(A) General. Fees for permits for building, plumbing, or other work required under the Minnesota State Building Code shall be as provided in the appendix to Chapter 35 and § 150.01(A), and shall be paid by the applicant prior to issuance of the permit.
(B) Surcharge. In addition to the permit fee required by division (A) above, the applicant shall pay a state permit surcharge to the city to be remitted to the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry as prescribed by M.S. § 326B.148 (2009 and as amended thereafter).
(C) Determination of permit fees. Permit fees shall be based on the valuation of the work to be performed as determined by using one or a combination of the following;
(1) State of Minnesota “Building Valuation Data”;
(2) A construction industry cost estimating manual such as “Means Building Cost Data”;
(3) The valuation supplied by the permit applicant; or
(4) The use of a city established valuation for certain work.
(D) Plan review fees. A plan review fee shall be paid when plans are submitted and reviewed for all commercial building permits, all new single-family home permits, and all new apartment building and condominium permits. The amount of the plan review fee shall be 65% of the building permit fee.
(E) Other fees. Any applicant shall pay any other fees required under the city code to be paid in connection with a building permit prior to permit issuance. Fees shall be as provided in the appendix to Chapter 35.
(Am. Ord. 800, passed 12-14-06; Am. Ord. 877, passed 12-22-09)