Building Permit Fees

The cost of your permit depends on various factors.

Most building permit fees take into account square footage, type of construction, intended use, as well as project valuation (the cost of labor and materials for the job).

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Permit Fees
Water and Sewer Charges
Fee Quote Form
Impact Fees
Payment Process

Permit Fees

Development Services Fees

Effective 1/1/2025

Water and Sewer Charges

SDCs, Service, Meter Fees

Water and Sewer Fees

Effective 1/1/2025

Fee Quote Form

Building Permit Fee Quote

Building permit fees are based on several factors. If you want an estimate for the fees related to your project you can request an estimate by providing a few details and your contact information.

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Project Address or Parcel #(Required)

Type of Permit(Required)

Commercial

Multi-Family (3 or more dwelling units)

Residential (1 or 2 dwelling units)

Project Detail

Please provide a brief description of the proposed scope of work.

New Square Footage

If adding new square footage please provide total new square footage, type of use (e.g. garage, dwelling, retail, etc.) and construction type (e.g. VB, IIB, etc.) If commercial or multi-family use, please also indicate square footage that will have fire sprinklers and/or A/C.

Valuation(Required)

Please provide fair market value of labor and materials for remodel and/or alterations.

Sub trade(Required)

Does your project include any of the following: mechanical, electrical, plumbing

Yes

Deferred Plans (if applicable)

If your project is commercial or multi-family will electrical, mechanical and plumbing plans be included in the initial application submittal?

Yes

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Impact Fees

Impact fees are one-time charges imposed by local governments to help fund new or expanded public services, infrastructure, and transportation facilities. Chapter 20.915 VMC, Impact Fees

School Impact Fees

School District	Single Family and Duplex (per unit)	Multi-Family (per unit)
Vancouver	$2,786	$2,486
Evergreen	$6,432	$3,753
Camas	$6,650	$6,650
Battle Ground	$10,760	$3,845

Traffic Impact Fees, TIF

Transportation District	Single Family
Cascade	$2,873
Columbia	$2,099.50
Pacific	$3,731.50

Additional TIF Information

Park Impact Fees

Park District	Single Family or Duplex (per unit)	Multi-Family (per unit)
A, B and C	$5,756	$4,206

Payment Process

Before you can upload plans or documents in ePlans, review fees must be paid.

All fees can be paid in the Online Permit Center via Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover or eCheck, where you can check out as a guest or create a profile to save your information.

The Permit Center has started charging nonrefundable service fees for payments made with credit and debit cards both online and in-person beginning June 23, 2025. The processing fee will be 2.65% of the transaction amount.

Customers who wish to avoid the fee may pay by echeck online or with check or cash by mail or in person.

Checks, must include an application number, and can be left in the drop box located in the south parking lot behind City Hall at 415 W 6th Street, Vancouver, WA 98660 or mailed to:

City of Vancouver Permit Center, P.O. Box 1995, Vancouver, WA 98668-1995