Plus,
for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof,
to
and including $100,000.00 ............................................................. 3.34
$100,001.00
and over:
For
the first $100,000.00.................................................... 372.32
Plus,
for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof............. 1.11
(3) Building, mechanical, plumbing,
electrical, elevator and fire protection permit fees for other than one- and
two-family detached dwellings. Building, mechanical, plumbing, electrical,
elevator and fire protection permit fees for other than one- and two-family
detached dwellings are as follows:
Total
Valuation Fee
$0.00__$500.00....................................................................................
$ 40.00
$501.00__$2,000.00................................................................................... 73.00
$2,001.00__$200,000.00:
For
the first $2,000.00...................................................................... 73.00
Plus,
for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof,
to
and including $200,000.00 ........................................................... 10.57
$200,001.00__$1,000,000.00:
For
the first $200,000.................................................................. 2,166.00
Plus,
for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof,
to
and including $1,000,000.00........................................................... 7.01
$1,000,001.00
and over:
For
the first $1,000,000.00 ......................................................... 7,774.00
Plus,
for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof......................... 3.01
(4) Demolition
permit fees. Demolition permit fees are as follows:
a. One-
and two-family dwellings and detached accessory
buildings
per building . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $
67.00
b. All
other structures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167.00
c. Pre-demolition inspection fee. A
pre-demolition inspection fee shall be paid to the director of codes
administration prior to a pre-demolition inspection being performed. The
pre-demolition inspection fee shall not apply towards the demolition permit fee
and shall be assessed as follows:
One
and two family detached dwellings per building: 27.00
All other buildings per building: ..80.00
(5) Sign permit fees. Sign permit fees
are as follows:
Type
of Sign Fee
a. Combination
and freestanding signs:
1. Up
to and including 20 square feet $106.00
2. And
for each additional 20 square feet or fraction
thereof
18.00
b. Flat
wall signs:
1. Up
to and including 300 square feet 106.00
2. And
for each additional 300 square feet or fraction
thereof
18.00
c. Marquees:
Each marquee 351.00
d. Roof
signs:
1. For
surface area not to exceed 300 square feet 351.00
2. And
for each additional 300 square feet or fraction
thereof
89.00
e. Temporary
signs (displayed not longer than 60 days):
Each
sign
40.00
Outdoor
Advertising Signs:
Fees shall be calculated as required for freestanding
signs. Each face of such signs shall be calculated separately for permit fee
calculations.
Outdoor advertising sign pre-permit inspection fee. An outdoor advertising sign pre-permit inspection
fee shall be paid to the director of codes administration prior to an outdoor
advertising sign pre-permit inspection being performed. The outdoor
advertising sign pre-permit inspection fee shall not apply as part of the sign
permit fee.
Each sign: ... 80.00
(6) Supplementary
permit fees. The fee for a supplementary permit to cover any additional
value not included in the original permit shall be the difference between the
fee paid for the original permit and the fee which would have been required had
the original permit included the entire value. The minimum supplemental permit
fee assessed shall be $40.00.
(7) Partial permit fees.
When a permit for the construction of part of a building, structure, or
building service equipment is requested by the applicant, fees shall be
determined in accordance with section 18-18(b)(2) and (3), based on the
valuation of work to be performed, as separate permit fees and not as supplementary
fees. The minimum fee for a partial permit shall be $62.00.
(c)
Plan review fees.
(1) Initial plan review fee.
For other than one and two family dwellings, when the total valuation of a
proposed building exceeds $100,000.00 and a plan is required to be submitted, a
plan review fee shall be paid to the director of codes administration at the
time of submitting plans and specifications for checking. Such plan review fee
shall be one-half of the permit fee and shall be a credit toward the total fee
when the permit is issued.
(2) Resubmittal plan review
fees. When previously identified deficiencies remain uncorrected on
subsequent submittals or when items certified on the Checklist for Building
Permit Plans Submittal as being provided are omitted, a resubmittal plan review
fee shall be assessed at the time of resubmittal of the discipline. This fee
shall be one eighth of the total permit fee for resubmittal deficiencies. The
fee for certified checklist omissions shall be $56.00. Such resubmittal plan
review shall not apply as a credit toward the total fee when the permit is
issued. Maximum resubmittal fee shall be as follows:
a. One- and two-family dwelling plans $
22.00
b. Other
than one- and two-family dwelling plans 223.00
(3) Express walk-in plan review
fees. When express walk-in plan review is requested by the applicant, a
fee of $22.00 for one- and two-family dwellings and a fee of $56.00 for all
other structures shall be assessed. Such fees shall be in addition to required permit
fees. Eligibility for express walk-in service shall be determined by the
director of codes administration based on the complexity of the review and
availability of staff to perform the review.
(4) Optional preliminary code
review design meetings. When requested by the applicant, preliminary code
review meetings may be conducted and a fee shall be assessed for other than
one- and two-family detached dwellings as follows:
a. One-
and two-family dwellings no fee
b. Proposed
design less than 20,000 square feet $ 56.00
c. Proposed
design 20,000 square feet to 40,000
square
feet
111.00
d. Proposed
design more than 40,000 square feet 167.00
(5) Re-review and
stamping of lost plans to replace applicant's approved field set of plans.
Such review and stamping shall be assessed a fee of $28.00 per hour with a
minimum fee of $28.00. Such fees shall be in addition to other required permit
fees.
(6) Stamping of additional sets
of plans. One set of approved plans shall be provided to the applicant
upon permit issuance. Stamping of additional sets of plans at the applicant's
request shall be assessed a fee of $17.00 per hour with a minimum fee of
$12.00.
(7) Nighttime building permits.
The application fee for a nighttime building permit shall be $50.00. Such fees
shall be in addition to other required permit fees.
(8) Occupant load certificate
fee. When requested by the applicant, the occupant load of a building or
portion of a building will be calculated and a fee shall be assessed of
$107.00.
(9) Replacement of occupant
load certificate. When requested by the applicant, a replacement of a
previously issued occupant load certificate will be generated and a fee shall
be assessed of $27.00 per certificate.
(10) Floodplain certificate fee.
The application fee for a floodplain certificate shall be assessed as follows:
a. One- and two-family
dwelling floodplain certificate...................................$40.00
b. Other than one- and
two-family dwelling floodplain certificates................ 83.00
(11) Code compliance
verification letter fee. When requested by the applicant, information
related to the status of property with regard to building code and land use
regulations will be retrieved and transmitted to the applicant and a fee shall
be assessed of $107.00.
(12) Address change
processing fee. When requested by the property owner, address changes in
compliance with addressing standards shall be processed and a fee shall be
assessed as follows:
a.
One and two family detached dwellings per building:..$27.00
b. All other buildings per building:
107.00
(d)
Expiration of application. Applications for which no permit is issued
within 180 days following the date of application shall expire by limitation,
and plans and other data submitted for review may thereafter be returned to the
applicant or destroyed by the director of codes administration. The director of
codes administration may extend the time for action by the applicant for a
period not exceeding 180 days upon request by the applicant showing that
circumstances beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being
taken. No application shall be extended more than once. In order to renew
action on an application after expiration, the applicant shall resubmit plans
and pay a new plan review fee.
(e)
Commencement of work without permit.
(1) Wherever any work for which a
permit is required by this article has been commenced without first obtaining a
permit, a special investigation may be made before a permit is issued for such
work.
(2) Where work for which any
permit is required by this article is started prior to obtaining the permit,
the fee specified for such permit shall be doubled. This provision shall not be
construed as permission to begin work without the required permit except as
follows:
a. In case of an emergency as set
forth in section 18-15(a); or
b. In case the work is being done
at a one-family dwelling by the person who owns and occupies such dwelling and
the permit is applied for before the end of the workday following notification.
(f)
Fee refunds. Where no portion of the plan check or inspection work
covered by a permit issued by the director of codes administration has been
commenced, the permit holder may request in writing that the permit be
canceled. The permittee shall then be entitled to a refund of 90 percent of the
applicable fee actually paid, except that a full refund will be made when the
fee was paid or collected in error. Refunds will not be made for fees
representing work having been done prior to the time the fee refund request is
made. Under any circumstance, fee refund requests must be made within 180 days
after the date of payment if no permit is obtained, or 30 days after the permit
is canceled or expired.
(g)
Fee for certificate of occupancy.
(1) Fee for certificate of
occupancy not related to work under a building permit. Where a certificate
of occupancy is required other than in connection with work under a building
permit, the person applying for the certificate shall, at the time of filing
application therefore, pay to the director of codes administration a fee as
required for a team inspection in section 18-18 (h). If it is determined that
work requiring a permit is necessary for issuance of the certificate, this fee
shall be applied toward the permit fee.
(2) Temporary certificate of
occupancy fees. When a temporary certificate of occupancy is requested by
the applicant in connection with work under a building permit and conditions
warrant issuance of a temporary certificate of occupancy pursuant to section
18-21(d) of this chapter, a fee shall be assessed according to the following
schedule:
a. Residential one- and two-family dwellings:
1st
temporary certificate $
0.00
2nd
and subsequent certificates 167.00
b. Residential
apartments/condominiums per dwelling unit:
1st temporary certificate
0.00
2nd
and subsequent certificates 28.00
(Minimum
fee of $156; maximum fee of $312)
c. All
other structures:
1st
temporary certificate
0.00
2nd
and subsequent certificates 334.00
(h)
Inspection fees.
(1) Certificate of
inspection for underground spaces. Inspection and certification of underground
space pursuant to section 18-19(2) of this chapter shall be performed by the
director of codes administration upon payment of a fee of $278.00 payable upon
application for certificate of inspection.
(2) Certificate of
inspection for elevators. The fee for the administration of and or
inspections and testing of elevator equipment pursuant to section 18-19(g)(1)
of this chapter shall be $101.00 for the first three floors, or 30 feet of
travel, plus $7.79 for each additional three floors, or 30 feet of travel or
fraction thereof. The elevator equipment owner or maintainer shall remit these
fees within 60 days of billing. The elevator equipment inspection and tests
shall not be scheduled or performed until these fees have been received.
Failure to remit these fees within the 60 days will result in a $12.00
additional administrative fee associated with the cost of the re-billing
process for each piece of elevator equipment being billed. All called-for
inspections or tests to be performed by Department of Codes Administration
inspectors shall be subject to a minimum fee of $28.00 per each piece of
elevator equipment scheduled for inspection and test, if the inspection test is
not made or is not completed and the Department of Codes Administration inspector
has appeared at the inspection test site, ready to inspect or observe the test,
or the scheduled inspection and test is either canceled or rescheduled less
than three working days prior to the scheduled date. Payment of fees associated
with the failure to perform an inspection and test scheduled with Department of
Codes Administration inspectors is the responsibility of the registered
elevator contractor who scheduled the elevator equipment inspection and test.
All fees outlined above are due and payable to the Department of Codes
Administration even when the inspection and testing is performed by a qualified
person authorized by the enforcing authority.
(3) Certificate of
inspection for communication towers. Inspection and certification of
communication towers pursuant to section 18-19(3) of this chapter shall be
completed by codes administration upon payment of a fee of $111.00 payable upon
application for certificate of inspection.
(4) Certificate of
inspection for multilevel parking station structures. Inspection and
certification of multilevel parking station structures pursuant to section
52-31 of chapter 52, parking stations, shall be completed by code
administration upon payment of a fee of $223.00 payable upon application for
certification of inspection.
(5) Reinspection
fees. When work for which an inspection is requested is not complete (not
ready when inspector arrives) or when deficiencies identified on two previous
inspection events have not been completed a fee of $56.00 shall be assessed and
no further inspections shall be completed until such fee is paid.
(6) Inspections
outside of normal business hour fees. When the permit holder requests
inspections outside of normal business hours, a fee of $45.00 per hour, to
include travel time, with a minimum fee of $134.00 shall be assessed for such
service. Eligibility for inspections outside of normal business hours shall be
determined by the director of codes administration based upon the nature of
inspections requested and the availability of staff to perform the inspections.
(7) Team
inspection fee. When requested by the applicant, the director of codes
administration may conduct a team inspection of a site/building for the purpose
of providing the applicant a written assessment of code issues which may assist
the applicant in planning a project or in problem solving. Eligibility for team
inspections shall be determined by the director of codes administration based
upon the nature of inspections requested and the availability of staff to
perform the inspections. A fee, payable prior to the inspection being
performed, shall be assessed as follows:
a. Buildings/projects less
than 20,000 square feet.................................. $167.00
b. Buildings/projects
20,000 square feet to 40,000 square feet ...............$223.00
c. Buildings/projects
more than 40,000 square feet................................. $278.00
(8) Electrical service
reconnect fee: When a request is made by a property owner for an inspection
of an existing electrical service for the purpose of approving the electric
utility connection, a fee of $40.00 shall be assessed. If it is found that work
requiring an electrical permit is required, this fee may be credited toward the
permit fee.
Exception:
Reconnection of a service due to a fire occurring within the 90 days prior to
the request.
(i)
Code modification request fees. Code modification requests (CMR)
submitted pursuant to section 18-6 of this chapter shall be assessed the
following fees:
(1) One- and two-family dwellings per dwelling
unit $ 40.00
(2) All
other structures per building or tenant space,
whichever is
greater 83.00
(3) When multiples of (1) or (2)
above are submitted
simultaneously
for the same project, the maximum fee will be 445.00
(4) Requirements contained in
article IX, contractors, division 2,
registration,
division 3, licensing 40.00
(j)
Building and fire codes board of appeals fees.
(1) One-
and two-family dwellings per dwelling unit $
40.00
(2) All other structures per building or tenant
space,
whichever is
greater
83.00
(3) When multiples of (1) or (2)
above are submitted
simultaneously
for the same project, the maximum fee will be 445.00
(4) Requirements contained in
article IX, contractors, division 2,
registration, division 3, licensing 40.00
(5) Continuance requested by
appellant.......... one half of original filing fee
(6) No filing fee will be charged
for appeals of decisions on code modification requests.
(k)
Contractor registration application fee $45.00
(l)
Contractor registration fees. Biennial fees for contractor registration
are as follows:
(1) Elevator contractor class I $80.00
(2) Elevator contractor class II 80.00
(3) Fire protection contractor class II 80.00
(4) Fire protection contractor class III
80.00
(5) Sign contractor class I 80.00
(6) Sign contractor class II 80.00
(7) Demolition contractor class I
80.00
(8) Demolition contractor class II
80.00
Contractor
registration fees shall not be refundable.
(m)
Supervisor application fee $45.00
(n)
Supervisor examination fee $62.00
(o)
Supervisor renewal fee $80.00
Certificates
of supervisor registration shall be issued at no charge for the first year and
shall be renewed biennially thereafter at the rate established by this Code.
(p)
Contractor license application fee $45.00
(q)
Biennial fees for contractor licenses. Biennial fees for contractor
licenses are as follows:
(1) Electrical contractor class I . $80.00
(2) Electrical contractor class II 80.00
(3) Electrical contractor class III 80.00
(4) Fire protection contractor class I 80.00
(5) Gas-fired appliance contractor 80.00
(6) Heating and ventilating contractor 80.00
(7) Pipefitting contractor 80.00
(8) Plumbing contractor 80.00
(9) Refrigeration contractor 80.00
Contractor
license fees shall not be refundable.
(r)
Application fee for certificate of qualification $45.00
(s)
Examination fee for certificate of qualification $62.00
(t)
Biennial fee for certificate of qualification. The biennial fee for all
certificates of qualification under this division shall be $80.00, except that
the certificate fee for employees of the city shall be waived when performing
work for the city as tradesmen or inspectors. Certificates of qualification
shall be issued at no charge for the first year and shall be renewed biennially
thereafter at the rate established by this Code.
(u)
Encroachment ordinance application fee. Applications submitted pursuant
to section 18-51 (section 4501) of this chapter for special ordinance approval
of private use of public property shall be assessed an application fee of
$111.00 . This fee is not intended to represent any rental or other payments
that may also be required by the city.
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Approved
as to form and legality:
______________________________
Assistant
City Attorney