[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;
(d)
Single-story detached structures used for storage (exceeding
256 square feet);
(h)
Basements.
Fee: $0.20 per square foot area; $60 minimum permit fee.
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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
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Fee
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60-200 amp service
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$60
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400 amp service
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$80
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600 amp service
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$120
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Over 600 amp service
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$150
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Miscellaneous electric (new circuit, generator, etc.)
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$60
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D. Miscellaneous permit fees:
Type
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Fee
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Telecommunication and broadcast towers
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$500
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Retaining walls (3 or more feet of unbalanced fill)
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$60
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Flag poles exceeding 30 feet in height
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$60
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Swimming pools
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$100
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Signs
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$60
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Tents and membrane structures (greater than 900 square feet)
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$60
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Underground storage tank (installation)
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$60
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Underground storage tank (removal)
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$60
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Demolition of structure/moving outside of County
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$60
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Masonry or prefab fireplace and chimney
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$60
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Floodplain permit
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$60
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Amusement device inspections
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$60
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E. Plumbing (residential and commercial):
Type
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Fee
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Public sewer (fee per connection)
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$60
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Private sewer connection (newly placed manufactured homes)
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$60
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1 bathroom
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$60
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1.5-2 bathrooms
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$65
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2.5-3 bathrooms
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$70
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3.5-4 bathrooms
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$75
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4.5-5 bathrooms
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$80
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Over 5 bathrooms
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$85
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Miscellaneous plumbing
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$60
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F. Mechanical (residential and commercial):
Type
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Fee
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Heating and air conditioning (fee per unit)
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$60
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G. Fuel gas:
Type
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Fee
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New fuel gas tank and 1 appliance installation
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$60
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Each additional new fuel gas-fired appliance installation
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$20
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Miscellaneous fuel gas
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$60
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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.