[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2569, 4-26-2022; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
A. 
No permit shall be issued by the City for building, plumbing or electrical work done in the City before the fees on the schedule of fees established by the City Council and adopted by resolution as paid.
B. 
The fee for each building, plumbing and electrical inspection of any single-family dwelling, duplex, multi-family dwelling, commercial and/or industrial building within the City will be determined by the schedule of fees established by the City Council and adopted by resolution.
[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2569, 4-26-2022; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
There shall be a permit fee for any demolition work as per the schedule of fees established by the City Council and adopted by resolution.
[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2569, 4-26-2022; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
In the event work authorized on the site by a valid building permit shall become suspended or abandoned due to inactivity and not violations of the City Code or International Building Code or a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after a valid building permit is issued or the building permit becomes invalid for failure to commence construction within one hundred eighty (180) days after the building permit is issued, an extension may be granted upon the applicant submitting a written request to renew the building permit along with the payment of a building permit renewal fee as per the schedule of fees established by the City Council and adopted by resolution. The building permit renewal fee shall be for any additional extensions of the building permit within two (2) years from the date of the issuance of the original building permit. If construction has not commenced within two (2) years from the date the original building permit was issued or if the request for renewal is not made, then the applicant will be required to obtain a new building permit as per the schedule of fees established by the City Council and adopted by resolution.
[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2569, 4-26-2022; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
The plan review fee and other inspections and fees shall be as per the schedule of fees established by the City Council and adopted by resolution.
[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
Pursuant to the International Building Code, 2021 Edition, a permit shall be valid as long as work on the site authorized by such permit commences and continues until the project is completed. If work fails to commence on the project within one hundred eighty (180) days after the permit is issued or the work is suspended or abandoned for a period of one hundred eighty (180) days after the time the work is commenced, then the permit shall become invalid. The applicant shall be subject to the fees pursuant to the City's Comprehensive Fee Schedule.
[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
Change Section 106.6.1 to read, "Work commencing before permit issuance. Any person who commences work on an installation before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to penalties of one hundred percent (100%) of the usual permit fee in addition to the required permit fees."
Section 106.6.2 Fee schedule. See City of Richmond Comprehensive Fee Schedule.
[Ord. No. 2474, 12-11-2018; Ord. No. 2636, 2-13-2024]
A. 
Any construction, building or remodeling permit issued pursuant to this Chapter shall not be transferable to any other person, party or entity and shall be void and expired upon such attempt to transfer.
B. 
Any application for a building, construction or remodeling permit shall be made by the owner of the real estate or by the agent of the owner.
C. 
All construction documents submitted for commercial or industrial must be complete building sets including electrical, mechanical and plumbing and stamped by a professional engineer or architect. All construction documents submitted for residential shall include:
1. 
Plot Plan (by Registered Land Surveyor).
a. 
Location of the building on the site, as well as required setbacks, easements, property lines.
2. 
Footing/Foundation.
a. 
Minimum frost depth;
b. 
For basement and crawlspace construction, a description of footing material and dimensions, as well as foundation wall material and dimensions and maximum depth of unbalanced fill being supported, and dimensions of any internal piers;
c. 
For slab-on-ground construction, a description of the slab and haunch details used.
3. 
Wood-Framed Floors.
a. 
Live loads being supported, size of joists, type of joist (solid sawn or engineered), span of joists, spacing of joists, minimum required wood grade of joists, span/material/dimensions of intermediate girders, anchorage requirements (anchor bolts/straps — number, spacing, size, etc.), type/minimum required grade of floor sheathing.
4. 
Wood-Framed Walls.
a. 
Size (2x4, 2x6) and spacing of studs, minimum required wood grade;
b. 
Size/span/material of headers;
c. 
Type of lateral support (structural sheathing, let-in braces, etc.).
5. 
Wood-Framed Roofs.
a. 
Live loads being supported, size of members, type of member (solid sawn, truss, or other engineered item), spacing, minimum required wood grade of members, means of anchorage to wall.
6. 
Wind And/Or Snow Load.
a. 
A description of shearwall construction/location or other means used to counteract horizontal or overturning forces;
b. 
A description of the methods used to establish continuous load paths in the structure.
7. 
Complete Electrical, Plumbing, Fuel Gas, And Mechanical Plans. (Size and location, to include, but not limited to):
a. 
Panel;
b. 
Meter can;
c. 
Arc fault;
d. 
GFIs;
e. 
Smoke detectors;
f. 
Exhaust fans;
g. 
Water service;
h. 
Water lines;
i. 
Back flow;
j. 
Sewer line;
k. 
Wiring and panel diagram;
l. 
HVAC system;
m. 
Water heater;
n. 
DWV;
o. 
Fuel gas.
8. 
Exception.
a. 
Complete plans are not required for work of minor nature.