Ordinance 55 of 2010

 

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SALT LAKE CITY ORDINANCE

No. 55 of 2010

(Building Fee Amendments)

 

 

An ordinance amending Appendix A of Chapter 18.32.035 of the Salt Lake City Code, relating to building fees.

WHEREAS, section 18.32.035 of the Salt Lake City Code (Buildings and Construction: Building Regulations: Fees) establishes the fees for building permits and plan reviews; and

WHEREAS, the City has not previously charged fees to permit, review or inspect fences; and

WHEREAS, reviewing applications and plans for fence construction and inspecting same consumes valuable City staff resources; and

WHEREAS, after a public hearing on this matter the City Council has determined that the following ordinance is in the City’s best interests. 

NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah:

SECTION 1.  That Chapter 18.32.035 of the Salt Lake City Code (Buildings and Construction: Building Regulations: Fees) shall be, and hereby is, amended to read as follows:

18.32.035: FEES:


Building permit fees shall be based on the total valuation of the proposed project as set forth in the following table:

Total Valuation  

Fee  

$1.00 to $500.00  

$31.23  

$501.00 to $2,000.00  

$31.23 for the first $500.00 plus $4.05 for each additional $100.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000.00  

$2,001.00 to $25,000.00  

$92.02 for the first $2,000.00 plus $18.60 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000.00  

$25,001.00 to $50,000.00  

$520.59 for the first $25,000.00 plus $13.42 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00  

$50,001.00 to $100,000.00  

$855.47 for the first $50,000.00 plus $9.30 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00  

$100,001.00 to $500,000.00  

$1,320.57 for the first $100,000.00 plus $7.44 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00  

$500,001.00 to $1,000,000.00  

$4,297.27 for the first $500,000.00 plus $6.31 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00  

$1,000,001.00 and up  

$7,453.36 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $4.85 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof  


Plan review fees shall be sixty five percent (65%) of the building permit fees.
Fees to expedite building plan review as governed by section 18.20.050 of this code shall be 2 times the standard building plan review fee.

Penalties for not obtaining Permanent Certificate of Occupancy will be $300 dollars for each month, after the initial 30 day Temporary Certificate of Occupancy, which has no additional cost associated with it; due before the first of the month and only allowed for up to three renewals after the initial free 30 day period. Partial months will not be refunded.

Fees for renewing expired plan review after 180 days as governed by section 18.20.110 of this code shall be ½ of the original plan review fee up to a maximum of $1,000, plus $113 dollars an hour for review necessitated by changes in codes and ordinances (two-hour minimum).

A fee of $31 shall be charged for each permit for fencing.

Other fees shall consist of electrical, mechanical and plumbing fees as set forth in sections 18.36.100 through 18.36.130, 18.52.050, and 18.56.040 of this title or their successor sections.

 

      SECTION 2.  Effective Date.   This ordinance shall become effective on the date of its first publication.

Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, this 15th day of June, 2010.

Bill No. 55 of 2010

Published: July 6, 2010.