Are there hidden costs? Drawings, plan review, and the like?

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The 2026 fee schedule for the City of Arvada and the Arvada Fire Protection District’s published fire-protection-system schedule are instructive. For a new, sprinkled, single-family home, the specified permit and plan-review fees are: Fee 1,660 sq. ft. 3,333 sq. ft. --- --- --- Building valuation (area × $155.59 per sq. ft.) $258,279.40 $518,581.47 City building permit $1,894.65 $3,336.40 City residential plan review (65% of permit) $1,231.52 $2,168.66 Arvada Fire NFPA 13D sprinkler system fee $240.00 $240.00 Total permit and plan-review fees $3,366.17 $5,745.06

Fee	1,660 sq. ft.	3,333 sq. ft.
Building valuation (area × $155.59 per sq. ft.)	$258,279.40	$518,581.47
City building permit	$1,894.65	$3,336.40
City residential plan review (65% of permit)	$1,231.52	$2,168.66
Arvada Fire NFPA 13D sprinkler system fee	$240.00	$240.00
Total permit and plan-review fees	$3,366.17	$5,745.06