Permits required by § 150.07 shall be issued upon prior payment of inspection fees according to the schedule set forth in this section. The minimum permit fee for any permit shall be $15. For unusually large or complex buildings for structures, the Building Commissioner shall have the power to increase the number of required inspections by 50%. The Building Commissioner shall in all cases designate the state of construction when each required inspection must be requested by the permit holder. No concrete shall be placed for foundations without prior inspection. No electrical, mechanical, plumbing, or thermal insulation work shall be covered without prior inspection. Where additional inspections are required due to failure of permit holder to have work ready for inspection at a designated stage of construction, the Building Commissioner shall have the power to assess a reinspection fee of $25 for each additional inspection. Reinspection fees shall be paid to the Clerk- Treasurer prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. The Building Commissioner shall submit an annual report to the City Council which shall include an analysis of inspections performed, permit fees collected, cost of inspection operations and recommendations for adjustment of required inspections and single inspection fees as necessary.
BUILDING PERMIT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
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TYPE | FEE |
RESIDENTIAL | |
BUILDING PERMIT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
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TYPE | FEE |
RESIDENTIAL | |
Single-family dwelling | $150 base rate + $0.10/sq ft above grade living space |
Two-family dwelling | $150 base rate + $0.10/sq ft above grade living space |
Multi-family dwelling | $200 base rate + $100/each additional unit + $0.10/sq ft above grade living space |
Room addition/remodel | $100 base rate + $0.05/sq ft above grade living space |
Garage | $150 base rate + $0.05/sq ft above grade living space |
Basement (finished or unfinished) | $50 |
Deck | $50 |
Pool | $50 |
Fence | $50 |
Shed | $50 |
Driveway | $50 |
Demolition | $50 |
Stormwater Inspection | $40 |
COMMERCIAL | |
Signs | $50 + $0.50/sq ft |
Primary building | $300 + $0.10/sq ft |
Accessory building | $100 + $0.05/sq ft |
Addition/remodel | $200 + $0.10/sq ft |
ADMINISTRATIVE | |
Rezone - ordinance or map amendment | $100 + legal ad, certified mail |
Primary plat - lot split | $100 + legal ad, certified mail |
Primary plat - subdivision | $300 + legal ad, certified mail |
Secondary plat - subdivision only | $300 + legal ad, certified mail |
Vacation of public way | $50 + legal ad, certified mail |
Technical Advisory Committee | $100 |
Use variance | $100 + legal ad, certified mail |
Development standard variance | $100 + legal ad, certified mail |
Special exception | $100 + legal ad, certified mail |
Administrative appeal | $50 + legal ad, certified mail |
For the sake of convenience the fees for application for Appeals, Certificates of Occupancy, and Plats of Subdivisions, and Petitions for change of an Ordinance or Map are listed below; but the authority for such fees is set forth in other parts of the Code which comprise the Master Plan of Crawfordsville.
Application for Certificate of Occupancy | Fee |
Certificate of occupancy or temporary certificate of occupancy: | |
Commercial and industrial | $50 |
Residential | $25 |
Contingent user or conditional use | $50 |
Accessory building and use | $10 |
Additional Inspection Fees for Second And Subsequent Inspections | |
Footing Inspection | Fee (per inspection trip) |
Residential | $20 |
Commercial | $20 |
Foundation Inspection | |
Residential | $20 |
Commercial | $20 |
Rough-In | |
Residential | $20 |
Commercial | $20 |
Fire Place | |
Residential | $20 |
Commercial | $20 |
Final | |
Residential | $20 |
Commercial | $20 |
Electrical Inspections | |
(Areas within city zoning jurisdiction where CEL&P is not service provider) | |
Rough-in | $25 |
Final | $25 |
(Areas where CEL & P is the provider) | |
Rough-in and final | No charge |
The issuance of the original building permit incorporates the above fee schedule where applicable. Where an initial inspection is turned down, not ready, or not requested, the above fee schedule is applicable and must be paid to the city prior to proceeding to the next phase of construction.
(Ord. 10-1994, passed 5-9-94; Am. Ord. 18-2002, passed 7-8-02; Am. Ord. 25-2007, passed 8-13-07)