Merced County

Tentative map review fee: $1,509 total (Planning $648 + Public Works $392 + Environmental Health $354 + Fire $115) for a Minor Subdivision (activity code S5, which includes Tentative Parcel Maps), plus the separate County Surveyor examination fee per MCC §17.40.020 source · verified 2026-07

Re-verified 2026-07-08: the county's current 'Application Forms and Fees' page (countyofmerced.com/1650/Application-Forms-and-Fees) still links this same document (DID=3722) as its official 'Fee Schedule.' Downloaded the PDF and extracted with pdftotext: it remains 'Development Processing Services Fee Schedule,' Resolution No. 2010-139, effective September 27, 2010, listing activity 96710/S5 Minor Subdivision at $648.00 + $392.00 + $354.00 + $115.00 = $1,509.00. The county publishes NO newer schedule online — the 2010 figures are what the county currently presents as authoritative in 2026, so the dollar amount is unchanged but is now verified against the live-linked current schedule (asOfDate can move from 2010-07 to 2026-07 on that basis). The online permitting portal (permits.countyofmerced.com) is bot-blocked (403) and could not be checked for per-application fee quotes; calling CED at (209) 385-7686 remains the only way to confirm whether staff actually charge CPI-adjusted amounts above the published 2010 schedule.

Recording fee: $9 for the first page + $2 for each additional page (Map Filing for Record — subdivision, parcel, record of survey, and assessment maps) source · verified 2026-07

This is the Government Code §27372 'Map Filing for Record' fee specifically for subdivision/parcel/ROS/assessment maps, distinct from the general document-recording fee (which is $15 first page + $3/additional page under Gov. Code §27361/27361.4, plus a separate $75 SB2 Building Homes & Jobs Act fee that applies to most recorded real estate instruments but is generally NOT charged on map filings). Single-sourced from a title company's fee-schedule PDF that cites the Government Code sections directly; the County Recorder's own page (countyofmerced.com/1661/Recording-Filing-Fees) is a JavaScript-rendered CivicPlus page that returned 404/blank on automated fetch, so a second live county-hosted source could not be confirmed. Recommend a manual browser check of that page before publishing.