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Ordinance No. 9779-07
<br />IAN. ORDINANCE OF
<br />THE COMMON
<br />COUNCIL OF THE CITY
<br />OF SOUTH BENT) IN-
<br />DIANA, TO AMEND
<br />VARIOUS SECTIONS
<br />OF CHAPTER 6, ARTI-
<br />CLE 1, OF THE SOUTH
<br />BEND MUNICIPAL
<br />CODE ADDRESSING
<br />PERMIT FEES AND
<br />THE DEFINITION OF
<br />PLUMBING CONTRAC-
<br />TO R
<br />STATEMENT OF
<br />PURPOSE AND INTENT
<br />On December 37, 1991,
<br />the City of South Bend
<br />and the County of St.
<br />Joseph entered into an
<br />agreement to merge their
<br />building departments;
<br />and further create the
<br />"consolidated Building
<br />Board". In 1993, by Or-
<br />dinance No. 8412-93
<br />subsection 1, the Board
<br />created the Building De-
<br />partment as an enter-
<br />prise fund.
<br />It 'has been. determined
<br />that in order to maintain
<br />the enterprise fund, a fee
<br />increase would be
<br />needed as set forth in
<br />this ordinance.
<br />Now, therefore, be it or-
<br />dained by the Common
<br />Council of the City of
<br />South Bend, Indiana, as',
<br />follows: --
<br />Section 1 . ~Ch'apter ~',. ~ 6,~~
<br />Article ~ 1, Section 6-
<br />4(b)(1)(2)(7)(8)(9j~'" ahd
<br />(10) shall be amended to
<br />re'2d as follows:- ~ "
<br />(1)The fee for permits is-
<br />sued for new construc-
<br />tion and building addi-
<br />tions shall be based
<br />upon the square footage
<br />of;such new construction
<br />or~.addition at the rate of
<br />eight cents ($0.08) per
<br />square foot for the first
<br />on'b hundred thousand
<br />(100,000) square feet
<br />arld six cents ($0.06)
<br />per squ§re footfor each
<br />additional square foot,
<br />with a minimum permit
<br />fee of $20.00. ~ '~
<br />(1)The fee for permits is-
<br />sued for new construc-
<br />tion and building addi-
<br />tions shall be based
<br />upon square footage of
<br />such new construction or
<br />addition at the following
<br />rates:
<br />a: Residential: Ten cents
<br />($0.10) per square foot-
<br />age for the first one
<br />hundred - thousand
<br />(100,000) square feet
<br />and eight cents ($0.08)
<br />per square foot for each
<br />additional square foot,
<br />with a minimum fee of
<br />$20.00.
<br />b. Commercial: Twelve
<br />cents ($0.12) per square
<br />footage for the first one
<br />hundred thousand
<br />(100,000) square foot-
<br />sge and ten cents
<br />($0.10) for each addi-
<br />tional square foot, with a
<br />minimum fee of $20.00.
<br />(2)Permits issued for all
<br />alterations, repairs, re-
<br />modeling of existing
<br />\structures over five hun-
<br />dred dollars ($500.00),
<br />and fence installation
<br />and' in ground pool in-
<br />stallation,. shall be sub-
<br />ject to the following fee
<br />schedule;
<br />(2}permits issued for all
<br />alterations, repairs, re-
<br />modeling of existing
<br />structures over five hun-
<br />dred dollars ($500.00),
<br />fence installations, in-
<br />ground pool installations,
<br />communication towers,
<br />and utilities shall be
<br />subject to the following
<br />fee schedule:
<br />Estimated Construction
<br />Costs
<br />Permit Fees
<br />$1.00 to '
<br />'1 ,000.00 .................. 20.00
<br />1,001.00 to
<br />2,000.00 .................. 25.00
<br />2,001 .00 to
<br />3,000.00 .................. 30.00
<br />3,001.00 to -
<br />4, 000.00 ..................35.00
<br />4,001 .00 to
<br />5,000.00 .................. 40.00
<br />5,001.00 to -
<br />6, 0 0 0.00 ................. 45.00
<br />6,001 .00 to
<br />7,000.00 .................. 50.00
<br />7,001.00 to
<br />8,000.00 ................. 55.00
<br />8,001.00 to
<br />9.000.00 .................. 60.00
<br />9,001.00 to
<br />1 0,000.00 .......:....... 65.00
<br />10,001.00 to
<br />1 Y ,000.00 ................70.00
<br />11,001.00 to
<br />1 2,000.00 ............... 75.00
<br />12,001.00 to
<br />13,000.00 ............... 80.00
<br />13,001.00 to
<br />14,000.00 ...........:... 85.00
<br />14,001 .00 to
<br />15, 000.00 ............... 90.00
<br />15,001.00 to ,
<br />1 6,000.00 ............... 95.00
<br />16,001 .00 to
<br />17,000.00 ............. 100.00
<br />17,001.00 to
<br />1 8,000.00 ............ 1 05.00
<br />18,001.00 to
<br />19,000.00............ t 10.00
<br />1 9,001 .00 to
<br />20,000.00 ............ 1 15.00
<br />20,001.00 to
<br />21,000.00 ............ 1 18.00
<br />21,001.00 to
<br />22,000.00 ............ 121.00
<br />22,001.00 to
<br />23, 000.00 ............ 124.00
<br />23,001.00 to
<br />24,000.00 ............. 127.00
<br />24,001.00 to
<br />25, 000.00 .......:.... 130.00
<br />25,001.00 to
<br />26,000.00 ............ 133.00
<br />26,001.00 to
<br />2 7, 000.00 ............. 13 6.00
<br />27,001.00 to
<br />28,000.00 .............139.00
<br />28,001.00 to
<br />29,000.00 ............ 142.00
<br />29,001 .00 to
<br />30,000.00 ............ 145.00
<br />30,001 .00 to,
<br />31 ,000.00 .............148.00
<br />31,001.00 to -
<br />32, 000.00 ..............15 } .00
<br />32,001 .00 to
<br />33,000.00 ..............1 54.00
<br />33,001.00 to
<br />34,000.00 .............. 157.00
<br />34,001 .00 to
<br />35,000.00 ..............1 80.00
<br />35,001.00 to
<br />36, 000.00 ..............1 63.00
<br />36,001 .00 to
<br />37,000.00 ..............1 68.00
<br />37,007.00 to
<br />38,000.00 ..............1 89.00
<br />38,001.00 to
<br />39,000.00 .............. 1 72.00
<br />39,001 .00 to
<br />40, 000.00 :.............175.00
<br />40,001.00 to
<br />41 ,000.00 ............. 1 78.00
<br />41,001.00 to
<br />42,000.00 .:........... 181.00
<br />42,002.00 42,001 .00 to
<br />43,000.00,':...........184.00
<br />43,001.00 to
<br />44, 000.00 .............. 1 87.00
<br />44,001.00 to -
<br />45,000.00 ..............1 90.00
<br />45,001.00 to
<br />46,000.00 ..............1 93.00
<br />46,001 .00 to
<br />47, 000.00 ..............19 6.00
<br />47,001 .00 to -
<br />48,000.00 ..............199.00
<br />48,001.00 to
<br />49,000.00 ..............202.00
<br />49,001.00 to
<br />50, 000.00 .............. 205.00
<br />50,001 .00 to
<br />51,000.00 ..............208.00
<br />51,001.00 to '
<br />52,000.00 ..............21 1 .00
<br />52,001.00 to .
<br />53,p00.00 ..............214.00
<br />53,001.00 to
<br />54,000.00 .............. 217.00
<br />54,001.00 to
<br />55,000.00 ..............220.00
<br />55,001.00 to
<br />56,000.00 ............:.223.00
<br />56,001.00 to
<br />57.000.00 ..............226.00
<br />57,001.00 to,,
<br />58,000.00 ...........:..229.00
<br />58,001 .00 to
<br />5 9, 000.00 .............. 23 2.00
<br />59,001.00 to
<br />60,000.00 .............. 235.00
<br />60,001 .00 to
<br />61 ,000.00 ....:......... 237.00
<br />61,001,00 to
<br />62,000.00 ..............239.00
<br />62,001.00 to
<br />63, 000.00 .............. 241:00
<br />63,001.00 to
<br />64,000.00 ............:.243.00
<br />64,001.00 to
<br />65,000.00 ..............245.00
<br />65,001.00 to
<br />66,000.00 .............. 247.00
<br />66,001.00 to
<br />6 7, 000.0 0 .............. 24 9.00
<br />87,007.00 to
<br />66,000.00 ..............251.00
<br />69,OOO.OO,t~..........25
<br />3.00
<br />69,001.00 to
<br />70,000.00 ..............255.00
<br />70,001.00 to
<br />71,000.00 ............:. 257.00
<br />71,001.00 to •
<br />72,000.00 ..............259.00
<br />72,001.00 to
<br />73,000.00 ..............261.00
<br />73,001 .00 to
<br />74,000.00 ..............263.00
<br />74,001.00 to
<br />75, 000.00 ..............2 65.00
<br />75,001.00 to
<br />76,000.00 267.00
<br />76,001 .00 to '~
<br />77,000.00 .............. 269.00
<br />77,001.00 to
<br />7S, 000.00 ............. 2 71.00
<br />78,001.00 to
<br />79,000.00 ..............2`13.00
<br />79,001.00 to
<br />8 0, 000.00 ............. 2 75.00
<br />80,001 .00 to
<br />81,000.00 .............. 277.00
<br />81,001.00 to
<br />82,000.00 ..............279.00
<br />82,001 .00 to
<br />83,000.00 ............. 281 .00
<br />83,001.00 to
<br />84,000.00 ............. 283.00
<br />84,001,00 to
<br />85,000.00 ............. 285.00
<br />85,001.00 to
<br />86,000.00 ..............287.00
<br />86,001.00 to
<br />87,000.00 .............. 289.00
<br />67,001.00 to
<br />88,000,00 ............. 291.00
<br />88,001,00 to
<br />89, 000,00 ............. 293.00
<br />89,001,00 to
<br />90,000,00 .............295.00
<br />90,001,00 to
<br />91,000,00 ..............297.00
<br />91,001,00 to -
<br />92,000,00 .........:...299.00
<br />92,001.00 to
<br />93,000,00 .............301.00
<br />93,001,00 to
<br />94, 000, 00 ............. 3 03.00
<br />94,001,00 to
<br />9 5, 00 0, 00 ............. 3 05.00
<br />95,001,00 to
<br />96,000.00 .............. 307.00
<br />96,001.00 to
<br />97,000.00 ............:. 309.00
<br />97,001-00 to
<br />98,000.00 ............. 31 1.00
<br />98,001.00 to
<br />99, 000.00 ............. 3 f 3.00
<br />99,001.00 to
<br />100,000.00........... 31 5.00
<br />100,000 and up ................
<br />Plus, per thousand dol-
<br />lars of estimated con-
<br />struction cost thereafter,
<br />up to one million dollars
<br />($1,000,000.00) total es-
<br />timated construction
<br />cost ...........:....:......... $0.75
<br />Plus, per one thousand
<br />dollars ($1,000.00) of es-
<br />timated construction
<br />costs thereafter...... $0.50
<br />(7)Sign Permits. Fees
<br />shat! be charges for. the
<br />issuance of permits for
<br />the installation or erec-
<br />tion of freestanding
<br />signs; billboards, in-
<br />cluding outdoor and off-
<br />premises signs; facia
<br />signs; marquee or can-
<br />opy signs and for letter-
<br />ing on buildings as fol-
<br />lows:
<br />(a) One (1) square foot
<br />or less of display area
<br />and embellishments: No
<br />fee
<br />(b) One (1) square foot
<br />to twenty-five (25)
<br />square. feet of display
<br />area and embellish-
<br />ments;
<br />Thirty dollars
<br />( 30.00);
<br />(c) '
<br />Twenty-six (26) square
<br />feet to fifty (50) square
<br />feet of display area and
<br />embellishments: Thirty
<br />Fifty
<br />dollars ($50.00):
<br />(d) Fifty-(50} Fifty-
<br />one(51) square feet to
<br />one hundred (100)
<br />square feet of display
<br />area 'and embellish-
<br />ments: Ferty--doHara
<br />($4&90)- Seventy-five
<br />dollars ($75.00):
<br />(e) In excess of one hun-
<br />dred (100) square feet
<br />of display area and em-
<br />be~llishm~n~• Fifty-dol-
<br />One hundr ~d dollars
<br />100.00
<br />(f) Temporary signs:
<br />First shirty (30) days'
<br />permit, ,twenty--~}eHara
<br />('.~2A:66} twenty-five
<br />dollars ($25.00); each
<br />thirty (30) days of exten-
<br />sion of tam orar permit,
<br />Twenty-five dollars
<br />25.00
<br />(8)Wrecking and demoli-
<br />tion permit fees shall be
<br />as follows:
<br />a. Residential:
<br />~rY
<br />twe-story-heust
<br />1. Twent -five d Ilars
<br />( 25.00) per accessory
<br />buildino
<br />2. Thirt -five d II rs
<br />( 35 00) per house
<br />b. Commercial:
<br />1.
<br />($2x90} hirty-five dol-
<br />lars ($35.00) per story
<br />on building which has
<br />3h5ti@Oup to four thousand
<br />(4,000) square feet per
<br />story.
<br />2.
<br />Fifty dollars ($50.00) per
<br />story on buildings which
<br />has have four thousand
<br />one (4,007) toten thou-
<br />sand (10,000) square
<br />feet per story.
<br />3.
<br />Sevent -five dollars
<br />75.00 per story on
<br />.buildings which hash ve
<br />ten thousand one
<br />(10,001) to twenty-five
<br />thousand (2,000) square
<br />feet per story. o-~+l~
<br />($7596}Onev hundred
<br />dollars ($100.00) per
<br />story on buildings which
<br />has have over twenty-five
<br />thousand (25,000)
<br />square feet perstory.
<br />(9)Move any one-or two-
<br />story building over public
<br />streets or alleys: Sev-
<br />One hundred dollar
<br />00.00 .
<br />(10) Move any building
<br />greater than two (2) sto-
<br />ries in height over public
<br />streets or alleys: 6ne
<br />----- '.r.9o} One hu n(-
<br />Section 2. Chapter 6, Ar-
<br />ticle 1, Section 6-4.1,
<br />4.2, 4.3, 4.4 and 4.5 be
<br />amended by renumber-
<br />ing these sections to 6-
<br />4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, and
<br />4.6:
<br />Section 3. Chapter 6, Ar-
<br />ticle 1, Section 8-4 be
<br />amended by adding
<br />6.4.1 Filing, Improvement
<br />Location Permit, Written
<br />Zoning, Legal Non-
<br />conformance, and/ or
<br />Legal Lot of Record
<br />Verification Fees.
<br />~eais
<br />a. Variances 'and A ea
<br />85.00
<br />b S e sal Exce lions -
<br />300.00
<br />2) Improvement Location
<br />Permi•
<br />a. First Term• $20 00
<br />b. Renewal: 20.00
<br />Section 4, Chapter 6, Ar-
<br />ticle 2, Section 6,6.4(c)
<br />be amended as follows:
<br />(c) All installations of
<br />wood burning stoves
<br />shall be inspected by the
<br />Department two (2)
<br />times, one (1) each for
<br />preliminary venting work
<br />and for final, completed
<br />installation. The permit
<br />holder shall notify .the
<br />Department at least
<br />twenty-four (24) hours in
<br />advance of the time the
<br />work is ready for inspec-
<br />tion. If the work does
<br />not pass inspection, a
<br />reinspection fee of tan
<br />dollars-($9-590} twenty-
<br />five dollars ($25.00)
<br />shall be charged for
<br />each future inspection of
<br />that state of work.
<br />Section 5. Chapter 6, Ar-
<br />ticle 4, Section 6-10(c)
<br />be amended as follows:
<br />(c) Schedule of permit
<br />fees, Permits issued for
<br />plumbing work within the
<br />city shall be subject to
<br />the following fee sched-
<br />ule, with a minimum
<br />permit fee being twenty
<br />dollars ($20.00}...
<br />Each plumbing fixture or
<br />trap or set of fixtures on
<br />one trap, including water
<br />and drainage piping
<br />therefore ..$4.005.00
<br />Each backflow
<br />protection ..........:....... 5.00
<br />Each building sewer
<br />Under .100' ..............10.00
<br />100' or over ............20.00
<br />Each building water:
<br />Under 100' ..........:.. 10.00
<br />100' or over ........:, 20.00
<br />Each water softener:. 6.00
<br />Each trailer park
<br />sewer ......................... 9.00
<br />Each drain within building
<br />for rainwater
<br />systems ..............499 5_00
<br />Each water heater and/or
<br />vent .............................6.00
<br />Each gas
<br />Reconnection45:96 20.00
<br />Each gas piping system
<br />of 1 to 4 outlets,....... 8:90
<br />Each gas piping system,
<br />of 5 or more,
<br />per outlet...........4-09 2.00
<br />Each industrial waste pre-
<br />treatment interception,
<br />including its Yrap and
<br />vent, excepting kitchen-
<br />type grease ,interceptors
<br />functioning as
<br />fixture traps ............:.. 7.00
<br />Installation, alteration or
<br />repair of waste piping
<br />and/or water treating
<br />equipment ..-....:.....:....5.00
<br />Repair or alteration of
<br />drainage or
<br />vent piping ................5.00
<br />Each drywall..........:. 10.00
<br />Eabh lawn sprinkler sys-
<br />tem on any one (1 j me-
<br />ter, including backflow
<br />Protection devices
<br />Thereof ..................... 5.00
<br />Fire protection sprinkler
<br />system:
<br />U to 30 heads ...... 20.00'
<br />5 0 8- ............................569
<br />head-ever-569 :....-~96
<br />Plus each additional 10
<br />heads thereafter....... 7.00
<br />Gas tanks and
<br />pumps ..................... 10.00
<br />Each re-inspection 25.00
<br />Each additional final
<br />inspection ................ 50.00
<br />Section 6.. Chapter 6, Ar-
<br />ticle 4, Section 6(d)(1)e
<br />be amended as follows:
<br />e, Plumbing contractor: A
<br />person who holds em-Frr-
<br />drana-fieensa an Indiana
<br />Plumbing Contractor's
<br />i ense and. who, for
<br />compensation, under-
<br />takes to or submits a bid
<br />to or does themselves or
<br />services within the entire
<br />project, or one who fab-
<br />ricates units of plumbing
<br />substantially completed
<br />and ready for installation,
<br />Section Z Chapter 6, Ar-
<br />ticle 6, Section 6-24
<br />(c)(5) be amended as
<br />follows:
<br />(5) Reset and Reconnect
<br />fees,
<br />each ..............4509 20.00
<br />Section 8. Chapter 6, Ar-
<br />ticle 7, Section 6-36.3
<br />(c) be amended as fol-
<br />lows:
<br />(c) Fees. Each applica-
<br />tion for a permit for in-
<br />stallation of heating, ven-
<br />tilating, air conditioning,
<br />and refrigeration a uip-
<br />ment or systems shall be
<br />accompanied by fees in
<br />accordance with the
<br />schedule below, with a
<br />minimum permit fee be-
<br />ing twenty dollars
<br />($20.00). When The to-
<br />tal capacity of any syys-
<br />tem in any single installa-
<br />tion is provided by more
<br />that one (1) unit, the
<br />sum of the capacities of
<br />each unit and the total
<br />number of such units
<br />shall determine the fee.
<br />(Ord. No. 9528-04, S11)
<br />Space heaters, each
<br />30,000 Btu input or
<br />more .............$i-8.66 20.00
<br />Warm-air furnaces, unit
<br />heaters, cabinet heaters,
<br />and radiant tube heaters:
<br />Up to 300,000
<br />Btu input ................$20.00
<br />Ftr3t-artit..- ........... 45-.66
<br />Seeortd-snit ............. X69
<br />300,000 Btu input or
<br />more:........... 4596 30.00
<br />Oil and gas conversions:
<br />Up to 300,000
<br />Btu input ..................20.00
<br />First-ur»t..- ........... 9-5.96
<br />Second-unit .............40:96
<br />300,000 Btu input or
<br />more ............. 2599 30.00
<br />Electric furnaces air
<br />handling):
<br />Les§ than
<br />100 kw input ...........20.00
<br />First-unit...- ........... i-5:99
<br />Seeondro rtit .............4&99
<br />100 kw input or mole
<br />...................... 2599 30:00
<br />Air Conditioning:
<br />a. Central, electric:
<br />Less than 5 ton.......20,00
<br />Frrat-anti .................. -1-6:00
<br />Secertcf-anti ............. 40 ~ 99
<br />5 to i O tons, 26:96 30.00
<br />Over 10 tons4690 50.00
<br />b, Water chillers ....75,00
<br />c. EMI-air blower
<br />.......................4560 20.00
<br />Ventilating and exhaust
<br />systems:
<br />Less than 500 CFM
<br />capacity ..................... 5.00
<br />500 to 1,500 CFM
<br />capacity ................... 10.00
<br />(Plus 1.00 for each 500
<br />CFM or fraction thereof
<br />in excess Of 1,500
<br />CFM)
<br />Ventilating commercial
<br />hoods
<br />500 CFM to 1,500 CFM
<br />capacity 2590 30.00
<br />Over 1,500 CFM
<br />capacity...:.... 5990 6 .00
<br />Refrigerabon and engine-
<br />driven, gas-fired or oil-
<br />fired cooling equipment:
<br />1 to 5 horsepower,
<br />each ......................... 15.00
<br />6 to 10 horsepower, _
<br />each ............... .... 25.00
<br />More than 1 O horse
<br />ower, each .............40.00
<br />-- - --- 49:06
<br />Mare-thtttr6
<br />edbie feet.... .. ..#9-.90
<br />~eec ..a-600
<br />Rooftop combination fur-
<br />nace and air conditioning
<br />units,
<br />60,000 to 300,000 Btu's,
<br />each:
<br />Up to 7 Vs tons........40.00
<br />7 V2 tons or more..,.60.t')a
<br />Heat pumps, 1,000 to
<br />60,000 Btu's input..20.00
<br />Firstvnit.- ......,.696
<br />......
<br />Each-additrenaf
<br />Units .........................10.00
<br />60,000 to 300,000 Btu's
<br />up to 7 ~/s tons, each
<br />40.00
<br />7 Vs tons or more, each
<br />75.00
<br />Earth, coupled water
<br />source 50.00
<br />Boilers, steam or hot wa-
<br />ter, Up to 300,000 Btu's
<br />20,00
<br />Firs!-unit- :..-.-z6-.9o
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<br />300,000 Btu's or
<br />more 50.00
<br />Through-wall combination
<br />air conditioning/heating
<br />and VAV boxes w/coil:
<br />First unit...... 1-9:09 20.00
<br />Each additional
<br />Unit ................. 59@ 1 0.00
<br />Solar heat units .......50.00
<br />Air handlers: -
<br />400 CFM to 2,500
<br />CFM ..........................2 5.00
<br />Over 2,500 CFM.....60.00
<br />Duct and register:
<br />Change fee ..49:09 20.00
<br />Gas reconnection,
<br />each ..............16.06 20.00
<br />Gas piping (distribution
<br />of piping to equipment)
<br />to be included on permit
<br />application:
<br />ef~to-~4oatlcts ..-;}99
<br />Each gas piping system,
<br />ef-rs-er-more; per
<br />outlet .................490 2 00
<br />Woodburning stoves, per
<br />flue (including chimney
<br />and chimney
<br />connector)....$x99 20,00
<br />Each reinspection
<br />Fee ............................25.00
<br />Each additional final
<br />inspection ............... 50.00
<br />Section 9. This ordi-
<br />nance shall be in full
<br />force and effect from
<br />and after its passage by
<br />the Common Council
<br />and approval by the
<br />Mayor.
<br />Timothy A. Rouse
<br />Member of the
<br />Common Council
<br />Passed on August 27,
<br />2007, by the Common
<br />Council of the City of
<br />South Bend, Indiana.
<br />Presented to, approved
<br />and signed by Mayor,
<br />Stephen J. Luecke, on
<br />August 29, 2007.
<br />Approved:
<br />Timothy A• Rouse,
<br />President
<br />John Voorde, City Clerk
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