The building permit fee for new construction, additions, alterations
and remodeling shall be based on the value of construction in accordance
with the following:
Five hundred dollars ($500.00) to twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000.00): fifty dollars ($50.00).
Each additional one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or fraction
thereof: three dollars ($3.00).
The value of construction shall be determined by the Building
Commissioner, based on any or all of the following:
(a)
The estimated construction cost provided by the applicant;
(b)
Valuation tables provided by the International Code Council with
modifiers to the St. Louis area;
(c)
Cost for similar construction projects; or
(d)
Cost estimates on a component basis developed by the Building Commissioner.
Valuation information shall be provided to the applicant and be reasonably,
yet realistically, determined.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 2475 also changed the title of this
Section from "New Construction" to "Permit Fees."
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 5-3.16, Additions, Alterations
or Remodeling, was repealed 2-19-2019 by Ord. No. 2475.
[Ord. No. 464, §16; Ord. No. 616, §1.; Ord. No. 1073 §1, 10-5-1993; Ord. No. 2475, 2-19-2019]
On change of ownership excepting newly constructed structures
for which an occupancy permit has been issued upon completion of construction
of a structure and issued within a thirty (30) day period prior to
ownership change, it shall be unlawful for any person to hereafter
occupy or any owner or agent thereof to permit the occupancy of any
building or addition thereto, or part thereof, for any purpose until
a Certificate of Exterior Appearance Compliance has been issued by
the Building Department. The Certificate of Exterior Appearance Compliance
shall state that the premises complies with all provisions of this
Article.
Where there is a change in ownership of a building, the seller
or the seller's agent shall complete the Application for Certificate
of Exterior Appearance and shall pay an inspection fee of ten dollars
($10.00). All applications for an Exterior Appearance Inspection shall
be accompanied by a copy of a valid State issued identification card.
The Certificate of Exterior Appearance compliance shall remain
in effect for a period of six (6) months from the date of issuance.
[Repealed by Ordinance No. 676, §7]
[Ord. No. 464, §16; Ord. No. 616, §1.; Ord. No. 1073 §2, 10-5-1993]
In addition to the building permit fee, an inspection charge
of five dollars ($5.00) shall be paid to the city for each inspection
deemed necessary by the Building Commissioner. The number of inspections
required shall be determined after the review of the plans submitted
and the number shall be indicated on the building permit application.
This fee shall be adjusted on an annual basis, effective January 1
of the year in question, to reflect increases, if any, in the November
offering next preceding this January 1 of the Cost of Living Index
for all urban consumers for the St. Louis area published by the Bureau
of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, as compared
to the previous November offering, using the period 1967 = 100 as
the base period. All such computation of increases made as provided
herein shall be rounded to the nearest fifty cent figure, and shall
not be further adjusted during the course of the year in question
until the following January 1 of the next year in question, when such
further adjustments, if warranted as provided herein, shall be made.
[Ord. No. 1073 §4, 10-5-1993; Ord. No. 1592 §1, 2-19-2002; Ord.
No. 2149 §3, 12-7-2010]
(a)
There is hereby established a reinspection charge of twenty dollars
($20.00), which shall be applicable to building reinspections, where
it has been determined that the initial inspection resulted in a failure
to comply with the applicable construction code. The permit applicant
shall be responsible for the payment of such reinspection charge which
shall be payable within thirty (30) days of the inspection, after
which such charge shall be considered overdue. No permits shall be
issued to an applicant who has not remitted payment to the City for
any overdue reinspection charges.
(b)
All assessed reinspection fees must be paid prior to the request
for a final inspection.
[Ord. No. 464 §16; Ord. No. 1086 §2, 2-15-1994; Ord. No. 1373 §1, 9-1-1998]
(a)
In addition to the building permit fee and inspection fees, all reasonable
costs or fees charged to the City such as site and building plan review,
inspection and permit fees, testing fees and the like, when deemed
necessary by the Building Commissioner or City Administrator, shall
be paid by the applicant before issuance of the building permit.
(b)
A plan review escrow procedure is hereby authorized to be formulated,
implemented and amended by City staff to help ensure that all such
costs charged to the City are recovered from applicants.
(c)
In the event that the City receives an application, petition or other
request for any administrative or legislative consideration, and the
applicant, petitioner or request or owes the City any amounts from
previous City consideration including any third (3rd) party expenses
the City has incurred, the City reserves the right to refuse to give
any consideration to such application, petition or request until such
time that the City has received payment in full or payment terms acceptable
to the City.
[Ord. No. 464, §16]
The building permit fees provided for in sections 5-3.15, 5-3.16
and 5-3.17 above shall be doubled where work for which a building
permit is required in section 5-3.8 is commenced prior to obtaining
the permit or filing of the application. The payment of such double
fees shall not relieve any person from fully complying with all provisions
regulating such construction.
[Ord. No. 464, §16]
The Building Commissioner may cancel permits and refund the
permit fee less a maximum penalty of five dollars or such lesser amount
as the Building Commissioner shall set.
[Ord. No. 464, §16]
Where connection to the city sanitary sewer or water system
is to be made, the Building Commissioner shall charge the required
connection fees as provided for by ordinance.
[Ord. No. 908, §2; Ord. No. 2561, 11-3-2020]
No person shall repair or install any mechanical equipment in
the City without first having obtained a mechanical permit. The fee
for issuance of a permit under this Section shall be fifty dollars
($50.00).
[Ord. No. 2561, 11-3-2020[1]]
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the installation
or repair of any mechanical equipment within the City without first
having obtained a license from the County Board of Mechanical Examiners
authorizing such person to engage in such work.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Section 5-3.24.1,
Building Permit Review, Issuance and Inspections Amusement Ride Inspection
Services, adopted by Ord. No. 1091 §1, 3-1-1994.
[Ord. No. 2561, 11-3-2020[1]]
There is hereby established a reinspection charge of twenty
dollars ($20.00), which shall be applicable to mechanical reinspections,
where it has been determined that the initial inspections resulted
in a failure to comply with the applicable construction code. The
permit applicant shall be responsible for the payment of such reinspection
charge which shall be payable within thirty (30) days of the inspection,
after which such charge shall be considered overdue. No permits shall
be issued to an applicant who has not remitted payment to the City
for any overdue reinspection charges.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Section 5-3.24.2,
Deposit Required for New Residential Building Permit — Legends,
Legends South, Etc., adopted by Ord. No. 1609 §2, 5-21-2002.
[Ord. No. 2561, 11-3-2020[1]]
The permit fee provided for in Section 5-3.24 above shall be
doubled where work for which a mechanical permit is required is commenced
prior to obtaining the permit or filing of the application. The payment
of such double fees shall not relieve any person from fully complying
with all provisions regulating such construction.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance repealed former Section 5-3.24.3,
Private Sector Inspection Services — Governmental Entities,
adopted by Ord. No. 2128 §1, 6-15-2010.
