Permit - Fees.
Municipal Code of Chicago § 11-16-080
in effect11-16-080 Permit - Fees.
The building commissioner is authorized to issue permits under this chapter. Permit fees shall be charged as follows:
(a) Connections to public sewers and extensions of private drains.
Six-inch diameter and smaller.....$75.00
Eight-inch diameter.....$125.00
Ten-inch to 16-inch diameter.....$175.00
18-inch to 21-inch diameter.....$225.00
24-inch and larger.....$300.00
Connections by public agencies of branch sewers or catch basin drains to main sewers.....$125.00 – $450.00
(b) Repairs and/or additions to existing sewers up to 20 feet.
Six-inch diameter and smaller.....$65.00
Eight-inch diameter.....$100.00
Over eight-inch diameter.....$125.00
Repairs or adjustment of a sewer structure in public way or on private property.....$50.00
Repair of an existing flood control system on private property.....$30.00
(c) [Reserved.]
(d) Seal permits (demolition).....$125.00
(e) Miscellaneous permit fees:
Sump pump only installation.....$50.00
Sump pump and drain tile installation.....$100.00
Flood control and overhead conversion.....$100.00
Inspection manholes (per manhole).....$100.00
Each townhouse/single-family residence unit of a planned development or subdivision (each house).....$65.00
Pumping water from basements of residential buildings up to six flat apartment buildings.....$30.00
Other pumping operations: the higher of: (1) the minimum charge of $100.00, or (2) a charge based on volume of discharge per gallon, as determined by the sewer service charge in Section 3-12-020 and the metered water service rate in Section 11-12-310
Minimum.....$100.00
Stubs (per stub).....$50.00
Installation of testing equipment in a manhole....$150.00
(f) Fees for videotaping, cleaning, lining and inspections of public sewers:
From zero to 500 linear feet of sewer.....$125.00
From 501 to 1,000 linear feet of sewer.....$200.00
Over 1,000 linear feet of sewer.....$275.00
(g) Other fees. For sewer-related or building drain-related work applied for pursuant to this chapter with no associated permit fee, including the approved use of a pipe diameter not specified in this section, the building commissioner is authorized to assess a permit fee for such work, based on the city's reasonable cost of issuing and administering the permit, which in no case shall be less than $450.
(h) Exemption. The fees imposed by this section and Section 11-16-250 shall not apply to permits issued to the City of Chicago or any City department or agency established under Title 2 of this Code or to their contractors for work undertaken for public or governmental use.
(Added Coun. J. 2-6-02, p. 78883, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-19-03, p. 14216, § 7.6; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 7-29-15, p. 3537, § 3; Amend Coun. J. 2-19-20, p. 14473, Art. VI, § 8)
Source: City of Chicago, Municipal Code of Chicago (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/chicago/latest/chicago_il/0-0-0-2657177Fetched: 10/24/2026