A. Permit Requirements:
1. Permit Required: No building or other structure may be erected, moved, added to, or structurally altered without a permit issued by the building official. No building permit may be issued except in conformity with the provisions of this title.
2. Application And Accompanying Documents: All applications for building permits must be accompanied by plans in duplicate, drawn to scale, showing the actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be built upon; the exact sizes and location of existing buildings on the lot, if any; and the location and dimensions of the proposed building or alteration. The application must include such other information as lawfully may be required by the building official, including existing or proposed building or alteration; existing or proposed uses of the building and land; the number of families, housekeeping units, or rental units the building is designed to accommodate; conditions existing on the lot; and such other matters as may be necessary to determine conformance with, and provide for the enforcement of, this title.
a. Stamp Required: All applications for building permits concerning commercial uses must be stamped and submitted by a licensed Washington State architect or registered design professional.
3. Plans Required: One copy of the plans will be returned to the applicant by the building official after marking such copy approved or disapproved and attest to same by having signed such copy. The second copy of the plans will be retained by the building official.
4. Time Limit To Begin Work: If work described in any building permit has not begun within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of issuance of the permit, the permit will expire, unless an extension(s) has been granted in writing by the building official for periods no more than one hundred eighty (180) days each. The permit will be canceled by the building official, and written notice must be given to the applicant.
B. Building Permit Fees:
1. The City hereby adopts by reference building permit fees, which are set forth in table 1-A of the 1997 Uniform Building Code as amended and the building valuation data schedule as published in the most current "Building Safety Journal" of the International Code Council and are on file for inspection in the Building Department at the Long Beach City Hall. Values of structures not listed in the schedule herein will be determined by a bid from a licensed contractor. Permit fees for work other than new construction and additions or not otherwise listed, including, but not limited to, alterations, remodeling, mechanical permits and demolition, shall be established by resolution of the City Council.
a. All valuations based on materials only without a labor cost included will be doubled for the purpose of calculating permit fees.
b. For the purpose of calculating the building valuation, all decks whether be covered or uncovered, will be valued at fifty percent (50%) of the "U - utility/misc.", rounded up to the nearest one cent ($0.01). This is to include all constructed walking or standing surfaces that result in a width of four feet (4') and length of six feet (6'), that are not considered sidewalks, or serving a garage as a driveway.
Singlewide | $250.00 |
Doublewide | 350.00 |
Triplewide | 450.00 |
3. Once an application is made and fee paid, an applicant may withdraw the application. If at the time of withdrawal plan review is not yet initiated, the City may refund up to fifty percent (50%) of the building permit fee. Once plan review is initiated, the City will retain the entire fee and refund shall not occur.
4. In accordance with section 109.4 of the International Building Code, all work commencing before issuance of a building permit will result in a monetary fee of one hundred percent (100%) of the building permit fee in addition to the original permit fee, or a doubling of the fee.
5. Modular home permit valuations, once modular homes are installed they are considered stick built. Therefore, they should be valuated that way less thirty percent (30%) for certain inspections not performed.
C. Water And Sewer Connection: No building permits for primary use structures shall be issued without the applicant having first paid water and sewer connection fees and secured a side sewer permit. (Ord. 943, 8-21-2017)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also chapter 3 of this title and title 12, chapters 11 and 16 of this Code. |