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111-0-87
AN ORDINANCE
Establishing or Modifying
Certain Building, Zoning, Construction
Trade Mechanical Systems and Related Fees
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston has reviewed
• and in some cases modified, increased, or added to various previously au-
thorized permit and license fees related to the building, construction, re-
habilitation, moving of, or demolition of buildings, as well as permit fees
for zoning analysis and certain related operations and miscellaneous ser-
vices; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Evanston has deter-
mined that adoption of such a revised schedule is in the best interests of
the City of Evanston,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That certain fees relating to permits,
licenses, and review or inspection
procedures be established or modified as
follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. BUILDING PERMIT FEES ........................... 2
II. ZONING AND PLAN FEES ........................... 2
III. ELECTRICAL PERMIT .............................. 5
IV. WATER CHARGES .................................. 7
• V. PLUMBING PERMITS ............................... 7
VI. SEWERS PERMITS ................................. 7
VII. GAS PIPING PERMITS ............................. 7
VIII. LAWN SPRINKLERS PERMITS ........................ 8
IX. FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM PERMITS ................. 8
X. MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES .......................... 8
XI. LIFT FEES ...................................... 8
XII. BUILDING MOVING PERMIT.......... ............. 8
%III. WRECKING PERMITS ............................... 9
XIV. BONDS (Moving and/or Wrecking Permit).......... 9
XV. DRIVEWAY PERMITS ............................... 9
XVI. MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS AND LICENSES ............. 9
A. Stationary Engineers and Water
TendersLicense ..................... 9
• B. Tank Permits ........................ 9
XVII. LATE FEES ...................................... 10
XVIII. BOILER/PROCESS EQUIPMENT FEES ................. 10
XIX. SIGN FEES ..................................... 10
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I. BUILDING PERMIT FEES
A. BASIS OF BUILDING PERMIT FEES: For the purpose of
determining a basis for computing building permit fees, the
established cost of construction shall be determined by the
Director of Building and Zoning as follows:
1. The Director of Building and Zoning may accept an j
estimate furnished to him by the applicant for the i
permit; or
2. He may require a certificate of the cost of construction j
from a licensed architect or a registered structural or
professional engineer; or
3. He may require an affidavit from the owner or his agent
setting forth the estimated cost of the proposed work; or
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4. He may make such estimate as Director of Building and
Zoning.
B. FEES FOR BUILDING PERMITS: The fees to be charged for i
permits authorized by the City Code shall be paid to the City {,
Collector and shall be as provided herein. No permit or
amendment thereto shall be issued without the fee being paid:
Building Permit Fees Title 4, Chapter 2
Estimated
Construction Permit
Cost Fee
(a) $ 50 - $ 100
$ 21
(b) 101 - 1,000
35
(c) 1,001 - 2,000
48
(d) 2,001 - 4,000
66
(e) 4,001 - 6,000
93
(f) 6,001 - 8,000
121
(g) 8,001 - 10,000
147
(h) 10,001_ - 12,000
172
(i) 12,001 - 16,000
220
(j) 16,001 - 20,000
267
(k) The fee shall be two
hundred sixty-seven dollars
($267.00) plus eight
dollars ($8.00) for each additional
$1,000.00 of cost or
part of $1,000.00 cost over {
$20,000.00.
C.
FENCE FEES: The fee for
a permit to erect or install a fence
shall be computed at the
rate of nine dollars ($9.00) for the
first 100 lineal feet or
fraction thereof, plus four dollars
($4.00) for each additional
100 feet or fraction thereof.
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II.
ZONING AND PLAN FEES
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A.
Plan review fees shall be
based upon building volume computed j
in cubic feet from the exterior
dimensions of length, width,
and height including all
basements, cellars, garages, and
storage areas.
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B.
PLAN REVIEW FEES:
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Building Volume
(Cubic Feet)
(a) 100 999
(b) 1,000 - 4,999
(c) 5,000 - 9,999
Plan Review
Base Fee
$ 7.50
13.50
40.00
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(d) 10,000 - 24,999 66.00
(e) 25,000 - 49,999 100.00
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(f) 50,000 - 99,999 132.00
(g) 100,000 - 299,999 198.00
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(h) 300,000 - 499,999 265.00
(i) 500,000 and up 265.00 plus $1.25 j
per 5,000
cubic feet
additional
C.
PRELIMINARY PLAN REVIEW FEES: This shall apply to plan re-
views requested apart from application for permits. For
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buildings and structures having an estimated construction
value in excess of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), a fee
of thirty-seven dollars ($37.00) shall apply to each
separately dated submission.
D.
ZONING ANALYSIS FEES: There shall be a base fee of
forty-five dollars ($45.00) for each zoning analysis issued
pursuant to a request for analysis except in cases where (1)
an application is filed solely for the,purpose of correcting I
deficiencies identified in a previous analysis in which case
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a fee of $11..00 shall be paid, or (2) a building permit
application is involved, in which case the zoning analysis
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fee shall be paid but the same amount will then be deducted
from the building permit fee. For zoning analyses of i
proposed construction of 0-10,000 square feet, the fee shall
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be forty-five dollars ($45.00). For proposed construction of
more than 10,000 square feet, the fee shall be eighty-eight
dollars *($88.00). Said fee(s) shall not apply to City pro-
posals. The fee for zoning analysis done pursuant to an
application for a building permit for which a permit is
subsequently issued may be deducted from the building permit
fee. i
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CONSULTANT PLAN EXAMINATION: Fees hereby established shall
not be applied to plan reviews to be conducted by agencies
other than the Department of Building and Zoning; when such
review is recommended by the Director, the applicant will pay
to the City of Evanston such fees as set by that agency and i
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approved by the City Council.
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REINSPECTION FEES: Any reinspection or required inspection f
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not covered above shall be assessed fifteen dollars ($15.00)
per inspection hour or part thereof.
G. CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY: The fee for a final Certificate of
! Occupancy for residential buildings shall be eight dollars
($8.00) for each dwelling unit. The fee to be charged for ;
! all other uses shall be thirty-five dollars ($35.00). The
fee to be charged for a Certificate of Occupancy for part of !
a building shall be eight dollars ($8.00) in addition to the
fee for the final Certificate of Occupancy.
H. ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS FEES: Any application for a special
use, a variation or a time extension, shall be accompanied by
a fee according to the following schedule:
Special Use Application
Planned Development P $2,400.00
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1 Hospital Uses 600.00
Special use in business,
commercial, manufacturing and
university districts 365.00
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districts 240.00
Drive-in restaurants 600.00
Notwithstanding the previous schedule, a fee of only $60.00
shall be charged for a special use involving only a one or
two-family dwelling or accessory structures or uses thereto.
Variation and/or Time Extension Application
In business, commercial manufacturing
and university districts $ 365.00
In R5, RSA, R6 and R7 Residence
Districts 240.00
• In R1, R2 and R3 Residence
Districts 165.00
The specified fee shall be applicable to each
special use or variation included in an application. An
application for a variation or, in the alternative, a time
extension for relief from same provision, shall require only
the variation fee.
I. ZONING AMENDMENT FEES: Any petition for amendment to the
text or map of the Zoning Ordinance shall be accompanied by a
fee of one hundred twenty dollars ($120.00).
J. TRANSCRIPT DEPOSIT & FEES: In addition to the fees set forth
in II.H and II.I supra, all petitions and applications to the
Zoning Board of Appeals and to the Zoning Amendment Committee
shall be accompanied by a transcript deposit of $150.00 to be
applied against the cost of preparing a verbatim transcript,
except no deposit shall be required for properties containing
III single and two-family dwellings and for which the Zoning
Board of Appeals is the final authority. Actual transcript
preparation costs shall be paid by the applicant, appellant
or petitioner, at a charge of $6.00 per page of transcript
for all proceedings before the hearing body. In the event
that actual transcript costs exceed $150.00, the applicant
shall be responsible for the actual transcript costs. In the
event that actual transcript costs do not exceed the $150.00
deposit, the resulting balance between the actual costs and
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tively, the applicant may arrange to supply verbatim tran-
scripts of all proceedings regarding the application to Board
or Committee, provided such transcripts are recorded and
transcribed by a Certified Shorthand Reporter and provided
further that the required transcript deposit fee shall be re-
funded to the applicant when a copy of verbatim transcripts,
I reflecting all proceedings regarding an application before
the Board or Committee, is supplied to the secretary. -Tran-
script deposits and fees shall not apply to references to the
Zoning Amendment Committee from the City Council or to
appeals filed pursuant to Section 6-12-6-1.
K. FEE FOR REQUEST FOR ZONING CERTIFICATES: For any pro- perty
except 1,2 or 3 unit properties shall be $25.00.
L. - PLAT APPROVAL FEES: Fees for City Council approval of plats
of subdivision or consolidation shall be $150.00 per plat.
M. ZONING FEE WAIVER: Notwithstanding the fee schedule set
forth in II.H and II.I supra, and the deposit schedule set
forth in II.J, the City Council shall have the -authority to
waive in whole or in part any fee or deposit for any hearing,
before the Zoning Amendment Committee or Zoning Board of
Appeals, for referrals by any governmental agency, or for any
other party when such fee would present hardship. An
• applicant for such a hardship waiver must present his re-
quest in writing to the Planning and Development Committee
outlining the degree of such hardship. Consideration may be
given, among other reasons, to the extent to which the
hardship was created by the Council action, and the financial
state of the applicant.
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III. ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES:
A. BASIS FOR FEES: Electrical fees shall be computed ac-
cording to circuits and amperes. The term "circuit" as used
in Article 210 and 220 of the current National Electrical
Code, shall mean any set of branch wiring conductors which
have been extended from a distribution center, and which may
be utilized for the transmission of electrical energy.
B. FEES FOR PERMITS:
1.
In all use
groups as defined in
the current BOCA Code of
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the City of
Evanston, the inspection fee for each
nominal 15
ampere or 20 ampere
two -wire branch circuit,
including fixtures,
sockets or
receptacles shall be:
-Electrical
Permit Fees
Title 4, Chapter 7
CIRCUITS
15 AMPERES
20 AMPERES
1
$ 9.00
$ 12.00
2
16.50
22.00
3
22.00
31.00
4
30.00
40.00
5
36.00
49.00
6
42.00
56.00
7
48.00
63.00
8
52.00
70.00
9
59.00
76.00
10
63.00
83.00
11
66.00
88.00
12
71.00
94.00
13
74.00
99.00
14
77.00
105.00
15
83.00
110.00
16
86.00
114.00
17
88.00
119.00
18
93.00
124.00
19
95.00
128.00
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21.
100.00
104.00
132.00
136.00
22
107.00
142.00
23
111.00
149.00
24
114.00
153.00
25
118.00
157.00
26-50
$6.00 ea.
add'l circuit
$6.00 ea. add'l. circuit
51-75
$5.00 ea.
add'l circuit
$5.00 ea. add'l. circuit
76-100
$4.00 ea.
add'l circuit
$4.00 ea. add'l. circuit
over 100
$3.00 ea.
add'l circuit
$3.00 ea. add'l. circuit
2. The inspection fee for a 30 ampere circuits shall be
double the amount of a 15 ampere circuit.
The inspection fee for a 40 ampere circuit shall be
double the amount of the 20 ampere circuit.
The inspection fee for a 50 ampere circuit shall be
triple the amount of a 15 ampere circuit.
3. For the inspection of each two -wire branch circuit,
including fixtures, sockets, or receptacles, the fee
shall be as provided in III. B, 1 above.
For each three (3) wire circuit of nominal 15 am- pere or
20 ampere, the fee shall be based on double the number of
circuits as provided in III. B, 1 above.
4. For the inspection of additional outlets on existing
circuits and including the fixtures, sockets, or
receptacles attached to such outlets, the fee shall be
the minimum fee as noted in Section 6.
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5. The inspection fee for the inspection of each electric
motor or current consuming device shall be as follows:
One HP or larger $14.00
Each additional motor 5.00
Heating device 14.00
j Each additional heating device 5.00 + 500 per KW
6. Inspections of temporary installations underground or
overhead wires and apparatus, and all other inspections
not specifically provided for herein shall be twenty
dollars ($20.00).
. 7. The fees for the inspection of the electrical work in
connection with displays, exhibitions, carnivals and
similar temporary installations shall be as follows:
Connected loads of less then 10 KW $35.00
l Connected loads of 10 KW to 50 KW 48.00
Connected loads of 51 KW to 100 KW 60.00
Connected loads of 101 KW to 200 KW 75.00
Connected loads of 201 KW to 300 KW 85.00
i Additional connected loads over 15.00 for
300 KW each KW or
fraction thereof.
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8. The fees for the inspection of electrical interior
communication systems and burglar and fire alarms shall
be as follows:
Low voltage burglar and fire alarms $15.00
Communication systems 22.00
Antenna systems 15.00
9. Electrical inspection fee for aluminum siding in-
stallation and valuation charge per contract
value $25.00
10. Permit fees for new services shall be as follows:
60 ampere service - one meter $15.00
each additional meter 9.00
100 ampere service - one meter 22.00
each additional meter 9.00
200 ampere 'service - one meter 27.00
each additional meter 9.00
400 ampere service - one meter 34.00
each additional meter 9.00
600 ampere service -
one meter
40.00
each additional
meter
9.00
800 ampere service -
one meter
48.00
each additional
meter
9.00
1000 ampere service
- one
meter
53.00
i each additional
meter
9.00
1200 ampere service
- one
meter
60.00
each additional
meter
9.00
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1400 ampere service
- one
meter
66.00
I each additional
meter
9.00
1600 ampere service
-one
meter
74.00
each additional
meter
9.00
1800 ampere. service
- one
meter
81.00
each additional
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9.00
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For service ampere rating other than
those listed, fee will be for each
additional 100 amperes or fraction 4.50
11. FEEDERS: Feeders installed or increased in ampa-
city as a separate installation shall be as service
fees above.
12. NEW WIRES: Changing, moving, or altering any
wiring apparatus, machinery or device in any way
where new wires of a different size or, of a
greater or lesser length, are installed shall be
classed as new work and a fee covering such work
shall be required in accordance with the foregoing
fee schedules.
IV. WATER CHARGES: In addition to fees for Building
Permits, there shall be paid to the City Collector for
all water used in construction not obtained from a
metered source, a minimum of eight dollars ($8.00) when
the cost of construction is up to twenty thousand
dollars ($20,000.00). When the cost of construction
exceeds twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00), an
additional fee of five dollars and fifty cents ($5.50)
will be charged for each ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00) or fraction thereof of construction.
Installation charges for taps, cuts, labor, equipment
and for material furnished by the Water Department
shall be established by the Superintendent of the Water
and Sewer Departments.
V. PLUMBING PERMIT FEES: The fees for permits for the
installation, alteration or extension of a plumbing
system shall be:
Replacement of fixtures - first 5 fixtures $ 8.00 ea.
Per fixture in excess of 5 5.00 ea.
New installation of fixtures - first 5
fixtures 11.00 ea.
Per fixture in excess of 5 6.00 ea.
Alterations of a system 22.00
Interior water service - each unit or floor
or DWV interior = each unit or floor
(multiple units) 17.00
Hot water heaters, new or replacement (each) 15.00
DEFINITION OF FIXTURE Any device having either a water supply
or drain connected to the plumbing system.
VI. SEWER - PERMITS: The fee to be charged for sewer installation
and repairs shall be as follows:
Sewer repair $15.00
Water Service repair 15.00
Water service - each 15.00
Swimming pools up to 10,000 gallons 15.00
Swimming pools over 10,000 gallons 30.00
Sewer taps per 1.0 inch 3.50
Sewer installation - first-50 feet 15.00
Each additional 50 feet (or fraction thereof) 8.00
Basins - per basin 15.00
VII. GAS PIPING - PERMITS: The fee for permits for installation of
gas piping shall be computed on a basis of fourteen dollars
($14.00) per inch (I.D.) plus an additional seven dollars
($7.00) on each twenty-five (25) lineal feet or fraction
thereof.
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VIII. LAWN SPRINKLERS - PERMITS: The permit fee -for lawn sprinkling
systems shall be twenty-two dollars ($22.00) plus fifty cents
(.50) per head.
IX. FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM PERMITS:. The permit fees for fire
standpipes and sprinkler systems shall be twenty-three dollars
($23.00) per floor plus fifty cents (.50) per opening.
X. MECHANICAL PERMIT FEES:,
VALUE OF CONTRACT
MORE THAN LESS THAN FEE -
$ 0.00 $ 500.00 $ 15.00
501.00 1,000.00 20.00
1,001.00 5,000.00 40.00
5,001.00 10,000.00 60.00
10,001.00 25,000.00 135.00
25,001.00 50,000.00 260.00
50,001.00 75,000.00 385.00
75,001.00 ,100,000.00 510.00
Above $100,000.00 add $3.00 per $1,000.00
XI. LIFT FEES:
A. ELEVATOR:
1. Five stories and under: $50.00 each elevator.
2. Over five stores: $50.00 plus $6.00 per additional
stories per elevator.
B. ESCALATORS:
1. Five stories and under $35.00.
2. Over five stories $35.00 plus $6.00 per additional
stories.
C. MATERIAL HOIST AND MANLIFTS: (for purpose of construction)
1. Material hoist and manlifts - first 5 stories: $48.00
2. Over 5 stories: $48.00 plus $5.50 per additional story
D. EXISTING ELEVATOR AND ESCALATOR SEMI-ANNUAL INSPECTIONS:
1. Five stories and under: $27.50 per elevator.
2. Six or more stories: $52.50 per elevator.
XII. BUILDING MOVING PERMIT: The following fees shall be collected
prior to the issuance of permit. All blocks will be measured
as eight hundred (800) feet.
A. For moving in, over or upon any public highway, street or
alley, any one story shed, garage or similar structure not
exceeding five hundred (500) square feet in area for any
distance, the fee of forty dollars ($40.00) shall be charged.
B. For moving in, over or upon any public highway, street or
alley, any building, structure or any portion thereof one and
one-half (1 - 1/2) stories or less in height, and for each
block or portion of a block that the structure is moved a fee
of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per block shall be charged with a
minimum permit fee of thirty dollars ($30.00).
C. For moving in, over or upon any public highway, street or
alley, any building, structure or any portion thereof over one
and one half (1 - 112) stories, but not more than two.and one
half stories in height, and for each block or portion of a
block that the structure is moved, the fee of thirty dollars
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($30.00)•shall be charged with a minimum fee of ninety dollars
($90.00).
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D. Permits for moving buildings or structures over two and
one-half (2 1/2) stories in height shall be evaluated on a
case -by -case basis and fees set by the Evanston City Council.
E. For the moving of any building or structure with the same lot
or block without moving in, -over or upon any public highway,
street or alley, the fee shall be thirty dollars ($30.00).
%III. WRECKING PERMITS: The fee for wrecking permits shall be
computed on the cubic volume of the building or structure to
be demolished as follows:
Thirty dollars ($30.00) basic fee plus one dollar and
fifty cents ($1.50) for each one thousand (1,000) cubic
feet of volume. The cubic volume shall include the
basement and/or cellar.
XIV. BONDS (Moving and/or wrecking permit): No building moving
contractor or demolition contractor shall perform work within
the City unless, prior thereto he shall have filed in the
office of the City Clerk liability and surety of performance
in the sum of $150,000-$300,-000 in a form approved by the City
Attorney, upon sureties approved by the City Clerk. Any
permits will be conditioned upon the applicant's prior
indemnification of the City from all claims arising out of
work performed in the City by virtue of any permit issued to
the building moving contractor, demolition contractor, or by
the Department of Building and Zoning, and conditioned upon
the restoration of any portion of public right of ways or
excavations made by the firm to a safe and presentable
condition. Such restorations shall be maintained in good
order for a reasonable period thereafter.
XV. DRIVEWAY PERMITS: The fee for driveway permits shall be
twenty-one dollars ($21.00) for residential buildings and
thirty-three ($33.00) for all other driveways. Residential
buildings shall be defined in Section 6-2-4 of the Zoning
Ordinance.
XVI. MISCELLANEOUS PERMITS AND LICENSES:
A. STATIONARY ENGINEERS AND WATER TENDERS LICENSE: The fee to be
charged for the original license and for the renewal license
which must be renewed annually shall be as follows:
ORIGINAL RENEWAL
Water Tender $33.00 $21.00
Stationary Engineer 40.00 33.00
-B. CONTRACTORS REGISTRATION/LICENSE FEES: The fee to be charged -
for the original license and for the renewal license which
must be renewed annually shall be as follows:
Building Contractors $60.00
Drain Layers 35.00
Electrical Contractors 35-.00
HVAC Contractors 60.00
C. TANK PERMITS The fee for installation of tanks to be used for
the storage or handling of flammable liquids and chemicals
shall be eight dollars ($8.00) for each one thousand (1,000)
gallons of capacity.
D. MISCELLANEOUS FEES:
Electrical Appeal $35.00
Building Code Appeal 35.00
Sandblasting 15.00 - first story
6.00 - each added story
Swimming Pool Construction 22.00 + sewer permit
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XVII: LATE FEES: If work is commenced without having obtained a
permit, the permit fee shall be increased by fifty percent
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XVIII: BOILER/PROCESS EQUIPMENT FEE:
A. Hot air furnace
$33.00
per
unit
Low-pressure boiler
33.00
per
unit
High-pressure boiler, 100 h.p.
capacity of less -
33.00
per
unit
High-pressure boiler, over 100
h.p. capacity
33.00
per
unit
Incinerator or refuse -burning equipment
33.00
per
unit
Process equipment, for all process
equipment in any plant
33.00
per
unit
XIX. A. SIGN PERMIT FEE:
1. Non -illuminated Signs (unless temporary):
$15.00
plus 150 per square foot of gross
surface
area of each face thereof.
2. Illuminated Signs: $20.00 plus 150 per square foot of
gross surface area of each face thereof.
3. Temporary Signs: $15.00
4. Marquees, Fixed Canopies and Fixed Awnings:
$20.00 plus 20f per square foot of plan area.
5. Retractable Canopies, Fixed Awnings, and Retractable
Awnings: $20.00 + 20f per square foot of plan area.
6. Scoreboards: $35.00 + 20¢ per square foot of gross
surface area of each face thereof.
7. The fee for variation requests from the City Sign
Ordinance shall be $100.00.
B. ANNUAL INSPECTION FEE:
1. Non -illuminated Signs: $7.00 plus 15¢ per square foot of
surface area of each face thereof.
2. Illuminated Signs: $11.00 plus 15f per square foot of
surface area of each face thereof.
XX. APPEALS FOR VARIATION FROM SIGN ORDINANCE: The filing fee
shall be $100.00.
XXI. TENT PERMIT FEES:
A. Temporary tent permit fee $22.00.
XXII. ANNUAL PERMIT FEES:
.A.. The fees to be charged for annual permits issued for a
twelve (12) month period for minor repairs and additions
.to.existing installations shall be as follows:
1. Electrical $275.00
2. Plumbing 275.00
3. Carpentry 75.00
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage, approval and publication in the
manner provided by law.
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Introduced:
Adopted:
A� o7 3 1982
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
A roved as to form:
Corporate Counsel
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A oved:
Mayor