A.
Permit required. An application for a permit shall
be required in accordance with the provisions of those other applicable
codes and ordinances which the Office of Code Enforcement has the
responsibility to administer. Said application shall be submitted
in such form as may be prescribed by the Code Enforcement Officer
and shall be accompanied by any required fee.
B.
Action on application. The Code Enforcement Officer
shall examine said application to determine compliance with those
other applicable codes and ordinances of the municipality and shall,
within 30 days after filing, either approve or reject said application.
If said application is rejected, the Code Enforcement Officer shall
inform the applicant in writing, stating the reasons for such rejection.
[Amended 5-4-1999 by Ord. No. 1083, approved 5-4-1999; 2-17-2009 by Ord. No. 1219, approved 2-17-2009]
Applicants for permits required by any of the
following applicable codes and ordinances shall pay, at the time of
application, building fees to the Borough of East Stroudsburg according
to the following schedule below. Such fees may be amended from time
to time by resolution of the Council of East Stroudsburg Borough:
A.
International Codes Council (ICC) Building Code. The
fees required for permits under the ICC Building Code shall be as
follows:
(1)
New construction and alterations:
(a)
Residential.
[1]
All residential dwellings (new): $35 for each
100 square feet or fraction thereof (outside dimensions), including
attached garages and excluding areas of crawlspace, unfinished basements
and attics.
[2]
Motels: $100 per unit and nonresidential rate
for nonliving space.
[3]
Residential alteration: $25 minimum for the
first $1,000 of construction costs; $6.50 for each additional $1,000
or fraction thereof.
[4]
Detached garages: $75 for a single garage; $100
for a double.
[5]
Sheds: $30.
[6]
Swimming pools, over 24 inches of water capacity
minimum: $50 for the first $4,000 of construction cost; $11 for each
additional $1,000 of cost.
[7]
Mobile homes: same as residential dwellings.
(b)
Nonresidential.
[1]
New: $600 for the first 1,000 square feet; $75
for each additional 1,000 square feet or fraction thereof.
[2]
Alterations: $40 minimum for the first $1,000
of construction costs; $8.50 for each additional $1,000 or fraction
thereof.
[3]
Detached garages, sheds, etc.: same as alterations
and additions.
(c)
Nonresidential and residential permits:
[1]
Temporary trailers and buildings on construction
sites: $30 (limited to one year).
[2]
Moving of buildings: $1.10 for each $100 of
the estimated cost of moving any structure, plus the cost of new foundations
and all other necessary work required to affix the structure to the
site.
[3]
Demolition: $110 for each $1,000 of the cost
of demolition. The fee shall not include the cost of disposal of the
debris. However, as part of the application process, the applicant
shall state where the debris will be disposed.
B.
National Electrical Code: $3 per $100 of job cost.
The Uniform Construction Code (UCC) service inspection and cut-in
card fee shall be $50.
C.
International Codes Council (ICC) Basic Plumbing Code
and Mechanical Code.
(1)
HVAC: $16 for each $1,000 of cost.
(2)
Heating: $16 for each $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof.
(3)
Fuel storage tanks over five-hundred-fifty-gallons'
capacity: $60 each.
(4)
Sprinkler system: $60 for the first $1,000 of cost;
$11 for each $1,000 of cost or fraction thereof.
(5)
All other plumbing: $3 for each $100 of cost, with
a minimum charge of $5.
D.
International Codes Council (ICC) Fire Prevention
Code.
All permits granted under any of the above applicable
codes and ordinances shall be good for a period of one year, provided
that extensions may be requested in writing, and such extensions may
be granted by the Code Enforcement Officer for good reasons, except
that any permit granted for demolition activities shall be valid for
six months only, and, if such demolition work is not completed within
that time, any bond posted by the applicant shall be forfeited.
The following certificates shall be required
in accordance with the provisions of those other applicable codes
or ordinances which the Office of Code Enforcement has the responsibility
to administer. Said certificates may be issued separately or combined
in the form of a single certificate.
A.
Certificate of use and occupancy in accordance with
Section 118.0 of the 1993 BOCA National Building Code. A certificate
of use and occupancy shall be required, and no new building or portion
of an existing building which is enlarged, altered or a new use established
shall be used or occupied, in whole or in part, until such a certificate
of use and occupancy shall have been issued by the Code Enforcement
Officer.
B.
Certificate of approval. A certificate of approval
shall be required for any electrical work completed under the provisions
of the applicable codes and ordinances. All applicants shall supply
to the Office of Code Enforcement such a certificate of approval within
30 days of the completion of the building, structure, work or premises.
A final certificate of occupancy shall not be issued until the receipt
of such a certificate.
C.
Other certificates. Any other permits, certificates
or licenses, as required by the applicable codes and ordinances, shall
be obtained by the applicant in accordance with the provisions of
said applicable codes and ordinances. Application for such permits,
certificates or licenses shall be made to the Code Enforcement Officer.
