Charleston
City of Charleston Building Inspections Division, Department of Public Service
In short
City of Charleston Building Inspections Division, Department of Public Service issues 1 permit we publish for Charleston, last verified 2026-09-08. 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 Charleston Building Inspections Division, Department of Public Service | A $40 non-refundable application fee applies to every permit. Building permit fee by construction cost: $15.00 for the first $1,000 plus $5.00 per additional $1,000 (or fraction), up to $50,000; $260.00 for the first $50,000 plus $4.00 per additional $1,000, up to $100,000; $460.00 for the first $100,000 plus $3.00 per additional $1,000, up to $500,000; $1,660.00 for the first $500,000 plus $2.00 per additional $1,000 above that. Plan review, required for valuations over $1,000, is 50% of the building permit fee. Re-inspection is $100/occurrence; a plan revision review is $100 per trade discipline. Trade sub-permits each carry their own $40 application fee: electrical $0.25/amp, plumbing $3.50/fixture, fuel gas $10 (1–4 outlets) plus $2/additional outlet, mechanical $10 for the first $1,000 plus $2/additional $1,000. | one-time, per project | 2026-09-08 |
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
The city's own official worked example: a $185,705 project totals $40 (application) + $718 (permit) + $359 (plan review) = $1,117.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Charleston
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- www.charleston-sc.gov/
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 Charleston — Building & Trade Permit Fee Schedule (effective October 1, 2019)City of Charleston, Building Inspections Division · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-08
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