HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10021990 - H.1 To: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS --------- Contra
FROM: L. T. Gunn y� Costa
Asst. Director of Building Inspection Cunt
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DATE: o°s�q couN� cP~
September 17, 1990
SUBJECT: public Hearing on. Ordinance Establishing Building Permit
Fee Schedules
SPECIFIC REOUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
1. Hold public hearing on ordinance Establishing Building Permit Fee
Schedules.
2 . Adopt ordinance Establishing Building Permit Fee Schedules.
BACKGROUND:
The Building Inspection Department's cost of providing building and
other permit services exceeds the amount of revenue received by the
Department from building and other permit fees. The Department therefore
recommends that the attached ordinance increasing some of the fees charged by
the Building Inspection Department be adopted.
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RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
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ACTION OF BOARD ON- Ortnhpr 2,�Qqn APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: Building Inspection Department ATTESTED October 2, 1990
County Administrator PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
County Counsel SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
BY DEPUTY
M382 (10/88)
ORDINANCE NO. . 90-94
(Establishing Building Permit Fee Schedules)
The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors ordains as follows:
SECTION I. SUMMARY. This ordinance establishes' revised and
increased fee schedules for various fees collected by the Building
Inspection Department.
SECTION II. BUILDING PERMIT FEES.
1. Building Permit Fees. Building permit fees are
established and shall be determined pursuant to the following
building permit fee schedule and evaluation table.
A. BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE
Total Valuation Fees
$1 to $500 $15. 00
$501 to $2 ,000 $15. 00 for the first $500 plus
$2. 00 for each additional $100
or fraction thereof.
$2 , 001 to $25, 000 $4.5. 00 for the first $2 , 000 plus
$7. 50 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof.`
$25, 001 to $50,000 $217 . 50 for the first $25, 000
plus $6. 00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof.
$50,001 to $100, 000 $365. 00 for the first $50,000
plus $4. 00 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof.
$100;001 and up $565. 00 for the first $100,000
plus $2 . 50 for each additional
thousand or fraction thereof.
B. VALUATION TABLE
Total valuation in the above fee schedule shall be determined
in accordance with the following table of average valuation per
square foot.
OCCUPANCY. AND TYPE AVE. COST PER SQ FT.
1) Apartments
TYPE .I OR II F.R. $55. 00
TYPE V MASONRY (OR TYPE III) 44.00
TYPE V WOOD FRAME 40. 00
TYPE I BASEMENT GARAGE 20.00
2 ) . Banks
TYPE I OR II F.R. $85.00
TYPE III - 1 HR 72. 00
TYPE III N 70. 00
TYPE V - 1 HR 62. 00
TYPE V - N 60. 00
3) Churches
TYPE I OR II F.R. $6.0.00
TYPE II 1 HR 42. 00
TYPE II N 41. 00
TYPE III - 1 HR 48. 00
TYPE III - N 45. 00
TYPE V - 1 HR 42. 00
TYPE V - N 41. 00
4 ) Convalescent Hospitals -
TYPE I- OR II F.R. $84. 00
TYPE III - 1 .HR .63: 00
TYPE V - 1 HR 55. 00
5) Dwellings
TYPE V MASONRY $44. 00
TYPE V WOOD FRAME 40. 00
BASEMENTS 7 . 00
6) . Hospitals
TYPE I OR II F.R. $85. 00
TYPE III 1 HR 75. 00
TYPE .,V - 1 HR 69. 00
7) Hotels & Motels
TYPE I OR II F.R. $60. 00
TYPE III . - 1 HR 53. 00
TYPE III N 52. 00
TYPE V - 1 HR 47. 00
TYPE V - . N 45. 00
8) Industrial :
- TYPE I OR II F.R. $35•. 00
TYPE III -.1 HR 25.00
TYPE III - N 25. 00 .
TYPE II 1 HR OR STOCK 22. 00
TILT-UP 17 . 00
;TYPE. IV 15. 00
TYPE .V .- 1 HR 25.00
TYPE V N 22. 00
9 ) Medical 'Offices
TYPE I OR II F.R. $74 ..00
TYPE I;1 -, l HR 55. 00 ,.
TYPE II - N 53.00
TYPE '111 1 HR 60.00
TYPE III N 59. 00
TYPE V - 1 HR 55. 00
TYPE V N 53.00
10 ) Offices
TYPE I , OR IS F.R. ,' $63. 00
TYPE II - 1 HR 42.00
TYPE II - N 39. 00
TYPE III 1 HR 47. 00'
TYPE III N 45.00
TYPE. V 1 :HR 42. 00
TYPE V. - N 39. 00
11) Private Garages/Sheds
WOOD FRAME $10 . 00
MASONRY 15. 00
12 ) Public Garage
TYPE I OR' II F.R. $30. 00
TYPE III 1 HR; 22. 00
TYPE II N 18. 00
TYPE III - N 19: 00
TYPE V 1 HR 18. 00
ORDINANCE NO. 90-94
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13 ) Restaurants
TYPE III -.; 1 HR $59. 60
TYPE "III - N 55. 00
TYPE V "- 1 HR
TYPE V N 50,.00
14) Stores
TYPE I. OR II F.R.. $50. 00
TYPE IL."- 1 HR 33. 00
TYPE II - N, 30. 00.
TYPE III -J HR 37`. 00'
TYPE III 'AN 35. 00
TYPE V - 1 HR 30. 00
TYPE V. - 'N 28.00
15) Schools. . y'
TYPE I OR
II .F,R. ,. $71.00 ;
TYPE II 1 HR, 45. o0
TYPE IIT ._ 1 HR 52. 00
TYPE III N 48. 00
TYPE V "= 1 HR. 47. 00
16Y Service Stations..
TYPE II _ N '
$42.00.
TYPE TII - I HR . 45. 00
TYPE V 1. HR 34. 00
CANOPIES 15..00
17:-) Theaters
TYPE I:'OR II" F.:R $.:68. 00 .
TYPE III 1 HR 50.,00.
TYPE IIT. = -N 4 8.0 0
TYPE V. 1 HR 45. 0.0
TYPE V - .N ., 43.00
18) Warehouses
TYPE- I...OR II F.R. $30 .00
TYPE II ...OR V - 1 HR 18. 00
TYPE II OR V - N 16. 00
,TYPE.. III - . 1 HR 21. 00
TYPE, III N 20. 00
19 ) Carport/Patio Structures $ 7.00
'20) Lath Structures/Decks $ 4 50
21) 'Swimming Pools
COMMUNITY: $110 .00
PRIVATE, 9 0.,0 0
'22) Change of Occupancy. $20. 00
23 ) Demolition. $20. 00
24 ) Sprinkler Systems
25) Reinspection Fee $25.00
26") Special'"Inspections $40,,00
27 ) Inpestigation With Reports. ,$80, 00
28) Solar Permits $35. 00
ORDINANCE NO. 90794
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- 29 ) Home for Elderly
TYPE I OR II F.R. $60. 00
TYPE II - 1 HR 49.00
TYPE IT - N 45. 00
TYPE III - 1 ,HR 50. 00
TYPE III - N 49.00
TYPE V - 1 HR 50.00
TYPE V - 48. 00
30 ) Auditoriums
TYPE I. OR II F.R. $70. 00
TYPE II - 1 HR 50.00
TYPE II - N 46. 00
TYPE III - 1 HR 52.00
TYPE III - N 50. 00
TYPE V - 1 HR 48.00
TYPE .V - N 451. 00
2. Plan Review Fee. When the valuation. of the proposed
construction exceeds one thousand dollars ($1000 ) and a plan is .
required to be submitted, a plan review fee shall be paid to the
Building official at the time for submitting plans and
specifications for checking.
Plan review fees shall be 65% of the building permit
fee.
Where plans are incomplete, or changed so as to require
an additional plan review, an additional plan review fee .shall be
charged at the rate of thirty dollars ( $30 ) per hour with a
minimum of one hour.
3. California Energy Commission Requirements. An
additional fee in the amount of 25% of the building permit fee' and .
25% of the plan review fee is imposed to insure compliance with
the California Energy Commission requirements set forth in Chapter
2-53 of Part 2 of Title 24 of the California Administrative Code.
—SECTION III. ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES. Electrical permit fees are
established as follows:
1. Minimum fee. The minimum fee for any electrical
permit, unless otherwise indicated, is twenty-five
Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
.. 2. New Dwellings. For each electrical permit for a', new
one or two-family dwelling unit or a multi-family dwelling unit,
not including provisions for low voltage, protective, security or
signal and communications circuits , the fee is Ten Dollars plus
Two Dollars and Fifty Cents per one hundred square feet or
fraction thereof including garages . . . . . . . $10. 00
and 2 . 50
3. Swimming Pools. The fee for a permit for a
swimming pool (excluding installation of yard lighting or change
of electrical service) is -Fourteen Dollars for the electrical
grounding, bonding, and connection of underwater lighting units,
and Fifteen Dollars for electrical wiring connections 'of
underwater lighting units, motors, panels,, branch and feeder
.circuits connected an existing -wiring system . . . . $14 . 00
and $15. 00
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4 . Storable Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs and Decorative
Fountains. For above and below grade storable swimming pools,
therapeutic hot tubs, decorative fountains , and objects made of
wood, plastic, fiberglass, metal or similar materials, the fee
(which excludes 'installation of yard lighting or change of
electrical service) is Twenty Dollars for electrical connections
of motors, panels, branch and feeder circuits connected to an
existing wiring system . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 .
5. Electric- Power Distribution Poles.
(a) Construction Power (Poles) . The fee for a permit -for,
.a construction power pole served either underground or overhead
for electricservice power use for construction sites of
buildings, structures, or facilities, is a unit fee as follows :
0-200 ampere electric service $25. 00
Over 201 ampere electric service . . $30. 00
The fee for additional sub-feeders and distribution power
panels is Ten Dollars each . . . . . . . . . . . $10. 00
(b) Permanent Power (Poles) . The fee for a permit for a *
permanent power pole to power equipment as specified by the owner
and approved for the specified use is Twenty-five;; Dollars. $25. 00
6. Restore Service. The fee for a permit to restore
electric utility service shut- off for any reason, ' including
vacancy, fire or official act, is Twenty-five Dollars, (including
electrical , heating and plumbing inspections and minor repairs ,
but excluding fees for required major corrections ) . . . . $25. 00
7. Air Conditionin . The fee for an. addition of a
central- A/C cooling and/or heating system to an existing dwelling
is Twenty-five Dollars for each dwelling unit, connected to- an
existing electrical system, including a change of' the electrical
service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
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8. Investigation with Report. The fee for an
investigation requiring a report is Eighty Dollars. $80. 00
9. Low Voltage, Protective, Security, Signal and
Communication Circuits. The fee for a permit forproprietary
remote control , signaling, power limited,- fire protection system,
TV system, security system, communication and sound circuits,
including circuits less than. fifty volts installed in commercial,
• industrial locations or multi-family dwelling units is Twenty-
five Dollars . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
10. Mobile Home and Trailer Parks. The. fee for permit
for installation of electrical power and/or lighting system
construction, remodeling, maintenance, repair or other activities
at mobile home and travel trailer parks shall be as set forth in
Chapter 5 of Title. 25 of the California Code of Regulations.
The filing fee shall not be added to fees established pursuant to
said Chapter 5. Fees for items not included in the schedule shall
be as set forth in this ordinance.
11. Solar Heating and/or Cooling System Installations.
, . For one and two-family dwelling units , the fee (including change
of electrical service) for a permit for solar heating and/or
cooling system installation, including required electrical and
plumbing inspections, is Twenty-five Dollars for each
dwelling . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
12. Dwelling Unit Landscape Lawn Water ;System. The
fee .for the electrical and plumbing permit for a lawn sprinkler
system with electrical circuits attached to an existing system for
a detached one or two-family dwelling is Twenty-five Dollars for each
dwelling unit. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . $25. 00
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13. 'Open Air Sales Lots and Decorative Lighting. The
fee for the installation of electrical wiring required for
electrical service equipment, festoon and floodlighting outlets ,
switches, photocell control, time clocks , receptacles, branch
circuits, etc. , for temporary open air sales lots, and/or
decorative lighting is Twenty-five Dollars. Electrical power for
such uses shall be for a period not to exceed ninety days . $25. 00
. 14. Electric Signs and Outline Lighting. The fee for
inspection of electric wiring and equipment associated with
illuminated advertising or identification signs and outline
lighting located at one address or subdivided space for the same
tenant or owner is Twenty-five Dollars for the first illuminated
sign and Five Dollars for each additional illuminated
sign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
$ 5. 00
15. Addition and Alteration to Dwelling Units. The fee
for an electrical permit in conjunction with a building permit for
an addition to an existing dwelling unit is Twenty-five Dollars for
the first 600 square feet, and Two Dollars and Fifty Cents for each
additional 100 square feet or fraction thereof. . . . . $25. 00
. $ 2.50
16. ' Swimming Pools. The fee for swimming pool
continuity and ground fault interrupter testing shall be Sixty
Dollars for the first test and Thirty-five Dollars for each
retesting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $60. 00
$35. 00
17. Common Water Facilities. The fee for multi-family,
commercial , and industrial, common landscape lawn' watering systems ,
including service change on one 'water meter is Thirty-five
Dollars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $35. 00
18. Miscellaneous Permit Fee. The fee: for any permit
for miscellaneous electrical work not in conjunction with a
building permit, and not itemized above is Twenty-five
Dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
19. Commercial or Industrial. Fees for commercial or
- industrial work (including retail stores , offices, motels , mobile
trailers, boat harbors, boat docks and marinas ) are as follows:
(a) For an electrical permit in conjunction with a
building permit (excluding food markets) the fee is 20%
of the building permit fee. The minimum fee is Twenty-
five Dollars . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
(b) For an electrical permit issued insconjunction
with a building permit for the shell:
1) Including system grounding, but without
partitions, feeder conductors and distributing
equipment, the fee is Twenty-five
Dollars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
2 ) With service equipment and distributing system,
the fee is 2% of the building permit fee.
(c) For food market, restaurant and food service
facility Type. V-N, the feeds 35% of the building permit
fee.
(d) For any other food market, the fee ' is 65% �of the
building permit fee.
(e) For landscape and parking lot lighting, the fee is
One Hundred Dollars for up to 10 lighting outlets, and
Fifty Dollars for each additional 10 outlets $100. 00
$50. 00
ORDINANCE NO. 90- 94
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SECTION IV. PLUMBING PERMIT FEES. Plumbing permit fees are
established as follows: '
1. New Residences. The fee for a permit for new
residential construction is Ten Dollars plus Two Dollars and Fifty
.Cents per one hundred square feet or fraction thereof. . $10 . 00
$ 2. 50
- . 2. Restore Services. The fee fora permit to restore
gas utility service shut off for any reason, including vacancy,
fre 'or official act, is Twenty-five 'Dollars (including electrical,
heating and plumbing inspections and minor repairs, but excluding
fees for required major corrections) -. . . . . . . . . $25. 00
- 3. Swimming Pools, ' Storable Swimming -Pools, Hot Tubs and
Decorative Fountain. The fee for swimming pools, storable
swimming pools , . hot tubs and decorative fountains� is Twenty
Dollars. _ $20. 00
The fee for a commercial pool is Twenty-five Dollars ' $25. 00
4. Emergency Fuel Gas Repair. The' fee for emergency
fuel gas repair is Twenty Dollars. . . . . . . . . . $20. 00
5. Conversion. The fee to convert propane to or from
natural gas is Twenty Dollars. . $20. 00
6. Investigation with Report. The fee for . an
investigation requiring a report is Eighty Dollars $80. 00
7. Solar Heating and Cooling System Installations. The
fee for a detached one or two-family dwelling unit, including
change of service for electrical and plumbing permit and
inspection for solar heating and cooling system installation is
Twenty-five Dollars .for each-dwelling. . . $25.00
8. Dwelling Unit Landscape Lawn Watering System. The
fee -for an electrical and plumbing permit for a lawn sprinkler,
system. for a detached one nor ,two-fanily dwelling,, with electrical
circuits connected to an existing . system is Twenty Dollars per
unit . . . . . . $20. 00
9. Addition and Alteration to Dwelling Units. The fee
for. a permit in conjunction with a building permit, for an addition
or alteration to an existing dwelling unit is:
(a) Up to 600 square feet, . Twenty Dollars. $20. 00
(b-) For each additional '100 square feet..or fraction
thereof, Two Dollars and Fifty Cents $ 2. 50
10. Miscellaneous Permit Fee. The minimum fee for
miscellaneous permits not issued in conjunction with a building
.permit is:
(a) Commercial .-application, Twenty-five . Dollars. $25. 00•
(b) Residential application, Twenty Dollars. . . $20.00
11. Non-residential Fee Schedule. (a) The fee for a
plumbing permit obtained with a building permit (excluding food
markets ) is 8% of the building ,permit fee. The minimum fee
-is Twenty-five Dollars* . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
(b) The fee for a plumbing permit obtained with a'
building permit. for the shell is :
1) Without partitions . or individual fixtures
roughed in, Twenty-five Dollars.; . . . . $25. 00
"2 ) With fixtures roughed in, 2% "of. the building
permit fee.
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(c) The fee for food markets is 10 of the .building
permit fee. The minimum. fee .is Twenty,-five Dollars. $25-.00
12. Special Inspection. The -fee. for special inspections
is `Forty,Dollars per hour'spent on investigation,, with a minimum
of one. hour. . ' . $40. 00
13.. Commercial Landscape, Lawn Watering System. The
fee 'for a permit ,for commercial, industrial;-:multi-family,
parkway, golf course,- ,etc. , landscape or lawn. watering system,
including change of service on one water .meter is Thirty,-five .
Dollars.. $35. 00
SECTION V. :MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES.` Mechanical- Permit Fees are,,
established , as follows:
1. -New Residences. The, fee for a permit' for new =
residential construction is Ten Dollars plus Two Dollar .
per one hundred square feet or fraction thereof. . . . $10 . 00
.
2. 00.
2 Restore Service. The fee for a permit to restore gas
utility, service shutoff" for any reason, including vacancy, fire
or- official act, is Twenty-five Dollars (including electrical, - heating
and plumbing inspections and minor repairs;. but_-excluding any fee:
:for required major :'corrections ) . $25. 00
3. - Fireplace. The fee for a .permit to install a factory=
built fireplace 'in an existing building `is TwentyDollars . $20. 00
4. Swimming Pools, Storable Swimming Pools, Hot Tubs and
Decorative Fountains.. The .fee for swimming pools,, hot tubs and
decorative ,fountains is Fifteen Dollars . . $15. 00
The fee for a-'commercial poo-1 is Twenty Dollars.. $20. 00
5:,' Air. Conditioning: The' fee .for the electrical' and
mechanicalPprmit and •inspection .for an addition of a central A/C
cooling and/or heating system, to an existing-dwelling is
Twenty-five Dollars for each dwelling unit connected to an existing
electrical system.' including, a change of the electrical,
service. . . . . . . . . $25.00 .
-6. Emergency Fuel Gas Repair. The .fee for a permit .for
emer.gency•fuel or gas repair is< Twenty .Dollars '. . . . . . $20.00
7. 'Conversion-,- The fee for a.• permit to convert: to or ,
=.from propane to., or' from natural gas is Twenty Dollars. $20. 00
8Investigation with Report. 'The feefor an
investigation requiring a report is EightyDollar`s. -$80. 00
9. Addition and Alteration to Dwelling Units. The fee
fora mechanical inspection in conjunction. with .a building permit
for -:an "addition or alteration to.,an existing dwelling unit is
(a) Up to .,600 square; feet Twenty Dollars $20. 0'0
(.b') For' each 100 square feet or, fraction thereof., an
additional Two Dollars . $ 2. 00 J
10. Solar Heating. The fee .for' a permit for one "and
two-family dwelling units., including change of service for
electrical and plumbing inspections, is twenty; fiveDollars .for
each dwelling. . . . .. $25. 00
11. Miscellaneous Fees. (a) The. fee for miscellaneous
permits not. obtained with .a building.,permits,, or` itemized above is:
l)' Commercialapplicaton, Twenty-five Dollars . $25. 00
2 ): Residential application..Twenty Dollars . $20.00
ORDINANCE NO. . 90-94 .
(b) Special Inspection. The fee for a special inspection is.
Forty Dollars per hour, with a one hour minimum. . . . . . . $40. 00
12. Non-residential Fee Schedule. (a ).. The fee for a
mechanical permit obtained with a building permit (excluding food
markets ) is 7% of the building permit fee. The minimum fee, is
Twenty-five Dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25.00
(b) The fee for. a. mechanical permit obtained with a building
permit for the building shell:
1) Without mechanical equipment, is, Twenty-five
Dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
2 ) With equipment set, is 2% of the building permit
I ee
(c) The fee for a permit for a food market is 2% of the
building permit fee. The minimum fee is Twenty-five
Dollars. . . . . . . . . . . . . $25. 00
SECTION VI. Upon, this ordinance becoming operative and effective,
Ordinance No. 88-90 , .adopted on October 10 , 1988,; is repealed and
replaced by this Ordinance.
SECTION VII. AUTHORITY. This ordinance is enacted, in part, in
accordance with the provisions of Government Code Sections 54985
et seq. , 549,9:0 et seq. and 65962 .
SECTION VIII. - EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance becomes effective
60 days after passage, and within 15 days after passage shall be
published once with the names of supervisors voting for and
against it in the Contra Costa Times , a newspaper published in
this County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED ON October 2, 1990 , by the following vote.
AYES: Supervisors Powers, McPeak, Torlakson and Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT Supervisor Schroder
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST: PHIL BATCHELOR, County
Administrator and Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
0By: a
Dep ty C er Chairper n the Board
(SEAL)
LTF:cm/pr .
(08/21/90 )
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