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SIB STITUTE ORDINANCE
7/13/87
INTRODUCED BY CONSENT
PROPOSED BY PUBLIC WORKS
DATE JUNE 18, 1987
ORDINANCE NO. 87 -40
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VEATCOM COUNTY CODE
SECTION 15.04.100 FOR THE PURPOSE. OF E:STABLI.SH-
ING A NEW FEE SCHEDULE FOR B III LDING PERMITS.
WHEREAS, the B- iarea Division of Buildings and Code Administration
collects fees for the issuance of building permits, and these fees are used
for the administration and enforcement of the Building Code; and
I?HEREAS, the revenue created by the present fee schedule has not kept
pace with the cost of administration and enforcement at the present level of
service; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Council to maintain the present level of
service and to adjust the fee schedule to provide revenues sufficient to cover
the associated costs;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL DOES ORDAIN:
Ordinance Section 1. Section 15.04.100 of the Whatcom County Code is
hereby amended to read as follows:
15.04.100 Subsection 304(b),_(c) and Table 3A amended -- Permit and plan
review fees. Subsections 304(b), (c) and Table 3A of the Uniform Building
Code, 1985 Edition, are hereby amended to read as follows:
(b) Permit Fees. The fees for each permit shall be as set forth in
Table No. 3A. The determination of value or valuation under any of the
provisions of this code shall be made by the Building Official. The
value to be used in computing the permit fees for building, demolishing,
and renovation, shall be the total value of all construction work or
destruction work for which the permit is issued which shall include, but
not be limited to the value of the finished work, painting, roofing,
electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire extin-
guishers, landscaping, parking facilities, parking lots and other
pertinent equipment.
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(e) Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other data is required to be
submitted by Subsection (b) of Section 302, or other sections of this
ordinance, or other pertinent County ordinances or codes a plan review
fee shall be paid by the applicant at the time of submitting plans and
specifications for review, provided that the Building Official may
authorize payment by the applicant of the plan review fee at a later date
in accordance with written policy. The applicant shall be responsible
for paying the plan review fees at the time the building permit is issued
and in no case longer than 180 days from the date of application. Said
plan review fee, if required by the Building Official, shall include
structural plans, structural calculations, plumbing, mechanical, fire,
regulations for barrier free facilities, heat loss calculations, demoli-
tion, parking and landscaping. Said plan review fee shall be 65% of the
building permit fee as shown in Table 3A. When plans are incomplete or
changed so as to require additional plan review, an additional plan
review fee shall be charged at the rate shown in Table 3A or other
applicable ordinance or code.
TOTAL VALUATION.
$1.00 to $500.00
$501.00 to $2,000.00
TABLE NO. 3- A-- BUILDING PERM FEES
FEE
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00
$100,001.00 and up
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$1$rQ9 11.00
$}QrGO $11.00 for the first $500.00 plus $1-x50
1.65 for each additional $100.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $2,000.00
*aa 58 5.75 for the first $2,000.00 plus
$6.60 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $25,000.00
$17$r59 $187.55 for the first $25,000.00 plus
$4x58 $4.95 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00
$ -293rGO $311.30 _ for the first $50,000.00 plus
$3r88 $3.30 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00
$433x88 $476.30 for the first $100,00.00 plus
Pr58 $2.75 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof
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Other Inspections and Fees:
1. Inspections outside of normal business hours .............$30.00 per hour*
(minimum charge- -two hours)
2. Reinspection fees assessed under provisions of
Section 304(g) .................. :........................$30.00 per hour*
3. Inspections for which no fee is specifically
indicated ............... .... . .........................$30.00 per hour*
(minimum charge -- one -half hour)
4. Additional plan review required by changes, additions
or revisions to approved plans .. .........................$30.00 per hour*
(minimum charge -- one -half hour)
Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is the greatest.
This cost shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and
fringe benefits of the employees involved.
Ordinance Section 2. The fee changes set forth in this ordinance shall
become effective on the first day of AUGUST, 1987.
PASSED this 16th day of JULY , 19 87
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
/ / � Av'�' I'*
TOM BURTON
Chairman
ATTEST: ( ✓) APPROVED ( ) VETOED
Carol Ebergson Shirley Van Za ten
Clerk of the Council County Executive
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David Cotting a
Civil Deputy osecuting Attorney
Published on
JULY 1
Date: JULY 17, 1987
and JULY 22 , 1987
This ordinance becomes effective on AUGUST 1, 1987
ORDINANCE -3-
Date drafted 11/4/86