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Building Permit Fees

CHAPTER 2-6  BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS

 

ARTICLE II.  BUILDING PERMITS

 

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Sec. 2-6-52. Fees.

(a)   Generally.  The following fees shall be paid at the time of filing an application for a building permit, demolition permit, construction inspection  or a certificate of occupancy, and may be amended by the common council from time to time: 

 

            (1)   Building permits.  The fees for building permits shall be as follows.  These  fees include all           required and necessary construction inspection(s) for any alteration, new construction or repair    work for which a building permit was issued: 

            a.   New one, two or three-family residence.  The fee for a new one, two or multi-family         residential structure shall be as follows: 

            1. Up to 1,000 square feet . . . $155.00

            2. Over 1,000 square feet and up to 2,000 square feet . . . 235.00

            3. Over 2,000 square feet . . . 385.00

 

            Floor area shall be based upon outside dimensions of the building. Total floor area shall include all habitable space of all floors and shall also include the floor area of an attached or detached         garage. Total floor area shall not include a carport, nonhabitable cellar or   basement and   nonhabitable attic.

 

            b.   New commercial, industrial and multi-family (residential units with four or more units).   

            The fees for structures in this category shall be as follows:

 

            TABLE INSET:

 

    Square feet     

  Fee     

Up to 50,000, per square foot   

$0.20   

50,001--100,000, per square foot   

0.15   

Over 100,000, per square foot   

0.10   

 

            c.   Miscellaneous structures.  There shall be a two hundred fifty dollar ($250.00) base fee for             any miscellaneous structure not previously covered by this section, plus an additional ten       dollars ($10.00) per thousand-dollar value of total verified construction cost. 

 

            d.   Repairs, alterations and additions.  The fee for repairs, alterations and additions shall be   based upon the valuation of the work to be performed. The valuation shall include all work such             as general construction, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, electrical and similar mechanical           installations, etc. The valuation shall not include such items as landscaping, furnishings and       appliances. The fees shall include repairs and alterations to residential and nonresidential             buildings, additions of less than one thousand (1,000) square feet to one- and two-family           residences, additions of less than thirty thousand (30,000) cubic feet to multiple residence    structures and additions of less than ten thousand (10,000) cubic feet to nonresidential buildings             and shall be based on the following valuations: 

 

                        1.   Repairs and alterations costing under $ 1,000.00 in the scenic and historic                           district . . . No  charge

 

                        2.   Repairs and non-structural alterations costing under $1,000.00 in any other district . . . No                        permit necessary

 

                        3.   Additions costing under $1,000.00 . . . No charge

 

4.   Repairs, alterations and additions costing $1,000.00 up to $10,000.00 . . .     $150.00

 

                        5.    For each additional $1,000.00 over $10,000.00 . . . $7.00

                        For additions greater than the area or volume stated in this schedule, refer to subsection                                     (1)a., b., or c., of this subsection to determine the required fee.

 

 

 

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