[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:
Type of Construction
Valuation Rate
Main Residential Building
Frame
$50.00 per sq. ft. of living area
Masonry
$60.00 per sq. ft. of living area
Residential Garage or Accessory Building
Frame
$20.00 per sq. ft.
Masonry
$25.00 per sq. ft.
Residential Basement or Subterranean Area
$15.00 per sq. ft.
Residential Carport or Open Porch
$20.00 per sq. ft.
Main Commercial Building
$70.00 per sq. ft. of ground level
$50.00 per sq. ft. of additional levels
$30.00 per sq. ft. of subterranean levels
Secondary Buildings
$50.00 per sq. ft.
Main Industrial Building
$30.00 per sq. ft. of ground level
$20.00 per sq. ft. of additional levels
$15.00 per sq. ft. of subterranean levels
Secondary Buildings
$20.00 per sq. ft.
Storage Sheds
$12.00 per sq. ft.
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.