Sacramento County Reduces Building Permit Fees for Projects with High Equipment Valuations

Sacramento, Calif. – Sacramento County has lowered building permits fees on projects with equipment valued at over $5 million.

“This fee reduction will help attract manufacturing and industrial projects to the County,” said Steve Pedretti, Deputy Administrator of Development Services. “We’re providing a progressively reduced scale of fees as the equipment value goes up; so the fee increase is moderated.”

As industry changes, including advancements in technology, manufacturing, computer and electronics, it is not uncommon for manufacturing plants and facilities to house equipment far exceeding the cost of the structure.

Examples include the Opti-Solar manufacturing facility in McClellan Park and medical facilities who might install equipment costing significantly more than the building housing the equipment.

For the occasional situation where building costs and the value of the equipment contained within are disproportional, fees will be reduced. This reduction would apply only to equipment valuations and not structural valuations. The new fee structure is: