HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 80-62RESOLUTION 80-62
WHEREAS, the City of Columbia Heights has established Building Construction,
Public Safety ~ Health, and Land Use regulations by city code.
WHEREAS, said code for building construction adopts the Minnesota State
Building Code by reference, which states "The fee schedule of Table 3-A
(U.B.C. 1976 edition) is hereby optional for use by the local authority
and is a recommended schedule".
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, that said recommended building construction fee
schedule be adopted.
FURTHERMORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the fee schedule for plumbing, heating
gas piping, air conditioning, refrigeration, wrecking and moving, fire
suppression, and other related construction work be as follows:
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PERMIT FEES
DEPARTMENT OF INSPECTIONS
State of Minnesota Permit Fee Surcharges
Sewer Availability (SAC) Charges
Fees for Permits, Generally
Street Permits
Copies of Permits, Documents, etc.
Minimum Fee
Building Permit Fees
Plan-Checking
Electrical Permit Fees
Plumbing Permit Fees
Gas Fitting Permit Fees
Wrecking and Moving Permit Fees
Sign and Billboard Permit Fees
Heating, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
Fire Suppression Systems
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(2)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
PERMIT FEE SURCHARGES
In addition to the permit fees required to be paid to the City of Columbia
Heights by the Articles of the Columbia Heights Code of Ordinances included
herein, all permits for the following are subject to a State of Minnesota
permit surcharge:
Building, Heating, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration: .0005 times the
valuation of construction costs, with a minimum of 50¢ for each permit.
Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Suppression Systems, and Electric Heating
Permits: .0005 of the permit fee with a minimum of 50¢ for each permit.
(On any permit where the fee is $1,000 or less the surcharge is a flat
50¢. On any permit where the fee is over $1,000, the surcharge is
.0005 times the permit fee).
SEWER AVAILABILITY (SAC) CHARGE
In accordance with regulations of the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission
and the City of Columbia Heights, the Department of Inspections is required
to impose and collect a Sewer Availability (SAC) Charge on building permits
issued for each building or structure to be constructed or connected to
the Metropolitan Disposal System.
The charge of each building / structure shall be equal to the number of
units of sewage volume which it will discharge, multiplied by the yearly
set rate, which is $425 for 1980. The number of units which are connected,
or for which a building permit is issued shall be computed as follows:
a. Single family houses, townhouses, and duplex units shall each
comprise one unit;
b. Apartments shall each comprise 80% of a unit;
Other buildings and structures shall be assigned one unit for
each 274 gallons of daily flow which it is estimated they will
discharge, and commercial and industrial building units shall
be assigned a minimum of one unit;
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Public housing units and housing units subsidized under any
federal program for low-and-moderate-income housing shall be
counted as 75% of the unit equivalent for that type of housing;
The Commission will review the assignment of units under items (A), (B),(C),
and (D) and may find it necessary to make revisions as new forms of housing
are provided. The Commission will prescribe more detailed rules.
Credit may also be given against this charge for any demolition credit
units at the same location. Demolition credit, if any, remains with
the property destroyed and is not transferable by the owner to other locations
within the City. In no case shall the credit to be received exceed the
charges imposed on any permit.
(3)
PERMIT EXPIRATION
U.B.C. Sec.303 (d) Every permit issued by the building official under the
provision~ of this code shall expire by limitation and become null and void
if the bu'ilding or work authorized by such permit is not commenced within
180 days from the date of such permit, or if the building or work author-
ized by such permit is suspended or abandoned at any time after the work
is commenced for a period of 180 days. Before such work can be recom-
menced, a new permit shall be first obtained so to do, and the fee therefor
shall be one-half the amount required for a new permit for such work, pro-
vided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work; and provided further that such work, pro-
vided no changes have been made or will be made in the original plans and
specifications for such work; and provided further that such suspension or
abandonment has not exceeded one year.
ARTICLE I GENERALLY
Fee Procedure. The fees established and set forth in this
chapter shall be collected by the director of inspections before the
issuance by him of any permits for which fees are required under the
provisions of this chapter. The director of inspections shall not issue
any such permit for which the payment of a fee is required by said provis-
ions until such fee shall have been paid to said director of inspections, ex-
cepting, however, such permits may be issued by him for work to be done
for the United States without the payment of any fee. Every person,
at the time of applying to the director of inspections for any permit
for which a fee is required to be paid under the provisions of this
chapter, except in the case of street permits, shall make a statement in
writing, upon blanks and forms to be furnished by the director of inspections
for that purpose, which shall contain information as to the location, nature,
extent and cost of the proposed structure, work installation or other purpose,
as well as all other information which the director of inspections shall
have the right to require under the Code, and said statement shall contain
a declaration that the facts and representations herein made are true and
correct, which statement shall be subscribed to by the person or persons,
or officer or agent of the corporation applying for said permit. Upon
such statement being filed as above required and upon the payment to the
director of inspections by the applicant for said permit of the required
fee for said permit, said director of inspections shall issue such permit.
All fees collected shall be paid over to the city clerk, by the
director of inspections, daily, or as soon after collections as
practicable.
Street Permits. The director of inspections before issuing any
permit for the use or occupancy of any portion of any street, shall
require the payment by the applicant for such permit, in the manner here-
in provided, of a fee in the amount of thirty dollars ($30.00) for the
first fifty (50) lineal feet, or fraction thereof, of such use or occupancy,
and for each additional fifty (50) feet, or fraction thereof, fifteen dollars
($15.00) shall be added to the above prescribed fee for such permit.
Notwithstanding the aforementioned fees, as set out in this section,
the fee for placing a proper building refuse container (dumpster) on the
(4)
street, to be used to store refuse from a building project on a one-or two
family dwelling, shall be ten dollars ($10.OO).
Copies of permits, documents, etc.. For photo copies or computer printouts
of permits and~documents on file in the office of the Department of Inspections,
the fee shall be fifty cents ($.50) for each copy of any such permit or document.
Minimum Fee. in no case shall the fee charged for any permit issued by
the Director of Inspections be less than $7.50. For any work to be done, and
for which a permit i.s required, for Occupancy Groups R-I, R-3, R-4, and M
(RESIDENTIAL) as set forth in the State Building Code.
The Minimum Fee for any work to be done, and for which a permit is required,
for all other Occupancy Groups, (COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL, INSTITUTIONAL, OR
BUSINESS) as set forth in the State Building Code shall be $15.O0.
When Fees Doubled. Should any person begin work of any kind such as
herein before set forth, or for which a permit from the Director of Inspections
is required by the City Code without having secured the necessary permit
therefor from the Director of Inspections either previous to or during the
day where such work is commenced or on the next succeeding business day where
work is commenced on a Saturday or on a Sunday or a holiday, he shall, when
subsequently securing such permit be required to pay double the fees provided
for such Permit, and shall be subject to all the penal provisions of said
City Code.
Violations. No person shall violate any provision of this Article, or
make any false statement in the affidavit as sworn statement made, as required
by the Code, in connection with the securing of any permit from the Director
of Inspections.
ARTICLE II
BUILDING PERMIT FEES
Required Generally. The Director of Inspections before issuing any permit
for the erection of any building or structure, or for any addition to any
existing building or structure or for any alterations or repairs to any
existing building or structure, upon application therefor, shall require
the payment by the applicant for such permit of fees in the amounts herein
set forth.
Building valuation for the purpose of establishing building permit fees
shall be as set forth by the valuation data published by the Building Code
Division, Department of Administration, State of Minnesota, as may be
amended from time to time, or the applicant's estimated value, whichever
is greater. The valuation to be used in computing the permit and plan-check
fees shall be the total value of all construction work for which the permit
is issued, as well as all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing,
heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire extinguishing systems, and any
other permanent work or permanent equipment. Nothing in this method of
determining valuation for building permit fees shall be construed as supplement-
ing or decreasing the fees for other permits required by the Code.
(5)
TABLE 3-A--BUILDING PERMIT FEES
U.B.C. 1976 Edition
TOTAL VALUATION
to $500
$5.00
FEE REQUIRED
$501.00 to $2,000.00
$5.00 for the first $500.00 plus $1.00
for each additional $100.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $2,000.00
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00
$20.00 for the first $2,000.00 plus $4.00
for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $25,000.00
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00
$112.00 for the first $25,000.00 plus
$3.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$50,000.00
$50,O01.00 to $100,O00.00
$187.O0 for the first $50,000.00 plus
$2.00 for each additional $1,O00.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$100,000.00
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00
$287.00 for the first $100,000 plus $1.50
for each additional $1,O00.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $500,000.00
$500,001.00 and up
$887.00 for the first $500,000.00 plus
$1.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof
In addition to the fees required by Table 3-A, an additional building
permit fee may be required for the installation of gypsum wall board where
it is used as a component of a required fire resistive assembly. The fee
shall be eight dollars ($8.00) for the first nine thousand (9,000) square feet
of surface area or fraction thereof and four dollars ($4.00) for each additional
nine thousand (9,000) square feet of surface or fraction thereof.
(6)
Plan-checking Fees. When the valuation of the proposed construction
exceeds one thousand dollars ($1,O00.00) and a plan is required to be
submitted by City Code Section 6.201, a plan checking fee shall be paid
to the DirectOr of Inspections.
Said plan-checking fees for buildings of Group R-3 occupancy shall be fifty
50 per cent of the building permit fees. Plan-checking fees for all other
buildings shall be sixty-five (65) per cent of the building permit fees as
set forth in Article II Table 3-A.
~Vhere plans are incomplete, or changed so as to require additional plan
checking, an additional plan-check fee shall be charged at a rate established
by the Director of Inspections.
Applications for which no permit is issued within one hundred eighty (180)
days following the date of application shall expire by limitation and plans
submitted for checking may thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed
by the Director of Inspections. The Director of Inspections may extend the
time for action by the applicant for a period not exceeding one hundred
eighty (180) days upon written request by the applicant showing that circumstances
beyond the control of the applicant have prevented action from being taken.
In order to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant
shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan-check fee.
ARTICLE III
ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES
Fee Schedule. Fees shall be paid according to the following schedule:
T-he..minimum fee for each separate installation, replacement, al._~.~Ea~on,
repa~ncy groups as set out in the~S~-l~OT-]-d-[~-~'~de shall be ....
Notwithstanding any ~t4~p~0v~__co_~de, the fee for a single
appli~ch as a disposal, dishwasher, furnace, e-Fe~ric~wa4~_eater,
. r~, o£__d~yer__shail be ..................... 'Z'-~ - -
4 MCAR 11.004
Inspection Fees as set. by the State Board of Electricity of the State
of Minnesota is adopted as follows:
A. Payment of Fees. Except as provided in Elec l(b), all electrical inspection
fees are due and payable to the City of Columbia Heights at or before commencement
of the installation and shall be forwarded with the request for inspection.
B. Fee Schedule. Fees shall be paid according to the following schedule.
1. Minimum fee for each separate inspection of an installation, replacement,
alteration or repair limited to one inspection only .............. $ 6.00
2. Services, changes of services, temporary services, additions, alterations,
or repairs on either primary or secondary services shall be computed separately.
0 to 100 ampere capacity ......................... $7.00
101 to and including 200 ampere capacity .............. $8.50
For each additional 100 ampere capacity
or fraction capacity ........................... $3.50
3. Circuit, installations of, additions, alterations or repairs of each
circuit or subfeeder shall be computed separately including circuits fed from sub-
feeders and including the equipment served, except as provided for in items
a through k.
(7)
0 to and including 30 ampere capacity ..............
(maximum number of 0 to 30 ampere circuits to be paid on is 30
in any o~e cabinet)
31 to and incldding 100 ampere capacity
For each additional 100 ampere capacity or fraction thereof .........
2.25
3.5~
1.00
¢. The maximum fee on a single family dwelling shall not exceed ....
if not over 100 ampere capacity. This includes service, feeders, circuits,
fixtures and equipment as per 4 MCAR 11.004 B. Fee Schedule. This maximum
fee provides for not more than one rough-in inspection and one final
inspection per dwelling; Additional inspections would be at the re-inspection
rate of 4 MCAR 11.004 B. 5.
$23.00
d. Maximum fee on a single family dwelling shall not exceed ....... $37.00
if not over 200 ampere capacity. This includes service, feeders, circuits,
fixtures and equipment as per 4 MCAR 11.004 B. Fee Schedule. The maximum
fee provides for not more than one rough-in inspection and one final
inspection per dwelling; Additional inspections at the re-inspection rate of
4 MCAR 11.004 B. 5.
e. Maximum fee on an apartment building shall not exceed ........ $16.00
per dwelling unit for the first 20 units and ................. $11.50
per dwelling unit for the balance of units. A 2 unit dwelling (duplex) maximum
fee per unit as per single family dwelling.
f. The maximum number of 0 to 30 ampere circuits to be paid on any one
Athletic Field lighting standard is ten.
g. The maximum fee on Mobile Home Park stalls shall not exceed ..... $ 3.50
per unit stall for the first 40 stalls and ............. $ 2.00
per each additional stall.
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In addition to the above fees:
(1) A charge of $.50 will be made for each street lighting standard.
(2) A charge of $1.00 will be made for each traffic signal standard.
Circuits originating within the standard will not be used when
computing the fee.
i. In addition to the above fees all transformers and generators for light,
heat and power shall be computed separately at $2.00 per unit plus 10¢ per KVA
up to and including 100 KVA, 101 KVA and over at 5¢ per KVA. The maximum fee
for any transformer or generator in this category is ............. $23.00
j. In addition to the above fees all transformers for signs and outline
lighting shall be computed at $2.00 for the first 500 VA or fraction thereof per
unit, plus $.20 for each additional 100 VA or fraction thereof.
k. In addition to the above fees (unless included in the maximum fee
filed by the initial installer) remote control, signal circuits and circuits
of less than 50 volts shall be computed at $2.00 per each ten openings or
devices of each system plus $.50 for each additional ten or fraction therof.
4. For the review of plans and specifications of proposed installations,
there shall be a minimum fee of - $100.00
up to and including $30,000 of electrical estimate, plus 1/10 of 1% on any
amount in excess of $30,000 to be paid by persons or firm requesting the review.
(8)
5. When re-inspection is necessary to determine whether unsafe conditions
have been corrected and such conditions are not subject of an appeal pending
before the Board or any court, a re-inspection fee of not to exceed the original
unit fee, or -, .............................
whichever is less, may be assessed in writing by the inspector.
- - -$6.0Q
6. For inspections not covered herein, or for requested special inspections
or services, the fee shall be $14.00 per man hour, including travel time, plus
16¢ per mile traveled, plus the reasonable cost of equipment or material
consumed.
This section is also applicable to inspection of empty conduits and such
other jobs as determined by the Board.
7. For inspection of transient projects including but not limited to
Carnivals and Circuses the inspection fees shall be computed as follows:
Power supply units-according to 4MCAR 11.004 B. 2 of the Fee Schedule.
A like fee will be required on power supply units at each engagement during the
season, except that a fee of $14.00 per hour will be charged for additional
time spent by the inspector, if the power supply is not ready for inspection
at the time and date specified on the request for inspection as required by Law.
Rides, Devices, or Concessions: Shall be inspected at their first
appearance of the season and the inspection fee shall be $6.00 per unit.
8. For purposes of interpretation of the provisions of this Chapter
the most recently published edition of the National Electrical Code shall be
Prima facie evidence of the definitions, interpretations and scope of words
and terms used in this Chapter.
(9)
ARTICLE IV
PLUMBING PERMIT FEES
Fees Required. The Director of Inspections, before issuing any permit
for the instaltlation of any plumbing work, fixture or device, shall require
the payment by the applicant for such permit of fees in the amount herein
provided.
Basic Fees. (a) The fees for all plumbing permits shall be computed
on the basis of the number of fixture openings, plumbing fixtures or devices
provided for in such permits, whether subsequently so installed or not, and
the fee for each fixture so provided for shall, except as hereinafter otherwise
specifically provided, be ($7.OO)seven dollars for each fixture installed
or replaced (including waste and/or vent piping). Where the fixture is
replaced or set only (no waste or vent piping), the fee for each fixture
shall be three dollars ($3.00).
(b) Where any such permit is issued for roughing in plumbing openings
only, providing for certain proposed fixtures, which are to be installed or
set later, a fee of four dollars ($4.00) shall be charged for each such opening,
which fee shall be in addition to the fee charged for other plumbing work
included in the same permit.
(c) Where any such permit is issued for any of the following specifically
mentioned plumbing fixtures or other devices, the fee which shall be charged
for each such fixture or device shall be as follows and shall be in addition
to the fee charged for other plumbing work, if any, included in the same permit:
Beer dispenser, when connected with water supply ............. $5.00
Blowoff basin ..............................
Catch basin ...............................
Electric water heater ..........................
Hydraulic sewer valve ..........................
10.O0
10.OO
7.OO
10.O0
Sump or receiving tank .......................... 10.OO
Plumbing Fixture Defined. For the purpose of this article, a plumbing
fixture shall be taken to mean and include any sink, laundry tub, bathtub,
wash basin, drinking fountain, floor drain or any other plumbing device arranged
to be connected with the sewer or plumbing system, either directly or indirectly,
and required to be trapped.
Water Service, Supply and Distribution System. The Director of Inspections,
before issuing any permit for the installation or replacement of, or extension
to any water service, water supply or water distribution pipe or system of piping
in any building or structure, shall require the payment by the applicant for such
permit of fees in the amount hereinafter provided:
Rainwater leader, for 10 stories or fraction thereof,and for each
15 stories, or fraction thereof in excess of 10 stories ....... 7.00
(10)
For any permit for installing a water meter, sizes 5/8 inch
and 3/4 inch, the fee shall be ................ $ 7.00
For any permit~ for installing a water meter, sizes 1 inch to 1½ inch, the fee shall be ..................
$10.00
For any permit for installing a water meter, fire meter and
check 2 inches and larger ..................
$15.00
For any permit for installing a water-treating device,
the fee shall be ....................... $ 7.00
For any permit for replacing water supply or water distribution piping,
or system of piping, the fee shall be:
For the first 100 lineal feet or fraction thereof ....... $ 7.00
For each additional 100 lineal feet or fraction thereof.
.$ 6.00
For any permit for the extension of the water pipe or system of piping
to a water-using device or fixture, the installation of which does not
require a plumbing permit, the fee for each such extension shall be based
on the size of such extended distribution pipe as follows:
Size of distribution pipe:
1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches ................. $ 7.00
Exceeding 1 1/2 inches .................. $10.00
For any extension of the water pipe or system of piping to a water-using
device or fixture for which a plumbing permit is required, such plumbing
permit and the fee paid shall cover the installation of both the device
or fixture and the water piping for such device or fixture.
Alterations, Repairs. For each permit for the alteration or repairing
of existing plumbing or for other plumbing work not included above the fee
shall be seven dollars ($7.00) for the first five hundred
dollars ($500.00) or fraction thereof in the estimated cost of such proposed
work. For each additional five hundred dollars ($500.00) or fraction thereof
in such estimate cost six dollars ($6.00) shall be added
to the above described fee for such permit.
(11)
ARTICLE V
GAS FITTING PERMIT FEES
Fees Required. The Director of Inspections, before issuing any permit
for the installation of any gas piping or gas fixtures, or device, shall
require the payment by the applicant for such permit of fees in the amount
herein.
Gas Piping. (a) For any permit for installing gas piping, not exceeding
two (2) inches in diameter and providing not to exceed three (3) openings, the
fee shall be three dollars and fifty cents ($3.50), and for each additional
opening provided, one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) shall be added to such
permit fee. For any permit for installing gas piping exceeding two (2) inches
in diameter and providing not to exceed three (3) openings, the fee shall be
ten dollars ($10.00) and for the piping for each additional opening
.provided, two dollars ($2.00) shall be added to such permit fee.
(b) A gas piping permit will be required for connection to any gas-burning
device, except if the appliance being connected is a replacement of an original
appliance of the same type.
(c) Where any such permit is issued for both gas piping and plumbing, the
fee for such permit shall be equal to the combined fees for each of said classes
of work or installation.
Gas Stoves, Ranges, etc. For any permit for installing gas stoves, ranges,
gas water heaters, process gas burners, or other similar gas-burning devices not
used in connection with a heating system, the fee charged shall be as follows for
each such device included in such permit:
INPUT FEE
Not exceeding 99,999 BTU ........................................ $ 7.00
100,000 BTU but not exceeding 199,999 BTU ........................ 12.00
200,000 BTU but not exceeding 399,999 BTU ........................ 24.00
400,000 BTU but not exceeding 599,999 BTU ........................ 36.00
600,000 BTU but not exceeding 999,999 BTU ........................ 48.00
For inputs exceeding 999,999 BTU the fee shall be as provided in Gas Burner
section of this article for use in connection with a heating system, which fee
shall be in addition to the fee charged as above provided for the installation
of any gas piping for said devices and for any other gas fitting work, if
any, included in said permit.
Gas Burners. (a) For any permit for the installation of a gas burner and/
or its equipment, for use in connection with a heating system, the fees shall
be as follows:
(12)
INPUT
Not exceeding 99,999 BTU ..................
100,000 BTU but not exceeding 199,999 BTU ..........
200,000 BTU but not exceeding 399,999 BTU ..........
400,000 BTU but not exceeding 599,999 BTU ..........
600,000 BTU but not exceeding 999,999 BTU ...........
1,000,000 BTU but not exceeding 2,499,999 BTU .........
2,500,000 BTU but not exceeding 9,999,999 BTU .........
FEE
7.00
12.00
24.00
36.00
48.OO
8O.OO
96.00
10,000,000 BTU but not exceeding 49,999,999 BTU ......... 140.O0
50,000,000 BTU but not exceeding 74,999,999 BTU ......... 180.00
75,000,000 BTU and over ..................... 240.00
(b) Where more than one gas burner or multiple gas burners are to be
installed in a single boiler, furnace or other device, they shall, for the
purpose of establishing permit fees therefor, be considered as a single burner.
(c) The above fees shall be in addition to the fee charged for the
permit for the installation of any gas piping for said burners or equipment.
(d) For any permit for alterations or repairs to any existing gas burner
or gas burner equipment where the cost of such proposed work does not exceed
one hundred dollars ($100.00) the fee shall be seven dollars ($7.00). Cost
shall include labor and all materials used. For each additional one hundred
dollars ($100.00), or fraction thereof, in the cost of such proposed work, one
dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) shall be added to the above prescribed fee
for such permit.
(13)
ARTICLE VI WRECKING AND MOVING PERMITS FEES
Fees Requjred. The Director of Inspections, before issuing any house
moving permit ~r a permit for the wrecking of any building or structure, shall
require the payment, by the applicant for such permit of fees in the amounts
herein provided.
Wrecking Permit. For any permit for the wrecking of any building or portion
thereof, the fee charged for each such building included in such permit, shall
be based on the number of living units and whether or not the rebuilding of
a new building will take place. The wrecking of a small minor building shall
be $5.00 and if it is to be replaced on the same site the fee shall be $2.00.
The wrecking of a single family woodframe construction building shall be $15.00.
The wrecking of a duplex shall be $20.00. For multiple dwellings the fee shall
be $20.00 for the first two (2) units plus $2.00 for each additional dwelling
unit. The wrecking of an industrial, commercial, or institutional building
shall be based on the total cost of wrecking such structure at the rate of
($5.00) for each $500.00 or fraction thereof.
Moving Permits. (a) For holding up, raising or moving any building or
structure on the same lot, the fee shall be fifteen dollars ($ 5.00).
(b) For such permit where the cost of the proposed work exceeds five
hundred dollars ($500.00), an additional fee shall be two dollars ($2.00)
for eachflve hundred dollars ($500.00), or fractional part thereof, in excess of
five hundred dollars($500.O0) in the cost of the proposed work.
(c) Minor buildings, as used in this section, shall be taken to mean
accessory buildings, including, but not limited to, private garages, sheds,
construction shacks, etc., as shall be determined by the Director of Inspections.
(d) For a permit for moving any building, except a minor building
as herein defined, from one location to another on private property, or to
a different lot over the streets of the city, the fee shall be sixty.-five dollars
($&~.O0). For a permit for moving any minor building as herein defined from one
lot to another over the streets of the city, fifteen dollars ($15.00). The
same permit fees shall apply to any building being moved through the city
from a place outside the city to another location outside the city. Said
permit fees shall only be required if the moving is off the U.S. Highways
and County roads, but a permit is still required.
(14)
ARTICLE VII
SIGN AND BILLBOARD PERMIT FEES
Fees Requi,red. The Director of Inspections, before issuing any permit for
the installatio~ of any sign, billboard or marquee, shall require the payment
by the applicant for such permit of fees in the amounts herein provided.
Area of Signs. The area of signs for permit purposes shall be determined
by multiplying the greatest length by the greatest height.
Sign Fees Established. The permit fee for a sign shall be ten dollars
($10.09 for the first one hundred (100) square fee of area, plus five dollars
($5.00) for each additional fifty square feet of area or fraction thereof
with a maximum permit fee for a sign of one hundred dollars ($100.00).
Alteration Permits. The permit fee for making structure alterations shall
be ten dollars ($10.00) for the first one thousand dollars
($1,000.00) of cost and five dollars (5.00) for each additional one thousand
dollars ($1,000.00) of cost or fraction thereof.
(15)
ARTICLE VIII
HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING AND REFRIGERATION
PERMIT FEES
Fees Required. The Director of Inspections, before issuing any
permit for the~construction, installation, alteration, or repair of any
furnace, boiler, heating or power plant or system, or any device or equipment
connected therewith, or for any other device connected, or to be connected ,
with any chimney or stack, or for the construction, installation, alteration,
or repair of any cooling piping and equipment, or of any air conditioning system
or ventilation system or sheet metal duct work or equipment connected therewith,
or of any refrigeration plant or equipment shall require the payment by the
applicant for such permit of the permit fee or fees in the amount herein
provided. The cost of installations, additions, alterations, or repairs as
used in this chapter shall include all labor and materials used.
Steam or Hot Water Systems "G" Permit.
(A) Boiler and total system, including piping radiators, coils,
converters, etc.
Up to and including 150,0OO BTU/hr. input ................................... $12.O0
Each additional 50,000 BTU input or fraction thereof ........................ $ 6.00
(B) Boiler only in connection with an existing system,
Up to and including 150,O00 BTU/hr. input ................................... $ 8.00
Each additional 50,000 BTU/hr. input or fraction thereof .................... $ 6.00
(C) For the installation of a piping system or miscellaneous piping,
Up to $500.00 cost .......................................................... $ 8.00
Each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof ................................. $ 6.00
(D) Additions, alterations or repairs to the boiler, radiation,
or coils, same fee as (C).
In changing types or kinds of radiation or coils, where the source
of heat or cooling remains the same, the installation will be considered
as an alteration.
Steam or Hot Water Systems for Other Than Heating "G" Permit.
Same fee as required by above fees.
Steam, Hot Water or Chilled Water Coils "G" Permit. Each system including
coils, piping controls, valves, etc. from existing system.
(A) If heating (or) cooling.
Up to and including 150,000 BTU ............................................ $12.00
Each additional 50,000 BTU or fraction thereof ............................. $ 6.00
(B) If coil is for heating (and) cooling.
Up to and including 150,000 BTU ............................................ $16.00
Each additional 50,000 BTU or fraction thereof ............................. $ 8.00
(C) Additions, alterations or repairs, same fee as Steam or Hot Water
Systems section (C).
Power Plants "G" Permit.
(A) For any permit for the installation of a power plant, or each such
boiler or furnace and boiler, or power plant to be installed having an input
not exceeding 200,000 BTU per hour or 6 H.P ................................ $12.00
For each additional 100,000 BTU per hour or 3 H.P. or fraction thereof ..... $ 6.00
(B) For any permit for alteration or repairs to an existing power
plant, or boiler or furnace and boiler in connection with a power plant,
where the cost of the proposed work does not exceed $500.00 ................ $ 8.00
For each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof, in the cost of such
proposed work .............................................................. $ 6.00
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Refrigeration System "L" Permit.
IA) For each system.
Up to and including 36,000 BTU or 3 H.P ................................ $10.00
Each additiona~ 36,000 BTU or 3 H.P. or fraction thereof ............... $ 6.00
(B) Alterations, additions or repairs to existing system.
Up to $500.00 .......................................................... $ 8.00
Each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof ............................ $ 6.00
Gas Burners "M" Permit.
(A) For any permit for the installation of a gas burner and its
equipment, for use in connection with a heating system, the fees shall
be as follows:
INPUT FEE
Not exceeding 99,999 BTU ........................ $ 7.00
100,000 BTU but not exceeding 199,999 BTU ............... $12.00
200,000 BTU but not exceeding 399,999 BTU ............... $24.00
400,000 BTU but not exceeding 599,999 BTU ............... $36.00
600,000 BTU but not exceeding 999,999 BTU ............... $48.00
1,000,000 BTU but not exceeding 2,499,999 BTU ............. $80.00
2,500,000 BTU but not exceeding 9,999,999 BTU ............. $96.00
10,000,000 BTU but not exceeding 49,999,999 BTU ............ $140.00
50,000,000 BTU but not exceeding 74,999,999 BTU ............ $180.00
75,000,000 BTU and over ........................ $240.00
When more than one gas burner or multiple gas burners are to be installed
in a single boiler furnace or other device, they shall, for the purpose
of establishing the permit fee therefore, be considered as a single burner.
The above fees shall be in addition to the fee charged for the permit
for the installation of any gas piping for said burners or equipment.
SEE GAS PIPING-ARTICLE V.
(B) Alteration or repairs to existing burner or equipment. Total cost
Up to $100.00 ............................................................ $7.00
Each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof ......................... r .... $1.50
(C) L.P. gas installations "M" Permit.
Tanks - 500 gallons or less .............................................. $ 8.00
501 gallons to 1,000 gallons ............................................. $10.00
For each additional 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof .................... $10.00
Piping controls, diluter controls, etc. Total cost to include labor
and materials, excluding cost of construction such as concrete, fences,
etc. Same fee as Gas Burner "M" Permit-(B)
Oil Burners, Tanks, and Equipment "N" Permit.
(A) For any oil burner or its equipment connected to a fuel oil tank
not buried or enclosed.
For inputs not over 3 gallons per hour ................................... $10.00
For each additional 3 gallons per hour or fraction thereof ............... $10.00
(B) Tanks. For any tank not buried or enclosed.
500 gallons or less ...................................................... $ 8.00
Over 500 gallons ......................................................... $10.00
For any tank buried or to be enclosed.
500 gallons or less ...................................................... $ 8.00
Over 501 gallons to 1,000 gallons ........................................ $10.00
For each additional 1,000 gallons or fraction thereof .................... $I0.00
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(C) Alterations or repairs to existing burner or equipment.
Up to $100.00 .......................................................... $8.00
Each additional 5100.00 or fraction thereof ............................ $2.00
Stokers a~d Powdered Fuel Burners "0" Permit.
(A) For any permit for the installation of a stoker where the grate
area of the furnace or boiler, such stoker is required to serve.
Does not exceed 14 square feet ......................................... 510.00
For each additional square foot in the grate area or fraction thereof
of the furnace or boiler to be served by such stoker ................... $ 2.00
(Note: All of the stoker inside the boiler or furnace walls shall be
construced as grate surface, including dead plates and side dumps.)
(B) For any permit for the installation of a powdered fuel burner
or burner, for each such burner included in such permit, where the
capacity of such burner does not exceed 350 pounds per hour ............ $10.00
For each additional 25 pounds, or fraction thereof, in the capacity
of such burner ......................................................... 5 2.00
(C) Alterations or repairs to existing stoker or equipment.
Up to $100.00 .......................................................... $ 8.00
Each additional $100.00 or fraction thereof ............................ $ 2.00
Warm Air, Ventilating, Air Conditioning "P" Permit.
1)Warm air winter air conditioning syste~.
(A) Furnace--including ducts, register, etc., Gravity and Mechanical.
Up to and including 150,000 BTU input .................................. $12.00
Each additional 50,000 BTU's input or fraction thereof ................. 5 6.00
(B) Replacement, furnace only, Gravity and Mechanical
Up to and including 150,000 BTU input .................................. 5 8.00
Each additional 50,000 BTU's input or fraction thereof ................. 5 6.00
(C) Alterations, additions or repairs to existing system (such as
air cleaner, humidifiers, ducts, etc.)
Up to 5500.00 .......................................................... $ 8.00
Each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof ............................ $ 6.00
(D) Air conditioning coils added to existing system.
Up to 1,200 CFM ........................................................ $ 8.00
Each additional 1,200 CFM or fraction thereof .......................... 5 6.00
(E) Direct gas fired unit used as a winter air conditioning sYstem,
fee as required by (A) above.
2) Warm air all-year air conditioning systems.
(A) Furnace-air conditioning coil, ducts, register, air cleaner,
humidifiers, etc.
Up to and including 150,000 BTU input heating and/or 1,200 CFM air
conditioning ........................................................... $16.00
Each additional 50,000 BTU input heating and/or 1,200 CFM air
conditioning or fraction thereof ....................................... $ 8.00
(B) Alterations, additions, or repairs to existing system.
Up to $500.00 .......................................................... $ 8.00
Each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof ............................ $ 6.00
3) Duct systems--Heating--Air Conditioning (Other than steam or hot
water heating plant, equipment, cooling coils or electric heating equipment).
(A) Each system--heating and cooling.
Up to and including 1,200 CFM .......................................... $16.00
Each additional 1,200 CFM or fraction thereof .......................... 5 8.00
(B) Heating or cooling only.
Up to and including 1,200 CFM .......................................... $10.O0
Each additional 1,200 CFM or fraction thereof .......................... $ 6.00
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(C) Alteration, additions or repairs to existing system.
Up to $500.00 .......................................................... 5 8.00
Each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof ............................ 5 6.00
4) Summer air conditioning.
(A) Each system--including duct work--registers.
Up to and including 1,200 CFM .......................................... $10.00
Each additional 1,200 CFM or fraction thereof .......................... $ 6.00
(B) Alterations, additions or repairs to existing systems.
Up to $500.00 .......................................................... 5 8.00
Each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof ............................ 5 6.00
5) Ventilation
(A) General ventilation--including fan and duct system.
Up to 2,000 CFM ........................................................ $10.O0
Each additional 1,000 CFM or fraction thereof .......................... 5 6.00
(B) Noxious vapors and/or flammable material spraying, painting or
dipping. Ventilation, including fan and duct system.
Up to 2,000 CFM ........................................................ $16.00
Each additional 1,000 CFM or fraction thereof .......................... 5 8.00
(C) Domestic type kitchen or bathroom exhaust systems when vented
individually, in single or multiple dwellings, the fee for one system
shall be determined as above (A) and for any additional systems of this
type, the fee shall be for each ........................................ 5 5.00
(D) Direct gas fired air systems used individually or in conjunction
with a ventilation system, where the cost of the duct work, exclusive of
the cost of the heater.
Does not exceed 5500.00 ................................................ 518.00
Each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof ............................ $ 8.00
(Note: See warm air heating winter air conditioning system for fee
when direct fired gas units are used for heating)
(E) Alterations, additions or repairs to duct systems A,B,C,D above.
Up to $5oo.oo .......................................................... 5 8.oo
Each addltiona~ $500.00 or fraction thereof ............................ 5 6.00
(F) Cleaning of Commercial and Industrial Air Conditioning Systems
and/or Ventilation systems. Fee based on individual system.
Up to 5500.00 .......................................................... 5 9.00
Each additional $500.00 or fraction thereof ............................ $ 8.00
Factory Built Chimneys and Fireplaces "Q" Permit
(A) For the installation of a factory built chimney
Up to 8" inside diameter ............................................... $ 6.00
Over 8'l inside diameter ................................................ 5 8.00
(B) For the installation of a factory built fireplace, Franklin
Stove, fireplace stove, etc ............................................ $ 6.00
(C) For the installation of a factory built fireplace, Franklin
stove, etc. when installed with a factory built chimney ................ $10.00
Electric Heating Systems "T" Permit.
For first 28 kilowatts 96,000 BTU ...................................... $10.00
Each additional 14 kilowatts 48,000 BTU ................................ $ 6.00
(Note: In addition to the electric heating systems "T" permit, the usual
electrical permit shall be required as provided for in the Electrical permit
fee schedule Article Ill)
(Note: The installation of electric heating units to provide supplemental
heat for a given space will require an electric permit but not the "T" permit.)
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ARTICLE IX
FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEM PERMIT FEES
Fees Required. The Director of Inspections, before issuing any permit
for the installation of any fire suppression sprinkler equipment, shall
require the payment by the applicant for such permit of fees in the amount
herein provided. Further, no permit for the installation of any fire sup-
pression sprinkler system shall be issued until the applicant files with
the Director of Inspections a complete set of plans for such system approved
by the Chief of Fire Prevention Bureau.
Sprinkler's Permits. For the installation of sprinkler equipment,
the permit fee charge shall be made at the rate of $7.50 for the first
ten sprinkler heads or fraction thereof, plus $1.50 each additional ten
sprinkler heads or fraction thereof.
Standpipe Permits. For the installation of any standpipe, the fee
shall be $15.O0 plus an additional fee of $1.50 per floor served by such
standpipe over five floors.
Alteration Permits. For the alteration, repair or extension of standpipe
or sprinkler systems where the work is of such a nature that the permit
charge cannot be determined by the above fees, the permit fee charge shall be
made at the rate of $5.00 for each $500.00 or fraction thereof of the market
value of such work.
Offered by:
Seconded by:
Roll Call:
Date of Passage:
Norberg
Hentges
All Ayes
October 14, 1980
/ JoY'ne Student, Council Secretary
Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor