[CC 1989 §5-5]
It shall be unlawful for any person to construct, erect, remodel, repair, demolish or otherwise do any of the work described and regulated in the International Building Code adopted in Section
500.010 without having obtained a permit to do so from the Building Inspector, except as may be otherwise provided by this Article or in such Building Code.
[CC 1989 §5-6; Ord. No. 6899 §§1—2, 1-26-1998]
A. No
building permit shall be issued for any work for which a permit is
required until the fees as set forth below of this code shall have
been paid:
1. Where the valuation does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00),
no fee shall be required.
2. For a valuation over one hundred dollars ($100.00), up to and including
one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), the fee shall be five dollars ($5.00)
per thousand ($1,000.00) or fraction thereof.
3. For a valuation over one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), up to and
including fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), the fee shall be
ten dollars ($10.00) for the first two thousand ($2,000.00) and an
additional three dollars ($3.00) per each additional thousand ($1,000.00)
or fraction thereof.
4. For a valuation over fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00), up to
and including fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), the fee shall be
fifty dollars ($50.00) for the first fifteen thousand ($15,000.00)
and an additional two dollars fifty cents ($2.50) per each additional
thousand ($1,000.00) or fraction thereof.
5. For a valuation over fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00), up to and
including one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), the fee shall
be one hundred thirty-six dollars ($136.00) for the first fifty thousand
($50,000.00) and an additional two dollars ($2.00) per each additional
thousand ($1,000.00) or fraction thereof.
6. For a valuation over one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00),
up to and including five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00), the
fee shall be two hundred thirty-six dollars ($236.00) for the first
one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) and an additional one dollar
and twenty-five cents ($1.25) per each additional thousand ($1,000.00)
or fraction thereof.
7. For a valuation over five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000.00)
and up , the fee shall be seven hundred thirty-six dollars ($736.00)
for the first five hundred thousand ($500,000.00) and an additional
seventy-five cents ($.75) per each additional thousand ($1,000.00)
or fraction thereof.
B. Permits
are required for repairs and alterations. Rates for repairs and alterations
shall be the same as for new construction.
C. The
fee for a permit to demolish a building or structure shall be five
dollars ( $5.00) and said permit shall be valid for a period of sixty
(60) days.
D. For
the purposes of this Section, the valuation of new construction shall
be determined by the total square footage according to the following
rates:
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Type of Construction
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Valuation Rate
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Main Residential Building
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Frame
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$50.00 per sq. ft. of living area
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Masonry
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$60.00 per sq. ft. of living area
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Residential Garage or Accessory Building
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Frame
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$20.00 per sq. ft.
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Masonry
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$25.00 per sq. ft.
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Residential Basement or Subterranean Area
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$15.00 per sq. ft.
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Residential Carport or Open Porch
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$20.00 per sq. ft.
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Main Commercial Building
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$70.00 per sq. ft. of ground level
$50.00 per sq. ft. of additional levels
$30.00 per sq. ft. of subterranean levels
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Secondary Buildings
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$50.00 per sq. ft.
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Main Industrial Building
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$30.00 per sq. ft. of ground level
$20.00 per sq. ft. of additional levels
$15.00 per sq. ft. of subterranean levels
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Secondary Buildings
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$20.00 per sq. ft.
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Storage Sheds
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$12.00 per sq. ft.
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Applicants may provide, as an alternative to the above schedule,
a signed contract for building construction from an independent contractor.
Such contract shall serve as the basis for determining the actual
building cost and the building permit will be issued using that basis.
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