Guilford County Inspections Department provides permitting, plan review, and building inspection services for all unincorporated areas of Guilford County and, through contractual agreements, to the towns of Jamestown, Oak Ridge, Pleasant Garden, Sedalia, Stokesdale, Summerfield, and Whitsett and the Piedmont Triad Airport Authority (PTAA).
Fee Schedules
The following schedule of fees applies to all Commercial Construction and includes permitting and plan review. Fees denoted with an asterisk (*) include all required trade inspections. Permit fees will be doubled if work commences prior to the issuance of a permit.
New Business, Mercantile - *Base fee $100 plus $0.25 per square foot per unit
New Industrial, Factory, High Hazard, Storage - *Base fee $100 plus $0.25 per square foot
New Assembly, Educational, or Institutional Structures - *Base fee $1,000 plus $0.20 per square foot
New Multi-Family Structures - *$250 per dwelling unit
New Utility and Miscellaneous - *Base fee $75 plus $.25 per square foot
Addition or Alterations - $0.25 per square foot added/altered plus Trade Fee(s)
Upfit
Construction Cost | Permit Fee |
|---|---|
$1 to $9,999 | $35 (minimum permit fee) |
$10,000 to $49,999 | $35 + $5/1000 square feet |
$50,000 to $99,999 | $200 + $4/1000 square feet |
$100,000 to $499,999 | $350 + $3/1000 square feet |
$500,000 | $1,150 + $2/1000 square feet |
Signs - $100 per sign (Includes Elect)
Swimming Pools - $135 (Includes Elect)
Communication Tower Collocate - $250 per unit
Machinery/Equipment - $10 per unit
Utility - Trade Fee(s)
Open Assembly - Trade Fee(s)
Demolition Permit - $100
Change of Occupancy - Trade Fee(s)
Stocking CO Permit - $100
Permit Re-Issuance - Trade Fee(s)
The following schedule of fees applies to all Residential Construction and includes permitting and applicable plan review. Fees denoted with an asterisk (*) include all required trade inspections. Permit fees will be doubled if work commences prior to the issuance of a permit.
Detached Single-Family Structures - *Base fee $150 plus $0.35 per heated square foot
Attached Single-Family Structures - *Base fee $150 plus $0.35 per heated square foot per
Additions (unheated sf) - $.20 per unheated square foot + Trade fee(s)
Additions (heated sf) - $.35 per heated square foot + Trade fee(s)
Alterations/Upfit (unheated to heated sf) - $.35 per heated square foot + Trade fee(s)
Alterations (no change sf) - Trade fee(s)
Modular Home - *$250
Manufactured Home - *$175
Moved Home - $175
Accessory Buildings (unheated sf) - $.20 per unheated square foot + Trade fee(s)
Accessory Buildings (heated sf) - $.35 per heated square foot + Trade fee(s)
Accessory Structures - Trade fee(s)
Signs (includes Elect) - $50
Swimming Pools (includes Elect) - $135
Decks - Trade fee(s)
Demolition - $75
Permit Re-Issuance - Trade fee(s)
Homeowner Recovery Fund per State (Gen Cont) - $10
The following schedule of fees applies to all Trades and includes permitting, applicable plan review, and required trade inspections. Permit fees will be doubled if work commences prior to the issuance of a permit.
Building - $75.00
Electrical - $75.00
Plumbing - $75.00
Mechanical - $75.00
Fuel Piping - $75.00
Gas Logs - $75.00
Temporary Power - $75 per unit/meter
Permit Re-Issuance - Trade fee(s)
Re-Inspection - $50
Penalty Fee - Trade fee(s)
Home Occupation - Trade fee(s)
Family Care Home - Trade fee(s)
Daycare in Residence - Trade fee(s)
Event - Trade fee(s)
ABC Permit - $75
Permits Issued by Month
Forms and Documents
Permits
- Modify Contacts Form
- Amend a Permit Form
- Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Alarms Form (Residential Alteration/Upfits and Additions)
- Worker's Compensation Certificate
- Owner-Contractor Exemption Affidavit (To be Notarized)
- Stocking Certificate of Occupancy Form
- Temporary Certificate of Occupancy Form
- Exempt General Contractors Form