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Part 18. Building Safety Permit Fees

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Permit fees are based on the valuation (building square footage times standard rate for occupancy) of each building or building addition. For fee calculation purposes, building square footage shall be the total area of all floors under roof and enclosed within the outer surface of the outside enclosing walls or columns. Building square footage includes roofed patios or porches, bay windows, basements, mezzanine and penthouses or other mechanical spaces. Building square footage does not include roof eaves or overhangs not exceeding 3 feet in depth, courts or light shafts open at the top, or unroofed patios or porches. The fees for each separate building shall be separately calculated.

Minimum valuation of the work shall be determined by the Building Official based on nationally recognized standards and shall include the value of materials, labor, overhead, and profit.

Table A: Building Safety Valuation-Based Permit Fee

Project Valuation

Permit Fee

$1.00—$1,000.00

$75.00 Minimum for Residential Water Heaters and Fences*

$1.00—$1,000.00

$150.00 Base fee only*

$1,001.00—$10,000.00

$150.00 on first $1,000.00, plus $9.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $10,000.00

$10,001.00—$50,000.00

$231.00 on first $10,000.00 plus $8.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00

$50,001.00—$200,000.00

$551.00 on first $50,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $200,000.00

$200,001.00—$1,000,000.00

$1,601.00 on first $200,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00

$1,000,001.00—$10,000,000.00

$7,201.00—On first $1,000,000.00 plus $4.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $10,000,000.00

Over $10,000,000.00

$43,201.00 on first $10,000,000.00 plus $4.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, on the total amount of the project valuation

Swimming pools are subject to a minimum permit fee of $180.00. A $30.00 aquatics program surcharge is also added to every swimming pool permit in accordance with Ordinance G-3114.

*Permits with Project Valuations of $1.00—$1,000.00 include a maximum of two inspections, including reinspections. If additional inspections are needed they are charged at $150.00 per inspection.

EXAMPLE OF A PERMIT FEE CALCULATION:

The following is an example of a permit fee calculation assuming a total project valuation** of $250,500.00: $1,601.00 base fee plus $357.00 (51 x $7) on the project valuation = Total permit fee cost of $1,958.00.

**Project valuation is based on the higher of the project valuation as calculated by Planning and Development or the project valuation as provided by the applicant.

(Ord. No. G-5458, § 1(Exh. A), 2009; Ord. No. G-5472, § 1(Exh. A), 2010; Ord. No. G-5590, § 1, 2011)