[R.O. 2016 § 500.010; Ord. No. 528-04 § 1, 3-9-2004; Ord. No. 1025-13 § 2, 6-11-2013]
For the purposes of this Chapter,
a "contractor" is defined as any person, entity, firm or company that
performs, for pay, work for others and includes both those who work
as a general contractor and those who work as a subcontractor. No
person shall, either directly or indirectly, engage in the business
of, or perform work as a contractor in connection with, building construction
work, remodeling work, electrical work, mechanical work, plumbing
work, or tree trimming in the City until he/she has applied for and
received a license from the Director of Community Development as a
contractor. For the purpose of this Section, tree trimming includes
clipping, cutting, shearing, pruning, or removing of trees.
[R.O. 2016 § 500.020; Ord. No. 528-04 § 2, 3-9-2004]
A. All applications for a contractor's license
as provided for in this Chapter shall be submitted to the Director
of Community Development on forms provided for the purpose. The applications
shall certify that the applicant will abide by and be governed by
the rules and regulations set forth in the various technical codes
adopted in this Chapter applicable to the work he/she will perform.
B. Each application shall be accompanied with
a certificate of insurance in the amount specified. The applicant
shall be listed as the insured on the certificate. All contractors,
regardless of craft/trade, shall possess a general liability insurance
policy in the amount of no less than five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000.00). No license shall be issued until proof of insurance
is provided.
C. Each application shall be accompanied by
a certificate of insurance for Workers' Compensation coverage or an
affidavit, as required by Section 287.061, RSMo., signed by the applicant
attesting that the contractor is exempt.
D. No license granted under the provisions
of this Code shall be transferable or assignable.
E. The term of licenses for contractors shall run yearly on the same renewal schedule as general merchants' licenses found in Chapter
605 of the Municipal Code.
[R.O. 2016 § 500.030; Ord. No. 528-04 § 3, 3-9-2004]
A. A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) shall
be paid annually for all contractors' licenses regardless of craft/trade.
Fees for licenses will be prorated on the first year of issue.
B. The City Collector shall collect all license
fees and administer license renewals following their issuance by the
Director of Community Development.
[R.O. 2016 § 500.035; Ord. No. 528-04 § 4, 3-9-2004]
Any person failing to comply with
the requirements of this Chapter shall be referred to the City Attorney
for prosecution in the Municipal Court for violation of the City Code
and if found guilty, the punishment shall be a fine not exceeding
five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each offense.
[R.O. 2016 § 500.040; Ord. No. 517-04 § 1, 2-10-2004; Ord. No. 1255-18, 7-10-2018]
A. Building
Permits — New Construction, Residential Structures.
[Ord. No. 1494-22, 9-13-2022]
1. Single-Family Dwellings.
a. No permit fee for floor area of each floor including the basement
and crawl space square footage.
b. Permanent detached garages: seven and one-half cents ($0.075) per
square foot of gross floor area of each floor.
2. Two-Family Dwellings.
a. Seven and one-half cents ($0.075) per square foot of gross floor
area of each floor. The basement square footage and the crawl space
square footage shall be included as floor area for the purpose of
calculating the permit fee.
b. Permanent detached garages: seven and one-half cents ($0.075) per
square foot of gross floor area of each floor.
c. Minimum building permit fee: fifty dollars ($50.00).
B. Building
Permits —New Construction, Multi-Family, Commercial, And Industrial
Structures.
1. Ten thousand (10,000) square feet and under: eight and one-half cents
($0.085) per square foot of gross floor area. The basement square
footage and the crawl space square footage shall be included as a
floor area for the purpose of calculating the permit fee.
2. Over ten thousand (10,000) square feet: nine cents ($0.09) per square
foot of gross floor area. The basement square footage and the crawl
space square footage shall be included as a floor area for the purpose
of calculating the permit fee.
3. Minimum building permit fee: seventy-five dollars ($75.00).
C. Building
Permits — Alteration, Residential Structures.
1. Single- and two-family dwellings: five and one-half cents ($0.055)
per square foot of the gross floor area per each floor under construction.
The basement square footage and the crawl space square footage shall
be included as a floor area for the purpose of calculating the permit
fee.
2. Permanent detached garages: five and one-half cents ($0.055) per
square foot of the gross floor area per each floor under construction.
3. Minimum building permit fee: thirty dollars ($30.00).
D. Building
Permits — Alteration, Multi-Family, Commercial, and Industrial
Structures.
1. Ten thousand (10,000) square feet and under of affected area: six
and one-half cents ($0.065) per square foot of the gross floor area
per each floor under construction. The basement square footage and
the crawl space square footage shall be included as a floor area for
the purpose of calculating the permit fee.
2. Over ten thousand (10,000) square feet: seven cents ($0.07) per square
foot of the gross floor area per each floor under construction. The
basement square footage and the crawl space square footage shall be
included as a floor area for the purpose of calculating the permit
fee.
3. Minimum building permit fee: thirty dollars ($30.00).
E. Accessory
structure permits: thirty dollars ($30.00). Accessory structure permits
include but are not limited to pools, portable and permanent buildings,
carports both permanent and portable, pergolas, gazebos, decks not
attached to the main structure, and fences.
Note: Some of the listed items above are exempt from a permit per Section
500.100(A)(1) and therefore require no fees.
F. Mechanical
permit: thirty dollars ($30.00). Mechanical work for new construction
or alterations requiring a building or accessory structure permit.
A permit is also required for the installation of new items outside
the scope of maintenance.
G. Electrical
permit: thirty dollars ($30.00). Electrical work for new construction
or alterations requiring a building or accessory structure permit.
A permit is also required for the installation of new items outside
the scope of maintenance.
H. Plumbing
permit: thirty dollars ($30.00). Plumbing work for new construction
or alterations requiring a building or accessory structure permit.
A permit is also required for the installation of new items outside
the scope of maintenance.
I. Demolition
permit fee: thirty dollars ($30.00). Fee shall be required for all
structures that have a gross floor area of four hundred (400) square
feet or greater.
J. Development
permit fee: thirty dollars ($30.00). Fee shall be required for all
excavations, filling, and other similar activities taking place on
lots.
1. A permit is not required for activities such as gardening, landscaping,
and similar items as long as the activity does not obstruct, reroute,
or manipulate the lot to cause unwanted conditions such as flooding
or debris runoff.
K. Fire
prevention permit: thirty dollars ($30.00). Fee shall be required
for the following:
1. Sprinkler system installations.
2. Hood suppression system installations.
3. Fireworks stands and stores.
L. Mechanical,
Electrical, Plumbing, Demo Or Development Permit. A permit shall be
required for individual mechanical, electrical, plumbing, demo or
development trade work. A separate mechanical, electrical, plumbing
demo or development permit shall not be required when work is performed
as part of an approved building permit for new construction, addition,
alteration or change of use.
[Ord. No. 1411-21, 5-11-2021]
[R.O. 2016 § 500.050; Ord. No. 517-04 § 2, 2-10-2004]
A. Applications for building permits shall
be accompanied by plans and specifications of such detail as to adequately
describe the structure proposed to be built. All plans submitted shall
be reviewed by the Director of Community Development. No permit shall
be issued until the required plans have been submitted and approved.
The Director of Community Development shall determine the appropriate
types and level of detail of plans required for each type of permit
issued. Plans for all structures, other than single- and two-family
residential dwellings and accessory uses thereto, shall be prepared
by a registered design professional licensed in the State of Missouri
in accordance with the requirements of the Building Code adopted by
this Chapter.
B. Plans submitted for buildings, whose physical
gross area exceeds the Base Tabular Area of Table 503 of the Building
Code, are subject to plan review by the City Engineer. The permit
applicant shall be responsible to pay the actual cost of plan review.
Plan review fees shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) in
any case.