1311.03 SCHEDULE OF FEES.
For all the buildings, structures or alterations and items of the building industry not covered by a unit permit fee, which require a permit as set forth in Chapter 1309, the applicant shall, at the time of issuance of the permit, pay the fee set forth in the following schedule:
Buildings, structures or alterations and unlisted items of the building industry:
(a) When the valuation of the work does not exceed three hundred dollars ($300.00), no permit shall be required unless an inspection is required, in which case the minimum inspection fee shall be a forty dollar ($40.00) fee for residential and an eighty dollar ($80.00) fee for commercial construction.
(b) The following listed items do not require a building permit, but such list shall not be viewed as all inclusive:
Driveways, walks, fences four feet in height or less, (See Section 1180.04(b)(1)), landscaping other than retaining walls, painting and papering for maintenance purposes, storm or screen doors, storm or screen windows, and any other items approved by the Board of Building Appeals.
(c) No permit fee is required, but application must be made and plans filed for inspection and recording purposes, for buildings erected by the State or any taxing subdivision thereof; and for parochial, elementary and high school buildings, when such buildings are erected and are to be used exclusively for such school purposes and for residential flood protection projects.
(d) Building permit fees shall be as follows:
One, Two and Three-Family Residences
and Accessory Buildings or Structures
Estimated Cost | Permit Fee |
$3,000 to $99,999 | (Cost of job X .006) + $22.00
|
$100,000 and above | (Cost of job X .004) + $500.00
|
Commercial, Industrial and Multi-Family Buildings
and Accessory Buildings or Structures
Estimated Cost | Permit Fee |
$4,000 to $99,999 | (Cost of job X .009) + $44.00
|
$100,000 and above | (Cost of job X .004) + $900.00
|
(e) When additional inspections are required due to a request for inspection before job is ready, or extra inspections are needed due to defective work or inferior material, a charge of fifty dollars ($50.00) shall be made for each additional visit to the project, other than regular inspections. The costs associated with third party inspections required to determine compliance with applicable codes will be charged to the permit holder.
(f) Awnings and Signs. | Fee |
Signs and awnings: | |
Minimum fee
| $40.00 |
The permit fee to be based upon the estimated cost as described in subsection (d) above.
| |
(g) Tents. | $40.00 |
(h) Demolition or Wrecking of Buildings. | $30.00 per 1000 square feet |
(i) Renewal of Any Permits. | $25.00 |
(j) Change of Occupancy Inspection. | $50.00 |
(k) An application for a permit for mechanical or electrical work shall be made by the registered contractor of their respective branches and paid for by them using the schedule below. A homeowner-occupant who is doing his own work shall apply and pay for a permit at the same rate as the registered contractor.
Mechanical and electrical fee calculation schedule.
(1) All mechanical, electrical and fire suppression/alarm improvements and/or renovations shall follow the schedule of fees described in Section 1311.03(d).
(2) The following fees for miscellaneous mechanical and electrical installations are hereby enacted:
A. HVAC standard fees | |
Residential furnace or A/C | $40.00 |
Residential furnace and A/C | $60.00 |
B. Electric standard fees | |
New house | $125.00 |
Residential remodel or addition | $75.00 |
Per unit multi-family | $70.00 |
Temporary service/pole release | $40.00 |
Above ground swimming pool wiring | $25.00 |
Inground swimming pool wiring | $40.00 |
Inground swimming pool bonding | $40.00 |
Mobile home | $40.00 |
(Ord. 46-13. Passed 5-28-13.)