The following permit fees shall be collected by the Building Official prior to the issuance of a permit for any work performed by any licensed contractors or handymen and in all cases prior to the commencement of work. No fee is required if the work to be performed is less than three hundred dollars ($300.00) unless an inspection is required, in which case a fee of ten dollars ($10.00) shall be charged.
(a) Schedule of Fees.
(1) Total valuation of $100.00 to $1,000 | A fee of $10.00 is required, in addition to any applicable inspection fees. |
(2) Total valuation of $1,001 - $2,000 | A fee of $18.00 is required, in addition to any applicable inspection fees. |
(3) Total valuation of $2,001 or more | .9% of total value, in addition to any applicable inspection fees. |
(b) Working Without Proper Permit. In case any work for which a permit is required by this code was begun prior to obtaining a permit, the prescribed permit fee shall be paid as a double fee, or an additional fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) above the usual permit fee shall be incurred, whichever is greater, but the payment of such double or additional fee shall not relieve any person from complying with the requirements of this code in the execution of the work, nor from the penalties prescribed herein. All contractors documented by the Building Department to be working without obtaining proper permits prior to starting projects three (3) times within a one-year license period shall have their contractor license with the City of St. Albans suspended for a period not to exceed three months.
(Ord. 2008-11. Passed 5-19-08.)
(c) When the valuation of the proposed construction exceeds $1,000 and a plan is required to be submitted by the code adopted under Article 1711, a “plan-checking fee” shall be paid to the Building Inspector at the time of submitting plans and specifications for checking. Such plan-checking fee shall be equal to one-half of the building permit fee as hereinabove set forth. (Ord. 78-4. Passed 3-6-78.)