HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-44] RESOLUTION NO. 96-44
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF UKIAH ESTABLISHING UPDATED
BUILDING PERMIT FEES PURSUANT TO UKIAH
MUNICIPAL CODE § 3050
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1. Building Permit fees, Electrical Permit fees, Mechanical Permit fees,
and Plumbing Permit fees in the City of Ukiah have not been updated since 1982
when model codes pertaining to the subject permits were adopted; and
2. The fees associated with the cited 1982 fees tables are woefully
inadequate to defray the costs incurred by the City in 1996, and hereafter, for
building permit services, including plan checking, permit issuance, and field
inspections; and
3. Building, Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit fees contained in
the respective model codes, and collectively embodied in the Uniform Administrative
Code, are updated and adopted every three years by the International Conference of
Building Officials (ICBO) and adopted, as amended, by the State of California; and
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4. Building Permit fees are computed by first establishing a total valuation
of the cost of construction, using the "Building Valuation Data" table established by
ICBO in their bi-monthly publication entitled Buildinq Standards, and then by
correlating the total valuation to the fees table contained in the Uniform
Administrative Code; and
5. Electrical, Mechanical, and Plumbing Permit fees are determined by
criteria related to the type and range of work being performed, in addition to a flat
permit issuance fee; and
6. Chapter 1, Article 4, Section 3050 of the Ukiah Municipal Code allows
that "the City Council may, from time to time by resolution, establish fees to be
charged and collected for permits issued and services rendered" in the Building
Inspection Division.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby adopts the
following standards for updating and determining building permit fees'
1. The Building Permit, Electrical Permit, Mechanical Permit, and
Plumbing Permit fees tables contained in the Uniform Administrative Code, 1994
Edition shall be used by the City to determine respective fees.
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2. Construction valuation, which is a required quantitative value or
amount needed to fully assess the total building permit fee, shall be determined by
utilizing the table entitled "Building Valuation Data" in each March/April issue of the
most current calendar year ICBO publication entitled Building Standards.
3. The City shall determine construction valuation by using the
March/April issue of Building Standards for the period commencing with the
publication of that issue until the publication of the March/April issue for the next
calendar year. At any time, the City Council by resolution may change the method of
determining construction valuation.
4. The standards and criteria established above shall become effective
immediately upon adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on March 6, 1996, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mastin, Wattenburger, Shoemaker and Mayor Schneiter
NOES: Councilmember Malone
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
Fred Schneiter, Mayor
ATTEST:.
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Cathy M~c~Kay, Cit¢lerk