PERMIT FEES
The minimum fee for any building permit shall be $50.00 (and this shall be the minimum non-returnable deposit required to process any application for a building permit. The minimum fee for a building whose gross area of floor space is more than 500 S.F. is $100.00. The non-returnable deposit required to process any application for a building permit is 50% of the total building permit fee. A 50% deposit is required for all applications for building permit.
When work for which a permit is required is commenced prior to obtaining a permit, the permit applicant will be required to pay an additional fee of 100% of the usual permit fee established herein. The payment of the fee shall not relieve the applicant of other penalties established by law. The double fee requirements shall be applicable to all divisions of the Building Department. A permit issued shall become invalid if the work authorized by it is not commenced, or is suspended for a period for 90 days.
The fee for the renewal of a building permit shall be 50% of the initial building permit fee. The building permit fee will be an aggregate of all the relevant disciplines involved in the application.
Actual permit fees are as follows:
| Sq. Ft. |
Building |
Mechanical |
Electrical |
Plumbing |
Fire Protection |
Roofing |
Landscaping |
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| <1000 |
$8.00 |
$2.00 |
$2.00 |
$2.00 |
$2.00 |
$2.00 |
$1.00 |
| 1000-1499 |
$10.00 |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
$2.00 |
| 1500-5000 |
$15.00 |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
$3.00 |
| >5000 |
$20.00 |
$5.00 |
$5.00 |
$5.00 |
$5.00 |
$5.00 |
$4.00 |
Repairs/Conversions/Renovations
(Fees calculated per 100 square feet of gross building floor space)
| Sq. Ft. |
Building |
Mechanical |
Electrical |
Plumbing |
Fire Protection |
Roofing |
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| <1000 |
$5.00 |
$1.25 |
$1.25 |
$1.25 |
$1.25 |
$1.25 |
| 1000-1499 |
$7.00 |
$1.75 |
$1.75 |
$1.75 |
$1.75 |
$1.75 |
| 1500-5000 |
$10.00 |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
$2.50 |
| >5000 |
$15.00 |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
$3.75 |
| M.E.P. without a superstructure |
$5.00 per $1,000 of estimated construction cost. |
| Misc. Structures |
¼ of 1% of estimated construction cost. |
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Swimming Pool
(Includes pool lighting, motors and plumbing)
|
$100.00 |
| Fence, Wall, Retaining Wall, Bulkhead Wall linear feet Or Similar Structure |
$15.00 per 100 linear feet |
Awning or Canopy
(Horizontal projection per s.f. of area covered)
|
$ 0.20 |
| Paving |
$ 2.00 per 100 sq. ft. |
| Demolition (Each structure) |
$100.00 |
Moving Buildings (Without demolition)
(For each 100 sq. ft. or fractional part thereof) |
$ 2.50 |
| Plumbing |
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Water, Sanitary and Drainage Systems
(For new construction and/or additions.) |
see tables above. |
| Gas System |
(Underground L.P. Gas tanks per group of tanks at a single location.) |
$25.00 per tank |
| (Above ground L.P. gas tanks per group of tanks at a single location.) |
$25.00 per tank |
| Wells |
$50.00 per well |
| Electrical |
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| Service (For each 100 amp. or fractional part) |
$ 1.50 |
| Circuits (Residential and Commercial wiring) |
see tables above |
| Motors |
$ 2.50 ea. Motor
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| Generators or Transformers (For each 10 KW or fractional part) |
$ 2.50 |
| Mechanical |
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| Air-Condition and Refrigeration |
see tables above |
| Elevator or Escalator |
$100.00 per shaft |
Fire Detection System
(Includes fire alarm systems, halon, etc.) |
$100.00 per system |
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