TABLE 1: Commercial Plan Review Fees | |
OCCUPANCY TYPE | COST PER SQUARE FOOT
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TABLE 1: Commercial Plan Review Fees | |
OCCUPANCY TYPE | COST PER SQUARE FOOT
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Assembly | 16 cents |
Business | 15 cents |
Day care centers | 15 cents |
Educational | 15 cents |
High hazard | 16 cents |
Industrial factories | 15 cents |
Mercantile | 15 cents |
Residential | 15 cents |
Storage | 15 cents |
Utility and Miscellaneous | 13 cents |
(A) New construction. The plan review fees of the city for new buildings shall be calculated by multiplying the total building area under construction by the cost per square foot of each occupancy type as listed in Table 1. The outside dimensions of the building shall determine the total square footage. The minimum fee for review of plans under this section shall be $285. The fee for buildings with multiple or mixed occupancies may be calculated using the cost per square foot multiplier of the predominant use.
(B) Additions to existing buildings. Plan review fees for additions to existing buildings, which shall not require the entire building to conform to the Kentucky Building Code, shall be calculated in accordance with Table 1 by the measurement of the square footage of the addition, as determined by the outside dimensions of the addition. Minimum fee for review of plans under this section shall be $285.
(C) Change in use. Plan review fees for existing buildings in which the group or occupancy type is changed shall be calculated in accordance with Table 1 by using the total square footage of the entire building or structure under the new occupancy type as determined by the outside dimensions. Minimum fee for review of plans under this section shall be $285.
(D) Alterations and repairs. Plan review fees for alterations and repairs not otherwise covered by this fee schedule shall be calculated by multiplying the cost for the alterations or repairs by .0030; or calculated by multiplying the total area being altered or repaired by the cost per square foot of each occupancy type as listed in Table 1 whichever is less. The outside dimensions of the area being altered or repaired shall determine the total square footage. The minimum fee for review of plans under this section shall be $285.
(E) Specialized fees. In addition to the above fees, the fees in Table 2 shall be applied to the specialized plan reviews listed.
TABLE 2. AUTOMATIC PLAN REVIEW FEES | |
SPRINKLER HEADS | FEE |
TABLE 2. AUTOMATIC PLAN REVIEW FEES | |
SPRINKLER HEADS | FEE |
4-25 | $150 |
26-100 | $200 |
101-200 | $250 |
201 - 300 | $275 |
301 - 400 | $325 |
401 - 750 | $375 |
Over 750 | $375 plus $.30 per head |
(F) Clean agent suppression system review fee. Up to 35 pounds of agent shall be $275; over 35 pounds shall be $275 plus $.10 per pound in excess of 35 pounds. The fee for gaseous systems shall be $.10 per cubic foot and not less than $275.
(G) (1) Commercial range hood review fee. $225 per hood including range hood extinguishing system review when those plans are submitted together.
(2) Commercial range hood extinguishing system review fee. $150 per system when the range hood extinguishing system is submitted separate from the range hood system.
(H) Dry chemical systems review fee (except range hoods). One to 30 pounds of agent shall be $275: over 30 pounds of agent shall be $250 plus $.25 per pound in excess of 30 pounds.
(Ord. 07-37, passed 11-27-07; Am. Ord. 09-26, passed 8-12-09; Am. Ord. 16-30, passed 11-15-16; Am. Ord. 22-26, passed 6-28-22)