[Amended 5-11-1988 by Ord. No. 12-1988; 5-9-1990 by Ord. No. 5-1990; 2-20-1991 by Ord. No. 2-1991]
A. The fee for a construction permit shall be the sum of the subcode fees listed in Chapter
275, Fees, and shall be paid before the permit is issued. The estimated cost is determined by use of the BOCA Building Valuation Data Report and must be verified as to the actual cost of the construction by the designer prior to the issuance of the certificate of occupancy.
(1) The building subcode fees shall be as provided in Chapter
275, Fees.
(2) The mechanical permit fees shall be as provided in Chapter
275, Fees.
(3) The plumbing subcode permit fees shall be as provided in Chapter
275, Fees.
(4) The fire subcode permit fees shall be as provided in Chapter
275, Fees.
(5) The electrical subcode permit fees shall be as provided in Chapter
275, Fees.
B. The Construction Official shall, with the advice of
the subcode officials, prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council,
biannually, a report recommending a fee schedule based on the operating
expenses of the agency and any other expenses of the municipality
fairly attributable to the enforcement of the State Uniform Construction
Code Act.
C. Surcharge fees.
(1) In order to provide for the training, certification
and technical support programs required by the Uniform Construction
Code Act and the regulations, the enforcing agency shall collect, in addition to the fees specified above, a surcharge fee per cubic foot of volume of new construction as provided in Chapter
275, Fees. This surcharge fee shall be remitted to the Bureau of Housing Inspections, Department of Community Affairs, on a quarterly basis for the fiscal quarters ending September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30 and not later than one month next succeeding the end of the quarter for which it is due. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first become effective, said fee shall be collected and remitted for the third and fourth quarters only.
(2) The enforcing agency shall report annually at the
end of each fiscal year to the Bureau of Housing Inspection, and not
later than July 31, the total amount of the surcharge fee collected
in the fiscal year. In the fiscal year in which the regulations first
become effective, this report shall be for the third and fourth quarters
only.
Rules of procedure and operation shall be in
accordance with the provisions of the State Uniform Construction Code
Act and the regulations issued pursuant thereto.