Drafter
Clerk 11/12/2010
title
AN ORDINANCE relating to fees and fee appeals; amending Ordinance 10662, Section 44, and K.C.C. 27.02.030, Ordinance 10662, Section 46, and K.C.C. 27.02.050, Ordinance 10662, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.060, Ordinance 10662, Section 49, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.080, Ordinance 13332, Section 8, and K.C.C. 27.02.130, Ordinance 13332, Section 10, and K.C.C. 27.02.140, Ordinance 13332, Section 12, and K.C.C. 27.02.150, Ordinance 13332, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.190, Ordinance 8330, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.04.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.04.050, Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.020, Ordinance 13332, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.010, Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.020, Ordinance 13332, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.030, Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050, Ordinance 13332, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.060, Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.070, Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080, Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.090, Ordinance 13332, Section 27, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.120, Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130, Ordinance 13332, Section 29, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.140, Ordinance 13332, Section 30, and K.C.C. 27.10.150, Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.160, Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170, Ordinance 13332, Section 34, and K.C.C. 27.10.190, Ordinance 13332, Section 35, and K.C.C. 27.10.200, Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.210, Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.220, Ordinance 13332, Section 39, and K.C.C. 27.10.310, Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.320, Ordinance 13332, Section 41, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.330, Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.350, Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360, Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.380, Ordinance 13332, Section 47, and K.C.C. 27.10.410, Ordinance 13332, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.420, Ordinance 13332, Ordinance 13332, Section 51, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.460, Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.550, Ordinance 16026, Section 14, and K.C.C. 27.50.050 and Ordinance 16026, Section 16, and K.C.C. 27.50.070, adding new sections to K.C.C. chapter 27.02, adding a new section to K.C.C. chapter 27.10 and repealing Ordinance 15946, Section 7, and K.C.C. 27.02.250, Ordinance 13332, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.030, Ordinance 13332, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.040, Ordinance 13332, Section 26, and K.C.C. 27.10.110, Ordinance 15063, Section 2, and K.C.C. 27.10.145, Ordinance 13332, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.390, Ordinance 13332, Section 44, and K.C.C. 27.10.400 and Ordinance 13147, Section 35, and K.C.C. 27.36.030.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KING COUNTY:
SECTION 1. A. Sections 2 through 45 of this ordinance propose changes in the fees currently charged related to the department of development and environmental services.
B. These fees are assessed under K.C.C. 2.99.030E.1.
SECTION 2. Ordinance 10662, Section 44, and K.C.C. 27.02.030 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Fees are due and payable at the time of application for service or the due date stated on the department's invoice.
B. A late penalty payment equal to one percent of the delinquent unpaid balance, compounded monthly, shall be assessed on any delinquent unpaid balance.
C. The department shall charge an insufficient funds charge of ((twenty-five)) thirty-five dollars.
SECTION 3. Ordinance 10662, Section 46, and K.C.C. 27.02.050 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Unless otherwise required by this title, development permit and environmental review fees shall be assessed at the fee rate in effect at the time the fee is ((collected)) assessed.
SECTION 4. Ordinance 10662, Section 47, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.060 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
((Counter service and administrative)) If an applicant withdraws, cancels or otherwise terminates a permit application, permit administration fees paid under K.C.C. 27.06.020 are not refundable. If the applicant withdraws, cancels or otherwise terminates the application and makes a written request for a refund within thirty days of the date the fee was paid, ((O))other fixed service fees are refundable in proportion to the amount of work performed as of the date of application withdrawal by the applicant.
SECTION 5. Ordinance 10662, Section 49, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.080 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. A ((flat)) fixed fee of two hundred ((five)) thirty dollars shall be charged for department staff time associated with all work done in conjunction with the ((setting,)) intake, administration and release of financial guarantees for development permits.
B. A fee assessed at the department's current hourly rate shall be charged for department staff time associated with all work done in conjunction with the setting, monitoring, inspection and enforcement of financial guarantees for development permits.
SECTION 6. Ordinance 13332, Section 8, and K.C.C. 27.02.130 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. ((Education and training fees)) The department may ((be charged for)) charge a fee to recover the actual cost of providing classes or training provided by department of development and environmental services staff. ((The fees shall be charged at competitive market rates, and educational income may be less than or greater than all costs of preparing and presenting class. Class and training costs include, but are not limited to, the costs for planning, research, class preparation, class materials, notification, advertising, facility arrangements, related meetings, printing, presenting, follow-up and similar costs as applicable to the total cost of providing the service.
B. Fees for classes shall range from approximately twenty-five dollars daily per attendee to one hundred thirty-five dollars daily per attendee depending upon class content, length of class and number of attendees. Individual training may be provided at the department's current hourly rate.))
SECTION 7. Ordinance 13332, Section 10, and K.C.C. 27.02.140 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Whenever any work for which a permit or application approval required under K.C.C. Title 16, 19A, 20, 21A or 25 has commenced without first obtaining the required permit or application approval or has proceeded without obtaining necessary inspections, an investigation fee, in addition to the permit or application review fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit or application approval is subsequently issued. Except as otherwise provided in K.C.C. 27.10.090 for grading or clearing without a permit, ((T))the investigation fee shall be equal to the amount of the permit or application fee required by this title.
SECTION 8. Ordinance 13332, Section 12, and K.C.C. 27.02.150 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
All plan revisions submitted by the applicant shall be charged a fee at the department's current hourly rate and applying any increase in the valuation of the construction work, as applicable.
SECTION 9. Ordinance 13332, Section 13, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.160 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The department may collect nonpermit-related fees for services including, but not limited to, making copies, providing letters of zoning certification, notarizing documents, gathering, preparing((,)) and publishing special request reports, and providing publications. The fees shall be at actual cost to the department and shall be collected at the time services are requested. The department shall publish an annual schedule of these fees.
B. ((Special requests concerning addressing issues that require staff time for research or site visits shall be charged at the department's current hourly rate.)) The fee for a duplicate copy of a previously prepared certificate of elevation is two hundred dollars.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 10. A new section is hereby added to K.C.C. chapter 27.02 to read as follows:
Requests concerning residential addressing issues shall be charged one hundred thirty-six dollars per address. Requests concerning nonresidential addressing issues shall be charged at the department's current hourly rate.
SECTION 11. Ordinance 13332, Section 9, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.02.190 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsections B and C of this section, the department's current hourly rate shall be assessed under this title at a rate of one hundred ((forty)) seventy dollars per hour.
B. Land use permits for agricultural activities on RA-zoned property for which the property owner has a current farm plan developed in conjunction with the King Conservation District or on lands within the agricultural production district shall be subject to an hourly rate of ((seventy)) eighty-five dollars ((to a maximum of four hundred twenty-two dollars)).
C. Building permits for agricultural buildings shall be subject to an hourly rate of ((seventy)) eighty-five dollars.
D. For purposes of this section, "agricultural building" means a structure, other than a dwelling, that is:
1. Located on RA-zoned property for which the property owner has a current farm plan developed in conjunction with the King Conservation District or on lands within the agricultural production district; and
2. Used in the operation of the farm for:
a. Storage, maintenance or repair of farm machinery and equipment;
b. The raising, harvesting and selling of crops;
c. The feeding, breeding, management and sale of, or the produce of, livestock, poultry, fur-bearing animals or honeybees;
d. Dairying and the sale of dairy products;
e. Any other agricultural or horticultural use or animal husbandry, or any combination thereof, including the preparation, storage, processing, or sale of agricultural products raised on the farm for human use and animal use;
f. Processing, treatment, packaging, and sale of agricultural products;
g. Stabling or training equines; or
h. Equine riding lessons and training clinics.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 12. A new section is hereby added to K.C.C. chapter 27.02 to read as follows:
A. Except as otherwise provided in subsection B. of this section, the department shall assess a surcharge of five percent on all fees established in K.C.C. chapters 27.02, 27.06, 27.10, 27.36 and 27.46 and K.C.C. 27.44.010B. The surcharge shall only be used to fund:
1. The permit integration project;
2. Relocation of the department's permitting related functions; and
3. The department's undesignated fund balance for working capital in order to achieve an undesignated fund balance of forty-six days of operating and maintenance expenses.
B. The following fees shall not be subject to the surcharge established in subsection A. of this section:
1. Late payment penalty and insufficient funds penalty fees established in K.C.C. 27.02.030;
2. Contract fees established in K.C.C. 27.02.110;
3. Non-permit-related fees established in K.C.C. 27.02.160;
4. Impact fees established in K.C.C. 27.44.010A.;
5. Fees for current use permits established in K.C.C. 27.10.230;
6. Fees for department of transportation review of road standards variance requests under K.C.C. 27.10.070A.; and
7. Fees or surcharges established by and remitted to the state of Washington.
C. The surcharge applies to fee assessments made between January 1, 2011 and January 1, 2015.
D. This section expires on January 1, 2015.
NEW SECTION. SECTION 13. A new section is hereby added to K.C.C. chapter 27.02 to read as follows:
The department shall make available for inspection, review and copying by the public a fee schedule of its current fees in both written and electronic form. The department shall also post the fee schedule on the department's website.
SECTION 14. Ordinance 8330, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.04.010 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
"Development permits" mean all permits, reviews, and approvals administered by the department of development and environment services including, but not limited to, right-of-way use permits, grading permits, building permits, ((uniform)) fire code permits, subdivisions, short subdivisions, binding site plans, planned unit developments, zoning permits, master plan development permits, current use permits, boundary line adjustments, and environmental review and shoreline permits.
SECTION 15. Ordinance 13332, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.04.050 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
"Valuation" means the determination of value made by the building official or the building official's designee((. In determining the applicable fee based on valuation, the valuation shall be determined based on current nationally recognized valuation tables, such as R.S. Means cost data publications, Dodge cost data publications or the current valuation data published by the)) using current valuation tables published by the International Code Council, International Conference of Building Officials or other current nationally recognized standards. ((In determining the valuation for permit and plan review fees, t))The valuation includes the total value of all construction work for which the permit is issued, including all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, elevators, fire systems and any other permanent fixtures.
SECTION 16. Ordinance 13332, Section 4, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.010 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
((An hourly preapplication fee, charged at the department's hourly rate,)) A. A fee shall be charged for ((all professional time spent by department personnel based on an applicant's request for service.)) for preapplication conferences required by K.C.C. 20.20.030 as follows:
1. Level 1 - fee quotes and up to 2 staff: $510.00
2. Level 2 - up to four staff: $1,020.00
3. Level 3 - field check and up to four staff $2,125.00
4. Complex Current hourly
rate
B. Preintake services for development proposals that do not require a preapplication conference shall be charged a fee of three hundred forty dollars, which shall be credited against fees due at or subsequent to submittal of an application. If the subsequent permit application is to address work commenced without permits, the pre-intake fee shall be credited against any required investigation fees.
SECTION 17. Ordinance 13332, Section 5, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A fixed fee shall be charged for permit administration as follows:
A. Group 1: small, simple, easy-to-administer applications $((103.00))
including residential mechanical, registered plans, special 111.00
inspections, fire tank, extensions, agricultural structures
accessory to a residence, basics and basic accessories, ((and))
residential revisions, short plats, alterations to short plats,
separate lot recognition, subdivision exemptions, revisions,
shoreline exemptions, right-of-way use, boundary line
adjustments, all extensions and road and drainage variances:
B. Group 2: applications more complex than group 1, including
((already built construction,)) fire system permits, accessories to
residence, signs, ((shell modifications,)) commercial mechanical,
additions, mobile homes ((and other applications not included in
groups 1 and 3)) in a mobile home park, clearing and grading, $((205.00))
final plats, binding site plans and alterations to final plats: 225.00
C. Group 3: applications more complex than groups 1 and 2,
including new residences, small nonbuilding permits,
commercial tenant improvements and revisions, building
modifications, permits issued "subject to field inspection,"
((and)) stand-alone agricultural buildings, mobile homes on raw
land, variances, shoreline, preliminary short plats and critical $((284.00))
areas ordinance alteration exceptions: 317.00
D. Group 4: applications more complex and difficult than other
groups, including small and large new commercial buildings, $((869.00
multifamily buildings, large nonbuilding structures, preliminary plus, per
hour after
or)) and other permits with six
complex processing such as commercial site plans: hours)) 961.00
SECTION 18. Ordinance 13332, Section 16, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.010 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Plan review fees shall compensate the department for the plan review necessary to determine compliance with approved plans, adopted ((uniform)) international codes and other county regulations. The fees may be based on valuation and may be fixed((,)) or hourly ((or a combination thereof)). The fees shall be collected to compensate the ((building services and land use services divisions)) department for the review of:
A. Commercial and residential building permit applications under K.C.C. chapters 16.04, 16.70, 16.74, 16.78 and 17.04 and K.C.C. Titles 20 and 21A;
B. Grading and clearing permit applications under K.C.C. chapter 16.82 24 ((or its successor));
C. Shoreline permit applications and exemptions under K.C.C. Title 25 ((or its successor));
D. State Environmental Policy Act compliance under K.C.C. chapter 20.44 ((or its successor));
E. Critical areas under K.C.C. chapter 21A.24 ((or its successor));
F. Preliminary and final subdivisions and short subdivisions under K.C.C. Title 19A ((or its successor));
G. Binding site plan review under K.C.C. Title 19A ((or its successor));
H. Boundary line adjustments under K.C.C. Title 19A ((or its successor)); ((and))
I. Variance requests, conditional use permits, zone reclassification requests, special use permits and temporary use permits under K.C.C. Title 21A ((or its successor));
J. Right of way use permits under K.C.C. Title 14; and
K. Drainage review under K.C.C. Title 9.
SECTION 19. Ordinance 13332, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.020 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, ((F))fees for the review of buildings and structures, including additions and modifications, shall be calculated using ((the current valuation table)) valuations and using fee rate tables published by the International Conference of Building Officials or International Code Council or other current nationally recognized standards. ((For those items not covered by the valuation table, the department shall use other current nationally recognized publications, such as R.S. Means cost data or Dodge cost data, to determine the valuation and use the current International Conference of Building Officials fee rate tables or other current nationally recognized standards to determine the amount.)) The building official shall establish the final valuation. The fee charged shall be at sixty-five percent of the calculated amount, unless otherwise specified in this title.
B. Revisions to a permit application shall be charged at the ((current)) department's current hourly rate and applying any increase in the valuation of the construction work.
C. Additional plan review required when issuing a basic permit from a registered plan shall be charged at the department's current hourly rate.
D. Additional review required for applications using nonstandard methods, materials, or design shall be charged at the department's current hourly rate in addition to the standard fees.
SECTION 20. Ordinance 13332, Section 18, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.030 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
((Mechanical review fees are distinguished by residential mechanical systems and commercial mechanical systems. Residential m))Mechanical systems serving individual dwelling units ((fees)) shall be charged a ((flat)) fixed fee of one hundred thirty-three dollars per unit if the review is necessary. Fees for review of ((C))commercial or multifamily residential mechanical systems ((fees)) shall be calculated ((based on the current valuation and fee rate tables published by the International Conference of Building Officials)) as provided in K.C.C. 27.10.020.
SECTION 21. Ordinance 13332, Section 20, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.050 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A fee shall be charged to cover the costs of the department to review fire systems and tank systems as follows:
|
System |
Fee |
A. |
Fire alarm systems |
|
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1. |
((One to four zones)) Base fee |
$((193.00)) 340.00 |
|
2. |
((Each additional zone |
$36.00
|
|
3.
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Each addressable panel
|
$688.00
|
|
4.))
|
Plus for each device |
$((2.75)) 8.00 |
B. |
((Fire extinguishing systems |
$386.00
|
|
|
(plus for each nozzle)
|
$21.00
|
C.))
|
Automatic sprinkler systems |
|
|
1. |
((Commercial - e))Each riser |
$((368.00)) 340.00 |
|
|
(plus for each head or plug) |
$((3.75)) 2.00 |
|
((2. |
Residential - each riser
|
$296.00
|
|
|
(plus for each head or plug)
|
$2.50
|
D.)) C.
|
Standpipe (fixed) systems |
|
|
1. |
Class I |
$386.00 |
|
2. |
Class II |
$386.00 |
|
3. |
Class III |
$1,064.00 |
|
4. |
Each outlet for Class I or II |
$72.00 |
|
5. |
Fire pump |
$344.00 |
((E.)) D. |
Residential ((F))flammable or combustible liquids storage tank((s)), each: |
$306.00 |
|
((1. |
Underground, first tank
|
$193.00
|
|
|
(plus each additional tank)
|
$104.00
|
|
2.
|
Above ground, each tank
|
$193.00
|
F.
|
Hazardous materials storage tanks:
|
|
|
1.
|
Less than 500 gallons - each
|
$260.00
|
|
2.
|
500 to 1,199 gallons - each
|
$528.00
|
|
3.
|
1,200 gallons or more - each
|
$786.00
|
G.
|
Liquefied petroleum tanks
|
|
|
1.
|
Less than 500 gallons
|
$193.00
|
|
2.
|
500 - 9,999 gallons
|
$386.00
|
|
3.
|
10,000 gallons or more
|
$761.00
|
H.
|
Gaseous oxygen systems
|
|
|
1.
|
Less than 6,000 cubic feet
|
$117.00
|
|
2.
|
6,000 - 11,999 cubic feet
|
$215.00
|
|
3.
|
12,000 cubic feet or more
|
$386.00
|
I.
|
Nitrous oxide systems
|
$205.00
|
|
|
(plus each outlet)
|
$16.00
|
J.
|
Medical gas systems
|
|
|
1.
|
Gaseous system
|
$411.00
|
|
|
(plus each outlet)
|
$16.00
|
|
2.
|
Liquefied system
|
$884.00
|
|
|
(plus each outlet)
|
$16.00
|
K.
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Hazardous material recycling systems:
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|
|
1.
|
110 gallons or less per day capacity
|
$260.00
|
|
2.
|
More than 110 gallons per day capacity
|
$787.00
|
L.
|
Vapor recovery systems: (per tank)
|
|
|
1.
|
Phase I - tank truck and tank
|
$210.00
|
|
2.
|
Phase II - vehicle fueled and tank
|
$261.00
|
M.
|
Cryogenic tanks (each)
|
$210.00
|
N.
|
Flammable liquids devices:
|
|
|
1.
|
Spray booths-updraft (each)
|
$210.00
|
|
2.
|
Dip tank (each)
|
$188.00
|
|
3.
|
Spray booths-downdraft (each)
|
$350.00
|
|
4.
|
Flow coaters (each)
|
$398.00
|
|
5
|
Mixing/handling room
|
$519.00
|
O.
|
Fiberglass work systems:
|
|
|
1.
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Spray or chopper booth
|
$350.00
|
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2.
|
Lay-up areas
|
$408.00
|
P.
|
Organic peroxide storage facility
|
$408.00
|
Q.
|
Explosives storage magazines:
|
|
|
1.
|
Class I
|
$408.00
|
|
2.
|
Class II
|
$260.00
|
R.
|
Compressed natural gas systems (each)
|
$398.00
|
S.
|
Liquefied natural gas systems
|
$758.00
|
T.)) E.
|
High piled storage racks |
$((398.00)) 442.00 |
((U. |
Smoke removal systems
|
$408.00
|
V.
|
High rise emergency evacuation plans
|
$408.00
|
W.
|
Commercial candle holding devices
|
$260.00
|
X.
|
Computer rooms
|
$408.00
|
Y.
|
Floor or layout plans required by the fire code for public assembly, special sales, outdoor storage of flammable liquids in drums or indoor storage of combustibles
|
$398.00
|
Z.
|
Fire clearances when requested of the fire marshal including but not limited to the following:
|
|
|
1.
|
State funding of school projects
|
$260.00
|
|
2.
|
State or federal school, hospital, nursing home, rehabilitative facilities or custodial facilities accreditation
|
$260.00
|
|
3.
|
State licensing of mini-day care, day care, foster home, boarding home
|
$260.00
|
|
4.
|
State liquor license
|
$260.00
|
|
5.
|
State gambling license
|
$260.00
|
|
6.
|
Special out-of-occupancy uses
|
$260.00
|
|
7.
|
County house moving permits
|
$260.00
|
|
8.
|
Fire clearance for King County business license
|
$260.00
|
AA.
|
Approval of carpet samples or decorative materials
|
$260.00
|
BB.
|
Special inspections for occupancy determinations or change of use requirements
|
$260.00
|
CC.
|
Requested preliminary inspections
|
$260.00
|
DD.
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Each retest or reinspection of a fire protection or hazardous materials system prior to acceptance of the system, issuance of a permit or issuance of a certificate of occupancy (the first test or inspection will be made without charge)
|
$528.00
|
EE.
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Witnessing tests of used underground flammable liquids storage tanks before installation
|
$260.00
|
FF.
|
Investigating and processing leaking underground storage tanks or hazardous materials spills and the subsequent containment and recovery of lost product
|
- current hourly rate
|
GG.)) F.
|
Underground piping to flammable or combustible liquid storage tanks |
$((260.00)) 833.00 |
((HH. |
Installation, removal or abandonment, or any
combination thereof, of flammable or combustible liquid
storage tanks:
|
|
|
1.
|
First tank (commercial)
|
$260.00
|
|
2.
|
Each additional tank (commercial)
|
$135.00
|
|
3.
|
Contractor's permit for removal or abandonment of residential underground fuel tanks (annual)
|
$181.00
|
II.
|
Witnessing tests of underground flammable or combustible liquid storage tanks for tank tightness
|
$260.00
|
JJ.
|
Conducting fire flow tests or analysis
|
$929.00
|
KK.
|
Fuel tanks for oil burning equipment:
|
|
|
1.
|
Commercial
|
$193.00
|
|
2.
|
Residential
|
$93.00
|
LL.)) G.
|
Monitoring transmitters |
$((261.00)) 476.00 |
|
|
(((plus each device) |
$2.75
|
MM.
|
Sprinkler system supply mains (public main to sprinkler riser) (each)
|
$260.00
|
NN.)) H.
|
Emergency or standby power systems |
$((260.00)) 442.00 |
((OO. |
Plan review of construction fire safety plans
|
$260.00
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PP.
|
Confidence testing of fire protection systems
|
|
QQ.
|
High rise fire system review
|
$260.00
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RR.)) I.
|
Fire protection plan review: |
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((1.)) |
Review of either water main extension, or replacement, or both |
$((278.00)) 425.00 |
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|
(plus per hydrant) |
$((78.00)) 17.00 |
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((2. |
Review of hazardous material management plan
|
$543.00))
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J. |
All other reviews not listed |
Current hourly rate |
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SECTION 22. Ordinance 13332, Section 21, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.060 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Review for compliance with ((zoning, landscape, parking and shoreline master program)) K.C.C. Title 21A standards, except for K.C.C. chapter 21A.24, shall be charged fees as follows:
((A. Each review of small projects such as residential additions, mobile homes, signs, shell modifications, tenant improvements and other small or simple applications: three hundred sixty-two dollars base fee plus department's current hourly rate after two and one half hours.
B. Review of all other projects including new residential construction, large buildings, small and large nonbuilding structures and multifamily buildings, commercial site plans and other large, complex projects, including grading permits or other development permits: department current hourly rate.))
A. |
Basic |
$680.00 |
B. |
School portable |
$595.00 |
C. |
Building additions or improvements - residential |
$340.00 |
D. |
Building additions or improvements - tenant |
$340.00 |
E. |
Building additions or improvements - multifamily or commercial |
$340.00 |
F. |
Building additions or improvements - change of use |
$1,071.00 |
G. |
Agricultural building - not in agricultural production district and no farm plan |
$714.00 |
H. |
Dwelling - Single |
$714.00 |
I. |
Already built construction - commercial |
$510.00 |
J. |
Already built construction - residential |
$510.00 |
K. |
Agricultural building - arena |
$510.00 |
L. |
Agricultural building - barn |
$510.00 |
M. |
Dwelling - accessory dwelling unit |
$510.00 |
N. |
Dwelling - mobile |
$595.00 |
O. |
Dwelling - modular |
$680.00 |
P. |
Electronic communication - pole/tower |
$1,275.00 |
Q. |
Electronic communication - antenna |
$850.00 |
R. |
Dwelling - mobile, medical hardship |
$680.00 |
S. |
Permit - dock (other than building) |
$187.00 |
T. |
Permit - pool (other than building) |
$221.00 |
U. |
Landscape - inspection |
$782.00 |
V. |
Landscape - maintenance |
$833.00 |
SECTION 23. Ordinance 13332, Section 22, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.070 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Roads standards variance requests ((requiring department of transportation review)) shall be charged fees as follows ((and others shall be charged a fee at department's current hourly rate.)):
A. |
Review by King County department of transportation (if required): |
$942.00 |
B. |
Review by King County department of development and environmental services: |
((Hourly rate)) $3,315.00 |
SECTION 24. Ordinance 13332, Section 23, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.080 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Site engineering review includes review for code compliance with road design, drainage, erosion and sedimentation control, and right-of-way improvements. Review fees shall ((include a base fee and an hourly charge at the department's current hourly rate. Fees for short subdivisions, subdivisions or planned unit developments, right-of-way use, clearing or grading, and drainage plans shall include a deposit and an hourly charge at the department's current hourly rate.)) be charged as follows:
A. |
((Commercial buildings)) Already built residential construction, dwellings, manufactured housing and agricultural buildings - basic review with standardized conditions |
$((869.00 plus hourly rate after six hours)) 799.00 |
B. |
((Residential buildings)) Already built residential construction, dwellings, manufactured housing and agricultural buildings - standard review, completed critical areas designation, one review |
((Basic Review)) |
$((362.00)) 2,465.00 |
C. |
Already built residential construction, dwellings, manufactured housing and agricultural buildings - standard review, completed critical areas designation, two reviews |
((Standard Review)) |
$((725.00)) 3,825.00 |
D. |
Towers and building additions or improvements - basic review with standardized conditions |
((Complex Review)) |
$((1,449.00)) 1,139.00 |
((C.)) E. |
((Subdivisions, short subdivision and planned unit developments, right-of-way use and grading and clearing permits (including alteration or vacation of final short plats and plats))) Towers and building additions or improvements - standard review, completed critical areas designation, one review |
((Current department hourly rate)) $2,346.00 |
((D.)) F. |
((Preconstruction meetings and postpermit issuance inspections or monitoring)) Towers and building additions or improvements - standard review, completed critical areas designation, two reviews |
((Current department hourly rate)) $3,570.00 |
G. |
Basics and portables - basic review with standardized conditions |
$1,139.00 |
H. |
Basics and portables - standard review, completed critical areas designation, one review |
$2,346.00 |
I. |
Basics and portables - standard review, completed critical areas designation, two reviews |
$3,570.00 |
J. |
Project-managed |
Current hourly rate |
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SECTION 25. Ordinance 13332, Section 24, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.090 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Grading or clearing site plan review includes review for compliance with King County grading and clearing code requirements, and with the surface mine interlocal agreement. Grading or clearing site plan review fees shall ((include a base fee plus the department's current hourly rate)) be charged as follows:
|
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((Disturbed Acres |
Base Fee
|
Hourly Fee))
|
A. |
((Grading or clearing ((permit application base review — residential development not subject to state environmental policy act review |
0.0 to .20
|
$414.00
|
N/A
|
|
|
.21 to 1.0
|
$580.00 |
After 6 hours
|
|
|
Over 1.0
|
$1,014.00 |
After 9 hours
|
B.
|
Grading or clearing permit application base review — residential development subject to state environmental policy act review
|
N/A
|
$1,014.00
|
After 9 hours
|
C.))
|
Grading or clearing ((permit application base)) plan review ((— non-residential)) |
0.0 to .20 acres |
725.00)) 595.00
|
After 7 hours))
|
B. |
Grading or clearing plan review |
.21 to 1.0 acres |
$((2,173.00)) 1,445.00 |
((After 17 hours)) |
C. |
Grading or clearing plan review |
1.01 to 5.0 acres |
$((4,347.00)) 2,720.00 |
((After 32 hours)) |
D. |
Grading or clearing plan review |
5.01 to 10.0 acres |
$((5,796.00)) 3,570.00 |
((After 42 hours)) |
E. |
Grading or clearing plan review |
10.01 to 20.0 acres |
$((8,694.00)) 5,270.00 |
((After 62 hours)) |
F. |
Grading or clearing plan review |
Over 20.0 acres |
$((11,592.00)) 6,970.00 |
((After 82 hours)) |
((D. |
Review of other residential development permit applications or consultation with customer
|
N/A
|
$414.00
|
No hourly
|
E.
|
Review of other non-residential development permit applications
|
|
One-half the base fee
|
One-half the hourly credits
|
F.)) G.
|
Grading or clearing ((P))plan revisions ((fee)) - minor |
((N/A)) |
(($290.00)) Current hourly rate, but not to exceed the applicable fee in subsections A. through F. of this section |
((After 4 hours)) |
H. |
Grading or clearing plan revisions - major |
|
Applicable fee in subsections A through F of this section |
|
((G. |
Hazardous tree removal or other miscellaneous grading or clearing
|
N/A
|
None
|
Hourly
|
H.
|
Moratorium
|
|
|
|
|
Basic relief
|
N/A
|
$435.00
|
After 4 hours
|
|
Complex
|
N/A
|
$1,739.00
|
After 14 hours
|
I.
|
Adjustment to grading or clearing base fees
|
|
Base fees may be doubled for work started without a permit))
|
|
I. |
Forest practices act - class IV review - residential |
$595.00 |
J. |
Forest practices act - class IV review - nonresidential |
$1,190.00 |
K. |
Forest practices act - release of moratorium |
Current hourly rate |
L. |
Forest practices act - conversion option harvest plan |
Current hourly rate |
M. |
Forest practices act - class IV-G nonconversion forest practice |
Current hourly rate |
N. |
Surface mine and processing facility review |
Current hourly rate |
O. |
Clearing or grading permit - minor: less than 2,000 square feet grading, less than 7,000 square feet clearing |
$340.00 |
P. |
Clearing or grading permit: 1- 10 hazard trees |
$340.00 |
Q. |
Clearing or grading permit: 11- 20 hazard trees |
$468.00 |
R. |
Clearing or grading permit: residential less than or equal to 0.2 acres |
$425.00 |
S. |
Clearing or grading permit: residential 0.21 to 1.0 acres |
$680.00 |
T. |
Clearing or grading permit: all others not listed |
Current hourly rate |
U. |
Clearing or grading without a permit |
|
|
1. |
Investigation: minor clearing or grading |
$213.00 |
|
2. |
Investigation: clearing 1 - 10 hazard trees |
$213.00 |
|
3. |
Investigation: clearing 11 - 20 hazard trees |
$425.00 |
|
4. |
Investigation: residential development |
$595.00 |
|
5. |
Investigation: nonresidential development |
$1,190.00 |
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SECTION 26. Ordinance 13332, Section 27, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.120 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Right-of-way application review, including revisions, shall be charged ((a base fee and hourly charge)) as follows: ((four hundred thirty-five dollars plus hourly after three hours at department's current hourly rate.))
A. |
Basic - utility crossing - review |
$2,635.00 |
B. |
Basic - utility crossing - resubmittal, each |
$680.00 |
C. |
Basic - driveway construction - review |
$4,165.00 |
D. |
Basic - driveway construction - resubmittal, each |
$680.00 |
E. |
Basic - all other |
Current hourly rate |
E. |
Complex - review |
$4,760.00 |
F. |
Complex - resubmittal, each |
$1,020.00 |
SECTION 27. Ordinance 13332, Section 28, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.130 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for ((C))critical areas review, inquiries and designations ((fees)) shall be charged ((a base fee and hourly charge)) as follows:
|
|
((Base fee |
Hourly fee))
|
A. |
Critical areas review |
|
|
|
1. |
Residential, initial site inspection |
$((290.00)) 374.00 |
((No hourly)) |
|
2. |
Residential, basic |
$765.00 |
|
((B. |
Residential review
|
|
|
|
1.
|
With department as consultant
|
Flat fee established following initial site inspection
|
No hourly
|
|
2.)) 3.
|
Residential, complex, level 1, ((W))with preferred consultant |
|
|
|
|
Group 1: Simple, less complex development proposals, such as additions, improvements, grading or clearing on a single-family residential site, and shoreline exemption on a single-family residential site
|
$((725.00 (flat fee))) 1,020.00 |
((No hourly)) |
|
4. |
((Group 2: More complex development proposals, including single-family residential.)) Residential, complex, level 2, with preferred consultant |
$((1,304.00 (flat fee))) 2,380.00 |
((No hourly)) |
|
((3.)) 5. |
Residential, complex, ((W))with other consultant |
((Deposit based on project manager's estimate)) Current hourly rate |
((Hourly)) |
((C. |
Review of a residential application for work done without a permit
|
|
Hourly
|
((D.)) |
6. |
Nonresidential, ((review)) initial site inspection |
$((725.00)) 374.00 |
((Hourly after five hours*))
|
|
7. |
Nonresidential, basic per discipline |
$935.00 |
|
|
8. |
Nonresidential, complex |
Current hourly rate |
|
|
9. |
Work done without a permit |
Current hourly rate |
|
((E. |
Postissuance inspections and monitoring
|
|
Hourly
|
F.)) B.
|
Critical areas inquiries or designations |
|
((Hourly)) |
|
1. |
No critical areas found |
$510.00 |
|
|
2. |
0.0 to 5.0 acres, one critical area review |
$935.00 |
|
|
3. |
0.0 to 5.0 acres, two critical area reviews |
$1,445.00 |
|
|
4. |
0.0 to 5.0 acres, three critical area reviews |
$1,785.00 |
|
|
5. |
5.01 to 10.0 acres, one critical area review |
$1,190.00 |
|
|
6. |
5.01 to 10.0 acres, two or more critical area reviews |
Current hourly rate |
|
|
7. |
All others not listed |
Current hourly rate |
|
C. |
Flood elevation certification |
$1,020.00 |
|
D. |
Flood inquiry |
$1,020.00 |
|
((*Hourly fee deposits based on the project manager's estimate.)) |
|
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SECTION 28. Ordinance 13332, Section 29, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.140 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Variances and ((C))critical areas alteration exceptions ((and variances)) shall require a deposit, based on the project manager's estimate, and charge a fee based on the department's current hourly rate.
SECTION 29. Ordinance 13332, Section 31, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.160 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Except as provided in subsection B. of this section, the fee for review of ((S))shoreline substantial development permit and shoreline exemption applications ((fees)) shall be charged at the department's current hourly rate and shall require a deposit ((and charge an hourly fee based on the department's current hourly rate)) based on the project manager's estimate.
B. There shall be a fixed fee of five hundred ten dollars for a shoreline exemption for repair and maintenance.
SECTION 30. Ordinance 13332, Section 32, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.170 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees for ((Z))zoning application reviews shall ((require a deposit and an hourly fee based on the department's current hourly rate, except as otherwise specified herein. Transfer of development rights (TDR) Sending Site Certification Applications to qualify a proposed sending site and determine the number of rights available for transfer per application in accordance with K.C.C. chapter 21A.37 shall be based on the current hourly fee to a maximum of five hundred dollars.)) be charged as follows:
A. |
Conditional use permit - residential, home industry or tower |
$5,100.00 |
B. |
Transfer of development rights sending site certification |
$364.00 |
C. |
Reviews not otherwise listed |
Current hourly rate |
SECTION 31. Ordinance 13332, Section 34, and K.C.C. 27.10.190 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Preliminary subdivision, short subdivision or ((planned unit development)) binding site plan review including initial applications, revisions and alterations shall require a deposit and be charged an hourly fee based on the department's current hourly rate.
SECTION 32. Ordinance 13332, Section 35, and K.C.C. 27.10.200 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Final subdivision, short subdivision or ((planned unit development)) binding site plan review ((including alterations or vacations shall require a deposit and)) shall be charged ((an hourly fee based on the department's current hourly rate.)) fees as follows:
A |
Plat |
Current Hourly Rate |
B |
Short plat- urban 2-4 lots, simple |
$4,250.00 |
C |
Short plat- urban 2-4 lots, simple - resubmittal |
$1,360.00 |
D |
Short plat- urban 2-4 lots, complex |
$5,950.00 |
E |
Short plat- urban 2-4 lots, complex - resubmittal |
$1,360.00 |
F |
Short plat- rural |
$5,950.00 |
G |
Short plat- rural - resubmittal |
$1,360.00 |
H |
Short plat- urban 5-9 lots |
$9,180.00 |
I |
Short plat- urban 5-9 lots - resubmittal |
$1,700.00 |
SECTION 33. Ordinance 13332, Section 36, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.210 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A fixed fee shall be charged for ((S))separate lot recognitions, ((and)) subdivision exemptions, recorded building envelope modifications, name change requests and innocent purchaser reviews shall be charged an hourly fee based on the department's current hourly rate. Modification of a recorded building envelope or request for name change shall be charge a fixed fee)) as follows:
A. |
Affidavit - ((M))modification of recorded building envelope |
$((725.00)) 1,020.00 |
B. |
Affidavit - modification resubmittal |
$340.00 |
C. |
Affidavit - ((N))name change |
$241.00 |
D. |
Innocent purchaser - review |
$629.00 |
E. |
Innocent purchaser - resubmittal |
$170.00 |
F. |
Separate lot - basic - platted lots - review |
$884.00 |
G. |
Separate lot - basic - platted lots - resubmittal |
$340.00 |
H. |
Separate lot - complex - nonplatted lots, minimum review fee - one lot |
$884.00 |
I. |
Separate lot - complex - nonplatted lots, review fee per additional lot |
$510.00 |
J. |
Separate lot - complex - nonplatted lots - resubmittal |
$340.00 |
K. |
Miscellaneous lot exemption - review |
$1,734.00 |
L. |
Miscellaneous lot exemption - resubmittal |
$340.00 |
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SECTION 34. Ordinance 13332, Section 37, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.220 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Boundary line adjustment fees shall be ((five hundred eighty dollars plus an hourly charge after four hours at the department's current hourly rate.)) charged fixed fees as follows, plus the cost of recording documents:
A. |
Basic |
$2,228.00 |
B. |
Basic - resubmittal |
$680.00 |
C. |
Complex |
$3,588.00 |
D. |
Complex - resubmittal |
$1,020.00 |
SECTION 35. Ordinance 13332, Section 39, and K.C.C. 27.10.310 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Construction and site development inspection fees shall compensate the department for inspections necessary to determine compliance with adopted ((uniform)) international codes and other county regulations. The fees may be based on valuation as defined in this title, fixed, hourly or a combination thereof. Fees shall be collected for reinspections and supplemental inspections, as well as being collected to compensate the ((building services and land use services divisions)) department for inspection of:
A. Commercial and residential buildings, additions, and under K.C.C. chapters 16.04, 16.70, 16.74 and 16.78 and K.C.C. Titles 20 and 21A;
B. Grading and clearing sites under K.C.C. chapter 16.82;
C. Site development, ((which is)) including roads and drainage and erosion control((,)) under K.C.C. Titles 9 and 14 and K.C.C. Chapter 16.82;
D. Shoreline permit approvals and exemptions under K.C.C. Title 25;
E. State Environmental Policy Act condition compliance under K.C.C. chapter 20.48;
F. Zoning condition compliance under K.C.C. Title 21A; and
G. Monitoring drainage and sensitive area conditions.
SECTION 36. Ordinance 13332, Section 40, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.320 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. ((Permit fees for the inspection of buildings and other structures, including additions and modifications, shall be calculated from the current valuation table and the current fee rate table published by the international conference of building officials or other current nationally recognized standards. For those items not covered by the valuation tables, the department shall use other current nationally recognized publications such as R.S. Means cost data and Dodge costs data, to determine the valuation and use the current international conference of building officials or other current nationally recognized standards fee rate tables to determine the amount.)) Except as otherwise provided in this section, permit fees for the inspection of buildings and other structures, including additions and modifications, shall be calculated using valuations and using fee rate tables published by the International Conference of Building Officials or International Code Council or other current nationally recognized standards. The building official shall establish the final valuation. The permit fee charged shall be one-hundred percent of the calculated amount, unless otherwise specified in this title.
B. Additional inspections required for applications using nonstandard methods, materials, or design shall be charged at the department's current hourly rate in addition to the standard fees.
C. On single family residence construction sites to ensure required erosion control measures are in place and functioning, the ((limited)) site inspection fee shall be ((thirty-five dollars, plus the department's current hourly rate beyond 0.25 hours. If the department determines erosion problems are present on the construction site, additional inspections shall be charged at the department's current hourly rate.)) as follows:
1. |
New residential - single/modular |
$231.00 |
2. |
New residential - basic |
$194.00 |
3. |
New residential - accessory dwelling unit or manufactured housing |
$170.00 |
4. |
Residential - addition/improvement |
$112.00 |
5. |
Residential - all other |
$85.00 |
6. |
Reinspection |
Current hourly Rate |
SECTION 37. Ordinance 13332, Section 41, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.330 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
((Fees shall be collected to cover the costs to the department of performing inspections of residential and commercial structural-mechanical systems. Structural-mechanical system inspections shall be as follows:
A. All separate residential mechanical systems for which inspections are required: one hundred thirty-three dollars.
B. Commercial mechanical fees shall be calculated based on the valuation and fee rate tables published by the international conference of building officials or other current nationally recognized standards. For those items not covered by these valuation tables, the department shall use other nationally recognized publications, such as R.S. Means cost data and Dodge cost data, to determine the valuation and use of the international conference of building officials fee rate tables or other current nationally recognized standards to determine the amount.)) Structural-mechanical system inspection fees are distinguished by residential mechanical systems and commercial mechanical systems. Mechanical systems serving individual dwelling units shall be charged a fixed fee of one hundred eighty-four dollars per dwelling unit. Fees for inspection of commercial or multifamily residential project mechanical systems shall be calculated as provided in K.C.C. 27.10.320.
SECTION 38. Ordinance 13332, Section 42, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.350 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Fees shall be charged to cover the costs of physical inspections to assure that projects are constructed in accordance with approved plans as follows.
A. Fire alarm systems |
|
1. |
((One to four zones)) Base fee |
$((193.00)) 510.00 |
2. |
((Each additional zone |
$41.00
|
3. |
Each addressable panel
|
$588.00
|
4.)) |
Plus each device |
$((3.50)) 3.40 |
B. ((Fire extinguishing systems |
$425.00
|
|
plus for each nozzle
|
$23.00
|
C.)) Automatic sprinkler systems
|
|
1. |
((Each riser)) Base fee |
$((391.00)) 680.00 |
2. |
plus for each head or plug |
$((1.10)) 4.25 |
3. |
Maximum fee |
$3,400.00 |
((D.)) C. Standpipe (fixed) systems |
|
1. |
Class I |
$425.00 |
2. |
Class II |
$425.00 |
3. |
Class III |
$1,170.00 |
4. |
Each outlet for Class I or II |
$80.00 |
((E. Liquefied Petroleum Tanks)) D. Residential flammable or combustible liquids storage tank, each |
$357.00 |
((1. |
1 to less than 125 gallons for residential
|
No Fee
|
2. |
125 to less than 500 gallons
|
$231.00
|
3. |
500 to less than 10,000 gallons
|
$315.00
|
4. |
10,000 gallons or more
|
$620.00))
|
E. High piled storage racks |
$476.00 |
F. Underground piping to flammable or combustible liquid storage tanks |
$1,318.00 |
((F.)) G. Inspection of either water main extension, or replacement, or both |
$((185.15)) 510.00 |
|
plus per hydrant |
$((52.35)) 37.00 |
((G.)) H. Monitoring transmitters |
$((261.00)) 595.00 |
|
((plus each device |
$2.75
|
H. Sprinkler system supply mains (public main to sprinkler riser) (each))) I. Emergency or standby power systems
|
$((278.00)) 578.00 |
J. All other inspections not listed in this section |
Current hourly rate |
|
|
|
|
|
((Inspections for situations not listed above shall be charged two hundred fifty-seven dollars per system or apparatus, as appropriate.))
SECTION 39. Ordinance 13332, Section 43, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.360 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
((Uniform f))Fire code inspections, mitigations and code enforcement fees shall be based on the department's current hourly rate, with the following exceptions:
A. |
Fireworks stands and displays |
Maximum allowed under chapter 70.77 RCW |
B. |
Liquefied petroleum gas serving single family residences |
N/C |
C. |
Parade floats |
N/C |
D. |
Use of candles for ceremonial purposes by churches or nonprofit groups |
N/C |
NEW SECTION. SECTION 40. A new section is hereby added to K.C.C. chapter 27.10 to read as follows:
Right-of-way permit inspection shall be charged fees as follows:
A. |
Basic - utility crossing - two inspections |
$1,360.00 |
B. |
Basic - utility crossing - reinspection, each |
$425.00 |
C. |
Basic - driveway construction - five inspections |
$2,890.00 |
D. |
Basic - driveway construction - reinspection, each |
$425.00 |
E. |
Complex |
Current hourly rate |
SECTION 41. Ordinance 13332, Section 46, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.380 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
((Fees for s))Site inspections of ((construction of roads and)) grading, clearing, drainage systems, landscaping and other site improvements, site monitoring, pre-site work engineering meetings, and review of changes to approved plans shall require a deposit and shall be charged an hourly ((charge)) fee at the department's current hourly rate. Reinspection for nonbonded actions shall be charged a fixed fee of four hundred twenty-five dollars.
SECTION 42. Ordinance 13332, Section 47, and K.C.C. 27.10.410 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Postapproval or postdevelopment monitoring or inspection, or both, for p-suffix conditions, or compliance with conditional use permits, special use permits, ((S))state Environmental Policy Act conditions, shoreline development permit conditions, sensitive areas conditions, drainage conditions or other conditions or mitigation associated with project approval shall require a deposit and shall be charged at the department's hourly rate.
SECTION 43. Ordinance 13332, Section 48, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.420 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Permit and approval extension fees shall be charged to cover the costs of administering permit extension applications and for final inspections as follows. ((The hourly rates where applicable)) All other inspections for extensions for land use approvals shall require a deposit estimated by the project manager and shall be charged at the department's current hourly rate.
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Final Inspections |
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1. |
Single-family residential |
$301.00 |
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2. |
All other building permits |
$423.00 |
B. |
All other extensions (more than final inspection): |
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1. |
Single family residential |
$423.00 |
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2. |
Temporary mobile home |
$217.00 |
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3. |
Temporary hardship mobile home |
$133.00 |
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4. |
All other building permits |
(($869.00 plus)) Current hourly rate |
C. |
Mechanical permits: |
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1. |
Single Family residential |
$133.00 |
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2. |
Other permits final only |
$241.00 |
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3. |
Other permits full mechanical system inspection |
20% of original permit fee |
D. |
Fire system permits: |
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1. |
Single family residential |
$151.00 |
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2. |
Final and correction inspections |
$241.00 |
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3. |
Full fire inspection |
20% of original permit fee |
E. |
Sign permits |
$151.00 |
F. |
Plats or ((S))short plats |
$175.00 |
G. |
((Extensions of)) Grading or clearing permits: |
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1. |
((Field monitoring or inspection of clearing)) residential site |
$200.00 ((plus hourly)) |
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2. |
((Field monitoring/inspection of clearing)) nonresidential site |
$400.00 ((plus hourly)) |
((H. |
Extensions of grading permits:
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Field monitoring or inspection of grading residential site — two-hour minimum
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$200.00 plus hourly
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Field monitoring or inspection of grading nonresidential site:
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commercial, multifamily, and multilot sites — four-hour minimum
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$400.00 plus hourly
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b.)) 3.
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industrial or mineral extraction sites: |
$905.00 ((plus hourly |
I.)) H.
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Right-of-way use permits |
Current ((H))hourly rate |
I. |
Temporary use permits |
Current hourly rate |
J. |
Conditional use permits |
Current ((H))hourly rate |
K. |
Variances |
Current ((H))hourly rate |
L. |
Shoreline permits |
(($670.00 plus)) Current hourly rate |
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SECTION 44. Ordinance 13332, Section 51, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.460 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Review and ((I)))inspections of condominium conversions shall be charged a fee of one thousand five hundred thirty dollars to cover the costs of plan, code updates, monitoring of relocation assistance and other administrative requirements. ((The fees shall consist of a base fee of four hundred thirty-five dollars plus an hourly fee based on the department's current hourly rate.)) A fee of three hundred forty dollars shall be charged for resubmittal of plans.
SECTION 45. Ordinance 13332, Section 54, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.550 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A ((flat)) fixed fee of ((nine hundred sixty-six)) one thousand two hundred dollars shall be charged for ((inspections of construction under partial development,)) processing and review of preissuance construction authorization. Building and site inspections shall be charged at the department's current hourly rate.
SECTION 46. Ordinance 16026, Section 14, and K.C.C. 27.50.050 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
An applicant may appeal to the hearing examiner permit fee billings issued by the department. On project managed permits and approvals, the applicant may only appeal after the department has provided a notice of completion or permit issuance document. On non-project managed permits and approvals, the applicant may only appeal after the department has issued an adverse decision by the director on a fee waiver request under K.C.C. 27.02.040 and has provided a notice of completion or permit issuance document. The applicant may not challenge a permit fee estimate or estimate revision in any appeal provided for by this section.
SECTION 47. Ordinance 16026, Section 16, and K.C.C. 27.50.070 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
A. Before appealing any billing on a non-project managed permit or approval, an applicant must first file a fee waiver request as provided in K.C.C. 27.02.040, no later than twenty-one calendar days after the department issues the notice of completion or permit issuance document. Within fourteen days after the applicant files the fee waiver request with the department, the department shall mail the director's decision on the fee waiver request to the applicant.
B. The director's fee waiver decision is final unless the applicant then files with the director a combined written notice and statement of appeal of the billing, together with the required appeal fee, ((not later than)) within twenty-one calendar days after the later of the date the department issues the notice of completion or permit issuance document or the date the department mails the fee waiver response. The department shall forward the combined notice and statement of appeal to the hearing examiner. The department shall also preserve the record. The examiner shall conduct an open record hearing, and affirm, modify or reverse the decision of the director.
SECTION 48. A. Ordinance 15946, Section 7, and K.C.C. 27.02.250 are each hereby repealed.
B. Ordinance 13332, Section 6, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.06.030 are each hereby repealed.
C. Ordinance 13332, Section 19, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.040 are each hereby repealed.
D. Ordinance 13332, Section 26, and K.C.C. 27.10.110 are each hereby repealed.
E. Ordinance 15063, Section 2, and K.C.C. 27.10.145 are each hereby repealed.
F. Ordinance 13332, Section 45, as amended, and K.C.C. 27.10.390 are each hereby repealed.
G. Ordinance 13332, Section 44, and K.C.C. 27.10.400 are each hereby repealed.
H. Ordinance 13147, Section 35, and K.C.C. 27.36.030 are each hereby repealed.
SECTION 49. The department of development and environmental services shall provide a report to council relating to the actual number of hours required by department staff for each permit for which a fixed fee is charged. The report must compare the number of hours assumed for each type of permit when developing the fixed fee for each specific permit to the average of hours to complete each type of permit to which a fixed fee is charged. The report must cover the period of the previous twelve months. The report must be provided to the council by September 1 of each year, filed in the form of a paper original and an electronic copy with the clerk of the council, who shall retain the original and provide an electronic copy to all councilmembers, the council chief of staff and the lead staff for the environment and transportation committee or its successor.
SECTION 50. If any provision of this ordinance or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid the remainder of the ordinance or the application of the
provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected.
SECTION 50. This ordinance takes effect January 1, 2011.
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