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202 Main Street
La Porte City, IA 50651
Office Hours; Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Phone (319)342-3396
Fax (319)342-3770

 
Deputy Clerk, Jennifer Sparks     Building_Zoning@laportecityia.com

Building Official,  Bob Walker

 Hours; Monday, Wednesday, Friday by appointment only, between the hours of
9:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.  Please call City Hall to schedule an appointment or inspection.

Inspection requests must be placed by 8:30 am on the day that the inspection is required.  Electricians obtaining electrical permits must be licensed by the City.  Both Building and Electrical contractors must provide an insurance certificate of liability with the City of La Porte City named as an additionally insured.

City of La Porte City Building Permit Fee Schedule
Valuation Range Fee   Valuation Range

Fee

$1.00 to $500.00 . . . . . $15   $38,000.01 to $39,000.00 . . . . $259
$500.01 to $600.00 . . . . . $20   $39,000.01 to $40,000.00 . . . . $263
$600.01 to $700.00 . . . . . $24   $40,000.01 to $41,000.00 . . . . $266
$700.01 to $800.00 . . . . . $28   $41,000.01 to $42,000.00 . . . . $269
$800.01 to $900.00 . . . . . $32   $42,000.01 to $43,000.00 . . . . $272
$900.01 to $1,000.00 . . . . . $35   $43,000.01 to $44,000.00 . . . . $275
$1,000.01 to $1,100.00 . . . . . $39   $44,000.01 to $45,000.00 . . . . $279
$1,100.01 to $1,200.00 . . . . . $43   $45,000.01 to $46,000.00 . . . . $282
$1,200.01 to $1,300.00 . . . . . $47   $46,000.01 to $47,000.00 . . . . $285
$1,300.01 to $1,400.00 . . . . . $51   $47,000.01 to $48,000.00 . . . . $288
$1,400.01 to $1,500.00 . . . . . $55   $48,000.01 to $49,000.00 . . . . $291
$1,500.01 to $1,600.00 . . . . . $59   $49,000.01 to $50,000.00 . . . . $295
$1,600.01 to $1,700.00 . . . . . $63   $50,000.01 to $51,000.00 . . . . $300
$1,700.01 to $1,800.00 . . . . . $67   $51,000.01 to $52,000.00 . . . . $303
$1,800.01 to $1,900.00 . . . . . $71   $52,000.01 to $53,000.00 . . . . $306
$1,900.01 to $2,000.00 . . . . . $75   $53,000.01 to $54,000.00 . . . . $309
$2,000.01 to $3,000.00 . . . . . $80   $54,000.01 to $55,000.00 . . . . $312
$3,000.01 to $4,000.00 . . . . . $85   $55,000.01 to $56,000.00 . . . . $315
$4,000.01 to $5,000.00 . . . . . $90   $56,000.01 to $57,000.00 . . . . $318
$5,000.01 to $6,000.00 . . . . $100   $57,000.01 to $58,000.00 . . . . $321
$6,000.01 to $7,000.00 . . . . $105   $58,000.01 to $59,000.00 . . . . $324
$7,000.01 to $8,000.00 . . . . $110   $59,000.01 to $60,000.00 . . . . $327
$8,000.01 to $9,000.00 . . . . $115   $60,000.01 to $61,000.00 . . . . $330
$9,000.01 to $10,000.00 . . . . $125   $61,000.01 to $62,000.00 . . . . $333
$10,000.01 to $11,000.00 . . . . $130   $62,000.01 to $63,000.00 . . . . $336
$11,000.01 to $12,000.00 . . . . $135   $63,000.01 to $64,000.00 . . . . $339
$12,000.01 to $13,000.00 . . . . $140   $64,000.01 to $65,000.00 . . . . $342
$13,000.01 to $14,000.00 . . . . $150   $65,000.01 to $66,000.00 . . . . $345
$14,000.01 to $15,000.00 . . . . $155   $66,000.01 to $67,000.00 . . . . $348
$15,000.01 to $16,000.00 . . . . $160   $67,000.01 to $68,000.00 . . . . $351
$16,000.01 to $17,000.00 . . . . $165   $68,000.01 to $69,000.00 . . . . $354
$17,000.01 to $18,000.00 . . . . $175   $69,000.01 to $70,000.00 . . . . $357
$18,000.01 to $19,000.00 . . . . $180   $70,000.01 to $71,000.00 . . . . $360
$19,000.01 to $20,000.00 . . . . $185   $71,000.01 to $72,000.00 . . . . $363
$20,000.01 to $21,000.00 . . . . $190   $72,000.01 to $73,000.00 . . . . $366
$21,000.01 to $22,000.00 . . . . $200   $73,000.01 to $74,000.00 . . . . $369
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