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Home My WebLink About020728 ORD - 07/25/1989AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY CODE, CHAPTER 13, BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED OPERATIONS; HOUSING AND HOUSING PREMISES STANDARDS, ARTICLE I, IN GENERAL, SECTION 13-2, PERMIT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, BY AMENDING THE "PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE"; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City Code, Chapter 13, Buildings; Construction and Related Operations; Housing and Housing Premises Standards, Article I, In General, Section 13-2, Permit and Administrative Fees, hereinafter referred to as the "Permit Fee Schedule," is hereby amended by amending Subsection (1), Building code fees, by amending paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows: (1) Building code fees. (a) Standardized Building Valuation: The valuation to be used in computing building permit fees shall be the total value of all construction work including plumbing, electrical, mechanical equipment, and other systems, including appurtenances and site improvements. The valuation cf building, alteration, or structure used in computing building permit fees shall be based and at least equivalent to standardized building valuation data as published periodically by the Southern Building Code Congress International or may be based on a comparable national standardized industry valuation method. Documentation shall be submitted to substantiate the submittal of a comparable method. The applicant for a building permit may appeal any determination of the Building Official to the Building Code Board of Appeals. Standardized building valuations shall be used as the basis for partial permitting of a project, such dS tor the foundation, shell and interior finish phases. Standardized building valuations for pre-engineered metal building warehouses shall be 70 percent of current schedule values. Standardized building valuations shall be reviewed and updated on an annual basis so as to reflect the current trends in construction. Any revisions thereto are hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this ordinance. (b) Processing and plan review fee: A processing and plan review fee shall be paid in addition to the regular permit fee as provided for in the schedule below. Said fees shah be paid for each application processed and reviewed for the purposes of obtaining a building permit as required by the City of Corpus Christi Building Code as follows: 1. new construction, 2. additions, 208HG108.ord 20728 MICROFILMED 3. new interior commercial tenant spaces, 4. major change in use, 5. detached accessory buildings greater than or equal to 400 square feet in area, and 6. residential additions. Residential $9 00 per each residential (One and Two Family ) plan review Commercial fee as per schedule based on valuation $ 0 - $ 20,000 $30.00 20,000 - 110,000 40.00 110,000 - or greater 50.00 SECTION 2. That the Permit Fee Schedule, Subsection (1), Building code fees, is hereby amended by amending paragraph (c), Building permit fees, to read as follows: (c) Building Permit Fees: A Building Permit Fee shall be paid as follows: (1) For all construction except as otherwise provided for in paragraph (2), (3), and (4) below: (a) Where the valuation does not exceed $2,000.00, a minimum fee of $20.00 shall be required except that for a sign, the minimum fee shall be $40.00. (b) For a valuation over $2,000.00, up to and including $20,000.00, the fee shall be $20.00 for the first two thousand plus $3.30 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. (c) For a valuation over $20,000.00, up to and including $110,000.00, the fee shall be $79.40 for the first twenty thousand plus $2.20 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. (d) For a valuation over $110,000.00, the fee shall be $277.40 for the first one hundred ten thousand plus $1.10 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof. (2) Residential construction: The fee schedule for new construction of one and two-family dwellings, apartments, townhouses and condominiums shall be 7.0 cents per square foot of the building area for the first three thousand square feet of building area plus 3.5 cents per square foot for each additional square foot of building area. Building area shall include all rooms and spaces within the main structure, except for attached garages. 208HG108.ord (3) Accessory residential construction: Accessory residential construction such as room additions, storage rooms, utility rooms, garages, carports, patio covers, raised decks, skate board ramps, greenhouses, portable buildings, gazebos and other similar uses shall have minimum permit fee of $20.00 per structure under 300 square feet in area, and for all others the fee shall be 7.0 cents per square foot of the building area. (4) General accessory construction: General accessory construction such as fuel tanks, signs, swimming pools, spas, interior and exterior remodeling shall be charged a permit in accordance with Section (c)(1). SECTION 3. That the Permit Fee Schedule, Subsection (1), Building code fees, is hereby amended by amending paragraph (F), Mobile (HUD -Code Manufactured) home installation fee, to read as follows: (F) Mobile (HUD -Code Manufactured) home installation fee: The fee for a building permit for the installation of a mobile (HUD -Code Manufactured) home for occupancy upon a lot shall be $25.00. SECTION 4. That the Permit Fee Schedule, is hereby amended by amending Subsection (1), Building code fees, by designating existing paragraph K as paragraph M. SECTION 5. That the Permit Fee Schedule, Subsection (1), Building code fees, is hereby amended by adding new paragraphs (K) and (L), to read as follows: (K) Temporary promotional events: The permit fee for a temporary promotional event shall be $25.00 (L) Construction site offices: The permit fee for the installation of a temporary structure associated and used only during the construction of a project shall be $25.00 SECTION 6. That the Permit Fee Schedule, Subsection (2), Electrical code fees, is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (H) to read as follows: (H) The examination fee for a certified electrical maintenance person exam shall be $20.00 payable in advance and upon clearance by the Examination Committee. SECTION 7. That the Permit Fee Schedule, Subsection (3), Mechanical code fees, is hereby amended by adding a new subparagraph (3) to read as follows: (3) Existing residential construction: The fee for the installation of a new complete heating and air conditioning system in existing one and two family dwellings, apartments, townhouses and 208HG108.ord condominiums shall be as per paragraph (2), New residential construction, of this section. SECTION 8. That the Permit Fee Schedule, Subsection (5), General provisions, is hereby amended by amending the first paragraph to read as follows: (5) General provisions. The following charges shall apply in all cases for which a permit if required by the Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing and Flood Hazard Prevention Codes. SECTION 9. That the Permit Fee Schedule, Subsection (5), General provisions, is hereby amended by amending paragraph (E), Survey fee, to read as follows: (E) Survey fee: The fee for fire surveys, surveys for construction status, building evaluations, repossession surveys, etc. shall be $75.00. SECTION 10. That the Permit Fee Schedule, Subsection (5), General provisions, is hereby amended by deleting paragraph (F), Fire investigation, in its entirety and substituting therefor the new paragraph (F), Relocation surveys, to read as follows: (F) Relocation survvs: The fee for performing relocation surveys to determine the minimum code compliance requirements for structures proposed to be relocated (moved) and placed back in operation shall be $100.00. SECTION 11. That the Permit Fee Schedule, Subsection (5), General provisions, is hereby amended by amending paragraph (3), Reduced fees, to read as follows: (3) Reduced fees: (1) Agencies of the federal, state, county and governments are exempt from the payment of connection with the construction or repair of used, owned, and located on property owned government agencies. (2) Permit and survey fees for public schools and other political subdivisions having ad valorem tax-exempt status, anc fcr church sanctuaries and all other state constitutionally exempted ad valorem tax entities shall be 50 percent of the regular permit fee; provided that such reduced permit fee shall in no case be less than the minimum fee regularly charged and such reduced fee will not apply when work has commenced without proper permits. municipal fees in buildings by said 208HG108.ord SECTION 12. If for any reason any section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional by final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision of this ordinance for it is the definite intent of this City Council that every section, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, word or provision hereof be given full force and effect for its purpose. SECTION 13. Publication shall be made one time in the official publication of the City of Corpus Christi by publishing the caption stating in substance the purpose of the ordinance, this ordinance to become effective upon such publication. 208HG108.ord That the foregoing ordinance was second reading on this the /) following vote: Betty N. Turner David Berlanga, Leo Guerrero Tom Hunt That the foregoing ordinance was third reading on this the /,j' following vote: Betty N. Turner David Berlanga, Sr. Leo Guerrero Tom Hunt read for the uf.iQrst time and pas d to its day of , 19 77, by the Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Clif Moss Mary Rhodes Frank Schwing, Jr. read for day of the ser�ond time and passed to its , 19 3,7 , by the Edward A. Martin Joe McComb Clif Moss Mary Rhodes Frank Schwing, Jr. That the foregoing ordinance was read for the third time and passed finally on this the , S day of Y4-( , 19r��r , by the following vote: Betty N. Turner a Edward A. Martin ani' David Berlanga, Sr. (?c -7)'. Joe McComb (2/),_ Leo Guerrero 6e - Clif Moss i Tom Hunt Mary Rhodes Cl//rt x. 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