TABLE 1A-F – SPECIALTY PERMIT FEES

1.   Bleachers Permit Fee:	See Table 1A-A for New Construction Fees
2.   Chimney and Flue Permit Fee:	See Table 1A-A for New Construction Fees
3.   Demolition Permit Fee:	See Table 1A-A for New Construction Fees
4.   Extra Permit Work: (exceeding scope)	2 times the standard fees for work remaining to be done or not covered in original permit scope
5.   Garage Door Permit Fee: Each garage door in an existing building	$148.80
6.   Grading Permit Fee:	See Table 1A-A for New Construction Fees
7.   House Moving Permit Fee:	Standard Hourly Inspection Rate - Minimum 3 Hours
8.   Recommencement of Work Not Completed:	Standard Inspection Fee per Table 1A-G; See also Table 1A-B– Commencement of Work Not Started
9.   Reroofing Permit Fee:	$148.80 for Single-Family homes and duplexes $223.20 for all others
10.   Strong Motion Instrumentation Program Fee:
Group R Occupancies of 3 stories or less, except hotels and motels	0.00013 times the valuation
Hotels and motels, all buildings greater than 3 stories, all occupancies other than Group R	0.00024 times the valuation
Minimum fee	$1.60
11.   Subsidewalk Construction Permit Fee:
Construction	See Table 1A-A for New Construction Fees
12.   Construction of impervious surface in the required front and setback area	$148.80

 

TABLE 1A-G – INSPECTIONS, SURVEYS AND REPORTS

1.    Standard Hourly Rate	See Table 1A-D
2.    Off-hours inspection	Standard Hourly Inspection Rate - Minimum Two Hours plus permit fee
3.    Pre-application inspection	Standard Hourly Inspection Rate - Minimum Two  Hours
4.    Re-inspection fee	Standard Hourly Inspection Rate
5.    Report of residential records (3R)	$148.80
6.   Survey of nonresidential buildings:	Standard Hourly Inspection Rate - Minimum Two Hours
7.    Survey of residential buildings for any purpose or Condo Conversions:
Single unit	$1,627.50
Two to four units	$2,139.00
Five + units	$2,139.00 plus Standard Hourly Inspection Rate
Hotels:
Includes 10 guestrooms	$1,627.50
11 +  guestrooms	$2,139.00 plus $39.53 per guestroom over 11
8.    Temporary Certificate of Occupancy	Standard Hourly Inspection Rate - Minimum Two Hours

 

TABLE 1A-H – SIGN PERMIT FEES

Nonelectric and electric sign permit fee– See Table 1A-A for New Construction Fees

NOTE: See also Table 1A-E for required Electrical Sign Permits and Inspections

TABLE 1A-I – RESERVED

TABLE 1A-J – MISCELLANEOUS FEES

1.    Central Permit Bureau Processing Fee for Miscellaneous Permits from other disciplines	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
2.    Building numbers (each entrance)	$96.72 NEW ADDRESSES $195.30 CHANGE OF EXISTING ADDRESS OR LOT NUMBER
3.    Extension of time: application cancellation and permit expiration:
Each application extension (in plan review)	$148.80 plus 20% of All Plan Review Fees
Each permit extension	$148.80 plus 10% of All Permit Issuance Fees
4.    Product approvals:
General approval - initial or reinstatement	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Three Hours
General approval - modification or revision	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Three Hours
General approval - biannual renewal	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Three Hours
5.    California Building Standards Commission Fee	Pursuant to the provisions of California Health and Safety Code Sections 18930.5, 18931.6, 18931.7 and 18938.39
6.    Vacant building - Initial and annual registration fee	Standard Inspection Hourly Rate - Minimum Four and One-Half Hours

 

TABLE 1A-K – PENALTIES, HEARINGS, CODE ENFORCEMENT ASSESSMENTS

1.    Abatement Appeals Board hearing, filing fee	$158.10 per case
2.    Board of Examiners filing fees:
Each appeal for variance from interpretation of code requirements	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Two Hours
Each appeal for approval of substitute materials or methods of construction	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Four Hours
3.    Building Official’s abatement order hearing	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Two Hours
4.    Emergency order	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Two Hours
5.    Exceeding the scope of the approved permit	2 times the issuance fee
6.    Access Appeals Commission:
Filing fee	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Two Hours per appeal
Request for a rehearing	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Two Hours
7.    Lien recordation charges	$173.91 or 10 percent of the amount of the unpaid balance, including interest, whichever is greater
8.    Work without permit:  investigation fee:
Building, Electrical, Plumbing or Mechanical Code violations	9 times the Permit Issuance Fee plus the original permit fee
9.    Building Inspection Commission hearing fees:
Notice of appeal	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Four Hours
Request for jurisdiction	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Four Hours
Request for rehearing	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Two Hours
10.    Additional hearings required by Code	Standard Hourly Plan Review Rate - Minimum Four Hours
11.    Violation monitoring fee (in-house)	Standard Administration Hourly Rate– Minimum One- Half Hour Monthly
12.   Failure to register vacant commercial storefront	4 times the registration fee

(Amended by Ord. 52-19, File No. 181213, App. 3/22/2019, Eff. 4/22/2019)

TABLE 1A-L – PUBLIC INFORMATION

1.    Public notification and record keeping fees:
Structural addition notice	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Affidavit record maintenance	$15.00
Posting of notices (change of use)	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Requesting notice of permit issuance (each address) per year	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
30-inch by 30-inch (762 mm by 762 mm) sign	$15.00
2.    Demolition:
Notice of application and permit issuance by area/interested parties:
1 area (1 area = 2 blocks)	$96.72 per annum per each area
3.    Notices:
300-foot (91.44 m) notification letters	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One and One-Half Hour
Residential tenants notification	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
4.    Reproduction and dissemination of public information:
Certification of copies:
1 to 10 pages	$15.00
Each additional 10 pages or fraction thereof	$3.50
Electrostatic reproduction:
Each page photocopy	$0.10
35 mm duplicards from microfilm rolls (Diazo card)	$3.50
Hard copy prints:
8 1/2 inch by 11 inch copy from microfilm roll	$0.10
11 inch by 17 inch copy of plans	$0.10
8 1/2 inch by 11 inch copy from aperture cards or from electronic copies of building records (scanned or computer generated)	$0.10
5.   Replacement of approved construction documents:
Each sheet of plans (Larger than 11 × 17)	ACTUAL COST CHARGED BY VENDOR
6.   Records Retention Fee
Each page of plans per page of plans	$3.00
Each page of supporting documentation (e.g., soil reports, structural calculations, acoustical reports, energy calculations, etc.) per page of documentation	$0.10

 

TABLE 1A-M – BOILER FEES

 

Permit to install or replace	See Table 1A-C - Category 8
Permit to operate (certificate issued)	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Renew permit to operate (certificate issued)	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Replacement of issued permit to operate	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Connection to utility company provided steam (includes permit to operate)	Standard Administration Hourly Rate - Minimum One- Half Hour
Boiler Maintenance Program	$48.36

 

Renewal required:

1.   Low-pressure boilers every 12 months. (See definition of low-pressure boilers in Chapter 2.)

2.   Water heaters when alteration or replacement permits are issued.