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| Requirement | Issuing agency | Fee | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food Service Plan Review — New FacilityRenews one-off, before construction; the food establishment permit that follows does not expire, and G.S. 130A-248(d) requires the State fee to be reassessed annually for permits that do not expire · Required | Guilford County Division of Public Health — Environmental Health | $250 per plan review, county-only, for a new facility (adopted FY2027 fee schedule line 'Food Service - Plan Review / New Facility', unchanged at $250.00 across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Food Service Plan Review — Remodel of an Existing FacilityRenews one-off, before the remodel work begins · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Division of Public Health — Environmental Health | $125 per plan review, county-only, for a remodel of an existing facility (adopted FY2027 fee schedule line 'Remodel of Existing Ficility' as spelled in the document, unchanged at $125.00 across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Annual Food Establishment Permit Fee (NC DHHS)Renews the food establishment permit itself does not expire; G.S. 130A-248(d) requires the $120 fee to be reassessed annually, with a $25 late payment fee where it is unpaid 45 days after the Department bills it and a $150 reinstatement fee after a suspension under G.S. 130A-248(d1) · Required | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health — Environmental Health Section | $120 a year per permit, paid to NC DHHS rather than to Guilford County, and reassessed annually for permits that do not expire | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Temporary Food Establishment (TFE) PermitRenews per event; 15A NCAC 18A .2651(20) defines a temporary food establishment as one that 'operates for a period of time not to exceed 21 days in one location, affiliated with and endorsed by a transitory fair, carnival, circus, festival, or public exhibition' · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Division of Public Health — Environmental Health | $75 per permit issued, a statutory amount the county has no discretion over; the adopted FY2027 fee schedule carries the same $75.00 on its 'Temporary Food Establishments (vendors)' line for FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027 | 30 Sept 2026 |
| On-Site Wastewater (Septic) Authorization to ConstructRenews per authorization; an authorization to construct precedes the installation and the operation permit that follows it · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Division of Public Health — Environmental Health | Adopted FY2027 Water Quality fees, county-only: Authorization to Construct type I & II $150.00 (raised from $100.00, a $50 increase effective with the FY2027 schedule); Authorization to Construct type III $150.00 (raised from $140.00); Evaluation of Additions / Septic Field Identification $150.00 (raised from $100.00); Alternative Construction Authorization $450.00; Alternative Design $550.00; Innovative Wastewater Approval (off-site) $200.00; Application Fee for DUMT 10k gallons $260.00; Permit for DUMT 10K gallons $340.00; Additional Trip Fee $54.00; DOT Fee $150.00. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Existing On-Site Sewer System InspectionRenews per inspection; a system with a maintenance or monitoring requirement carries the operator charge alongside it · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Division of Public Health — Environmental Health | Adopted FY2027 'Exisiting On Site Sewer' fees as the schedule spells the heading, county-only and unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027: Type IIIB $150.00; Type IV $300.00; Type V $350.00; Type Va $100.00; Type VI $400.00; Maintenance/Monitoring Operator $450.00. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Inspections Plan Review FeeRenews per review submission on a permit application · Required | Guilford County Inspections Department | Adopted FY2027 fees, county-only: Plan Review Fee $75.00, new in FY2027 where the FY2025 and FY2026 columns read $0.00; Re-Review Fee 1st re-review $0.00; Re-Review Fee 2nd re-review $75.00; Re-Review Fee each review after the 2nd $150.00. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Change of Occupancy Permit (trade fees only)Renews per permit, for the change of occupancy it covers · Required | Guilford County Inspections Department | No separate base fee. The adopted FY2027 fee schedule carries 'Change of Occupancy (Trade Fees Only)' at $0.00 in each of the FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027 columns, and the live Inspections fee page renders the same line as 'Change of Occupancy - Trade Fee(s)'. The applicant pays the applicable trade permits at $75.00 each, plus the $75.00 Inspections plan review fee. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Commercial Addition or Alteration PermitRenews per permit, for the addition or alteration it covers · Required | Guilford County Inspections Department | Adopted FY2027 fee, county-only: Commercial Additions/Alterations at $0.25 per square foot added or altered, plus the applicable trade fee(s) at $75.00 each, unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027. Interior Alterations are priced separately and were added in FY2027 at $125.00 for a construction value of $0-$10,000 and $250.00 over $10,000. The $75.00 Inspections plan review fee is charged separately. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| After Hours Inspection FeeRenews per after-hours inspection requested · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Inspections Department | $125 per inspection requested on non-business days or outside business hours, county-only (adopted FY2027 fee schedule line 'After Hours Inspection', new in FY2027 where the FY2025 and FY2026 columns read $0.00) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Fire Site Plan ReviewRenews one-off, per review submission on the project · Required | Guilford County Emergency Services, Fire Marshal's Office | $50–$500 per review, county-only, by floor area (adopted FY2027 Site Plan Review lines, unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027): 0-999 SF $50.00; 1,000-2,499 SF $100.00; 2,500-9,999 SF $150.00; 10,000-49,999 SF $200.00; 50,000-99,999 SF $300.00; over 100,000 SF $500.00. Site Plan Subdivision Review is priced by lot count instead, at $50.00 for 0-29 lots, $100.00 for 30-100, $200.00 for 101-249, $250.00 for 250-499 and $300.00 for 500 or more | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Minor Site Plan ReviewRenews one-off, per plan submitted · Required | Guilford County Planning & Development | $175 per plan, county-only, and inclusive of the zoning permit fee for non-residential development (Planning and Development fee schedule effective 1 July 2026, corroborated at $175.00 in the adopted FY2027 budget fee schedule for FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Major Site Plan ReviewRenews one-off, per plan submitted · Required | Guilford County Planning & Development | Planning and Development fee schedule effective 1 July 2026, county-only: Major Site Plan Review $325.00 per plan base fee plus $5.00 per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area or open uses of land. The adopted FY2027 budget fee schedule carries the same $325.00 base and the same $5.00 additional fee per 1,000 square feet for FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027. Footnote 3 of the Planning schedule provides that the fee includes the zoning permit fee for non-residential development. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Rezoning or Original Zoning ApplicationRenews one-off, per case; a rezoning runs with the land once approved · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Planning & Development | $750–$2,000 per case, county-only, by acreage (Planning and Development fee schedule effective 1 July 2026, corroborated in the adopted FY2027 budget fee schedule for FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027): less than 1 acre $750.00; 1 to 4.9 acres $1,200.00; 5 to 24.99 acres $1,500.00; 25 acres or more, or a planned unit development, $2,000.00. A Rezoning Appeal is $750.00 per case | 30 Sept 2026 |
| General County Business License (privilege license tax repealed)Renews not applicable; the statute that authorised a North Carolina county privilege license tax was repealed effective July 1, 2015 · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Tax Department | No fee | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Guilford County Malt Beverage and Wine Retail License (Beverage License)Renews annual; G.S. 105-113.70(b) states 'All licenses issued under this section are annual licenses for the period from May 1 to April 30', the Tax Department's Important Tax Dates list states 'Beer and/or wine licenses must be renewed each year by April 30', and G.S. 105-113.70(c) states 'A license may not be transferred from one person to another or from one location to another' · Required | Guilford County Tax Department | $5–$25 a year per license, county-only, at the amounts G.S. 105-113.78 fixes: on-premises malt beverage $25.00, off-premises malt beverage $5.00, on-premises unfortified wine or on-premises fortified wine or both $25.00, off-premises unfortified wine or off-premises fortified wine or both $25.00. The county tax is flat, with no progressive loading for additional licenses | 30 Sept 2026 |
| State Retail ABC Permit (NC ABC Commission)Renews the permit continues while the annual registration under G.S. 18B-903(b1) is paid by May 1 each year; failure to pay that fee results in revocation of the permit · Applies in some cases | North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission | $50–$1,000 per application, paid to the NC ABC Commission rather than to Guilford County, at the amounts G.S. 18B-902(d) sets: on-premises malt beverage $400.00, off-premises malt beverage $400.00, on-premises unfortified wine $400.00, off-premises unfortified wine $400.00, on-premises fortified wine $400.00, off-premises fortified wine $400.00, brown-bagging $400.00 (or $200.00 where the application is for a restaurant seating fewer than 50), special occasion $400.00, limited special occasion $50.00, mixed beverages $1,000, culinary $200.00 | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Prototype Franchised or Chain Food Establishment Plan Review (NC DHHS)Renews one-off, before construction of the prototype or chain facility · Applies in some cases | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health — Environmental Health Section | $250 per review, charged by NC DHHS instead of the Guilford County plan review fee; a food establishment that pays this fee is not liable for the county fee | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Limited Food Service Establishment (LFSE) PermitRenews per permit issued · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Division of Public Health — Environmental Health | $75 per permit issued, a statutory amount the county has no discretion over; the adopted FY2027 fee schedule carries the same $75.00 on its 'LFSE ( Limited food source establishment)' line for FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027 | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Private Well Permit — New WellRenews per permit, issued before the well is drilled · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Division of Public Health — Environmental Health | $450 per new well permit, county-only (adopted FY2027 fee schedule line 'Well Permits - New', unchanged at $450.00 across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Private Well Water Sample Analysis FeesRenews per visit and per analysis, as required on a new well and on any later resampling · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Division of Public Health — Environmental Health | Adopted FY2027 Water Sample Fees, county-only and unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027: Trip Fee $65.00, charged once per visit; Bacteria $50.00; Inorganic / Nitrate $70.00; Pesticide $75.00; Petroleum $75.00. The analyses are charged individually and the trip fee is added once per visit rather than per sample. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Trade Permits — Building, Electrical, Plumbing, Mechanical, Fuel PipingRenews per permit, for the work it covers · Required | Guilford County Inspections Department | $75 each, per trade, county-only: Building $75.00, Electrical $75.00, Plumbing $75.00, Mechanical $75.00, Fuel Piping $75.00 and Gas Logs $75.00, unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027; the fee includes permitting, applicable plan review and required trade inspections | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Commercial Up-Fit Building PermitRenews per permit, for the up-fit project it covers · Required | Guilford County Inspections Department | Adopted FY2027 Commercial Up-fit fees by construction value, county-only: $1-$9,999 base fee $75.00; $10,000-$49,999 base fee $75.00 plus $5.00 per 1,000 square feet; $50,000-$99,999 base fee $200.00 plus $4.00 per 1,000 square feet; $100,000-$499,999 base fee $350.00 plus $3.00 per 1,000 square feet; $500,000 and over base fee $1,150.00 plus $2.00 per 1,000 square feet. The base fee for the two lowest bands rose from $35.00 to $75.00 with the FY2027 schedule. Applicable trade permits at $75.00 each and the $75.00 plan review fee are charged separately. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| New Commercial Building Permit — Business, Mercantile or RetailRenews per permit, for the new construction it covers · Required | Guilford County Inspections Department | Adopted FY2027 fees, county-only: New Business, Mercantile, or Retail Structures base fee $100.00 per unit plus $0.25 per square foot per unit. New Industrial, Factory, High Hazard, or Storage Structures are priced the same, at a $100.00 base fee plus $0.25 per square foot. New Utility & Miscellaneous is a $75.00 base fee plus $0.25 per square foot, and New Commercial Residential / Multi-Family is $250.00 per dwelling unit. Applicable trade permits at $75.00 each and the $75.00 plan review fee are charged separately. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| State ABC Annual Registration and Inspection Fee (NC ABC Commission)Renews annual; G.S. 18B-903(b1) requires registration by May 1 of each year and states that 'Failure to pay the annual registration and inspection fee shall result in revocation of the permit' · Required | North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission | $400 a year for each permit held, paid to the NC ABC Commission rather than to Guilford County; non-refundable | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Building and Trade Re-Inspection FeeRenews per re-inspection visit on an open permit · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Inspections Department | $75 per re-inspection, county-only (adopted FY2027 fee schedule line 'Re-Inspection Fees', raised from $50.00 in FY2025 and FY2026 to $75.00 in FY2027, a $25 increase) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Temporary Power PermitRenews per unit or meter energised, for the duration of the construction work · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Inspections Department | $75 per unit or meter, county-only (adopted FY2027 fee schedule line 'Temporary Power/Unit or Meter', raised from $40.00 in FY2025 to $75.00 in FY2026 and held at $75.00 in FY2027) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Event Permit (Guilford County Inspections, trade fees only)Renews per event, for the temporary work or installation it covers · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Inspections Department | No separate base fee. The adopted FY2027 fee schedule carries the line as 'Event Permit (Trade Fees Only)' — FY2025 $40.00, FY2026 $40.00, FY2027 $75.00 — and $75.00 is the amount every other '(Trade Fees Only)' line in the same schedule carries, while the live Inspections fee page renders the same line as 'Event - Trade fee(s)' with no figure. The applicant pays the applicable trade permits at $75.00 each. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Fire ABC InspectionRenews per application, at the point the fire code compliance sign-off is made · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Emergency Services, Fire Marshal's Office | $75 per ABC inspection by Emergency Services, county-only (adopted FY2027 fee schedule line 'ABC Inspection', unchanged at $75.00 across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Fire Routine Inspection and Reinspection FeesRenews recurring; the Fire Marshal's Office sets the inspection cycle by occupancy type, and the reinspection charges apply within a cycle where issues remain uncorrected · Required | Guilford County Emergency Services, Fire Marshal's Office | Adopted FY2027 Routine Inspection Fees, county-only and unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027: 1st visit no charge; Reinspection 2nd visit, if all issues are not corrected by reinspection, $100.00; 3rd visit $200.00; 4th visit (judicial) $300.00. A Fire Systems Compliance Fee with Brycer of $18.00 per system was added in FY2026 and is unchanged in FY2027. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Fire Building Plan ReviewRenews one-off, per review submission on the project · Required | Guilford County Emergency Services, Fire Marshal's Office | $100–$1,000 per review, county-only, by floor area (adopted FY2027 Building Plan Review lines, unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027): 0-999 SF $100.00; 1,000-2,499 SF $150.00; 2,500-9,999 SF $200.00; 10,000-49,999 SF $300.00; 50,000-99,999 SF $500.00; over 100,000 SF $1,000.00 | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Fire Protection System Plan ReviewsRenews one-off, per system review submission on the project · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Emergency Services, Fire Marshal's Office | Adopted FY2027 system plan review fees, county-only and unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027: Water based Plan Review $125.00 per riser; Fire Alarm Plan Review $125.00 for 0-11,999 SF, $200.00 for 12,000-99,999 SF and $300.00 above 100,000 SF; Tank Plan Review $100.00 per tank; AES Plan Review $100.00; Hazmat Review $200.00 per system; and $100.00 per system for Industrial Oven Review, Emergency Radio System Review, Spray & Dipping Review, Smoke Control System Review, Solar System Review, Gates & Barricades Review and Pyrotechnic Magazine Review (the last also requiring a blasting permit). | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Fire New-Construction Acceptance InspectionsRenews per inspection, during commissioning of the new construction · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Emergency Services, Fire Marshal's Office | Adopted FY2027 New Construction Inspection Fees, per inspection per system, county-only and unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027: first inspection no charge; then $100.00 each for AES Field Test, Tank Inspection, Hydrant Inspections, Industrial Ovens, Damper Drop Test, Emergency Radio System testing, Hazardous Materials, Smoke Control Systems, Underground Inspections/flush, Fire Access Gates & Barricades, Solar Systems and Spraying & Dipping, plus Water Based System Pressure test $100.00, Sprinkler/Standpipe/Pump Test $150.00 per inspector and Fire Alarm Test $150.00 per inspector. Reinspection is $100.00 for a 2nd visit, $200.00 for a 3rd and $300.00 for a 4th. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Tent and Stage Permit and InspectionRenews per event, for the tent or stage installation it covers · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Emergency Services, Fire Marshal's Office | $100 per tent, county-only (adopted FY2027 fee schedule line 'Tent/Stage Permit and Inspection (per tent)', unchanged at $100.00 across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Special Use PermitRenews one-off, per case; the permit attaches to the approved use and the recording fee covers recording the order · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Planning & Development | $500 per case, county-only, plus a $26 recording fee for up to 15 pages — the Planning and Development fee schedule effective 1 July 2026 itemises '$500.00 Per Case / Plus Recording Fee' with footnote 1 setting the recording fee at $26, and the adopted FY2027 budget fee schedule states the same total as a bundled 'Special Use Permit/Case + Recording Fee $526.00' | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Variance (Board of Adjustment)Renews one-off, per case before the Board of Adjustment · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Planning & Development | $400 per case, county-only, plus a $26 recording fee for up to 15 pages (Planning and Development fee schedule effective 1 July 2026; the adopted FY2027 budget fee schedule carries the same line as '$400 +$26' for FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Appeal to the Board of AdjustmentRenews one-off, per appeal filed · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Planning & Development | $250 per case, county-only (Planning and Development fee schedule effective 1 July 2026, 'Appeals to the Board of Adjustment (per case)'; the adopted FY2027 budget fee schedule carries $250.00 for FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027). Other Appeals of the Planning Board are $200.00 per case and a Rezoning Appeal is $750.00 per case | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Zoning VerificationRenews per request; a verification speaks to the zoning position at the date it is given · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Planning & Development | No fee | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Soil Erosion Grading PermitRenews per permit, for the land-disturbing activity it covers · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Planning & Development | Adopted FY2027 Guilford County Grading Permit Fees, county-only and unchanged across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027: one acre (43,560 SF) but less than three acres, base fee $450.00; three acres or more, base fee $450.00 plus $225.00 per additional acre over three; maximum charge $8,325.00, which the schedule notes is equivalent to 38 acres; single family residential lot of less than one acre $100.00. | 30 Sept 2026 |
| ABC Zoning and Compliance Form (local sign-off)Renews per application, returned to the Commission before the State permit issues · Required | Guilford County Planning & Development | No fee | 30 Sept 2026 |
| ABC Permit (Guilford County Inspections)Renews per application, at the point the county signs off on the premises · Applies in some cases | Guilford County Inspections Department | $75 per ABC permit inspection by Inspections, county-only (adopted FY2027 fee schedule line 'ABC Permit', unchanged at $75.00 across FY2025, FY2026 and FY2027) | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Certificate of Registration (sales and use tax)Renews no renewal — but see the dormancy rule · Required | North Carolina Department of Revenue | No fee | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Articles of Organization (LLC)Renews no expiry, but an annual report is due every 15 April · Applies in some cases | North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division | $125 one-time filing | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Annual ReportRenews annual — 15 April for an LLC · Applies in some cases | North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division | $21–$203 a year — $21 to $25 for a corporation, $200 to $203 for an LLC | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Certified Food Protection ManagerRenews not stated in North Carolina law — the certifying programme sets its own · Applies in some cases | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Environmental Health Section | No fee | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Articles of IncorporationRenews no expiry, but an annual report is due each year · Applies in some cases | North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division | $125 one-time filing | 3 Sept 2026 |
| Food Establishment PermitRenews the permit does not expire; the fee is reassessed annually · Required | North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Environmental Health Section | $120 a year, statewide | 3 Sept 2026 |
| General Business License — North Carolina Secretary of State PositionRenews not applicable · Applies in some cases | North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division | No fee | 3 Sept 2026 |
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- Guilford County Inspections Department11
- Guilford County Planning & Development9
- Guilford County Division of Public Health — Environmental Health8
- Guilford County Emergency Services, Fire Marshal's Office7
- North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division4
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health — Environmental Health Section2
- Guilford County Tax Department2
- North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission2
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health, Environmental Health Section2
- North Carolina Department of Revenue1
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