HomeMy WebLinkAbout021208 ORD - 08/06/1991AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, CHAPTER 13, BUILDINGS;
CONSTRUCTION AND RELATED OPERATIONS; HOUSING AND
HOUSING PREMISES STANDARDS, ARTICLE I, IN GENERAL,
SECTION 13-2, PERMIT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, TO INCREASE
PERMIT AND ADMINISTRATIVE FEES; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE; PROVIDING FOR SEVERANCE; AND PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13, Buildings,
Construction and Related Operations; Housing and Housing Premises Standards, Article I,
In General Section 13-2, Permit and administrative fees, is hereby amended to hereafter
read as follows:
Section 13-2. Permit and administrative fees.
The permit fee schedule covering fees for permits and other services required
by the building, electrical, mechanical and plumbing codes, and electrical
licensing shall be 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 of 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 as for 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
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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 shall 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, 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 $9.90 per each
(One and Two Family) residential
per plan
Commercial fee as per schedule based on valuation
$ 0 - $ 20,000 $33.00
20,000 - 110,000 44.00
110,000 - or greater 55.00
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 $22.00 shall be required except
that for a sign, the minimum fee shall be $44.00.
b. For a valuation over $2,000.00 up to and
including $20,000.00, the fee shall be $22.00 for
the first two thousand plus $3.63 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 $87.34 for
the first twenty thousand plus $2.42 for each
additional thousand or fraction thereof.
d. For a valuation over $110,000.00, the fee shall be
$305.14 for the first one hundred ten thousand
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plus $1.21 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 7.7 cents per
square foot of the building area for the first three
thousand square feet of building area plus 3.9 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.
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 $22.00 per structure under 300
square feet in area, and for all others the fee shall be 7.7
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).
D. Moving of Building or Structure: For the moving of any
building or structure, by a licensed house mover, the fee permit
shall be $110.00, plus the cost of the applicable survey fee.
E. Demolition of Building or Structure: For the demolition of any
building or structure, the fee shall be $22.00.
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 $27.50.
G. Certificate of Occupancy for Existing Buildings: When an
application for a Certificate of Occupancy for an existing
building is made, a processing and compliance investigation fee
of $55.00 shall be paid at the time of application.
H. Duplicate Certificate of Occupancy: In the event that a
Certificate of Occupancy is lost or destroyed a duplicate
Certificate of Occupancy may be issued provided that a fee of
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$11.00 for processing is paid at the time of application for each
such duplicate.
I. Appeal Filing Fee: The application fee for filing an appeal to
the Building Code Board of Appeals shall be $220.00.
J. Housemover License: The annual fee for a house movers
license shall be $110.00.
K. Temporary Promotional Events: The permit fee for a
temporary promotional event shall be $27.50.
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 $27.50.
M. Minimum Fee: In the event the total fees, according to the
foregoing schedules, are less than $22.00, then the minimum
permit charge of $22.00 shall apply. If such total fees exceed
the sum of $22.00, the greater amount shall be charged.
2. Electrical Code Fees
A. Electrical Permit Fees: Except as provided for New Residential
Construction as provided below, the Electrical Permit Fee shall
be:
Construction Loop $ 3.50
*Circuits (including extensions and repairs) 3.50
Fixtures, Residential or Commercial Bldg. .33
Motors (each individual motor) 7.00
Services up to 100 Amperes 7.00
Services 101 to 200 Amperes 10.60
Services 201 to 400 Amperes 17.60
Services over 400 Amperes 35.20
Services each additional meter 3.50
Appliances (trash compactors, dishwasher,
disposer, etc.) 3.50
Equipment -Heating (Heating and Commercial
Cooking Units and Hot Water Heaters)
per 5 KW or fraction thereof 3.50
Equipment -Moving picture projector,
X -Ray Machine or Elevator 17.60
Swimming Pool 27.50
Signs (per transformer) 3.50
General repairs (additional fee for work not included
in any of the above) 22.00
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*The term "Circuits" herein shall mean each main feeder,
submain or branch circuit, for electrical services; and each fused
or other type of automatic cutout protected wire of a final
branch multiwire circuit. Each such circuit shall be charged for
and considered as a separate circuit within the terms of this
section.
B. New Residential Construction: The fee schedule for new
construction of one and two family dwellings, apartments,
townhouses, and condominiums shall be 3.5 cents per square
foot of the building area excluding garages.
C. Minimum Fee: In the event the total fees, according to the
foregoing schedules, are less than $22.00, then the minimum
permit charge of $22.00 shall apply. If such total fees exceed
the sum of $22.00, the greater amount shall be charged.
D. Re -Out Inspection: The fee for re -out inspections requested for
the purposes of obtaining a temporary and/or permanent
electrical release shall be $27.50 when a Certificate of
Occupancy has been filed concurrently. For all other re -out
inspection requests without a Certificate of Occupancy
application (i.e. declared use) a fee of $55.00 shall be paid.
E. Electrical Advisory Board: The application fee for processing
a technical ruling, modification or request for approval through
the Electrical Advisory Board shall be $220.00.
F. Fees for Examination or License: The fees covering
examination for a license to qualify electricians of all classes
shall be payable to the City at the Building Inspection
Department as set out in Table I in subsection (3) of this
section. The examination fee shall accompany the application
for license. The license fee shall be paid to the Building
Inspection Department before the issuance of a license and only
after the person has been approved by the Examination
Committee.
1. Annual renewal of licenses shall be accomplished by
issuance of a license signed by the Building Official or
his assistant issued upon payment each calendar year
extending the validity of a license for that calendar year
only.
2. Such renewals shall be in compliance with the
regulations of the Electrical Licensing Ordinance.
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3. Table I, Fees
Classification Examination License
Fee Fee
a. Master Electrician $22.00 (Part I) $110.00
55.00 (Part II)
b. Master Electrician -Sign 27.50 110.00
c. Master Electrician -Elevator 27.50 110.00
d. Journeyman Electrician 22.00 22.00
e. Maintenance Electrician 22.00 22.00
f. Limited Journeyman Electrician 22.00 22.00
g. Apprentice None 16.50
4. In addition to the foregoing License Fee, an application
for reciprocal license shall be accompanied by a
reciprocal filing fee as follows:
Classification
Reciprocal
Filing Fee
a. Master Electrician, Master Electrician -Sign,
and Master Electrician -Elevator $55.00
b. Journeyman Electrician, Maintenance Electrician,
and Limited Journeyman Electrician 22.00
5. Licenses lost or destroyed during the year for which they
are issued shall be reissued by the Chief Electrical
Inspector, provided satisfactory evidence has been
presented by the licensee of such loss or destruction, and
provided the licensee pays to the city at the Chief
Inspector's office the sum of $5.50 for each such
duplicate license.
G. Electrical Examination Review: Requests to review a locally
administered examination shall be scheduled with the Chief
Electrical Inspector and a fee of $22.00 for the first hour, plus
$11.00 for each additional hour or fraction thereof shall be
charged.
H. The examination fee for a certified electrical maintenance
person exam shall be $22.00 payable in advance and upon
clearance by the Examination Committee.
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3. Mechanical Code Fees
A. Mechanical Permit Fees: A Mechanical Permit Fee shall be
paid as follows:
1. All Construction Except New Residential Construction.
For all heating, ventilating, duct, air conditioning, and
refrigeration systems except as provided by paragraph
(2) for new residential construction:
a. $22.00 for the first $1,000.00 of valuation plus
$2.40 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof for installation of non -existing heating,
ventilating, duct, air conditioning and refrigeration
system.
b. $22.00 fixed fee plus $2.40 per each $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof in valuation for repairs,
alterations, and additions to an existing system
where cost is over $550.00.
2. New Residential Construction: The fee schedule for new
construction of one and two-family dwellings, apartments,
townhouses, and condominiums shall be 3.5 cents per
square foot of the building area excluding unconditioned
garages.
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 condominiums
shall be as per paragraph (2), New Residential
Construction, of this section.
In buildings using self-contained air conditioning units less than
two tons, the fee charged shall be that for the total cost of all
units combined (see paragraph A above for rate).
An additional fee for Boilers based on BTU input shall be paid
as follows:
33,000 BTU (1 BHP) to 330,000 (10 BHP) $24.20
Over 330,000 BTU 54.45
B. Temporary Operation Inspection Fee: For inspecting a heating,
ventilating, refrigeration, or air conditioning system, a fee of
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$27.50 shall be paid by the contractor requesting such
inspection. If the system is not approved for temporary
operation on the first inspection, for each subsequent inspection
for such purpose, the usual re -inspection fee will be charged.
C. Minimum Fee: In the event the total fees, according to the
foregoing schedules, are less than $22.00 then the minimum
permit charge of $22.00 shall apply. If such total fees exceed
the sum of $22.00, the greater amount shall be charged.
D. Plumbing/Mechanical Advisory Board: The application fee for
filing an appeal to the decisions of the Building Official in
regards to an interpretation, a technical ruling or modification
of the Mechanical Code shall be $220.00.
E. Mechanical Contractor Records Registration: The registration
fee for maintaining a current file for a licensed air conditioning
contractor shall be $55.00, paid annually.
4. Plumbing Code Fees
A. Plumbing Permit Fees: Plumbing Permit Fees shall be payable,
except as otherwise provided by paragraph B for New
Residential Construction, as follows:
Each Water Service
Each Water -Fed Icemaking Machine
Each Plumbing Fixture
Each Sink -Garbage Disposal Unit
Lawn Sprinkler and Irrigation Systems, per 1,000 sq. ft.
of lot services
Each Cooling Tower
Each Pump
Each Water Heater
Each Gas Service Plus First Meter Loop, Per Meter
Each Additional Meter Loop
Each Gas Opening
Each Building Sewer (Lateral)
Each Building Sewer Extension to Other Buildings
Each Grease Interceptor
Each Private Sewage Disposal System
Each Sand Trap
Each Connection to Storm Sewer
Each Roof Drain
Each Manhole
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$ 3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
10.90
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
3.60
14.50
10.90
18.20
36.30
18.20
18.20
7.30
18.20
B. New Residential Construction: The fee schedule for new one
and two-family dwellings, apartments, townhouses, and
condominiums shall be 3.5 cents per square foot of the building
area excluding garages.
C. Minimum Fee: In the event the total fees per installation
charged are less than $22.00, then the minimum permit charge
of $22.00 shall apply. If such total fees exceed the sum of
$22.00, the greater amount shall be charged.
D. Plumbing/Mechanical Advisory Board: The application fee for
filing an appeal to the decisions of the Building Official in
regards to an interpretation, a technical ruling or modification
of the Plumbing Code and/or obtaining a concurrence for an
alternate material or method shall be $220.00.
5. General Provisions
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The following charges shall apply in all cases for which a permit is
required by the Building, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing and Flood
Hazard Prevention Codes.
A. Failure to Obtain Permit Before Work on Job is Commenced:
In the event that work for which a permit is required by said
Codes is commenced prior to the issuance of the required
permit, then the permit fee shall be doubled or $200.00,
whichever is greater; if the required permit is not obtained
within 24 hours of notification, excepting weekends and
holidays. The collection made is to help defray the additional
cost of inspection work already done and issuing a permit under
such circumstances and is not a penalty and is not preclusive of
any remedy otherwise available to the City to enforce said
Codes.
B. Investigation Fee: In the event that an inspection is made and
the resultant discovery is that work for which a permit is
required by said codes has been done but the required permit
has not been obtained or issued, then the permit fee shall be
doubled and a $200.00 investigation fee shall be added; if the
required permit is not obtained within 24 hours of notification,
excepting weekends and holidays.
C. Re -Inspection Fee: When a re -inspection fee has been assessed
as provided for by Code, said re -inspection fee shall be $19.80.
D. Moved Buildings: (General repairs) The fees for the
rehabilitation of moved buildings or structures shall be the same
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as for new construction, plus the cost of a survey fee, when not
included with the moving of building or structure fee.
E. Survey Fee: The fee for fire surveys, code compliance,
construction status, building evaluations, repossession surveys,
etc., shall be $75.00.
F. Relocation Surveys: 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.
G. Zoning Board of Adjustment: Any person, firm, or corporation
appealing to the Board of Adjustment, necessitating the sending
of notices and publication of notices to the newspaper shall be
assessed a $220.00 filing fee.
H. Permit Research: The fee for research to provide verification
of legal descriptions, property dimensions, ownerships and/or
other construction related data from permit files, etc., shall be
$38.50 plus the cost of document reproduction.
I. Inspections Outside the City:
1. Fees for permits which require inspection outside the
city limits shall be increased by $33.00 plus $1.10 per
mile for projects within the city's extraterritorial
jurisdiction.
2. Permit fees for buildings or building components which
are manufactured and inspected outside the city limits
and beyond the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction prior to
being moved into the city shall be increased as follows:
For each in -plant inspection that is necessary, the permit
fee shall be increased by $1.10 per mile plus $33.00 per
each 200 miles or fraction thereof for the distance
between the city and the manufacturing plant.
J. Reduced Fees:
1. Permit and survey fees for public schools, federal, state,
county and municipal government and other political
subdivisions having ad valorem tax-exempt status, and for
churches 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
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charged and such reduced fee will not apply when work
has commenced without proper permits.
K. Refunds:
1. A permit may be canceled upon written application by
the applicant at any time within six months of the date
of the issuance of a building permit or within two months
of the date of issuance of any electrical, mechanical, or
plumbing permit. If no work has been done under such
permit, 75 percent of the permit fee may be refunded
when formally requested in writing by the applicant,
provided that the City shall retain a minimum of $22.00
to cover the cost of auditing the fee and preparing the
request for refund. In all other instances regarding any
fees collected by the Department for which a refund is
requested due to contract default, lease cancellation, or
other similar circumstances, the City shall retain a
minimum of $22.00 to cover the cost of auditing the fees
and preparing the request for refund.
2. In the event that the interpretation of the Building
Official is not favorably upheld by the Building Code
Board of Appeals, Electrical Advisory Board, or the
Plumbing/Mechanical Advisory Board; and provided an
appeal is not forwarded to the City Council for final
resolution or the City Council confirms the interpretation
of such Board or Committee, then 100 percent of the
application fee shall be refunded upon written request by
the applicant.
L. Fees Rounded Off: Upon calculation of the total fee for any
permit, said fee shall be rounded off to the nearest dollar
before payment is made.
SECTION 2. That Ordinances 20490 and 20728, adopted on October 11,
1988, and July 25, 1989, respectively, are hereby repealed and that all fees herein contained
and set forth by the Building, Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Codes and Electrical
Licensing Ordinance prior to this date are hereby superseded by this ordinance.
SECTION 3. 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.
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SECTION 4. 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.
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That the foregoing ordinance was read for the first time and passed to its second reading on this
the() 7) day of L , 19(1 ( , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes 2.14_______ Edward A. Martin alt,20117
Cezar Galindo t ), , Joe McComb
Leo Guerrero 1,1 , Dr. David McNichols //���
Betty Jean Longoria 4,(y , Clif Moss L[,G.
Mary Pat Slavik
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That the foregoing ordinanc was read for t second time and passed to its third reading on
this the,J�O day of / , 19� ( , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo
Leo Guerrero -�!���
Betty Jean Longoria
That the foregoing crdinance was read for the
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb L(.fi�(i
Dr. David McNichols at -)Q,
Clif Moss (it Qtdelt,-
Mary Pat Slavik r71
third time and passed finally on this the
day of L ( �� LO, , 19 -1 ( , by the following vote:
Mary Rhodes
Cezar Galindo :11f.
Leo Guerrero
Betty Jean Longoria
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the
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City Secretary
APPROVED: /b DAY OF S /y
Edward A. Martin
Joe McComb
Dr. David McNichols
Clif Moss
Mary /Pat Slavik
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JAMES R. BRAY, JR., CITY ATTORNEY
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THE CITif. Es CORPUS CHRISTI
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, Assistant City Attorney
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PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
State of Texas, ) CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
County of Nueces ) ss: Ad #9046
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Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally
came Kerri Lesmeister, who being first duly sworn, according to
law, says that she is a Business Office Secretary of the Corpus
Christi Caller -Times, a daily newspaper published at Corpus
Christi in said County and State, generally circulated in
Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Cameron, Duval, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim
Wells, Karnes, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San
Patricio, Victoria, and Webb Counties, and that the publication
of NOTICE OF PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE NO. 021208 AMENDING THE CODE OF
which the annexed is a true copy, was published in the Corpus
Christi Caller -Times on the 12th day of August 1991.
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