Permit Application Fee Guide

The total application submittal fee is determined by summing the amounts described in each of the following categories.

Base Application Fee

Base fee of $130 required to be submitted with each application type.

Emissions Fee

Must be submitted with applications at new facilities, or at locations with more than five tons of actual emissions on an annual basis. The submittal fee for new facilities with emissions less than five tons per year is $116. For facilities with emissions greater than five tons per year, the submittal fee is $116 per ton of emission increase.

Application Evaluation Fee

Covers the costs incurred by APCD to evaluate the application (not including certain analyses as described below). The fee is as described in District Rule 40 based on the equipment type and is either a set amount for the equipment (a “fixed” fee) or a time and material fee equal to the actual costs incurred for review. All modifications (including modifications, replacements – except like-kind-replacements, and changes of location) are time and material fees, but cannot exceed the fixed fee, if one exists for that equipment type. For time and material applications, the fee due with application submittal is estimated by APCD based on comparison of similar projects.

Renewal

The first year of permit renewal is due when the application is submitted. It is a set amount for most equipment types, except for gasoline dispensing operations where the renewal fee is also based on the number of nozzles, sources requiring annual testing that is conducted on a time and material basis, and other exceptions as listed in Rule 40.

Toxics/Health Risk Assessment

One of the evaluation categories not covered by the Application Evaluation Fee. This covers the cost incurred by the District to conduct health risk assessments and toxics emission calculations. Required for most new equipment.

Other Special Program Fees

The evaluation of certain rules including New Source Review (NSR), state and federal regulations (ATCM, NESHAP, NSPS, etc), CEQA review charges and other rules not covered by the standard application evaluation fee.

Source Testing

Covers the District’s costs for conducting emissions source tests when required.

Depending on pollutant(s) measured and equipment type, this fee can be either fixed or time and material based – similar to application fees. In addition, you have the option to hire a third party contractor to conduct required testing and would only pay the District costs incurred to witness the test in this case.

If you have questions about applicability of any of these fees, please contact the District to discuss prior to submitting an application.

All fees are subject to change with a revision to District Rule 40.