St. Charles County: Building Permit Fees Waived for Donated Homes for Service Members Disabled in the Line of Duty

St. Charles County waives building permit and inspection fees when materials and labor are donated to build, retrofit, modify or repair the primary residence of a member of the U.S. military disabled in the line of duty, under section 505.040 of the County Code.

Also called: building permit, permit fee waiver, adaptive housing, donated home, disabled in the line of duty, 505.040, Ordinance 18-088, Building and Code Enforcement.

For: Veteran or service member.

Where it applies

Written for the jurisdictions listed here.

St. Charles County, MOCounty

Section 505.040 of the County Code, as amended by Ordinance 18-088 in 2018, waives the County's permit and inspection fees for primary residence construction, "including construction of a new primary residence structure or retrofitting, modifying, repairing or otherwise altering an existing primary residence structure when the materials and labor are donated to a member of the USA military or to a first responder, disabled in the line of duty". The Director of the Division of Building and Code Enforcement grants the permits and inspections without the fees. What it covers. Only County building permit and inspection fees in unincorporated St. Charles County, and only for work whose materials and labor are donated, such as a home built by a charity for a wounded service member. A city inside the county sets its own permit fees. The section does not define "disabled in the line of duty" or say what proof the Division wants; a VA rating letter or a military line-of-duty determination is the natural evidence.

Thresholds

Thresholds for St. Charles County: Building Permit Fees Waived for Donated Homes for Service Members Disabled in the Line of Duty
Gate	Rule
Service member disabled in the line of duty, with donated construction	A member of the U.S. military disabled in the line of duty whose home work is donated. The section sets no rating level.

Sources

St. Charles County Code, section 505.040, permit and inspection fees waivedOfficial

Updated

Last updated 2026-10-03.

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