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Volusia County

Volusia County Building and Code Administration

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Volusia County Building and Code Administration issues 3 permits we publish for Volusia County, last verified 2026-10-09. 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 (application, valuation, plan review and certificate of occupancy)only if it applies to youVolusia County Building and Code AdministrationCommercial building application fee $402.31 (non-refundable; credited to the building permit fee if the permit is obtained before the application expires). Construction valuation permit fee: $100 to $2,000, $60.34; $2,001 to $40,000, $60.34 for the first $2,000 plus $8.05 per additional $1,000; $40,001 to $100,000, $366.10 for the first $40,000 plus $6.00 per additional $1,000; $100,001 to $500,000, $726.15 for the first $100,000 plus $3.98 per additional $1,000; over $500,000, $2,319.10 for the first $500,000 plus $1.96 per additional $1,000. Commercial plan review (non-refundable): $2,000.01 to $5,000, $50.28; $5,000.01 to $10,000, $60.34; $10,000.01 to $50,000, $120.70; $50,000.01 to $100,000, $160.92; $100,000.01 to $200,000, $201.15; plus $80.79 for each additional $50,000 or fraction, capped at one half of the building permit fee. Certificate of occupancy $6.00; reinspection $62.14; pre-inspection $58.58; demolition $100.56; gas tanks or gas pumps $100.56 plus $38.53 each additional tank; permit reinstatement, extension or closeout $25.00. Work started without a required permit is charged a double permit fee.per project2026-10-09
Electrical, Plumbing, Gas, Mechanical and Fire Sprinkler Permitsonly if it applies to youVolusia County Building and Code AdministrationElectrical (Exhibit B): minimum $60.34; new or increased service $0.78 per ampere (single phase), $0.98 per ampere (three phase up to 240 volt), $1.96 per ampere (three phase over 240 volt); alterations or rewiring $10.04 per circuit for the first ten circuits and $1.96 for each additional circuit; reinspection $62.14. Plumbing (Exhibit C): minimum $60.34 plus $3.98 per fixture or appliance connected, including grease, oil or other interceptors. Gas: minimum $60.34 plus $8.05 per gas outlet ($5.03 per outlet above four). Fire sprinkler system connection: minimum $60.34; stand pipe lines $30.13; Siamese connections and roof manifold lines $3.98 each; sprinkler heads $0.98 each. Mechanical (Exhibit D): $60.34 up to $1,000; $60.34 for the first $1,000 plus $8.05 per additional $1,000 up to $25,000; over $25,000, $253.45 for the first $25,000 plus $5.16 per additional $1,000; reinspection $62.14.per project2026-10-09
Public Swimming Pool Construction Permitonly if it applies to youVolusia County Building and Code Administration$201.15 per public pool, plus any electrical, gas, screen enclosure or other permit fees, per the county building permit fee schedule revised October 1, 2026 (FY 2026-27)per pool2026-10-09

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 (application, valuation, plan review and certificate of occupancy)

A restaurant, shop, salon, clinic, gym, child care centre, repair garage or other business building out or altering a commercial space in unincorporated Volusia County needs a building permit from Volusia County Building and Code Administration. The figures are those in the county's building permit fee schedule (Exhibit A of Resolution 2005-191 as CPI-indexed), which is marked "Revised October 1, 2026, to reflect +3.5% increase in the CPI" and is linked from the Building and Code Administration fee page as the current schedule, with an adjustment of 3.5 percent effective October 1, 2026. The commercial application fee is $402.31, the permit fee follows the construction valuation table, and the commercial plan review fee follows its own table, capped at half the permit fee. The schedule's text says a plan review fee applies when the valuation exceeds $5,000, while its commercial table starts at $2,000.01; the table is shown as printed. A certificate of occupancy is $6.00 and a reinspection $62.14. Trade permits are a separate record. Payments are taken through the Connect Live portal, at the Permit Center (123 W. Indiana Ave., Room 203, DeLand) or at Treasury and Billing in the Historic Courthouse. A project inside one of the county's 16 cities goes through that city's building department.

Electrical, Plumbing, Gas, Mechanical and Fire Sprinkler Permits

Electrical, plumbing, gas, mechanical and fire sprinkler work on a commercial space in unincorporated Volusia County is permitted by Volusia County Building and Code Administration under Exhibits B, C and D of the county building permit fee schedule, revised October 1, 2026 to reflect a 3.5 percent CPI increase and linked from the county fee page as the current schedule. Each trade permit carries a $60.34 minimum. Electrical service work is charged per ampere of increase, circuit work per circuit, plumbing per fixture (a restaurant's grease interceptor counts as a fixture at $3.98), gas per outlet and mechanical work by valuation. Exhibit I of the same schedule describes a single building permit system: one permit is issued to the contractor of record and covers the trade work, and the applicant lists the major subcontractors, with their certification or registration numbers, at application. A project inside one of the county's 16 cities is permitted by that city.

Public Swimming Pool Construction Permit

A fitness studio or other business building a public swimming pool in unincorporated Volusia County needs a pool permit from Volusia County Building and Code Administration. Exhibit F of the county building permit fee schedule, revised October 1, 2026 to reflect a 3.5 percent CPI increase and linked from the county fee page as the current schedule, sets the public pool permit at $201.15 per pool, with reinspections at $62.14, plus any additional permit fees such as electrical, gas and screen enclosures. This is the construction permit only; operating a public pool is a separate State matter handled through the Florida Department of Health. A studio without a pool has no pool permit. A pool inside one of the county's 16 cities is permitted by that city.

Contact

Jurisdiction
Volusia County
Phone
386-626-6591

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 and Code Administration — Fee schedules (CPI adjustment of 3.5 percent effective October 1, 2026)County of Volusia, Building and Code Administration · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  2. Building Permits, Housing Code and Mobile Home Permit Fees, Exhibits A–L (Resolution 2005-191 as CPI-indexed; revised October 1, 2026)County of Volusia · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09
  3. Code of Ordinances, County of Volusia, Florida (Supplement 108 Update 1, through Ord. 2026-07) — ss. 6-1, 22-1, 22-84 to 22-86, 22-142, 26-52 to 26-55, 46-123 to 46-127, 58-1, 58-125 to 58-127, 114-1County of Volusia (published by Municode) · primary source · retrieved 2026-10-09

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