; each additional ton $5 ($1,500.00 maximum); commercial range hood $133.00; addition to existing building $133.00. Plumbing: new installation up to 15 fixtures $199.50; each additional fixture over 15 $3.00 ($1,500.00 maximum); addition to existing building $199.50.per permit2026-10-27

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

Commercial Building Permit (Unincorporated Santa Rosa County)

Resolution No. 2025-29, adopted by the Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners on September 11, 2025 and linked from the county's Development Services Fee Schedule page, sets the Building Inspection Division's fees under Ordinance No. 2021-11. A commercial building fee is built in steps: the base fee (by area under roof for new construction, or by job valuation for remodels and repairs), plan check at 62.9 percent of the base fee, a zoning fee ("See Planning & Zoning", for areas not within city limits), a $55.00 administrative fee, the state surcharge of 3 percent of base or $4.00 minimum, and a $66.50 Life Safety Fee at final inspection. The figures above are from the resolution's "All Other Construction" column, the column for construction other than single-family detached homes. The resolution states that any person who begins work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits is subject to a penalty of triple the basic permit fee (citing Santa Rosa County Ordinance Chapter 5 Section 104). This record describes permits for sites in unincorporated Santa Rosa County; a business inside Milton, Gulf Breeze or Jay should check with that city hall. Development Services: 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Suite 202, Milton (850-981-7000, srcpermits@santarosa.fl.gov).

Electrical, Gas, Mechanical and Plumbing Permits (Unincorporated Santa Rosa County)

Resolution No. 2025-29, adopted September 11, 2025 and linked from the Development Services Fee Schedule page, sets separate electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing permit fees, each with its own $55.00 administrative fee and state surcharge. A restaurant or coffee shop fit-out typically involves several of these at once: plumbing fixtures, a commercial range hood under the mechanical schedule, gas installation and electrical wiring. The figures above are from the resolution's "All Other Construction" column. Plan check at 62.9 percent of the base fee applies when trade plans are submitted separately from the building permit. The resolution's triple-fee penalty for starting work before obtaining permits covers electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems as well as buildings. This record describes permits for sites in unincorporated Santa Rosa County; a business inside Milton, Gulf Breeze or Jay should check with that city hall. Development Services: 6051 Old Bagdad Highway, Suite 202, Milton (850-981-7000).

Contact

Jurisdiction
Santa Rosa County
Phone
850-981-7000

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. Development Services Fee ScheduleSanta Rosa County Development Services · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27
  2. Resolution No. 2025-29 — A Resolution Repealing and Replacing Resolution 2025-09; Establishing a Schedule of Fees Associated with Ordinance No. 2023-15 (Land Development Code) and Ordinance No. 2021-11 (Buildings and Building Regulation)Santa Rosa County Board of County Commissioners · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-27

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