§ 150.357 BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
   (A)   Applications and petitions filed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be accompanied by the filing fees hereinafter specified, which shall be paid to the Building Inspector, who shall forthwith pay them over to the City Clerk-Treasurer to the credit of the city’s General Fund.
Permit Types
Fee
Permit Types
Fee
Residential
Improvement location permits (ILP) for sheds and buildings with floor systems designed to sit on top of grade
$25
Improvement location permit (ILP) (includes fences, site assembled sheds, and accessory structures)
$45
Remodel, addition to existing structure, based on cost of construction
$45 (ILP) for first $1,000, plus $3 for each additional $1,000 or portion thereof (does not include mechanicals)
Mechanicals, electrical, plumbing, heating/ ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC)
$50 each trade
New construction, including detached structures and panelized structures
Based on square feet; $45 (ILP) for first 1,000 square feet, plus $3 for each additional 100 square feet or portion thereof
Residential manufactured home (shall include double- wide and modular homes required to be installed on a foundation)
$45, plus $3 per 100 square feet of foundation, plus $25 for each utility connection
Residential manufactured mobile home
$45 (ILP) plus $25 for each utility connection
Swimming pools
$100 in-ground; $50 above-ground
Commercial
Improvement location permits (ILP) for sheds and buildings with floor systems designed to sit on top of grade
$25
Improvement location permit (ILP) (includes fences, site assembled sheds and accessory structures)
$45
Remodel, addition to existing structure, based on cost of construction
$45 (ILP) for first $1,000, plus $3 for each additional $1,000 or portion thereof (does not include mechanicals)
Mechanicals, electrical, plumbing, heating/ ventilation/air conditioning (HVAC)
$100 each trade
New construction, including detached structures and panelized structures
Based on square feet; $45 (ILP) for first 1,000 square feet, plus $3 for each additional 100 square feet or portion thereof
Commercial manufactured buildings (shall include double-wide and modular buildings required to be installed on a foundation)
$45, plus $3 per 100 square feet of foundation, plus $25 for each utility connection
Commercial manufactured mobile building
$45 (ILP) plus $25 for each utility connection
 
   (B)   For each re-inspection for a code violation, a fee of $50 shall be paid.
   (C)   For each application for a demolition permit, a fee of $45 per lot shall be paid.
   (D)   The following fees shall apply for all signs:
 
Fee
Off-premise sign
$500
On-premise, free- standing sign
$100
Each wall-mounted sign, lighted or unlighted
$100 principal sign
$20 each additional
Directional or informational sign upon a lot
$20
 
   (E)   No part of any filing fee paid pursuant to this section shall be returnable to the applicant, appellant of petitioner.
   (F)   Notwithstanding building permit/improvement location fees charged pursuant to the foregoing divisions, for a project which has been approved by the Building Department or for which the Plan Commission has given site plan approval, if such permit fees charged by the city for issuance of necessary city permits would otherwise collectively exceed $25,000, such fees shall be capped at $25,000 and no additional amounts shall be charged by the Building Department for the issuance of any remaining building permits/improvement location permits needed to complete the project as approved.
(Prior Code, § 150.252) (Ord. 1999-11, passed 1-18-2000; Ord. 2015-9, passed 7-7-2015; Ord. 2018-4, passed 2-6-2018; Ord. 2019-20, passed 11-4-2019; Ord. 2021-10, passed 8-17-2021)