Sec. 3-156. - Schedule of permit fees.
(a) On all buildings, structures or alterations requiring a mechanical permit, as set forth in the adopted mechanical code, a fee shall be paid as required at the time of filing application, in accordance with the following schedule.
Mechanical permit fee schedule.
Mechanical Valuation | Permit Fee
Base permit fee for issuing each permit plus permit fees listed below | $ 30.00
$1—1,000 | $ 20.00
1,001—2,000 | 22.00
2,001—3,000 | 24.00
3,001—4,000 | 26.00
4,001—5,000 | 28.00
5,001—6,000 | 30.00
6,001—7,000 | 32.00
7,001—8,000 | 34.00
8,001—9,000 | 36.00
9,001—10,000 | 38.00
10,001—11,000 | 40.00
11,001—12,000 | 42.00
12,001—13,000 | 44.00
13,001—14,000 | 46.00
14,001—15,000 | 48.00
15,001—16,000 | 50.00
16,001—17,000 | 52.00
17,001—18,000 | 54.00
18,001—19,000 | 56.00
19,001—20,000 | 58.00
20,001—21,000 | 60.00
21,001—22,000 | 62.00
22,001—23,000 | 64.00
23,001—24,000 | 66.00
24,001—25,000 | 68.00
25,001—26,000 | 70.00
26,001—27,000 | 72.00
27,001—28,000 | 74.00
28,001—29,000 | 76.00
29,001—30,000 | 78.00
30,001—31,000 | 80.00
31,001—32,000 | 82.00
32,001—33,000 | 84.00
33,001—34,000 | 86.00
34,001—35,000 | 88.00
35,001—36,000 | 90.00
36,001—37,000 | 92.00
37,001—38,000 | 94.00
38,001—39,000 | 96.00
39,001—40,000 | 98.00
40,001—41,000 | 100.00
41,001—42,000 | 102.00
42,001—43,000 | 104.00
43,001—44,000 | 106.00
44,001—45,000 | 108.00
45,001—46,000 | 110.00
46,001—47,000 | 112.00
47,001—48,000 | 114.00
48,001—49,000 | 116.00
49,001—50,000 | 118.00
50,001—51,000 | 120.00
51,001—52,000 | 122.00
52,001—53,000 | 124.00
53,001—54,000 | 126.00
54,001—55,000 | 128.00
55,001—56,000 | 130.00
56,001—57,000 | 132.00
57,001—58,000 | 134.00
58,001—59,000 | 136.00
59,001—60,000 | 138.00
60,001—61,000 | 140.00
61,001—62,000 | 142.00
62,001—63,000 | 144.00
63,001—64,000 | 146.00
64,001—65,000 | 148.00
65,001—66,000 | 150.00
66,001—67,000 | 152.00
67,001—68,000 | 154.00
68,001—69,000 | 156.00
69,001—70,000 | 158.00
70,001—71,000 | 160.00
71,001—72,000 | 162.00
72,001—73,000 | 164.00
73,001—74,000 | 166.00
74,001—75,000 | 168.00
75,001—76,000 | 170.00
76,001—77,000 | 172.00
77,001—78,000 | 174.00
78,001—79,000 | 176.00
79,001—80,000 | 178.00
80,001—81,000 | 180.00
81,001—82,000 | 182.00
82,001—83,000 | 184.00
83,001—84,000 | 186.00
84,001—85,000 | 188.00
85,001—86,000 | 190.00
86,001—87,000 | 192.00
87,001—88,000 | 194.00
88,001—89,000 | 196.00
89,001—90,000 | 198.00
90,001—91,000 | 200.00
91,001—92,000 | 202.00
92,001—93,000 | 204.00
93,001—94,000 | 206.00
94,001—95,000 | 208.00
95,001—96,000 | 210.00
96,001—97,000 | 212.00
97,001—98,000 | 214.00
98,001—99,000 | 216.00
99,001—100,000 | 218.00
100,001—101,000 | 220.00
Initial fee for issuing each permit shall be thirty dollars ($30.00). Fees shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) for the first one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or fraction thereof, of valuation of the installation plus two dollars ($2.00) for each additional one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or each fraction thereof.
(b) Fee for inspecting boilers (based upon Btu input):
33,000 Btu (1 BHp) to 165,000 (5 BHp) .....$30.00
165,001 Btu (5BHp) to 330,000 (10 BHp) .....35.00
330,001 Btu (10 BHp) to 1,165,000 (52 BHp) .....40.00
1,165,001 Btu (52 BHp) to 3,300,000 (98 BHp) .....45.00
Over 3,300,000 (98 BHp) .....50.00
(c) Temporary operation inspection fee. When preliminary inspection is requested for purposes of permitting temporary operation of a heating, ventilating, refrigeration, or air-conditioning system, or portion thereof, a fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) shall be paid by the contractor requesting such preliminary inspection. If the system is not approved for temporary operation on the first preliminary inspection, the usual reinspection fee shall be charged for each subsequent preliminary inspection for such purpose.
(d) Self-contained units less than two (2) tons. In all buildings, except one- and two-family dwellings, where self-contained air conditioning units of less than two (2) tons are to be installed, the fee charged shall be that for the total cost of all units combined in accordance with subsection (a).
(e) A mechanical permit must be obtained from the building code services office before any work is started.
(Code 1963, § 2½-20; Ord. No. 2333, § 1, 9-12-02)
