(a) Plans for all buildings regulated by this chapter shall be prepared by and bear the seal of an Ohio registered architect or engineer. Two copies of such plans shall accompany the application for a building permit; one copy to be retained by the Building Official and one approved copy to be returned to the applicant upon the issuance of a building permit.
(b) The fee for the inspection of all plans and specifications for all buildings, including authorized industrialized units, required to be submitted to the Building Official under this section shall be a fixed administrative processing fee per structure or alteration, plus an additional fee for each 100 square feet of floor surface, or portion thereof, including all basement, cellar and subcellar floors, measuring the outside dimensions of the building at each floor level. Each subsequent alteration or any additional square footage that was not included in a previous plan examination shall be charged at the rates stated herein.
(c) The fees for the inspection of plans and specifications referred to in subsection (b) hereof shall be equal in amount to the fees authorized and charged by the Ohio State Board of Building Standards for inspection and review of plans and specifications submitted to it in compliance with the Ohio Building Code.
The building inspector shall from time to time certify a schedule of fees as being equal to those authorized and charged by the State of Ohio Board of Building Standards, sure certification to be made to the Clerk of Council. The fees set forth in such certification shall be in force upon filing with the Clerk and shall remain in force until superseded by a subsequent certification.
(Ord. 1992-5. Passed 1-27-92.)
(d) A fee for the inspection of a structure for purposes other than where plan examination is or will be required, when requested in writing of the Building Official, shall be charged at the rate of fifty dollars ($50.00) per inspection and shall be paid by the requestor prior to the inspection.
(Ord. 1979-26. Passed 10-8-79; Ord. 1991-4. Passed 5-13-91.)