Building Fees 

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All payments made to Building Services must be paid by cash, in-state check, cashier’s check, money order, or credit card, made payable to the City Treasurer.

Adopted by Resolution No. 1365-06-03. Effective July 1, 2003.


In order to determine the basic building valuation for purposes of obtaining a residential building permit, the floor area of all floors (excluding basements or cellars) shall be computed and then multiplied by the applicable unit cost.

Any additional valuation for the items identified below shall be added to the basic valuation to arrive at the total valuation.

 Building Permit Fees (Building Permit Fees and Valuations less than $100,001)
   

Item

cost per sq. ft.

Dwelling Level - first floor

$50

Dwelling Level - additional floors

$35

Add-Ons - Masonry Veneer (per square foot of wall surface)

$10

Add-Ons - Finishing Basement

$20

Add-Ons - Open Raised Deck or Stoop

$10

Add-Ons - Covered Raised Deck or Stoop

$16

Add-Ons - Attached Garage

$16

Add-Ons - Patio (covered and enclosed)

$16

Add-Ons - Patio, Porch or Attached Carport (covered but unenclosed)

$14

Accessory Buildings - detached garage

$14

Accessory Buildings - open carport or open pole building

$14

Accessory Buildings - shed

$10

Re-roofing - Re-roof

$60

Re-roofing - Tear off existing roofing

$80

Re-roofing - Tear off existing roofing and replace sheathing

$100

Re-roofing - Roof EDPM

$100

Re-siding (if no contract valuation provided)

$100

Other Permits and Fees

fee

Permit renewal - continuation of valid permit for 6 months

$25

Expired permit renewal - 1 and 2 family dwellings and accessory buildings

$50

Expired permit renewal - all other buildings

$25.00 + permit fee for remainder of work

Temporary Certificate of Occupancy

$35 per trade

Temporary Certificate of Occupancy - renewal for 1 and 2 family dwellings

$50 per trade

Temporary Certificate of Occupancy - renewal for all other buildings

$50 per trade

Certificate of Occupancy - change of use

$50

Copy of Certificate of Occupancy - for buildings completed at least 30 days prior to request

$5

Special inspection - for inspection requested by applicant

$25 per trade

Re-inspection- Sec. 108.4.1 of 2000 IBC/IRC - Failure to obtain the necessary inspection approvals shall give cause to charge a re-inspection fee.

$25

Moving Building Inspection - for inspection prior to moving building

$25

Moving Permit - each day public property is occupied

$25

Building Demolition Permit
Exception: The Building Official may waive the demolition fee to a homeowner for a dilapidated accessory building located on the premises on which the applicant resides, provided that the building is not being demolished by order or under condemnation.

$25 per building

Use of Street or Public Property Permit Fee
Permit to barricade a public sidewalk or other public property normally used by the public, when such space is needed and used for the erection, repair, storage or demolition of a building, and for which no other rental or meter fee is assessed.

$25

Fence Permit (each)

$25

Swimming Pool - as part of single family dwelling

$25

Retaining Wall - as part of single family dwelling

$25

Handicap Ramp- as part of single family dwelling

$10

Solid Fuel Burning Appliance

Valuation each: $4,000

Permit Issuance Fee (additional to building permit fee)
Group A Activity - roofing, siding, fencing, window replacement, swimming pool, retaining wall, handicap ramp, building moving and building demolition.

$5

Permit Issuance Fee (additional to building permit fee) - Group B Activity - 1 and 2 family dwellings and residential accessory buildings.

$10

Permit Issuance Fee (additional to building permit fee) - Group C Activity - all other construction activity.

$15

Plan-Checking - for Group R-2 Occupancy and One and Two Family Dwellings when the evaluation of the proposed construction exceeds $1,000.00.

$30.00 per hour

Plan-Checking - for all other buildings when the evaluation of the proposed construction exceeds $1,000.00. Fee is computed from the attached Table No. 1-A.

forty percent (40%) of the building permit fees

Plan-Checking - where plans are incomplete, or are changed so as to require additional plan checking

$30.00 per hour (minimum charge one-half hour)

Building and Fire Board Appeals - Single-Family Dwelling. Effective April 1, 2003. Resolution No. 0641-03-03. Each violation is considered a separate appeal.

$25 first application

$5 successive applications

Building and Fire Board Appeals - Other uses and structures. Effective April 1, 2003. Resolution No. 0641-03-03. Each violation is considered a separate appeal

$75 first application

$10 successive application

 Payment Regulations

 Work Before Permit
Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is started prior to obtaining said permit, the permit fee shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any person from fully complying with the requirements of this Code in the execution of the work, nor from any other fees or penalties prescribed by law or ordinance.

Plan-Checking Fees
When the evaluation of the proposed construction exceeds $1,000.00, a plan-checking fee shall be paid at the time the building permit is issued. Plan-checking fees for buildings of Group R-2 Occupancies and One and Two Family Dwellings are charged at the rate of $30.00 per hour (minimum one hour). Plan-checking fees for all other buildings are forty percent (40%) of the building permit fees as computed from the attached Table No. 1-A. Where plans are incomplete, or are changed so as to require additional plan checking, an additional plan-check fee may be charged at a rate of $30.00 per hour (minimum charge one-half hour).

Expiration of Plan Check
An application for which no permit is issued within 180 days following the date of application shall expire by limitation, and plans submitted for checking may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building Official.

Re-inspection Fee
The fee for each re-inspection shall be $25.00. Failure to obtain the necessary inspection approvals shall give cause to charge said re-inspection fee.

Refund
The Building Official may authorize the refunding of all or a portion of the permit fee when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code. No fee shall be eligible for refunding after the permit has expired.

Waiver of Fees
No fee shall be waived, except for buildings owned and used exclusively by the City, provided no federal funding is utilized. Waiver of fees for any buildings not meeting these requirements or for a Use of Streets permit shall require a resolution of the City Council.