St. Tammany Parish, LA Building Safety: Electrical Permits (2026)

Section 2-684 sits in Chapter 2 of the St. Tammany Parish Code of Ordinances, Division 3 (Development), Subdivision II (Building Permits; Registration and Associated Fees). It prices electrical permits two ways. Commercial permits are charged at one percent of the executed electrical contract, with a minimum fee of $140.00. Residential permits split into two tracks. New residential work is charged $0.10 per square foot under beam with a $140.00 minimum, so a home needs 1,400 square feet under beam before the square-foot rate beats the minimum, and a 2,000 square foot house pays $200.00.

Both the commercial and residential lists end with the same line item: an electrical connection permit at $20.00. The ordinance prints it as its own entry under each heading, separate from the contract-based or square-foot fee.

The electrical rate differs from the neighboring trade schedules in the same subdivision. Mechanical permits under § 2-685 and plumbing permits under § 2-686 charge commercial work two percent of the executed contract, while electrical charges commercial work one percent. Gas permits under § 2-687 charge commercial work two percent and residential work a $140.00 base plus $1.00 per drop. The residential electrical, mechanical and plumbing schedules share the $0.10 per square foot under beam rate and the two percent renovation rate.

The history line shows the section was last amended by Ord. No. 26-5969, adopted May 7, 2026, building on the 2022 fee overhaul in Ord. No. 22-4908, adopted July 8, 2022. The current text no longer contains the older per-circuit pricing. Other charges in the same article apply to the permit process: a $100.00 re-inspection fee under § 2-688, a $100.00 special inspection fee under § 2-689, a processing fee equal to three percent of the permit fee on each credit card or e-check payment under § 2-675, and a $25.00 nonsufficient funds charge under § 2-662.