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Home My WebLink AboutORD 7300 TO AMEND ARC CODE SO AS TO INCREASE CERTAIN FEES REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH ISSUANCE OF PERMITS Attachment number 1 \nPage 1 ORDINANCE NO 7300 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY CODE SO AS TO INCREASE CERTAIN FEES REQUIRED IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF PERMITS; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE TO REPEAL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE AUTHORITY OF SAME AS FOLLOWS: Section L The Augusta-Richmond County Code Section 7-1-90 is hereby amended by deleting said Section in their entirety and substituting therefore the following to wit: (a) When due and payable. A permit shall not be issued until the fees prescribed in this section shall have been paid, nor shall an amendment to permit be approved until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the building, structure, electrical, plumbing, mechanical or gas systems, shall have been paid. (b) Accounting of fees. The Director-Building Official shall keep a permanent and accurate accounting of all permit fees and other monies collected, the names of all persons upon whose account the same was paid, along with the date and amount thereof. (c) Amount fee schedule. On all buildings, structures, electrical, plumbing, mechanical and gas systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required in subsection (a) of this section at the time of filing application, in accordance with the following schedule: (1) Residential. a. Single-Family Fee Schedule. Building, per square foot under roof $.06 Electrical, per house $50.00 Mechanical, per house $50.00 Plumbing, per house $50.00 Fireplace, each $8.00 Inspection fee, per house on crawl space $238.00 (14 inspections at�:98 $17.00 each) Inspection fee, per house on slab $255.00 (15 inspections at �Fr.98 $17.00 each) b. Single-Family Attached (townhouses). Where lot is sold with house, fees shall be the same as for single-family. c. Apartment and condominium dwelling unit permit fees. The permit fee will be based on the construction cost using fee schedule. d. Seventeen dollars ($17.00) for each required inspection per dwelling unit. e. All repairs, additions, alterations will be based on cost of labor and materials, using fee schedule, plus seventeen dollars ($17.00) for each required inspection. £ All inspections requested on the weekend and after normal business hours will be at a cost of one-hundred dollars ($100.00) per inspection. (2) Commercial, industrial, multifamily, and public building, having total valuation. ($500.00 and less: no fee unless inspection required.) $1.00 to $6,250.00 $50.00 flat fee, plus $17.00 fee for each inspection shall be charged. $6,251.00 to $15,000.00 $50.00 for the first $6,251.00 plus $4.20 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $15,000.00. $15,001.00 to $50,000.00 $92.00 for the first $15,001.00 plus $4.20 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00. $50,001.00 to $100,000.00 $237.95 for the first $50,001.00 plus $3.15 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00. $100,001.00 to $500,000.00 $394.40 for the first $100,001.00 plus $2.10 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof to and including $500,000.00. $500,001.00 and up. $1233.35 for the first $500,001.00 plus $1.05 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. (3) Moving of buildings or structures; for the moving of any building or structure, the fee shall be sixty-seven ($67). (4) Demolition of buildings or structures; for the demolition of any building or structure, the fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per building, plus a seventeen dollar ($17.00) inspection fee. (5) All subcontractors and contractors for electrical, mechanical, plumbing, low voltage and sprinklers (building and grounds) will be required to purchase their own permits based on the fee schedule provided in paragraph (2) of this sub-section. Attachment number 1 \nPage 3 (6) All commercial repairs will be based on the cost or contract using the fee schedule in paragraph (2) of this sub-section for building, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, low- voltage and sprinkler system contractors. (7) Electrical permits for new (location) mobile homes shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) plus a seventeen dollar ($17.00) inspection fee and permits for electrical repairs to mobile homes shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) plus a seventeen dollar ($17.00) inspection fee. (8) Re-Inspection; if it is necessary to make a re-inspection for a required building, electrical, mechanical or plumbing inspection because of improper work, the contractor responsible shall pay a re-inspection fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each re-inspection. (9) Mothballing Permits: flat fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). (d) Same—Permit valuation. Permit valuations shall include total cost, such as plumbing, electrical, mechanical equipment and other systems, including materials and labor. If, in the opinion of the Director-Building Official, the valuation of building, alteration, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing systems appears to be underestimated on the application, the permit shall be denied unless the applicant can show detailed estimated cost to meet the approval of the Director-Building Official. (e) Plan review fees. The fee for reviewing all plans, including Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical shall be sixty-six percent (66%) of the permit amount. One and two-family dwellings are exempt from plan review fees. Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective January 1, 2012. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Duly adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission this lst day of November ,2�11. - �,�� ..�� "' �ry A � l �� AUGUST - CH OND COUNTY COMMISSION � ��TTEST. � �� .r�,F , ?, k� By: �°' � � °� � As its Mayor � �l`erk� � ; �� , �,. :_� �� ,� � � . � :�. .:�_:� FirstReading�ct 18 2011 SecondReading 2011 Publish in the Augusta Ghronicle November lOth 2011