Building permit fee—New building or addition.
Columbus City Codes § 4113.43
in effect4113.43 - Building permit fee—New building or addition.
(A) A building permit for a new building or an addition to an existing building shall be issued to include only the work shown on the approved plans or specifications.
(B) The building permit fee for a new building or an addition to an existing building shall be based on floor or surface area to be computed as follows:
(1) All floor or surface area including garage, carport, basement, cellar and sub cellar floors, measuring the outside dimensions at each floor level shall be included.
(2) Crawl space or attic area shall not be included.
(3) In a building or area where there are no walls, the area enclosed by the outside dimensions of the supporting columns shall be included.
(4) In a building or area where a roof is supported by a single row of columns the horizontal projected area of the roof shall be included.
(C) Based on the computation of the floor or surface area the building permit fee for a new building or an addition to an existing building shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
(D) A parking lot or similar facility shall require a separate permit when it is not constructed at the same time as, and under the original permit for, the building or structure associated with it and the fee therefor shall be as prescribed in the fee schedule.
(Ord. 1483-97 § 2 (part).)
Source: City of Columbus, City Codes and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/oh/columbus/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT41BUCO_CH4113PEFE_4113.43BUPEFEWBUADFetched: 10/27/2026