A. Before receiving a mechanical permit, an owner or his or her agent shall pay the fees provided in division (F) of this section. Such fees shall include the costs of the prescribed inspections to determine whether or not the actual construction or alteration permitted is in conformity with this Mechanical Code.
B. When work for which a permit is required by this Mechanical Code is begun prior to obtaining a permit, the fees shall be doubled. However, the payment of the doubled fees shall not relieve any person from full compliance with the requirements of this Mechanical Code, in the execution of the work, or from any penalty provided. In no event shall the penalty portion of the doubled fees exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00).
C. If there are any changes in the plans and specifications at any time before the completion of the work for which the permit has been granted, if such changes are in compliance with this Mechanical Code and if such changes or additions increase the cost of the work to be done, the permit fee shall be adjusted accordingly. However, no refund of the fee will be made in the event that such changes involve a decrease in the cost of the work to be performed.
D. “Estimated cost”, as used in division (f) of this section and as applicable to residential, commercial or industrial structures, means the current cost, as of the date of the permit, of all materials, equipment, and labor used in any new construction, alteration, or repair, including, but not limited to, heating, air conditioning, refrigeration, and work, but not including items not normally a component part of such construction, alteration or repair. The cost may be determined, computed or estimated by the Building Commissioner in accordance with generally accepted methods.
E. Fees for the items not specifically provided for by this Mechanical Code shall be assigned by the Building Commissioner in a manner that is reasonable and appropriate, subject to appeal to the Building Appeals Board.
F. For construction on commercial buildings and structures subject to the Ohio Mechanical Code, there shall be a permit fee as set forth in section 1490.01 of this Code.
G. For construction on buildings and structures subject to the Ohio Mechanical Code and owned by a school, the permit fees established by this division shall be as set forth in section 1490.01 of this Code.
H. For Residential mechanical construction, there shall be a permit fee as set forth in section 1490.01 of this Code.
I. For any inspection of an existing structure, or part thereof, or other special service, there shall be an inspection fee as set forth in section 1490.01 of this Code.
J. The fees established herein shall not be charged for work to be performed upon property owned by an agency of the Federal government or the City. The fees established herein shall not be charged for work to be performed upon property owned by a school for construction work with total estimated cost of less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).
K. For those structures subject to the Ohio Mechanical Code, there shall be a plan examination fee as set forth in section 1490.01 of this Code, if the required drawings are submitted separately from those drawings that are submitted to obtain a building permit. There shall be an additional fee for plans requiring accelerated review, also set forth in section 1490.01. Such fees shall be paid at the time of the submission of plans to the City.
L. All commercial mechanical permit fees and plan examination fees shall have a 5% additional charge over the fees set forth herein, on permit fees subject to the Ohio Mechanical Code.
M. All residential mechanical permit fees shall have a 1% additional charge over the fees set forth herein, on permit fees subject to the Residential Building Code.
N. For a pressure piping test for natural gas or propane, etc., there shall be a fee, per system, as set forth in section 1490.01 of this Code.
(Ord. 096-10. Passed 4-19-10; Ord. 132-11. Passed 6-20-11.)