[Adopted 12-28-1978 by Ord. No. MC-1418; amended in its entirety 12-14-2010 by Ord. No. MC-4587 (Ch. 190, Art. II, of the 1987 Code)][1]
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Editor's Note: See also Ch. 340, Art. IX, Waiver of Permit Fees for Municipal Projects.
[Amended 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. MC-5449]
Building fees shall be as follows:
Item
Fee
New construction and additions
Use Groups B-H, I1, I2, I3, M-E, R1, R2, R3, RH, R5, U: volume of building in cubic feet times
$0.04
Use Groups A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, F1, F2, S-1, S-2: volume of building in cubic feet times
$0.02
Commercial farm building: volume of building in cubic feet times (maximum fee not to exceed $1,374)
$0.10
Reconstruction, renovation, alteration, repair (includes roofing and siding)
a.
Estimated cost up to and including $50,000 (per $1,000)
$32
b.
Portion of cost $50,000 up to and including $100,000 and additional cost
$24
c.
Portion of cost above $100,000
$18
d.
Swimming pools:
Aboveground:
Greater than 550 square feet
$132
All others
$66
In-ground:
Greater than 550 square feet
$198
All others
$99
e.
Each additional reinspection after the initial inspection and one reinspection
$50
Plumbing fees shall be as follows:
A. 
Fixtures: $13.
B. 
Special devices: $85.
C. 
Water or sewer: $85.
D. 
Each additional reinspection after the initial inspection and one reinspection: $50.
[Added 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. MC-5449]
[Amended 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. MC-5449]
Electrical fees shall be as follows:
Item
Fee
Receptacles and fixtures
First 50
$47
Each 25 additional
$8
Each motor electrical device rate from 1 hp or 1 kw to 10 hp or 10 kw for each transformer or generator rated from 1 kw to 1 kva to 10 kw to 10 kva; each replacement of wiring involving 1 branch circuit or part; each storable pool or hydromassage bathtub; each underwater lighting fixture; household electric cooking equipment rated up to 16 kw; each first, security or burglar alarm control unit; each receptacle rated from 30 to 50 amps; each light standard greater than 8 feet in height, including luminaries; each communications closet
$13
Each motor or electrical device rated from greater than 10 hp or 10 kw to 50 hp or 50 kw; each service equipment, panel board, switchboard, switchgear, motor control center or disconnecting means rated 225 amps or less; each transformer or generator rated from greater than 10 kw or 10 kva to 45 kw or 45 kva; each electric sign rated from greater than 20 amps to 225 amps, including associated disconnecting means; each receptacle rated greater than 50 amps; and each utility load management device
$60
Each motor or electrical device rated from greater than 50 hp or 50 kw to 50 hp or 100 hp or 100 kw; each service equipment, panel board, switchboard, switchgear, motor control center or disconnecting means rated 225 amps to 1,000 amps; each transformer or generator rated from greater than 45 kw or 45 kva to 112.5 or 112.5 kva
$121
Each motor or electrical device rated from greater than 100 hp or 100 kw; each service equipment, panel board, switchboard, switchgear, motor control center or disconnecting means rated greater than 1,000 amps; and each transformer rated greater than 112.5 kw or 112.5 kva
$576
For placement of service entrance conductors or feeder conductors only
a.
225 amps or less
$58
b.
226 to 100 amps
$116
c.
Greater than 1,000 amps
$576
The fee charged for process equipment shall be based on the ampere rating of the over-current device protecting the conductor feeding the process equipment of the cutoff device.
For the purpose of computing these fees, all electrical and communications devices, utilization equipment and motors which are part of premises wiring, except those which are portable plug-in type, shall be counted.
For photovoltaic systems, the fee shall be based on the designated kilowatt rating of the solar photovoltaic system as follows:
a.
1 to 50 kilowatts
$58
b.
51 to 100 kilowatts
$116
c.
Greater than 100 kilowatts
$576
Each additional reinspection after the initial inspection and one reinspection
$50
A. 
The basic permit fees for elevator devices in structures not of Group R-3, R-4 or R-5 or in an exempted structure of Group R-2 shall be as follows:
Type
Fee
Traction and winding drum elevators
1 to 10 floors
$321
Over 10 floors
$534
Hydraulic elevators
$285
Roped hydraulic elevators
$321
Escalators, moving walks
$285
Dumbwaiters
$71
Stairway chairlifts, inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts and manlifts
$71
B. 
Additional charges for devices equipped with the following features shall be as follows:
(1) 
Oil buffers (charge per oil buffer): $57.
(2) 
Counterweight governor and safeties: $143.
(3) 
Auxiliary power generator: $71.
C. 
Ongoing inspections. When the City is the enforcing agency, the fees set forth in Subsections A and B above shall be paid annually in accordance with the following schedule, which is based on the average of the fees to be collected over a five-year period:
(1) 
Basic annual fee as follows:
Type
Fee
Traction and winding drum elevators
1 to 10 floors
DCA
Over 10 floors
DCA
Hydraulic elevators
DCA
Roped hydraulic elevators
DCA
Escalators, moving walks
DCA
Dumbwaiters
DCA
Stairway chairlifts, inclined and vertical wheelchair lifts and manlifts
DCA
(2) 
Additional charges for devices equipped with the following features as follows:
(a) 
Oil buffers (charge per oil buffer): $57.
(b) 
Counterweight governor and safeties: $113.
(c) 
Auxiliary power generator: $71.
(d) 
Each additional reinspection after the initial inspection and one reinspection: $50.
[Added 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. MC-5449]
[Amended 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. MC-5449]
Fire fees shall be as follows:
Item
Fee
Sprinkler heads
20 or fewer
$86
21 to and including 100
$158
101 to and including 200
$302
201 to and including 400
$784
401 to and including 1,000
$1,084
Over 1,000 heads
$1,386
Detectors
12
$47
For additional 25
$15
Standpipe
$302
Independent pre-engineered system
$121
Gas- or oil-fired appliance
$60
Kitchen exhaust system
$60
Incinerator
$482
Fire pumps (gallons per minute)
250
$86
500
$145
750
$495
1,000
$852
Each additional reinspection after the initial inspection and one reinspection
$50
[Amended 10-9-2018 by Ord. No. MC-5147; 5-9-2023 by Ord. No. MC-5449]
Fees for certificates and other permits shall be as follows:
Type
Fee
Demolition
Building less than 5,000 square feet and less than 30 feet in height; 1- and 2-family, R-2 through R-5
$86
Demolition of all other buildings including tank removal
$158
Sign, permits (pylon signs)
1st 100 square feet
$6
Next 400 square feet
$5
Square footage thereafter
$3
Minimum fee for signs
$60
Certificate of occupancy
$37
Certificate of occupancy for a change of use
$158
Temporary certificate of occupancy
$37
Certificate of continued occupancy
$264
R-1 (per room)
$55
R-2 (per room)
$55
R-3 (per room)
$132
R-4 (per room)
$55
R-5 (per room)
$132
Business/mercantile
$242
Assembly
$660
Educational
$660
Factory/industrial
$660
High hazard
$660
Storage
$660
Utility/miscellaneous
$660
Day-care certificate of occupancy
Institutional
$242
Educational
$242
Mixed use
$242
Minimum fee for all subcode
$60
Mechanical permits
$108
Plan review shall be 25% (currently 20%) of the permit fee; this shall be collected on fee-exempt structures; an additional fee of $59 per hour will be assessed on any plan review
$59
Fee for variation
Class I building
$783
Class II and III buildings
$302
Resubmission
Class I
$302
Class II and III
$86
Each additional reinspection after the initial inspection and one reinspection
$50