Southaven
City of Southaven Building Department
In short
City of Southaven Building Department issues 3 permits we publish for Southaven, last verified 2026-09-10. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Permit (Commercial) | City of Southaven Building Department | Construction valuation is calculated at a flat $75.00 per square foot for commercial/industrial new construction, renovations/alterations, or accessory buildings. That valuation is then run through the City's own banded Schedule of Permit Fees: $15 for the first $1,000 plus $5 per additional $1,000 (or fraction) up to $50,000; $260 for the first $50,000 plus $4 per additional $1,000 up to $100,000; $460 for the first $100,000 plus $3 per additional $1,000 up to $500,000; $1,660 for the first $500,000 plus $2 per additional $1,000 up to $1,000,000; $2,660 for the first $1,000,000 plus $1.50 per additional $1,000 up to $5,000,000; and $8,660 for the first $5,000,000 plus $1.00 per additional $1,000 above that. On top of the calculated permit fee, Building Dept. plan review costs a further half of that fee, and Fire Dept. plan review costs another half again. Separate flat fees apply regardless of valuation: demolition ($750 commercial/industrial), fences ($65 commercial), moving a building ($250), a drive-through permit ($65), and temporary tents/trailers/construction offices ($45-$95, or $75/sq. ft. for a commercial construction office or sales trailer). Reinspection is $125, and a brick-tie inspection is $35. | one-time, per project | 2026-09-10 |
| Certificate of Occupancy / Use & Occupancy Permit | City of Southaven Building Department | $35 flat, per Use & Occupancy Permit | one-time, per issuance | 2026-09-10 |
| Local Contractor/Trade License (Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical)only if it applies to you | City of Southaven Building Department | No fee for a Building license (General Contractor, Pool Contractor, or Fence Contractor). For the Electrical, Plumbing, or Mechanical trades: $20.00 for an Apprentice license, $50.00 for a Journeyman license, and $100.00 for a Master license. | not stated in the published application — no renewal cadence or expiration date is specified on the application itself | 2026-09-10 |
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 (Commercial)
As of January 1, 2026 the Building Department's permitting system is entirely online/paperless. Any work performed before obtaining a required permit doubles the original permit fee as a penalty. A distinct $35.00 Use & Occupancy Permit fee and a distinct $2.00/sq. ft. Sign Permit fee are recorded separately below, and a separate local Contractor/Trade License applies to the Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical trades performing this work (also recorded below).
Certificate of Occupancy / Use & Occupancy Permit
This is the same Certificate of Occupancy the Business Occupancy Checklist describes: after the Building Official's Use & Occupancy Final inspection (Step 2) and the Fire Marshal's inspection (Step 3) both pass, the Building Department issues the certificate (Step 4) before the business can obtain its Privilege Tax License (Step 5). The Building Department's own fee schedule prices this step at a flat $35.00, a real published figure neither Jackson's nor Gulfport's own schedules stated for this step.
Local Contractor/Trade License (Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical)
A Master/General or out-of-state applicant must additionally submit a Certificate of Liability (COI), a $10,000.00 general surety bond made in favor of the City of Southaven, and a copy of an active Mississippi State Board of Contractors (MSBOC) license certificate; a Journeyman applicant must instead show a currently active Journeyman license from another jurisdiction or written proof of passing the ICC Journeyman exam. An applicant without an active MS state contractor's license who holds one from another state (TN, AR, etc.) must also provide a letter of good standing and — deferring entirely to the state board's own threshold — cannot bid any residential project or any commercial project over $50,000 in valuation. All work must meet the 2024 International Building/Plumbing/Mechanical Codes and the 2023 National Electrical Code. This is a real local layer on top of, not instead of, the Mississippi State Board of Contractors' own commercial license recorded at the state layer.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Southaven
- Phone
- (662) 393-4639
- Website
- southaven.org/100/Building
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.
- Application for License (Building/Electrical/Plumbing/Mechanical) and License Application Checklist — no fee for Building trades; $20 Apprentice, $50 Journeyman, $100 Master for Electrical/Plumbing/Mechanical; bond and state-license requirements for Master/General and out-of-state applicantsCity of Southaven Building Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-10
- Building Permit Fee Schedule and Schedule of Permit Fees — commercial/industrial construction valued at $75.00/sq. ft., a banded valuation-to-fee table, a $35.00 Use & Occupancy Permit fee, and flat fees for demolition, fences, moving buildings, pools and temporary tents/trailersCity of Southaven Building Department · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-10
- Business Occupancy Checklist (Rev. 4/19) — the five-step approval process (Planning & Development zoning review; Building Department Use & Occupancy Final; Fire Marshal inspection; Certificate of Occupancy issuance; Privilege Tax License) that every commercial business must complete before occupying a buildingCity of Southaven, Mississippi · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-10
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