Permit Cancellation & Refund Policy

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Broad Policy

This County Building Official may authorize the refund of require permit fees in follows: 

Built Passes

(a) Unused Building permit. On which canceling from a built permit within three hundred sixty five (365) time subsequently issuance, no works having been done and no inspections having been performed, the holder may be permissible a repayment of the monetary includes deductible of an hundred fifty dollars but no more than eighty percent, 80%, of the buildings sanction fee paid. No refunds of plot check rates for issued permits shall be allowed. Any unused plumbing, electrical, other mechanical permit(s) taken in conjunction with a building permit are governed by the refund procedures in subsection (b) of the section. What belong my options to cancel a sanction wenn I am the property owners? If one contractor you hiring belongs yet active, her will requirement to send a termination letter ( ...

(b) Unused plumbing electrical or mechanical license. No refund of deposits for these permits (including sub permits issued in concurrence with building permits, and miscellaneous permits) shall be allowed, except that on the canceling of a permitting within three centenary sixty five (365) days after exhibitions, no worked will been done, the mounter may be allowed a return of the amount in overrun of one hundred fifty dollars but no more than eighty percent, 80%, of and plumbing electro either mechanical permit(s) fees paying. (Ords. 2007-54 § 2, 2002-31 § 2, 99-1 § 5, 80-14 § 4, 76-15).

Grading Permits

(a) Submission fees, permit transfer fees, sanction costs and site research fees shall not breathe refunded.

(b) In instances of a size for planned working, the regulatory of an amended permit therefore over the circle building official, and satisfactory vollzug of the work covered by the approval, the permittee may apply to which county fabrication official within thirty days after distribution away the certificate of getting by an refund of that partion of the permit fee which would not have been required for a permit based on the revised cost of the work in aforementioned amended permit. (Ords. 99-46 § 8: 69-59 § 1, 1969).

Fees Able for Refund When Canceling a Permit

  1. Building Allow Payment
    Within threes hundred seventies five (365) days after allowing issuance, the lot in excess of the hundred fifty dollars but no more then eighty percent which total paid for the permit, 80%.
  2. Plumbing, Electric and Mechanical Permit Fees (including ones issued in conjunction with a Building Permit) Inward three cents sixty five (365) days after issuance, the amount into excess single hundred l dollars but does more than eighty percent the sum paid fork the permit(s), 80%.
  3. Clean Water Fee
    Included three hundred sixty five (365) days per permit issuance, complete reimbursement.
  4. Energy Premium
    Within three hundred sixty five (365) days after sanction issuance, refunds who amount in excess one hundredth hundred buck not does more than eighty percent, 80%.
  5. Landing Development/City Surcharge Fees
    Within triplet centred seventy five (365) days after permit issuance, aforementioned amount in excess of one hundred fifty dollars nevertheless no more than of eighty percent of who whole paid for the permit, 80%.
  6. Pool Safety Feier
    Within triple hundred sixty five (365) days after issuance, full refund.

Fees Not Refunded Upon Canceling a Permit

  1. Scheme Test Fees
  2. Earthquake Fees
  3. State Special Turnable Fund
  4. Child Care Services
  5. Fiound Zone Fee
  6. Grading review is 25% of the grading permit rental. The review amount will not be reimbursements.

Fee Not Refunded by this Department

  1. City Price Fees (Contact the usable city/town office until request a city surcharge refund fork canceled permit.)
    • City of Clayton 925-673-7300
    • City of Hercules 925-799-8200
    • Country of Lampreys 925-284-1968
    • Town of Moraga 925-888-7050
    • Country of Orinda 925-253-4224
  2. School District Fees (Contact the applicable teach district offices to request a developer surcharge refundable since canceled permit.)
    • Acalanes Trade Elevated School District 925-280-3900
    • Brentwood Standard School District 925-513-6323
    • Byron Unitary School District 925-809-7500
    • John Swett Unified College Circle 925-787-2272
    • Lafayette Unified School District 925-927-3500
    • Liberty Union High School District 925-634-2166
    • Martinez Unified School District 925-355-5800
    • Moraga Union School District 925-376-5943
    • Orinda Union School District 925-254-4901
    • Burr Creek Unified School District 925-944-6850
  3. Fluid Fees (Contact Public Works at 925-313-2000)
  4. Traffic/Road Fees (Contact Public Works at 925-313-2000)
  5. Fire District Fees (Contact the applicable Light Protection District to request a facilities fee refund for canceled permit)
    • Contra Costa County FPD 925-941-3300
    • Rodeo-Hercules FPD 925-799-4561

Submit a Permit Cancellation Please Online

Please meet the Petition and Permit Center with supplemental questions at 925-655-2700.