Chapter 19.70 FEES

Chapter 19.70
FEES

Sections:

19.70.005 Payment of fees.

19.70.010 Schedule of permit fees.

19.70.015 Establishing building construction valuation.

19.70.020 Work commencing before permit issuance.

Fees associated with this title including plan review, permit, inspection and related development or mitigation fees are established by this chapter and as set forth in ECDC 15.00.020. Fees may be altered pursuant to city Resolution 997. [Ord. 3651 § 1, 2007].

19.70.005 Payment of fees.

A permit shall not be considered valid until the fees prescribed by law have been paid, nor shall an amendment to a permit be released until the additional fee, if any, has been paid. Before issuance of any permit authorized by this code, the building official shall collect all applicable permit fees. Separate permits and fees shall apply as indicated elsewhere in this code and shall be collected prior to permit issuance. [Ord. 3651 § 1, 2007].

19.70.010 Schedule of permit fees.

For buildings, structures, grading, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with this chapter and ECDC 15.00.020. Fee schedules are on file in the city clerk's office.

A. Plan Review Fee. Before accepting a set of plans and specifications for plan review, the building official shall collect the full plan review fee. Plan review fees shall be in addition to, and a percentage of, the required permit fee as calculated pursuant to ECDC 19.70.015.

B. Permit Fee. Before issuing a building permit and releasing approved plans, the building official shall collect the full building permit fees including supplemental required permit fees, inspection fees and any additional plan review fee or violation compliance fee, development fee or mitigation fee outstanding at the time of permit issuance. Building construction valuation shall be determined by ECDC 19.70.015.

C. Inspection Fee. Inspection and reinspection fees shall be paid prior to any inspection by city staff. Inspection fees are established and set forth in this chapter.

D. Related Development or Mitigation Fees. The payment of the fee for construction, alteration, removal or demolition done in connection, or concurrently with, the work authorized by a building permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law. Fees for other permits or related development fees shall be as set forth in ECDC 15.00.020. [Ord. 3651 § 1, 2007].

19.70.015 Establishing building construction valuation.

The applicant for a permit shall provide an estimated building construction valuation at time of application. Building construction valuation for the purpose of calculating permit fees shall include total value of work including fair-market labor and materials with equipment needed to complete the work, including but not limited to 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 equipment. If, in the opinion of the building official, the building construction valuation is underestimated on the application, the building official shall assign a building construction valuation. Permit valuation for new construction shall be based on square footage building construction valuation as established by the building official. [Ord. 3651 § 1, 2007].

19.70.020 Work commencing before permit issuance.

Any person who commences any work regulated by this title including work on a building, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a violation compliance fee established by the building official pursuant to the city's fee schedule adopted by resolution that shall be in addition to the required permit fees. The violation compliance fee shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The payment of such violation compliance fee shall not exempt any person from compliance with all other provisions of this code nor from any penalty prescribed by law. Violation compliance fees are set forth in this chapter. [Ord. 3651 § 1, 2007].

19.70.025 Refunds.

The building official may authorize refunding of any fee paid hereunder which was erroneously paid or collected. The building official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the permit fee paid when no work has been done under a permit issued in accordance with this code. The building official may authorize refunding of not more than 80 percent of the plan review fee paid when an application for a permit for which a plan review fee has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before any plan reviewing is done. The building official shall not authorize refunding of any fee paid except on written application filed by the original permittee no later than 180 days after the date of fee payment. [Ord. 3651 § 1, 2007].