The following required permit applications, inspections, and
fees are adopted by the Borough of Mars to facilitate the enforcement
of the Borough Code, the Municipalities Planning Code provisions, the Uniform Construction Code, Chapter
270, Zoning, of the Code of the Borough of Mars,
and other applicable ordinances of the Borough as they pertain to
the construction, renovation, repair, and occupation of Borough residential,
commercial and industrial structures.
The following permits and fees shall be the responsibility of
the residents and businesses of the Borough to obtain and pay for.
The forms for all permits shall be provided by the Borough to
all applicants and shall be required to be filled in and submitted
to the Borough office or to the Zoning Officer or appointed inspection
agencies.
The Borough shall from time to time adopt by resolution a permit
and fee schedule. Construction or installation of the facilities listed
in this chapter shall require, depending on their size and characteristics,
a zoning review fee, a building permit fee and an inspection fee.
Zoning Permit and Fee Schedule
|
Zoning review fee [for building permits as required by the Uniform
Construction Code (UCC) and for structures over 64 square feet in size]
|
$50
|
Occupancy permit (issued at construction completion for all
building permits issued)
|
$25
|
Change of occupancy in residential districts
|
$20
|
Change of occupancy or use in all other districts
|
$40
|
Home occupation permit and related sign
|
$30
|
Appeals to the Zoning Hearing Board
|
$600
|
Residential sign (up to 2 square feet) permit
|
$25
|
Business sign (up to 100 square feet) permit
|
$50
|
Fence permit required for all fencing longer than 30 feet in
combined length
|
$25
|
Private pool permit (aboveground)
|
$25
|
Private pool permit (in-ground)
|
$50
|
Shed or other structure (such as storage houses, greenhouses,
or private recreation structures other than prefabricated swing sets)
up to 64 square feet
|
$25
|
Utility building permit greater than 64 square feet/playhouse
permit
|
$50
|
Private kennel permit
|
$50
|
Garage
|
$50
|
The Borough adopts the following building permit and inspection
fees for residential and commercial construction: Refer to the current
fee schedule of the UCC third-party inspector attached hereto and
made a part hereof.