A. General Requirements: The permit fees and occupancy requirements as contained in the table of fees as follows are hereby approved and adopted as the permit fees and occupancy requirements of the Village of Bensenville.
1. No permit or occupancy for any nonexempt structure shall be issued without a receipt of payment for the required fee or fees imposed by the DuPage County fair share transportation impact fee ordinance, ODT-021-89.
2. Permit applications submitted to the Department of Community and Economic Development will remain in an active status, unless there has been a discontinuation of activity on the part of the applicant for a period of three (3) months. "Discontinuation of activity" shall be defined as follows:
a. No resubmittal of permit related material, requested of the applicant by the Village of Bensenville in response to written review comments made by the Village, for a period of three (3) months after the date of the latest written comments provided to the applicant.
b. No submittal of permit related fees, escrows or performance guarantees, requested of the applicant by the Village of Bensenville in accordance with written notice of plan approval, for a period of three (3) months after the date of the plan approval provided to the applicant.
3. If there has been a "discontinuation of activity", as defined herein, the applicant will be notified in writing that the permit file has become void. For the file to be reopened, a new permit submittal will be required. Any fees or expenses accrued to the Village of Bensenville during the previous review process will become payable to the Village, and all codes and ordinances in effect at the time of reopening of the file will apply to the project.
B. Fee Table:
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
Single-Family Residential | Multiple-Family Residential | |||||||
Over The Counter | Accessory Or Alteration | Addition | New Construction | Over The Counter | Accessory Or Alteration | Addition | New Construction | |
Single-Family Residential | Multiple-Family Residential | |||||||
Over The Counter | Accessory Or Alteration | Addition | New Construction | Over The Counter | Accessory Or Alteration | Addition | New Construction | |
Permit escrow | $ 70.00 | $105.00 | $140.00 | $350.00 | $ 90.00 | $135.00 | $180.00 | $450.00 |
Permit application | 30.00 | 30.00 | 200.00 | 500.00 | 30.00 | 100.00 | 400.00 | 750.00 |
Plan review | n/a | 27.00 | <500 sq. ft. = $330.00 >500 sq. ft. = $420.00 | 525.00 | n/a | 27.00 | See table 1 | See table 1 |
Inspection (each) | 35.00 | 35.00 | $ 35.00 | 35.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | $ 45.00 | $ 45.00 |
Reinspection (each) | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 35.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 |
Stop work order | 100.00 | 100.00 | 200.00 | 300.00 | 100.00 | 200.00 | 300.00 | 400.00 |
Nonresidential | ||||||||
Over The Counter | Accessory | Alteration | Addition | New Construction | Site Development | |||
Nonresidential | ||||||||
Over The Counter | Accessory | Alteration | Addition | New Construction | Site Development | |||
Permit escrow | $ 90.00 | $180.00 | $225.00 | $4,500.00 | $ 900.00 | $1,250.00 | ||
Permit application | 30.00 | 100.00 | 400.00 | 400.00 | 1,000.00 | $400.00/lot | ||
Plan review | n/a | 27.00 | See table 1 | See table 1 | See table 1 | Per current engineering contract | ||
Inspection (each) | 45.00 | 45.00 | $ 45.00 | $ 45.00 | $ 45.00 | Per current engineering contract | ||
Reinspection (each) | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | 45.00 | Per current engineering contract | ||
Stop work order | 250.00 | 300.00 | 500.00 | 750.00 | 750.00 | $750.00 | ||
Note: Plan review fee covers all necessary plan submittals at no additional charge. All reinspections will be charged against the permit escrow. In the event the cost of reinspections exceeds the available escrow, the applicant will need to submit a second escrow to cover the reinspection fees.
TABLE 1: COMMERCIAL AND MULTIPLE FAMILY PLAN REVIEWS
Gross Floor Area (Square Feet) | Base Building | Base Building +2 Disciplines | Base Building +3 Disciplines |
Gross Floor Area (Square Feet) | Base Building | Base Building +2 Disciplines | Base Building +3 Disciplines |
0 to 2,500 | $455.00 | $ 550.00 | $ 755.00 |
2,501 to 4,000 | 510.00 | 690.00 | 925.00 |
4,001 to 5,000 | 715.00 | 930.00 | 1,220.00 |
5,001 to 7,500 | 810.00 | 1,130.00 | 1,400.00 |
7,501 to 10,000 | 890.00 | 1,180.00 | 1,580.00 |
10,001 + | 980.00 | 1,470.00 | 1,950.00 |
Each 1,000 sq. ft. over 10,000 | 20.00 | 30.00 | 40.00 |
C. Other Fees:
1. Ten thousand dollar ($10,000.00) original surety bonds shall be required for electrical and tank installation contractors.
2. Construction water will be available at the rate of thirteen dollars ($13.00) per one thousand (1,000) gallons through the Department of Public Works. No hydrant meters will be allowed.
3. Sign fees shall be as follows:
a. Permanent non-illuminated signs shall be seventy dollars ($70.00) plus one dollar ($1.00) per square foot of sign, plus applicable inspection fees.
b. Permanent illuminated signs shall be one hundred thirty five dollars ($135.00) plus one dollar ($1.00) per square foot of sign, plus applicable inspection fees.
c. Temporary signs and banners shall be no charge, provided said sign is displayed for no more than thirty (30) days in any six (6) month period.
4. Elevator inspections shall be conducted by an outside inspection company as necessary, but not less than once per year at the following rates per each inspection of each elevator and elevator room:
New construction inspections | $50.00 |
New construction re-inspections | 50.00 |
Annual inspections | 40.00 |
Elevator plan reviews for new construction | 50.00 |
5. When a fire alarm is modified to install a radio transmitter in place of a direct connect phone line and the scope of work is limited to the replacement of the phone connection with a radio transmitter, there shall be paid a permit fee of one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each transmitter installed.
6. A ten percent (10%) administrative fee shall be charged to all building permit applicants for all building permit reviews conducted on behalf of the Village of Bensenville by third party firms or other governmental agencies.
7. Fire pump tests are required annually. The fee for a fire pump test shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) per inspection.
8. Commercial industrial presale walk through inspections can be performed prior to the sale or leasing of a building or space to verify any life safety issues prior to the business license application. The fee for each inspection shall be no charge.
9. Fire alarm acceptance test inspections are required when a new fire alarm system is installed or when there are significant modifications made to an existing system. The fee for this inspection shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00).
10. Fire sprinkler acceptance test inspections are required when a new fire sprinkler system is installed or when there are significant modifications made to an existing system. The fee for this inspection shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00). (Ord. 22-2017, 6-27-2017, eff. retroactive to 10-28-2015)