Permit Type
Number of Permits
Hercules FY 22-23 Current Hercules Proposed Hercules Pinole Moraga El Cerrito Orinda Martinez Richmond San Pablo Administrative Use
Permit (AUP)
28 $450.11 $1,065 $919 (outdoor dining) Cost of Service - $2,000 Deposit $1,188 Less than 1,500 sf - Class B use in Type 1 space = $713 + $1.30 per sf (max
$10,147), Mod or Expansion of Existing
Business = $908, Other use = $1,874
Initial $5,000 Deposit for staff at a rate
of $215/hr. and legal review, to be
replenished when less than $1,000
$2,358 $2,998
Administrative Design
Review Permit
(ADRP)
16 $450.11 $2,260 $761 Minor = $850, <250sf = $1,545, >251sf = $2,795
$2,045 $713 + $1.80 sf exterior surface $645 Residential Over the Counter: $387 - $646; Commercial/Industrial Over the
Counter: $518 - $1,033; Residential
Administrative: $442 - $2,652;
Commercial/Industrial Administrative:
$3,102 - $5,170
$2,001
Sign Permit 4 $450.11 $2,260 Permit = $452, Program = $2,258$420 (Administrative), $280 (Approved Sign Program), Cost of Service - $1,500
Deposit (Design Review Board)
Permanent Signs Conforming to Sign
Regulations = $642
TYPE I: First Sign ($141) + Each Addtl
Sign ($41) TYPE II: First Sign ($1,688) +
Each Addtl Sign ($88)
Administrative: $215, Zoning
Administrator: $645, Planning
Commission: $1,075
Master Sign Program: Actual Cost - Initial
Deposit $3,500; Window Blade, Awining
or Wall Sign: $411; Free Standing Sign:
$2,653; Multiple Temporary Signs: $295
Sign - Major: $362; Sign - Minor:
$362; Sign - Overall Complex: $727
Design Review Permit
(DRP)
1 SFR / Addition = $2,500 Deposit - Actual +
20%, New Construction = $6,000 Deposit
Plus $195 per unit (Multi-family); $0.20 sf
(Commercial/Office/Industrial) & Actual +
20%, Not Otherwise Specified = $10,000
Deposit - Actual + 20%
$7,195 Small = $3,885, Medium = $10,438,
Large = $20,000 (deposit) with $14,000
minimum
Minor = Cost of Service - $3,500
Deposit, Major = Cost of Service -
$5,000 Deposit
Residential (1 unit) = $922, (2-4 units) =
$3,341, (5-10 units) = $5,542, (11+
units) = $8,267, Nonresidential (1-2,500
sf) = $2,045, (2,501-10,000sf) = $4,081,
(10,000sf +) = $7,136
$1428 + $1.80 sf exterior surface with
maximum of $11,448
Initial $10,000 Deposit for staff at a rate
of $215/hr. and legal review, to be
replenished when less than $2,000
Residential Design Review Board: Actual
Cost - Initial Deposit $1,250 - $15,000;
Commercial/Industrial Design Review
Board - Actual Cost - Initial Deposit $6,500
- $10,500
$4,318
Conditional Use
Permit (CUP)
1 $2,500 Deposit - Actual + 20% $7,070 $5,445 Cost of Service - $3,500 DepositResidential (1 unit) = $2,152, (2-4 units) = $3,606, (5-10 units) = $4,571, (11+
units) = $5,535, Nonresidential (1-2,500
sf) = $3,606, (2,501-10,000sf) = $4,571,
(10,000sf +) = $5,535
Greater than 1,500 sf - Class B use in
Type 1 space = $713 + $1.30 per sf (max
$10,147), Mod or Expansion of Existing
Business = $908, Other use = $1,874
Initial $10,000 Deposit for staff at a rate
of $215/hr. and legal review, to be
replenished when less than $2,000
Wireless Facility (Renewal & Minor
Modification): $6,461; Wireless Facility
(New): $9,045; Small Cell Site Node:
$4,948.75; Eating Est. with Beer & Wine:
$2,358; Eating Est. with Beer, Wine &
Spirits: Actual Cost - Initial Deposit
$3,000; All other CUP: Actual Cost - Initial
Deposit of $5,000; CUP Amendment:
Actual Cost - Initial Deposit of $3,000; CUP
Compliance Review: Actual Cost - Initial
Deposit of $5,000; Commercial Cannabis:
$7,071
$5,098
ADMINISTRATIVE PERMITS (STAFF REVIEW, APPEALABLE TO PC, COUNCIL MAY CALL UP FOR REVIEW)
LEGISLATIVE PERMITS (PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING, COUNCIL MAY CALL UP FOR REVIEW)