No construction, alteration, excavation or demolition shall be allowed unless and until a building permit authorizing such construction, alteration, excavation or demolition is issued by the Building and Zoning Department. A permit shall not be issued unless the proposed activity complies with the codes and ordinances of the City and the required fees are paid. When any work requiring a building permit starts prior to the issuance of a required permit, the building permit fees shall be a minimum of fifty-dollars ($50.00) or double the permit cost, whichever is greater. The schedule of fees is as follows and shall supersede any previously adopted fees.
A. Building Fee:
Residential - new construction: $0.20 per square foot of a dwelling unit or structure, including shell construction and/or build-out construction.
Residential accessory structures:
Sheds/gazebos | $25.00 |
Decks | 40.00 |
Garages | 75.00 |
Nonresidential - new construction: $0.15 per square foot of a unit or structure, including shell construction and/or build-out construction, plus costs incurred by the City for specialized plan review, engineering, and inspection activity.
Nonresidential accessory structures: $0.15 per square foot of a new nonresidential accessory unit or structure, including shell construction and/or build-out construction.
B. Additions, Remodeling:
Residential - alterations or remodeling:
Construction Value
|
Fee
|
$0.00 - $2,000.00 | $15.00 |
$2,001.00 - $8,000.00 | 50.00 |
$8,001.00 | Same as new construction |
Nonresidential - alterations or remodeling:
Construction Value
|
Fee
|
$0.00 - $2,000.00 | $15.00 |
$2,001.00 - $8,000.00 | 50.00 |
$8,001.00 | Same as new construction |
C. Plan Review: For projects having a construction value of $10,000.00 or more:
Residential - new construction, alterations, or remodeling: $100.00 per dwelling unit or structure.
Nonresidential - new construction, alterations, or remodeling: $250.00 per unit or structure, including shell construction and/or build-out construction.
D. Electrical:
Residential - service upgrade, alterations, or remodeling: $50.00 per dwelling unit or structure.
Residential - new construction: $100.00 per dwelling unit.
Nonresidential - service upgrade, alterations or remodeling: $100.00 per unit or structure.
Nonresidential - new construction: $200.00 per new nonresidential unit or structure, including shell construction and/or build-out construction.
E. Plumbing:
Residential - service upgrade, alterations or remodeling: $50.00 per dwelling unit or structure.
Residential - new construction: $100.00 per dwelling unit.
Nonresidential - service upgrade, alterations or remodeling: $100.00 per unit or structure.
Nonresidential - new construction: $200.00 per nonresidential unit or structure, including shell construction and/or build-out construction.
F. Heating, Mechanical, Ventilation, And Air Conditioning:
Residential - upgrades or alterations: $50.00 per dwelling unit or structure.
Residential - new construction or remodeling: $50.00 per dwelling unit or structure, plus $25.00 per appliance.
Nonresidential - upgrades or alterations: $100.00 per unit or structure, plus $15.00 per each ton air conditioning unit.
Nonresidential - new construction or remodeling: $200.00 per nonresidential unit or structure, including shell construction and/or build-out construction, plus $10.00 per flue and per air conditioning unit, plus $50.00 per appliance.
Commercial kitchen hood system: $100.00.
G. Fences: $20.00.
H. Swimming Pools: Over 1,000 gallons: $50.00 plus applicable electrical permit fees.
I. Elevators: Plan review fee of $100.00 per unit.
New inspections: $100.00 per unit.
Annual follow up inspections: $75.00 per unit.
J. Demolition:
Residential - principal building or structure: $100.00.
Nonresidential - principal building or structure: $250.00 plus $0.10 per square foot of floor area.
A cash deposit in the amount of $2,500.00 shall be required to assure the filling in of any below grade areas and the restoration and completion of measures necessary to restore the site to a safe condition. A bond indemnifying, keeping, and holding the city of Woodstock harmless against any loss, damage, judgment, or liability of any kind which the city may suffer from or on account of such demolition is required and shall be in the sum of $50,000.00 for structures not more than 3 stories in height and $100,000.00 for structures more than 3 stories in height.
K. Building Relocation:
Residential - principal building or structure | $100.00 |
Nonresidential - principal building or structure | 250.00 |
L. Temporary Certificate Of Occupancy:
Residential | 100.00 |
Nonresidential | 250.00 |
M. Certificate Of Occupancy:
Residential | 50.00 |
Nonresidential | 100.00 |
N. Inspections: In addition to all fees contained herein, the following fees shall be charged for additional inspections due to faulty workmanship, faulty materials, or incomplete work, and shall be paid prior to a final inspection or the issuance of a certificate of occupancy:
Initial inspection | No fee |
First reinspection | No fee |
Second reinspection | $25.00 |
Each additional reinspection: $50.00 or inspector's hourly rate of compensation for a minimum time period of 1 hour or portion thereof, whichever is greater.
O. Reserved.
P. Reserved.
Q. Reserved.
R. Water Connection Fees:
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S. Water Meter Fees:
5/8 inch meter with remote reader | 220.00 |
3/4 inch meter with remote reader | 250.00 |
1 inch meter with remote reader | 300.00 |
11/2 inch meter with remote reader | 500.00 |
T. Water Tap Fee:
First 1 inch tap | 10.00 |
Additional taps | 5.00 |
U. Sewer Connection Fees:
Efficiency, studio, 1 bedroom apartment | 415.00 | |
2 and 3 bedroom apartments | 830.00 | |
Single-family dwelling | 970.00 | |
For each commercial/industrial structure with: | ||
less than a 1 inch meter | 970.00 | |
less than a 1
1/2 inch meter | 1,600.00 | |
less than a 2 inch meter | 3,190.00 | |
a 2 inch meter | 5,100.00 | |
larger than a 2 inch meter - fee is based on a unit charge of $2.69 per gallon per day for all gallons over 350 gallons per day as determined by metered consumption data supplied by the owner/developer | ||
V. Sewer Connection Inspection: $10.00 per connection
W. Fire Protection Systems:
1. Sprinkler Systems: | |
a. Pipe schedule sprinkler system review fee | $75.00 |
b. Hydraulically calculated systems review fee | The cost of the plan review |
c. Inspection and testing fees for fire sprinkler systems: | |
Underground lead-in flushing | $30.00 per hour, with a 2 hour minimum |
Hydraulic testing/inspection | $30.00 per hour, with a 2 hour minimum |
Final system inspection | $30.00 per hour, with a 2 hour minimum |
Dry system add on | $30.00 per hour, with a 2 hour minimum |
Antifreeze system add on | $30.00 per hour, with a 2 hour minimum |
Deluge system add on | $30.00 per hour, with a 2 hour minimum |
Fire pump testing | $30.00 per hour, with a 2 hour minimum |
Preaction system inspection | $30.00 per hour, with a 2 hour minimum |
Each additional site inspection | $25.00 per hour, with a $25.00 minimum |
2. Fire Alarm Systems: | |
a. Review fee: | |
Minimum fee (includes 10 initiating and 10 alarm devices) | $100.00 |
Each additional initiating and/or alarm device | $1.00 |
b. Testing fee | $30.00 per hour, with a 3 hour minimum |
3. Other Fixed Fire Suppression Systems: | |
a. Review fee | The cost of the plan review |
b. Fire suppression system final inspection | $30.00 per hour, with a 3 hour minimum |
c. Reinspection of fire suppression system | $30.00 per hour, with a 2 hour minimum |
d. Administrative fee for all fire protection system reviews | $100.00 |
X. All building permit fees required by section 7.1.7 of the Woodstock City Code, and all impact fees required by Chapter 10 of the Woodstock Unified Development Ordinance shall be and hereby are reduced by fifty percent (50%), but only in accordance with the following conditions:
1. Said fee reduction shall only apply to building permits for new, single-family detached dwellings issued by the City after the effective date of this section.
2. Construction shall be substantially started within three (3) months of the date of building permit issuance. If construction does not start within the three (3) month time frame, the building permit shall expire and become null and void. An applicant may request a refund of all building permit fees paid for said permit, minus a five hundred dollar ($500.00) administrative fee, but any subsequent building permit applications for a new single-family home on the same property shall not be eligible for the fee reductions authorized herein.
3. Construction must be completed and an occupancy permit issued within twelve (12) months of building permit issuance. If construction is not completed within the twelve (12) month time frame, a permit extension shall be required. Permit extensions may be granted by the City Manager, in one-month increments only, and subject to a fee of ten percent (10%) of the initial building permit cost for each month until occupancy is granted, not to exceed the full cost of the permit. Exceptions may be granted for extenuating circumstances at the discretion of the City Manager or City Manager's designee.
4. Applicants receiving the fifty percent (50%) reduction of building permit and impact fees shall not be eligible for the City's Impact Fee Deferral Program, as established in City of Woodstock Resolution 19-R-19. (Ord. 2462, 3-15-1994, eff. 4-1-1994; amd. Ord. 2569, 7-18-1995; Ord. 99-O-8, 2-2-1999, eff. 4-1-1999; Ord. 99-O-9, 2-2-1999, eff. 4-1-1999; Ord. 03-O-08, 1-21-2003; Ord. 17-O-64, 7-18-2017; Ord. 21-O-36, 6-1-2021; Ord. 23-O-01, 1-17-2023, eff. 5-1-2023)