Beaumont, TX Building Permit Fees (2026)
Actual residential building permit fees from the City of Beaumont Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule, published by the Building Codes division under the heading "Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2024." Beaumont is the Jefferson County seat in southeast Texas, on the Gulf Coast about 85 miles east of Houston. Every figure below is verified directly against the city's published schedules.
This page covers: The residential building permit fees printed on the City of Beaumont Residential Fee Schedule - $0.50 per square foot for a single family home, duplex, townhouse, or condominium; $0.25 per square foot for additions, alterations, repairs, and remodels; a flat $150.00 residential plan review; a $10.00 usage fee; and a $55.00 minimum permit. It also covers the schedule's flat and unit-priced residential permits: roofing at $0.10/sq ft, siding at $0.50/sq ft, an in-ground swimming pool at $225.00, a fence at $40.00, demolition at $150.00, an irrigation system at $125.00, windows and doors at $2.00 each, sheetrock at $2.00 per sheet, and more. Each figure is exact from the published schedule.
MEP trades are SEPARATE - this is stated by the city: The residential schedule says verbatim that the "building permit fee does not include mechanical, electrical, plumbing permits (MEP)." Those trades are priced on a separate MEP/Trades Fee Schedule - electrical at $3.00 per device, gas at $10.00 per fixture, mechanical at $20.00 per ton, and plumbing at $15.00 per fixture, each with a $70.00 minimum. Because a home's device, fixture, and tonnage counts are project-specific and are not published, no all-in new-home total exists on this page.
Texas has no statewide levy: Texas adds no state permit levy or state building-permit surcharge, and the Beaumont residential schedule prints no technology fee, no state surcharge, and no impact fee.
This page does NOT cover: Decks, solar PV installations, and water heater replacement - the residential schedule prints no line item for these, so no fee is published here; contact the Building Codes division. Also excluded: contractor bonds (roofing, contractor's, driveway/sidewalk), water and sewer tap and utility connection charges, and any Jefferson County or drainage district charges. Commercial and multi-family work uses a separate valuation-tiered schedule and is not covered by the residential rates above.
Beaumont charges $0.50 per square foot for a new single family home, duplex, townhouse, or condominium, and $0.25 per square foot for additions, alterations, repairs, and remodels. Residential plan review is a flat $150.00 and a $10.00 usage fee is listed on the schedule, so a 2,400 sq ft new home's building permit works out to $1,360.00 (2,400 × $0.50 + $150 + $10). The minimum permit is $55.00. Flat fees include an in-ground swimming pool at $225.00, demolition at $150.00, a fence at $40.00, and an irrigation system at $125.00. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits are explicitly NOT included in the building permit fee - they are billed separately per device, fixture, or ton with a $70.00 minimum each, so no all-in new-home figure is published. Texas has no statewide permit levy.
- New residential construction is priced per square foot, not by valuation: $0.50/sq ft for a single family home, duplex, townhouse, or condominium, and $0.25/sq ft for additions, alterations, repairs, and remodels. A 2,400 sq ft new home is $1,200.00 of per-square-foot building permit fee before plan review.
- Residential plan review is a flat $150.00, a $10.00 usage fee is listed on the schedule, and the minimum permit is $55.00. With plan review and the usage fee, a 2,400 sq ft new home's building permit totals $1,360.00.
- MEP is not bundled. The city's residential schedule states that the building permit fee does not include mechanical, electrical, or plumbing permits. Those are priced on a separate schedule - electrical $3.00 per device, gas $10.00 per fixture, mechanical $20.00 per ton, plumbing $15.00 per fixture, each with a $70.00 minimum - so PermitPrice publishes no all-in new-home total for Beaumont.
- Common flat and unit-priced residential permits: in-ground swimming pool $225.00, above-ground pool $25.00, demolition $150.00, irrigation system $125.00, driveway approach $50.00, fence $40.00, accessory storage building 120 sq ft or less $60.00, windows and doors $2.00 each, sheetrock $2.00 per sheet, roofing $0.10/sq ft, siding $0.50/sq ft, and foundation only (201 sq ft or over) $0.18/sq ft.
- Re-inspection is $75.00, overtime inspections are $160.00, and the penalty for working without a permit is $500.00. The residential schedule prints no technology fee, no state surcharge, and no impact fee - Texas adds no statewide building-permit levy.
- These fees come from the schedules the city publishes under "Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2024," verified July 21, 2026. The schedule does not state whether the $10.00 usage fee is charged once per project or once per permit, so that ambiguity is flagged everywhere it affects a total on this page.
Beaumont Building Permit Fee Structure
Beaumont prices residential building permits per square foot by occupancy classification, adds a flat $150.00 residential plan review, and prices most small jobs as flat or unit fees. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing permits sit on a separate schedule and are not part of these numbers. The tables below show the figures exactly as published under the city's "Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2024."
Per-square-foot residential building permit rates
| Occupancy classification / category | Rate |
|---|---|
| Single family, duplex, townhouse, condominium | $0.50 / sq ft |
| Additions, alterations, repairs, remodels | $0.25 / sq ft |
| Residential plan review | $150.00 flat |
| Swimming pool, sign and parking lot plan review | $50.00 flat |
| Usage fee | $10.00 |
| Minimum permit | $55.00 |
Beaumont prices new residential construction per square foot rather than by construction valuation. The residential schedule does not state whether the $10.00 usage fee is charged once per project or once per permit, and it does not state whether the $150.00 residential plan review applies to an alteration or remodel as well as to new construction - both ambiguities are flagged in the worked examples below rather than silently resolved. Commercial and multi-family work is governed by a separate valuation-tiered schedule that does not apply to detached single-family homes.
Flat and unit-priced residential permits
| Permit | Fee as printed |
|---|---|
| Accessory storage building, 120 sq ft or less | $60.00 |
| Accessory storage building, 121 sq ft or over | $0.50 / sq ft |
| Code compliance repair | $350.00 |
| Demolition | $150.00 |
| Driveway approach | $50.00 |
| Fence | $40.00 |
| Foundation only, 201 sq ft or over | $0.18 / sq ft |
| Grading | $60.00 first acre + $25.00 each acre after |
| Irrigation system | $125.00 |
| Roofing | $0.10 / sq ft |
| Sheetrock | $2.00 per sheet |
| Siding | $0.50 / sq ft |
| Swimming pool, above ground | $25.00 |
| Swimming pool, in ground | $225.00 |
| Windows and doors | $2.00 each |
The residential schedule prints no line item for decks, solar PV installations, or water heater replacement. PermitPrice does not publish a fee for those projects in Beaumont - contact the Building Codes division at (409) 880-3100 to confirm how they are permitted and priced.
MEP / trades fee schedule (separate from the building permit)
| Trade permit | Rate | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical permit | $3.00 per device | $70.00 |
| Gas permit | $10.00 per fixture | $70.00 |
| Mechanical permit | $20.00 per ton | $70.00 |
| Plumbing permit | $15.00 per fixture | $70.00 |
| Yearly gas inspection | $100.00 | - |
| Usage fee (MEP schedule) | $10.00 | - |
The residential schedule states verbatim that the "building permit fee does not include mechanical, electrical, plumbing permits (MEP)." Because MEP charges depend on the device, fixture, and tonnage counts of a specific house - counts the city does not publish - PermitPrice publishes no all-in new-home total for Beaumont. Only your plans and the Building Codes division can produce that number.
Beaumont Permit Fee Components and Surcharges
A Beaumont residential permit total stacks a small number of separate components: the per-square-foot building permit fee, the flat residential plan review, a $10.00 usage fee, and any separately priced MEP trade permits. Administrative charges apply only when triggered.
| Component | Amount | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Building permit fee | $0.50/SF (new SFR, duplex, townhouse, condo) or $0.25/SF (addition, alteration, repair, remodel), or a printed flat fee | Exact schedule figure |
| Residential plan review | $150.00 flat | Exact; schedule does not state whether it applies to remodels as well as new builds |
| Usage fee | $10.00 | Exact amount; schedule does not state whether it is once per project or once per permit |
| Swimming pool, sign and parking lot plan review | $50.00 flat | Exact; applies to pool, sign, and parking lot review |
| Minimum permit | $55.00 | Floor - a computed fee below this is charged at the minimum |
| MEP trade permits (mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fuel gas) | $3.00/device, $10.00/fixture (gas), $20.00/ton, $15.00/fixture (plumbing); $70.00 minimum each | Separate - explicitly excluded from the building permit fee by the city |
| Re-inspection | $75.00 | Charged only when a re-inspection is required |
| Overtime inspections | $160.00 | Printed on the MEP and commercial schedules |
| Penalty for working without a permit | $500.00 | Printed on both the residential and MEP schedules |
| Contractor bonds, tap fees, county/drainage charges | Not on this schedule | Excluded - amounts are not stated on the fee schedule |
The Beaumont residential schedule prints no technology fee, no state surcharge, and no impact fee, and Texas adds no statewide building-permit levy. The only recurring add-ons to a base permit fee are the flat $150.00 residential plan review and the $10.00 usage fee.
Worked Examples
Every figure below is direct arithmetic from the printed City of Beaumont residential fee schedule. None of these totals include mechanical, electrical, or plumbing permits, because the city states those are not part of the building permit fee. Where the schedule does not state how two fees interact, the ambiguity is called out rather than resolved.
Example 1: New 2,400 SF Single-Family Home (building permit only)
| Fee Component | Rule Applied | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Building permit | 2,400 SF × $0.50 | $1,200.00 |
| Residential plan review | flat | $150.00 |
| Usage fee | flat, as listed | $10.00 |
| Building permit total (exact, MEP excluded) | $1,200 + $150 + $10 | $1,360.00 |
| + Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, fuel gas permits | per device / fixture / ton, $70.00 minimum each | Not published - depends on your plans |
Assumptions: A 2,400 SF new single family home billed at the $0.50/sq ft single family rate = $1,200.00, plus the flat $150.00 residential plan review and the $10.00 usage fee = $1,360.00 exactly, assuming the usage fee applies once to this permit. That figure is the building permit only. Because the city states the building permit fee does not include MEP, this home will also draw separate mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and (if applicable) fuel gas permits, each with a $70.00 minimum and each priced on counts that are specific to your plans - so PermitPrice publishes no all-in new-home total for Beaumont. Source: City of Beaumont Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule 2024.
Example 2: 2,000 SF Roof Replacement
| Fee Component | Rule Applied | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Roofing permit | 2,000 SF × $0.10 | $200.00 |
| Permit total (exact) | above the $55.00 minimum, so the computed fee controls | $200.00 |
| Usage fee, if applied to this permit | $10.00 | $210.00 if charged |
Assumptions: Roofing bills at $0.10 per square foot, so 2,000 SF × $0.10 = $200.00 exactly. This is above the $55.00 minimum permit, so the computed fee controls. Disclosed ambiguity: the schedule lists a $10.00 usage fee but does not state whether it is charged once per project or once per permit, so the total is either $200.00 or $210.00 - the city's Building Codes division decides. A re-roof draws no residential plan review line on the schedule. Compare a Gulf Coast peer in our Pasadena roof replacement permit guide. Source: City of Beaumont Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule 2024.
Example 3: In-Ground Swimming Pool
| Fee Component | Rule Applied | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Swimming pool, in ground | flat | $225.00 |
| Swimming pool plan review | flat | $50.00 |
| Pool permit + plan review | $225 + $50 | $275.00 |
| + Pool electrical permit | $3.00 per device, $70.00 minimum | Separate - at least $70.00 |
Assumptions: An in-ground pool is a flat $225.00 permit. The schedule separately lists a $50.00 "Swimming Pool, Sign and Parking Lot Plan Review," and this example assumes that review is required for an in-ground pool, giving $275.00. Disclosed ambiguities: the schedule does not state whether pool plan review is mandatory on every residential pool, and does not state whether the $10.00 usage fee is added per permit. Pool bonding and equipment wiring is electrical work priced on the separate MEP schedule at $3.00 per device with a $70.00 minimum, so it is not inside the $275.00. An above-ground pool is $25.00 instead of $225.00. Our Beaumont pool permit cost guide walks through both pool classifications, the electrical add-on and the penalty math in full, and the Baytown pool permit guide shows how a nearby Gulf Coast city handles pool permits. Source: City of Beaumont Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule 2024 and COB MEP Fee Schedule 2024.
Example 4: 400 SF Addition and a 1,200 SF Remodel
| Project | Rule Applied | Building permit fee |
|---|---|---|
| 400 SF addition | 400 SF × $0.25 | $100.00 |
| 1,200 SF interior remodel | 1,200 SF × $0.25 | $300.00 |
| 150 SF small repair | 150 × $0.25 = $37.50, below the minimum | $55.00 (minimum permit) |
Assumptions: Additions, alterations, repairs, and remodels all bill at $0.25 per square foot, so 400 SF = $100.00 and 1,200 SF = $300.00, both exact. A 150 SF repair computes to $37.50, which falls below the printed $55.00 minimum permit, so $55.00 applies. Disclosed ambiguity: the residential schedule prints the $150.00 plan review as "Residential Plan Review" without stating whether it attaches to alterations and remodels as well as to new construction - so these figures show the per-square-foot fee alone, and plan review may add $150.00. Any electrical, mechanical, or plumbing work inside a remodel draws its own permit at a $70.00 minimum. Source: City of Beaumont Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule 2024.
Read before you budget from these examples
- No all-in new-home total exists here: the city states in writing that the building permit fee does not include mechanical, electrical, or plumbing permits. The $1,360.00 figure is the building permit for a 2,400 SF home and nothing more.
- MEP is priced on your counts: electrical $3.00 per device, gas $10.00 per fixture, mechanical $20.00 per ton, plumbing $15.00 per fixture, each with a $70.00 minimum. The city does not publish typical counts, so PermitPrice will not guess them.
- Usage fee interaction is unstated: the $10.00 usage fee appears on both the residential and MEP schedules, but neither says whether it is charged once per project or once per permit. Totals on this page flag where that changes the answer.
- Plan review scope is unstated for remodels: the $150.00 residential plan review is printed without a statement about whether it applies to alterations and remodels.
- Some projects have no published fee: the residential schedule prints no line for decks, solar PV, or water heater replacement. No fee is published on this page for those - call Building Codes at (409) 880-3100.
- These are the schedules the city labels current: the fees come from the documents Beaumont publishes under "Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2024," verified July 21, 2026.
Practitioner Insight
Beaumont's building permit math is about as simple as Texas gets: one rate for new residential construction, half that rate for anything you are changing rather than building, one flat plan review, and a $55.00 floor. A 2,400 sq ft new home is $1,360.00 on the building permit and you can compute it in your head. What Beaumont does not do is bundle - the schedule says outright that the building permit fee excludes mechanical, electrical, and plumbing, and it prices those on a separate document by device, fixture, and ton. That is the single most important thing to understand before you budget here.
The practical consequence is that no honest source can quote you a single all-in Beaumont new-home number, because the MEP side depends entirely on how many devices, fixtures, and tons of cooling your plans call for - and the city publishes no typical counts. What you can pin down exactly is everything that draws no trade work: a re-roof at $0.10/sq ft, a fence at $40.00, a demolition at $150.00, an above-ground pool at $25.00, windows and doors at $2.00 each. Compare the structure to nearby Gulf Coast and east Texas cities like Baytown, Pasadena, and Longview before assuming any one city's approach is typical for the region.
Permit Requirements - Common Residential Projects in Beaumont
| Project Type | Fee Published? | Fee Category | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| New single-family home | Yes | $0.50/SF + $150 review + $10 usage | 2,400 SF = $1,360.00 building permit; MEP separate |
| Duplex, townhouse, condominium | Yes | $0.50/SF | Same classification line as single family |
| Addition, alteration, repair, remodel | Yes | $0.25/SF | 1,200 SF = $300.00; plan-review applicability unstated |
| Roof replacement | Yes | $0.10/SF | 2,000 SF = $200.00; $55.00 minimum applies |
| Swimming pool (in ground) | Yes | $225.00 flat | Pool plan review $50.00; electrical separate |
| Swimming pool (above ground) | Yes | $25.00 flat | Lowest printed pool fee on the schedule |
| Fence | Yes | $40.00 flat | Flat printed fee |
| Demolition | Yes | $150.00 flat | Flat printed fee |
| Accessory storage building | Yes | $60.00 (≤120 SF) / $0.50 per SF (≥121 SF) | Two printed tiers by size |
| Windows and doors | Yes | $2.00 each | $55.00 minimum permit applies to small jobs |
| Electrical / mechanical / plumbing / fuel gas | Yes - separate schedule | $3.00/device, $20.00/ton, $15.00/fixture, $10.00/gas fixture; $70.00 min | Explicitly NOT included in the building permit fee |
| Deck, solar PV, water heater replacement | No published fee | Not on the residential schedule | Verify with the Beaumont Building Codes division - PermitPrice publishes no figure |
This table reports which fees the City of Beaumont publishes, not whether a permit is legally required for your specific scope. Permit trigger thresholds and chargeable-area determinations are set by the Building Codes division. When uncertain whether a permit is required, contact Building Codes before starting work - the penalty for working without a permit is $500.00.
City of Beaumont Building Codes Division
Building Codes Division
801 Main Street, Suite 201, Beaumont, TX 77701 · Building Official: Boyd Meier
Building Codes: (409) 880-3100
Building_Codes@beaumonttexas.gov
COB Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule 2024
Published under "Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2024" · MEP priced on a separate schedule
When This Estimate May Not Apply
You need a single all-in new-home number
There is not one. The city states the building permit fee does not include mechanical, electrical, or plumbing permits, and MEP is priced on device, fixture, and tonnage counts specific to your plans with a $70.00 minimum per trade. The $1,360.00 figure for a 2,400 SF home is the building permit alone.
Your project is a deck, solar array, or water heater swap
The Beaumont residential schedule prints no line item for decks, solar PV installations, or water heater replacement. PermitPrice will not publish a figure the city has not published - contact the Building Codes division at (409) 880-3100 for how those are permitted and priced.
Your total depends on how the usage fee or plan review is applied
The $10.00 usage fee appears on both the residential and MEP schedules, but neither states whether it is charged once per project or once per permit. The $150.00 residential plan review is printed without stating whether it attaches to alterations and remodels. Those determinations sit with Building Codes.
Your project is commercial or multi-family
Beaumont prices commercial and multi-family work on a separate valuation-tiered schedule (first $1,000 = $100.00, then $7.25 per additional $1,000 up to $50,000, and so on), with plan review at 65% of the total permit fee. None of the per-square-foot residential rates on this page apply to that work.
You are budgeting site, bond, and utility costs
Contractor bonds (roofing, contractor's, driveway/sidewalk) are separate forms whose amounts are not stated on the fee schedule, and water/sewer tap, utility connection, and any Jefferson County or drainage district charges are not on this schedule at all. None of them are in any figure on this page.
The city adopts a newer fee schedule
These figures are from the schedules Beaumont publishes under "Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2024," verified July 21, 2026. Fee schedules change - confirm the current schedule with Building Codes before filing.
Source note: All figures come from the City of Beaumont Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule 2024 and the COB MEP Fee Schedule 2024, linked from the city's Permit Portal Resources & Documents page under the heading "Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2024," extracted July 21, 2026. Those files are served as Microsoft Word documents rather than PDFs; text was read directly from the document body. The October 1, 2024 date is taken from the city's own published heading; the document bodies carry no other printed effective date beyond the "2024" in their titles. Separately, an older document titled "Building Codes Fee Schedule (PDF)" remains linked from the same page; it is a scanned image with no text layer and could not be read, so it could not be cross-checked. That is an unread legacy document, not a known conflict - the 2024 schedules were used because the city labels them as the current effective fees. Department address, phone, email, and Building Official name were taken from the city's Building Codes pages on the same date.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources
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City of Beaumont - Residential Building Permit Fee Schedule 2024 Beaumont, TX - official residential fee schedule published under "Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2024." Primary source for the $0.50/sq ft and $0.25/sq ft rates, the $150.00 residential plan review, the $10.00 usage fee, the $55.00 minimum permit, every flat residential permit fee, and the statement that the building permit fee does not include MEP. Extracted July 21, 2026 Verified
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City of Beaumont - Permit Portal Resources & Documents (Building Codes) The Building Codes division page that publishes the fee schedules under the heading "Fee Changes Effective October 1, 2024," and the source of the COB MEP Fee Schedule 2024 used for the electrical, gas, mechanical, and plumbing rates. Also the source of the department address, phone, and email. Verified July 21, 2026.
See how Beaumont's per-square-foot structure compares to other Gulf Coast and east Texas cities, or estimate fees in covered jurisdictions.
Permit Fees Are One Part of Your Project Budget
Once you know your Beaumont permit cost, two related numbers round out your total budget picture:
Property tax impact after your project closes
A permitted addition or pool increases your assessed value in Jefferson County. A permitted project may change the property's taxable value. The county appraisal district determines that value and local taxing units adopt the rates, both separately from this permit fee.
Site, zoning, and utility costs outside the permit
Contractor bonds, water and sewer tap charges, utility connections, and Jefferson County or drainage district charges are not on the Beaumont fee schedule at all. These items are governed by fee schedules separate from the building permit and are not included in the figures above.
These charges are administered separately from the building permit fee, though the responsible office and billing process vary by jurisdiction. See which tool covers each charge →