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Marshall County adopts revised building‑permit fee schedule to align with state rates
Summary
The fiscal court adopted Ordinance 2025‑06 on second reading, raising several plan‑review and inspection fees (residential plan review minimum to $125, commercial to $285), adding mechanical plan review tiers and revising electrical permit tables; the building inspection board reportedly voted unanimously to forward the change.
Marshall County Fiscal Court adopted Ordinance 2025‑06 on Aug. 19, 2025, updating the county’s building‑permit fee schedule, county officials said.
Speaker 4, presenting the ordinance on second reading, said the measure updates fees “to catch the county up to what the state seems to be charging,” with changes including raising the minimum plan‑review fee for new residential construction to $125 and for commercial projects to $285, removing a separate $10 application fee in some categories and adding a mechanical plan‑review fee table based on the documented dollar value of mechanical work.
The presentation also described revisions to electrical permit inspection fees and small commercial fees such as range‑hood review. Speaker 9 noted the building inspection board brought the ordinance forward and voted unanimously to recommend adoption. During discussion members said local control keeps services local and can avoid slower, state‑handled processes.
Speaker 1 called for a motion; the court approved the ordinance by voice vote. One speaker flagged a minor typographical reference to a table number to be corrected later; no additional readings were required.
