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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Carroll County as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Adopted 10-8-1981 (Ch. 63, Art. II, of the 1990 Code)]
There is hereby adopted by reference in the County of Carroll the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, the provisions of which are adopted and shall control all matters concerning the construction, alteration, addition, repair, removal, demolition, use location, occupancy and maintenance of all buildings and all other functions which pertain to the installation of systems vital to all buildings and structures and their service equipment, as defined by the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code, and shall apply to existing and proposed buildings or structures in the County of Carroll.
[Amended 3-8-1989; 3-14-1990; 8-8-1990; 11-14-2013; 6-10-2019]
No permit to begin work for new construction or other building operation shall be issued until the fees prescribed in this section have been paid. A two-percent building permit fee assessment as required by the Commonwealth of Virginia shall be added to the cost of building permits. Such assessment shall be submitted to the Department of Housing and Community Development on a quarterly basis. The fees shall be fixed at the following rates:
A. 
Building (residential):
(1) 
Construction, alterations/renovations and placement of any residential structure, including but not limited to:
(a) 
One- and two-family dwellings;
(b) 
Garages;
(c) 
Carports;
(d) 
Single-story detached structures used for storage (exceeding 256 square feet);
(e) 
Porches;
(f) 
Decks;
(g) 
Additions;
(h) 
Basements.
Fee: $0.20 per square foot area; $60 minimum permit fee.
B. 
Building (commercial):
(1) 
Construction, additions, alterations/renovations or placement of any commercial structure:
(a) 
Fee: $0.25 per square foot, $80 minimum permit fee.
(b) 
Places of religious worship: No fee shall apply for construction, addition or alteration/renovation.
C. 
Electrical (temporary or permanent installations):
Type
Fee
60-200 amp service
$60
400 amp service
$80
600 amp service
$120
Over 600 amp service
$150
Miscellaneous electric (new circuit, generator, etc.)
$60
D. 
Miscellaneous permit fees:
Type
Fee
Telecommunication and broadcast towers
$500
Retaining walls (3 or more feet of unbalanced fill)
$60
Flag poles exceeding 30 feet in height
$60
Swimming pools
$100
Signs
$60
Tents and membrane structures (greater than 900 square feet)
$60
Underground storage tank (installation)
$60
Underground storage tank (removal)
$60
Demolition of structure/moving outside of County
$60
Masonry or prefab fireplace and chimney
$60
Floodplain permit
$60
Amusement device inspections
$60
E. 
Plumbing (residential and commercial):
Type
Fee
Public sewer (fee per connection)
$60
Private sewer connection (newly placed manufactured homes)
$60
1 bathroom
$60
1.5-2 bathrooms
$65
2.5-3 bathrooms
$70
3.5-4 bathrooms
$75
4.5-5 bathrooms
$80
Over 5 bathrooms
$85
Miscellaneous plumbing
$60
F. 
Mechanical (residential and commercial):
Type
Fee
Heating and air conditioning (fee per unit)
$60
G. 
Fuel gas:
Type
Fee
New fuel gas tank and 1 appliance installation
$60
Each additional new fuel gas-fired appliance installation
$20
Miscellaneous fuel gas
$60
A. 
The owner of a building or structure, or any other person, may appeal from a decision of the Building Official refusing to grant a modification of the provisions of the Basic Code covering the manner of construction or materials to be used in the erection, alteration or repair of a building or structure to the Board of Appeals. Application for appeal may be made when it is claimed that the true intent of the Basic Code or the rules legally adopted thereunder have been incorrectly interpreted, the provisions of the Basic Code do not fully apply or an equally good or better form of construction can be used.
B. 
The Board of Appeals shall be appointed and function in conformance with the BOCA Basic Building Code and the administrative amendments.
[Amended 8-8-1990]
Mobile homes equipped by the manufacturer with a system of tie-downs shall be attached vertically and diagonally to a system of ground anchors in a manner adequate to resist wind overturning and sliding. Mobile homes not equipped by the manufacturer with a system of tie-downs shall be anchored in a manner deemed adequate by the Building Official of Carroll County to resist wind overturning and sliding.
The provisions of this article shall be enforced by the Building Official of Carroll County and/or other officials of the Department of Building Inspection.
[Amended 11-14-2013]
Any person who shall violate the provisions of this article or the provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code or who shall fail to comply with any of the requirements thereof or who shall erect, construct, alter or repair a building or structure in violation of an approved plan or directive of the Building Official or of a permit or certificate issued under the provisions of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code shall be punishable as provided in § 36-106, Code of Virginia.