St. Louis
City of St. Louis Building Division, Permits Section
In short
City of St. Louis Building Division, Permits Section issues 2 permits we publish for St. Louis, last verified 2026-09-06. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Building Permit | City of St. Louis Building Division, Permits Section | A $25 application fee is payable when filing, regardless of project cost. The permit fee, payable after final approval: $19 (up to $1,000 in estimated construction cost); $23 ($1,001–$2,000); $30 ($2,001–$3,000); $10 per $1,000 (or fraction) of cost above $3,000. All fees are non-refundable. | one-time, per project | 2026-09-06 |
| Commercial Occupancy Permit | City of St. Louis Building Division, Permits Section | $80 for a unit up to 3,500 sq ft; $160 above that. A name change on an existing permit is $5. | issued once per qualifying occupancy; application valid 60 days | 2026-09-06 |
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
No separate 'tenant buildout' fee schedule exists — alterations use this same general schedule.
Commercial Occupancy Permit
The codified Chapter 26.96 states the original certificate itself carries no charge, with only a $0.50 copy fee — this conflicts with the Building Division's own current administrative page, which charges $80/$160. The live administrative figure is used here as more likely to reflect current practice; not fully reconciled.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- St. Louis
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
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.
- City of St. Louis — Building PermitCity of St. Louis Building Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
- City of St. Louis — Commercial Occupancy PermitsCity of St. Louis Building Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
- Revised Code of the City of St. Louis, chapter 26.96, Plats, Certificates of Occupancy and Survey FeesCity of St. Louis · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-06
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