[R.O. 2017 § 505.010; Ord. No. 96-061801 § 1, 5-21-1996]
A. 
Submit two (2) sets of plans, each signed and dated by a registered design professional licensed by the State of Missouri, as set out in the current Building Code for review and approval by the Building Inspector.
B. 
Appeals of the Building Inspector's decision shall be made to the Board of Appeals.
C. 
Permit will be issued within one (1) week following plan submission.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.020; Ord. No. 96-061801 § 2, 5-21-1996]
A. 
When ready for sewer inspection, call the City's sewer inspector, allow twenty-four (24) hours for inspection. No one is to uncover, cut or connect into any part of the City sewer system without the sewer inspector present. See Chapter 700, Wastewater Regulations, of this Code also.
B. 
For all other inspections when ready, call the Building Inspector's pager. Leave permit number or phone number between 7:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. Monday through Friday.
C. 
Confirmation calls will be returned within one (1) working day. For confirmation calls, phone number must be left on inspector's pager or on file with permit.
D. 
Inspection will be made by the end of next working day from time of confirmation.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.030; Ord. No. 96-061801 § 3, 5-21-1996]
A. 
Order; Requests.
1. 
The order of inspections shall be as follows:
a. 
Driveway and culvert.
b. 
Footings (rebar in place, prior to pour).
c. 
Rough in framing, plumbing, electrical and sewer.
d. 
Rough in gas (pressured and ready to inspect).
e. 
Final.
2. 
The person requesting the inspection shall call only when ready for inspection.
B. 
Permit number must be posted on-site and permit card must be on-site at time of inspection.
C. 
All items inspected which pass will be initialed by inspector on posted permit.
1. 
One (1) copy will be submitted for payment.
2. 
One (1) copy will go to permit Clerk for filing.
3. 
One (1) copy will go to County Assessor.
D. 
Photos and a written report will be filed on inspections that were not approved. Notification will be sent to owner and/or contractor whose address is listed on permit by Building Inspector.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.040; Ord. No. 96-061801 § 4, 5-21-1996]
A. 
A warning or stop-work order will be issued to those without permits or business licenses depending upon the work being done.
B. 
If a warning order is given and there has been no corrective action taken within forty-eight (48) hours, a stop-work order will be issued. Work or operation will cease immediately.
C. 
The following City personnel have authority to issue warnings and stop-work orders:
1. 
Building Inspector.
2. 
Chief of Police.
3. 
Person designated by Mayor.
D. 
If a warning order is issued, the contractor/owner will be contacted by written notice. Photos and a written report will be filed at City Hall. Phone contact will also be made when possible.
E. 
Any other questions or information can be obtained by contacting the Building Inspector via his/her pager. A return call will be made within one (1) working day, if not sooner.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.050; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 1, 3-19-1996; Ord. No. 97-022702 § 1, 2-27-1997]
A. 
Building permit fees calculated as follows:
1. 
Three dollars ($3.00) for the first one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of estimated cost or any part thereof.
2. 
Two dollars ($2.00) for each additional one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or any part thereof up to a total of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) of estimated cost.
3. 
One dollar ($1.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or fraction thereof over one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) of estimated cost.
4. 
The minimum building fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
B. 
Estimated Cost Of Construction.
1. 
Dwelling/residential.
Type
Fee
(per square foot)
Living area:
First floor
Second floor
Third floor
$20.00
$15.00
$10.00
Garage
$15.00
Additions
$15.00
Storage
$15.00
a. 
A permit is required for construction of any outbuilding of one hundred fifty (150) square feet or more.
b. 
Construction of any outbuilding less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet does not require a permit, however, the building must meet any other requirements as specified by this Chapter.
c. 
A permit is required for residential repair or remodeling involving any structural changes.
2. 
Commercial.
Type
Fee
(per square foot)
All construction other than residential or agricultural
$20.00
[R.O. 2017 § 505.060; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 2, 3-19-1996]
The following fees are added to the cost of the building permit fee:
Type
Fee
Issuance of permit
$5.00 (non-refundable)
Elevator
$50.00
Culvert (minimum 12 inches I.D.)
20 foot
$20.00
24 foot
$24.00
Day care inspection
$35.00
Minimum fee
$10.00
Paved areas (parking lots, tennis courts, etc.)
Up to 20,000 square feet
$0.15 per 100 square feet
20,000 square feet or more
$30.00 plus $0.10 for each additional 100 square feet
Minimum fee
$7.00
Paved driveways
$0.01 per square foot
Minimum fee
$10.00
Plan review
Fee shall be based on 25% of the cost of the building permit
Minimum fee
$25.00
Mobile home (total permit)
Mobile home park
$45.00
Other than park without driveway
$85.00
Replace with existing services
$45.00
Building appeals request
$125.00 (non-refundable)
Septic tank and field
$25.00
Signs (billboards)
$25.00
Storage tanks
Above or below grade up to 6,000 gallons
$20.00
Over 6,000 gallons
$30.00
Storage tank removal
$20.00
Sprinkler system (building area)
10,000 square feet or less
$20.00
More than 10,000 square feet
$50.00
Detention for aboveground storage tanks
$20.00
Swimming pools (building fee only)
Residential
$20.00
Multifamily
$30.00
Commercial
$50.00
Towers and antennas
Height of 100 feet or less
$30.00
Each additional 100 feet
$10.00
[R.O. 2017 § 505.070; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 3, 3-19-1996; Ord. No. 97-022702 § 3, 2-27-1997]
A. 
Developers will be assessed a fee equal to the actual cost incurred by the City of Battlefield for engineering reviews (required by the City's Engineer or its retained engineering firm) plus two hundred dollars ($200.00) for handling and processing but no less than the minimum fees as outlined below:
[Ord. No. 14-12 §§ 1-2, 9-2-2014]
1. 
Sites less than ten (10) acres with no off-site drainage areas, with no sinkholes affected and no imminent downstream flooding problems.
a. 
Minimum fee: seven hundred dollars ($700.00).
2. 
Sites of ten (10) acres or more with no off-site drainage areas, with no sinkholes affected and no imminent downstream flooding problems.
a. 
Minimum fee: one thousand two hundred dollars ($1,200.00).
3. 
Sites greater in size than twenty (20) acres, when proposed development affects sinkholes or any site, regardless of size, with imminent downstream flooding problems.
a. 
Minimum fee: one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00).
B. 
The City Inspector will not issue any type of construction permit until the above engineering review fees have been paid.
C. 
Payment of the above engineering fees is in no way meant to be interpreted as either a legal acceptance of or an adoption by the City of any engineering reviews involved.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.080; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 4, 3-19-1996]
A. 
Each building structure to be moved shall be inspected by the Building Inspector before moving from one lot to another or to a new location prior to relocating structure.
1. 
Inspection fee: twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
B. 
The fee for moving the structure will be fifty percent (50%) of the fee for the new structure.
1. 
Minimum fee: forty-five dollars ($45.00) plus electrical, plumbing, mechanical, etc., permits
C. 
A cash bond of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall be deposited with the Battlefield City Treasurer. The cash bond shall be refunded after the structure has been moved and proper inspections completed.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.090; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 5, 3-19-1996]
The fee for demolition of a building shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) per five hundred (500) square feet of building. A cash bond of five hundred dollars ($500.00) shall be deposited with the Battlefield City Treasurer. The bond shall be refunded after the proper inspections have been completed and proof of proper disposal of building waste has been submitted to the City Clerk.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.100; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 6, 3-19-1996]
Where work other than emergency work (situations wherein life, health and safety would be affected) has commenced without proper permit, the late fee shall be calculated as two (2) times the cost of building permit and fees, except the late fee shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00). Permit(s) must be obtained within three (3) working days after notification or the late fees shall be charged.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.110; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 7, 3-19-1996]
A. 
Electrical fees shall be figured by dividing total square footage of building by one hundred (100) and multiplying the results by one dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25).
B. 
Minimum fee: twenty dollars ($20.00).
[R.O. 2017 § 505.120; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 8, 3-19-1996]
A. 
Plumbing fee shall be figured by dividing total square footage of building by one hundred (100) and multiplying the results by one dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25).
B. 
Minimum fee: twenty dollars ($20.00).
[R.O. 2017 § 505.130; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 9, 3-19-1996]
A. 
Mechanical fee shall be figured by dividing total square footage of building by one hundred (100) and multiplying the results by one dollar twenty-five cents ($1.25).
B. 
Minimum fee: twenty dollars ($20.00).
[R.O. 2017 § 505.140; Ord. No. 96-031901 § 10, 3-19-1996]
If an inspection has failed three (3) different times, there will be a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) fee for reinspection.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.150; Ord. No. 97-022703 § 1, 2-27-1997; Ord. No. 97-071503 § 1, 7-15-1997]
A. 
A deposit of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per core sample (number of samples as determined by the City Engineer) shall be deposited with the City upon approval of a final plat of any phase of construction of any street(s).
B. 
A fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for handling and processing for each phase of roadway to be developed shall also be paid at the time of the core test deposit.
C. 
The Building Inspector or a certified inspection agency approved by the Board of Aldermen shall inspect street construction as the work is being performed. Core sample(s) will be taken for compaction of subsoil and approved before any base material is applied.
D. 
In the event proper procedures are not done, core samples will be taken. In the event any core test requirements are determined not to be necessary, the City will refund monies on deposit for core tests to the developer.
E. 
Inspections done by the City Inspector will be calculated by the number of hours required times fifteen dollars ($15.00). Inspections done by an outside firm will be as billed by that firm and approved by the Board of Aldermen.
F. 
Fees for inspections and/or subsoil testing for each phase of roadway construction will be paid for by the developer at the end of those inspections and/or subsoil testing and prior to any building construction.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.160; Ord. No. 97-022703 § 2, 2-27-1997; Ord. No. 20-30, 12-1-2020]
A. 
Sign fees shall be at cost plus ten percent (10%).
B. 
All traffic signs will meet the standards as published in the most current Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) as published by the Federal Highway Administration and be, at a minimum, 0.080 inch High Intensity (HI) Prismatic Reflective Aluminum. All posts for traffic signs will meet the standards as published in the most current Edition of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD) as published by the Federal Highway Administration and be, at a minimum, 2 inch square galvanized steel for the posts and 2.25 inch square galvanized steel for the post anchors. All items will be ordered and purchased by the City.
C. 
Sign pole locations will be determined by the City.
D. 
The developer will be required to excavate the required holes (minimum sixteen (16) inches in diameter by thirty-six (36) inches deep), concrete the poles in place, and install all anchors, posts and signs.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.170; Ord. No. 97-022703 § 3, 2-27-1997]
The City Building Inspector will not issue any type of building permits until the above fees have been paid prior to each phase of construction.
[R.O. 2017 § 505.180; Ord. No. 01-101604 §§ 1 — 6, 10-16-2001]
A. 
There is hereby imposed an impact fee on any person, corporation, partnership or entity who initiates land development in the City of Battlefield on or after the effective date hereof.
B. 
The schedule of impact fees on specific developments shall be assessed as follows:
1. 
Residential subdivision development: two hundred dollars ($200.00) per lot.
2. 
Commercial subdivision development: $0.0225 per square feet of land.
C. 
The impact fee shall be a one-time charge and paid in accordance with the following schedule:
1. 
Residential subdivision: paid prior to approval and filing of final plat.
2. 
Commercial subdivision: paid prior to approval and filing of final plat.
D. 
If the subdivision developer shall have paid an impact fee on any lot, there shall not thereafter be a subsequent additional impact fee charged to the owner.
E. 
The impact fees collected by the City shall be used exclusively for sewers in the City of Battlefield impacted by new development and may not be deposited in general funds and used for general municipal purposes.
F. 
This Section and the impact fee provided for herein shall apply upon all subdivisions for which the final plat is approved after the effective date hereof.
G. 
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars ($5.00) or more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
[R.O. 2017 § 505.190; Ord. No. 01-071001 §§ 1 — 6, 6-19-2001; Ord. No. 05-22 §§ 2 — 6, 9-20-2005]
A. 
No person shall occupy, or otherwise utilize, any newly constructed commercial or residential building or structure without first having obtained an occupancy permit from the City.
B. 
Occupancy permits shall be issued only after the building or structure for which the same is sought has been completed and has passed a final inspection. A newly constructed building or structure shall only be deemed to have passed a final inspection when the City Building Inspector, or other building official, verifies that there has been compliance with all International Building Codes utilized by the City.
C. 
Fees for occupancy permits shall be one dollar ($1.00) for residential dwellings or units and two dollars ($2.00) for commercial buildings. It shall be the policy of the City to collect occupancy permit fees at the time of issuance of a building permit.
D. 
When a builder and/or a general contractor and/or an owner of a newly constructed building desires to have the same finally inspected, such person shall make arrangements with the Building Inspector, or other designated building official, to have such inspection conducted. If the building or structure passes the final inspection, the City shall issue an occupancy permit upon payment of the occupancy permit fee or upon verification the occupancy permit fee was paid at the time the building permit was issued.
E. 
Any builder, general contractor or owner who sells, transfers or conveys any newly constructed building or structure, or who permits anyone to occupy or utilize any newly constructed building or structure, without first having the same pass a final inspection or without first having obtained an occupancy permit shall upon conviction be punished by the imposition of a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00). Each day that any such builder, general contractor or owner permits a third party to occupy or utilize a newly constructed building or structure in violation of the provisions of this Section shall be the basis for a new and separate charge.