ORDINANCE NO. 9271

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER V, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 5-176 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, 2016 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, PERTAINING TO BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION PERMIT FEES AND REPEALING EXISTING SECTION 5-176.

 

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

 

SECTION 1. Chapter V, Article 1, Section 5-176 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

 

5-176               Schedule of permit fees.

                        On buildings, structures, electrical, gas, mechanical and plumbing systems or alterations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit shall be paid as required, in accordance with the schedule as established by the applicable governing authority.  (Ord. 8583, Ord. 8916, Ord. 9167)

 

Permit Fee Schedule:

TOTAL VALUATION

FEE

 $1 to $500

$23.50

 $501 to $2,000

$23.50 for the first $500 plus $3.05 for each additional

$100  or fraction thereof, to and including $2,000

 $2,001 to $25,000

$69.25 for the first $2,000 plus $14.00 for each additional  $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $25,000

 $25,001 to $50,000

$391.25 for the first $25,000 plus $10.10 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000

 $50,001 to $100,000

$643.75 for the first $50,000 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000

 $100,001 to $500,000

$993.75 for the first $100,000 plus $5.60 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000

 $500,001 to $1,000,000

$3,233.75 for the first $500,000 plus $4.75 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000

 $1,000,001 to $5,000,000

$5608.75 for the first $1,000,000 plus $3.15 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $5,000,000

 $5,000,001 to $15,000,000

$17,980.92 for the first $5,000,000 plus $1.54 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, to and including $15,000,000

 $15,000,001 and above

$33,562.30 for the first $15,000,000 plus $1.02 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof

 

 

 

 

Other Inspections and Fees:

Plan review fees for commercial and multi-family structures

20% of the Permit Fee1

Inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum charge - two hours)

$47.00 per hour*2

Re-inspection fees when assessed by the building official under the provisions of Section 108.8

$47.00 per hour*2

Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated (minimum charge - one-half hour)

$47.00 per hour*2

Additional plan review required by changes, additions, or revisions to approved plans  (minimum charge - one-half hour)

$47.00 per hour*2

Permits for Residential Furnaces and Air Conditioners

$65.00**3

Permits  for  Solar,  Thermal,  and  Photovoltaic  Systems (requiring no structural change to the building)

$65.00**3

Demolition Permits

$100.00

1 Plan review fees are in addition to permit fees established by the building permit fee schedule.

*2 Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction, whichever is greater. This cost shall include supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages, and fringe benefits of the employees involved.

**3 Per piece of equipment.

 

SECTION 2. Existing Chapter V, Article 1, Section 5-176 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed in its entirety, it being the intent of the Governing Body that Section 1 of this Ordinance supersede it.

 

SECTION 3. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining parts of this ordinance. 

 

SECTION 4.  After passage, approval, and publication, as provided by law, this ordinance shall be in full force commencing January 1, 2017.

 

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____ day of August, 2016.

 

 APPROVED:

 

 

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Mike Amyx

Mayor

ATTEST:

 

 

__________________________________

Sherri Riedemann

City Clerk

 

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

 

 

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney

 

 

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

 

Publish once and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and one to the City Attorney.