Town of Chapel Hill Inspections Department - Building Permit Fee Schedule
Building Valuation Data Table
For Use in Determining Total Valuation for Building Permit Fee Calculations
Determination of Total Valuation. For purposes of determining fees, total valuation shall be either the actual contract price or an applicable amount based on the total square footage of the structure to be built, multiplied by the square foot cost data prescribed on the attached Building Valuation Data Table which is a part of this fee schedule, whichever is greater. Data in the tables must be multiplied by the appropriate regional modifier.  The regional modifier for the Chapel Hill area is 1.07.  In absence of a actual contract the total square footage price will be calculated on the "Good" category.
Occupancy			Type of Construction
	I-A	I-B	II-A	II-B	III-A	III-B	IV	V-A	V-B
Assembly
Auditorium
- Good	130	125	64	62	100	96	100	65	62
- Average	95	92	44	42	71	67	72	45	42
Church
- Good	126	121	88	86	101	97	102	80	91
- Average	92	89	65	63	73	69	74	69	65
Gymnasium
- Good	103	103	75	73	81	77	82	78	74
- Average	76	76	53	51	59	56	60	57	53
Restaurant
- Good	107	107	81	79	88	84	89	84	80
- Average	80	80	61	59	69	65	70	65	61
Theaters
- Good	122	118	78	76	85	81	85	81	77
- Average	92	90	55	53	61	57	62	58	54
Business
Office
- Good	104	101	72	70	80	76	81	77	73
- Average	79	76	50	48	58	54	59	55	52
Research/Engineering
- Good	61	59	49	46	54	50	55	50	47
- Average	46	44	34	32	39	35	40	36	32
Service Station
- Good	104	100	81	79	83	79	83	69	65
- Average	94	90	67	65	69	65	70	58	54
Determination of Total Valuation. For purposes of determining fees, total valuation shall be either the actual contract price or an applicable amount based on the total square footage of the structure to be built, multiplied by the square foot cost data prescribed on the attached Building Valuation Data Table which is a part of this fee schedule, whichever is greater. Data in the tables must be multiplied by the appropriate regional modifier.  The regional modifier for the Chapel Hill area is 1.07.  In absence of a actual contract the total square footage price will be calculated on the "Good" category.
Occupancy			Type of Construction
	I-A	I-B	II-A	II-B	III-A	III-B	IV	V-A	V-B
Educational
School
- Good	103	103	79	77	85	81	86	83	79
- Average	80	80	60	58	66	62	67	64	60
Factory-Industrial
Factory - Light Mfg
- Good	39	37	34	31	38	35	39	35	31
- Average	27	25	24	22	29	25	30	27	23
Hazardous
Hazardous - Sprinkler
System Included
- Good	41	39	35	33	40	36	41	37	33
- Average	29	27	26	24	31	27	32	28	24
Institutional
Convalescent Hospital
- Good	128	124	88	86	96	N/P	97	93	N/P
- Average	105	103	68	66	75	N/P	75	72	N/P
Hospital
Good	153	150	88	86	129	N/P	129	122	N/P
- Average	123	121	68	66	102	N/P	103	98	N/P
Mercantile
Department Stores
- Good	88	86	56	54	74	70	75	59	55
- Average	68	66	42	40	61	57	61	46	42
Mall Stores
- Good	101	101	66	64	73	69	74	70	66
- Average	82	82	56	52	60	56	61	57	53
Mall - Concourse
- Good	79	79	56	54	58	54	59	58	54
- Average	62	62	43	41	45	41	46	45	41
Retail Store
- Good	70	68	56	54	61	57	61	59	55
- Average	55	53	42	40	47	43	48	46	42
Determination of Total Valuation. For purposes of determining fees, total valuation shall be either the actual contract price or an applicable amount based on the total square footage of the structure to be built, multiplied by the square foot cost data prescribed on the attached Building Valuation Data Table which is a part of this fee schedule, whichever is greater. Data in the tables must be multiplied by the appropriate regional modifier.  The regional modifier for the Chapel Hill area is 1.07.  In absence of a actual contract the total square footage price will be calculated on the "Good" category.
Occupancy			Type of Construction
	I-A	I-B	II-A	II-B	III-A	III-B	IV	V-A	V-B
Residential
Apartments
- Good	83	80	62	50	69	65	70	65	61
- Average	65	63	48	45	53	49	54	50	46
Dormitories
- Good	98	96	76	74	83	79	83	77	74
- Average	77	75	58	56	64	60	64	60	56
Homes for Elderly
- Good	99	97	81	79	86	83	87	84	80
- Average	78	76	61	59	67	63	68	65	61
Hotel
- Good	104	102	68	65	88	84	89	84	80
- Average	82	80	50	48	74	70	75	71	67
Motel
- Good	104	102	68	65	72	68	73	70	66
- Average	82	80	50	48	54	50	55	52	48
Single Family Residence
- Good	89	86	69	67	76	72	76	70	66
- Average	67	65	50	48	55	51	56	52	48
Storage
Auto Parking Structure
- Good	36	34	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D
- Average	28	27	22	20	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D
Repair Garage
- Good	47	45	37	35	45	41	46	40	36
- Average	35	33	27	25	34	30	35	31	27
Warehouse
- Good	47	45	31	29	36	33	37	34	30
- Average	35	33	22	20	27	23	28	25	21
Determination of Total Valuation. For purposes of determining fees, total valuation shall be either the actual contract price or an applicable amount based on the total square footage of the structure to be built, multiplied by the square foot cost data prescribed on the attached Building Valuation Data Table which is a part of this fee schedule, whichever is greater. Data in the tables must be multiplied by the appropriate regional modifier.  The regional modifier for the Chapel Hill area is 1.07.  In absence of a actual contract the total square footage price will be calculated on the "Good" category.
Occupancy			Type of Construction
	I-A	I-B	II-A	II-B	III-A	III-B	IV	V-A	V-B
Utility & Miscellaneous
Private Garage
- Good	36	34	35	33	42	38	43	39	35
- Average	28	27	28	25	34	30	34	31	27
Greenhouse
- Good	N/D	N/D	N/D	11.8	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	5.65
- Average	N/D	N/D	N/D	5.48	N/D	N/D	N/D	N/D	3.68
Notes:
1. N/P - Not permitted by code.
2. N/D - Insufficient data to determine average cost.
3. Unfinished basements - $11.81/sqare foot.
4. For sprinklered buildings in other than hazardous occupancies, add $1.75/sqare foot.
5. In Type II, III, and V, add $41,000 per elevator.
6. A good building will normally have some components which are only average, but many will be better than average.
A good building is well insulated to utility standards, packaged or zoned air conditioning; has more than the minimum code required plumbing fixtures, and lighting and electrical outlets, with good quality fixtures, interior and exterior finishes and carpets.
7. An average building has minimum model energy code insulation levels, with a forced air system, contains the minimum code required plumbing fixtures, lighting, electric  outlets; and has average quality interior and minimum carpet.