Fee adjustments.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 5-6
in effectSec. 5-6. - Fee adjustments.
Every person to whom a building permit is issued, before final inspection of the work, shall submit a cost affidavit to the Commissioner of Buildings. The value of the work shall be considered the higher of the contractor's stated final value or RSMeans' estimated value. The value of work shall include all material, labor, subcontracts, owner furnished material, overhead and profit. Upon receipt of the cost affidavit from the permit holder, the Commissioner of Buildings shall adjust such fee and shall refund any excess fee to the permit holder or collect any additional fee as is necessary. If the stated final value exceeds that of RSMeans, the stated final value shall be used. If the stated final value is less than RSMeans, the RSMeans value shall be used. The Commissioner of Buildings, or the designee thereof, may, at the Commissioner of Buildings' discretion, perform an audit on any project to which a building permit fee shall apply.
(Code 1993, § 5-6; Code 2004, § 14-6; Code 2015, § 5-6; Code 2020, § 5-6; Ord. No. 2006-173-172, § 1, 6-26-2006; Ord. No. 2011-45-56, § 1, 3-28-2011)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICICO_CH5BUBURE_ARTIINGE_S5-6FEADFetched: 11/8/2026