PLANS EXAMINATION FEES
(a) For residential buildings: A fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) shall be assessed at the time the Building Permit is issued by the Director of Building and Zoning.
(b) Professional Plans Examiner: Should it be the opinion of the Director of Building and Zoning that the services of a professional plans examiner are required, a fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per hour shall be assessed at the time the Building Permit is issued. This fee is in addition to any charges by the Director of Building and Zoning under subsection (a) above.
(c) Professional Engineer: Civil Engineering site plan review fees shall be passed directly to applicant.
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
Permit fees for new buildings and for additions to existing buildings shall be as follows:
(a) Garages and Accessory Structures for One-, Two- or Three-Family Dwellings. The fee shall be one hundred dollars ($100) plus six dollars ($6.00) for each 100 square feet or fraction thereof.
(b) For One-, Two-, Three-Family Dwellings, New Homes, Additions and Alterations. The fee shall be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) plus twelve dollars ($12.00) for each 100 square feet or fraction thereof.
(c) All Other Buildings, Additions and Alterations Thereto. The fee shall be three hundred dollars ($300.00) plus twenty dollars ($20.00) for each 100 square feet or fraction thereof.
(d) Sheds; Storage Buildings. Lawn sheds or similar storage buildings less than 200 square feet shall not require a permit.
(e) Parking Lot. Where a parking lot or similar type facility is not constructed at the same time as the building under the building permit fee, a separate permit is required. The fee shall be one hundred ten dollars ($110.00).
(f) Basis of Computation of Area.
(1) Areas shall be based on floor surface including garage, carport, basement, and cellar and sub-cellar floors, measuring the outside dimensions at each floor level.
(2) Crawl spaces and attic areas shall not be included when computing fees.
(3) In buildings or areas where there are no walls, the area shall be measured to the outside of the columns.
(4) In a situation where there is a single row of columns, the area shall be the horizontal projected area of the roof.
(g) Scope of Permit. Only the work shown on the approved plans shall be included in the permit.
PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
All fees shall be adopted from the most current Franklin County Board of Health fee schedule.
HEATING AND VENTILATION FEES The permit fee for each heat producing system (except heat pump system as defined under A.N.S.I. B9.1) shall be as follows: (a) (1) Up to 100,000 BTU/hr. input and up to 29,300 watts $ 75.00 (2) Each additional 20,000 BTU/hr. and 6000 watts 5.00 (3) The fee for replacement of a heat producing system shall be per the above schedule. The replacement fee does not include the electrical inspection of the final connection if any electrical wiring or equipment is replaced, altered or repaired. (b) Each ventilating system, not a part of the heating system or where the heating system is not regulated under this section, the fee shall be as follows: (1) Less than 500 CFM $ 25.00 (2) Each additional 1000 CFM for fraction thereof 5.00 (3) The maximum ventilation fee per system 500.00 (c) Alterations or additions to an existing heating system shall be eighty dollars ($80.00). REFRIGERATION; HEAT PUMPS PERMIT FEES (a) Fees for each refrigerating system shall be as follows:(For the purpose of figuring permit fees twelve thousand [12,000] BTU is equal to one ton or one horsepower. All rating nominal.) (1) All residential refrigeration systems for space cooling up to and including 5 tons (60,000 BTU) $ 75.00 Each additional 5 tons or fraction thereof 5.00 (b) (1) The fee for heat pumps shall be as follows: (Based on cooling BTU/hr.) Up to and including 5 tons $ 75.00 Each additional 5 tons or fraction thereof 5.00 (2) The fees for cooling towers shall be as follows: Less than 25 tons $ 75.00 Each additional 5 tons or fraction thereof 5.00 (3) The fees for evaporative coolers shall be as follows: Less than 20 tons $ 75.00 Each additional 2 tons or fraction thereof 5.00 (4) The fee for replacement of refrigeration and/or heat pump system shall be per the above schedule. This replacement fee does not include the electrical inspection of the final connection if any electrical wiring or equipment is replaced, altered or repaired. A permit for repair shall be obtained for work performed when refrigeration system is opened and major component is replaced. A major component is defined as a compressor, condenser, receiver, accumulator or evaporator. ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES Electrical permit fees shall be assessed as follows: Fixtures, outlets, switches, or receptacles $ 1.77 each Electrical Service - Permanent .30 per ampere Electrical Service - Temporary 1.00 per ampere Special fixtures, appliances, furnace, air conditioners, water heater, heaters, misc. 5.30 each Transformers (5KVA and over) 13.00 each Each busway ($40.00 maximum) .53 per foot Minimum fee per permit 100.00 |
DEMOLITION; MOVING PERMIT FEES
(a) Demolition Permit Fee
(1) No permit is required for demolishing a residential accessory building, provided that a structure other than a lawn shed or similar structure is to be erected within the next sixty calendar days.
(2) The fee for buildings or structures containing 500 square feet or less is forty dollars ($40.00).
(3) The fee for buildings or structures containing more than 500 square feet and not more than 2,000 square feet is one hundred dollars ($100.00).
(4) The fee for buildings or structures containing more than 2,000 square feet and not more than 10,000 square feet is one hundred forty ($140.00).
(5) The fee for buildings or structures containing more than 10,000 square feet is four hundred dollars ($400.00).
(b) Moving Permit Fees
(1) The fee for moving buildings or structures from one lot to another shall be is four hundred dollars ($400.00). This fee does not include costs or fees that may be imposed by any other department of the City in connection with the movement of any structure.
(2) Buildings or structures eight feet or less in width and not exceeding 1,000 cubic feet do not require a permit.
SIGN PERMIT FEES
The permit fee for signs shall be as follows:
(a) Sign Fee Schedule.
(1) The permit fee for roof signs, projecting signs, electrically illuminated monument and pylon signs, ground signs and electrically illuminated single-face signs, window signs, and outline lighting shall be charged as follows:
Sq. Ft. Fees Up to 200 $110.00 Each additional 100 sq. ft. or fraction thereof 40.00 |
(2) Self contained window signs shall be considered as an appliance and are not subject to permit.
(3) The permit fee for all on-premise, non-illuminated signs including but not limited to, wall signs, single-face, pole, ground or pylon signs of five feet in height or of nine square feet in area of one side shall be charged as follows:
Sq. Ft. Fees Up to 200 $ 80.00 Each additional 100 sq. ft. or fraction thereof 40.00 |
(b) Measuring Area. The area shall be measured by using the maximum height and width of sign display area. Neon, indirect, direct and interior illuminated signs are classed as illuminated signs in this fee schedule.
FENCE PERMIT FEES
The permit fee for fences shall be sixty dollars ($60) for each lot or parcel of land included in the application.
FIRE DETECTION / BURGLAR ALARM / FIRE SUPPRESSION PERMIT FEES Fire Detection - residential $ 80.00 Burglar alarms - residential 80.00 Fire suppression system - residential 80.00 For each head add an additional 2.00 Fire Detection - commercial 115.00 Burglar alarms - commercial 115.00 Fire suppression system - commercial 115.00 For each head add an additional 2.25 SEWER PERMIT FEES Sewer Tapping $ 85.00 (Capacity Charge determined by City of Columbus, paid to Grandview Heights, passed to Columbus) Sewer Repair - residential, one inspection 60.00 Each additional inspection 60.00 Sewer Repair - commercial, one inspection 75.00 Each additional inspection 75.00 STREET / ALLEY / CURB CUT PERMIT FEES Each opening or cut $ 25.00 Bond (check returned upon inspection approval) 500.00 (plus $4.00 per lineal foot) GAS PIPING PERMIT FEES First fixture - residential $ 60.00 Each additional fixture 15.00 First fixture - commercial 75.00 Each additional fixture 20.00 |
SIDEWALK PERMIT
There is no fee for permits to repair or replace sidewalks. However, permits must be obtained and inspections completed.
REINSPECTION FEES
(a) In the event that the work covered by any permit or inspection required in the Building Code is not installed and/or completed in accordance with the code, thereby requiring a re-inspection by the Director of Building and Zoning, the Director may levy a re-inspection fee.
(b) This re-inspection fee shall be equal to the permit fee or inspection fee, but shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each re-inspection required to achieve code compliance.
ADDITIONAL FEES
Any work started before the issuance of a required permit shall be subject to a double fee.
Inspections above and beyond what is reasonable and customary may be subject to a fee not to exceed seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per inspection.
(Ord. 2009-01. Passed 2-2-09; Ord. 2014-39. Passed 12-1-14.)