Ordinance Number 374ORDINANCE NO. 374
BUILDING AND HOUSING CODE FEES
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO,
CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A BUILDING PERMIT FEE
SCHEDULE AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 356
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA,
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Repeal.
Ordinance No. 356 is hereby repealed.
SECTION 2. Adoption of Fees.
The following Schedules of Fees are hereby established
to apply to the issuance of building, plan check, lath and
plastering and other construction and safety permits:
SCHEDULE OF FEES
VALUATION OF CONSTRUCTION COSTS
1. Section 423 of the Uniform Building Code requires a value
or valuation be placed on new construction equivalent to the
estimated cost to replace the building in kind. In performance
of this section of the Uniform Building Code, the City of
San Juan Capistrano adopts the Steven's Valuation Quarterly
for unit costs per square foot. These unit costs include
architectural, structural, electrical, plumbing and mechanical
work.
2. These values will be used to establish fees and/or costs
based on value of the work to be performed.
3. The Building Official of the City of San Juan Capistrano
will designate the Steven's Valuation to be used and the
effective date of any changes thereof.
4. Values for unit costs for construction not specifically
listed in the Steven's Valuation Quarterly Report shall be
designated by the Building Official of the City of San Juan
Capistrano.
BUILDING.PERMIT FEES
A fee of $5.00 will be charged as a permit issuance fee
for each building permit issued.
Total Valuation Fee
$1.00 to $25.00
$1,000.00
$1,001.00 to $25.00 for first $1,000.00 of value, plus
$25,000.00 $15.00 for each additional $1,000.00,
or fraction thereof, of value up to and
including $25,000.00.
$25,001.00 to $400.00 for the first $25,000.00 of value,
$50,000.00 plus $10.00 for each additional $1,000.00,
or fraction thereof, of value up to and
including $50,000.00.
$50,001.00 to $650.00 for the first $50,000.00 of value,
$100,000.00 plus $5.00 for each additional $1,000.00,
or fraction thereof, of value up to and
including $100,000.00.
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Total Valuation Fee
$100,001.00 to $900.00 for the first $100,000.00 0£ value,
$500,000.00 plus $2.00 for each additional $1,000.00,
or fraction thereof, of value up to and
including $500,000.00.
$500,001.00 $1,700.00 for the first $500,000.00 of
and higher value, plus $1.00 for each additional
$1,000.00, or fraction thereof, of value
above $500,000.00.
PLAN CHECK FEES
When a plan is required to be submitted by subsection (c)
of Section 301 of the Uniform Building Code, a plan
check fee shall be paid at the time of submitting plans
and specifications for checking. The plan check fee
shall be equal to SIXTY PERCENT (608) of the building
permit fee. If the valuation exceeds $50,000.00, the
plan checking fee shall be SIXTY-FIVE PERCENT (658) of
the building permit fee.
LATH AND PLASTER PERMIT FEES
All persons doing or permitting to be done any plastering
work, interior or exterior, within the area covered by the
City of San Juan Capistrano Regulations, shall:
1. Apply for a permit to plaster and specify, on the form
provided for that purpose, the character of the work
proposed and the amount and kind of work to be done.
2. Pay for each permit issued at the time of issuance a
fee in accordance with the listed schedule.
3. Any person who shall commence plastering work for which
a permit is required without first having obtained a
permit, shall if subsequently permitted to obtain a
permit, pay double the permit fee plus any penalties in
effect.
Job (Yards) Fee
20
yards
or
less
................................
No Fee
21
yards
to
and
including 200 yards .............$
3.00
201
yards
to
and
including 1,000 yards, per
square
yard
................................
0.015
1,001
yards
to
and
including 3,000 yards, per
square
yard
................................
0.01
3,001
yards
and up,
per square yard ................
0.005
Example: Job - 3,200 Square Yards:
200 yards ......................$ 3.00
201 to 1,000 yards ............. 12.00
1,001 to 3,000 yards ............. 20.00
3,001 to 3,200 yards ............. 1.00
Total Fee: $36.00
MICROFILM FEES
Each person, firm, or corporation shall pay a microfilm fee
of $.30 per sheet for permit applications, plans, specifications,
calculations, soil reports, and all pertinent data required
to be maintained by City or State regulations. No sheet
shall exceed a width of 36 inches, nor. 95 inches in length.
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SPECIAL REOUEST INSPECTIONS
Any person, firm, or corporation requesting an inspection on
existing structures whereby no valid permit exists or no
active permit is in progress may obtain a "Special Inspection"
for purposes of loan commitments, escrow clearance, sale of
property, resale clearance, etc.
Fee (Fixed)
1. Housing Inspections - per unit ............ $25.00
2. Commercial and industrial structures,
including hotels and motels (unit count
shall apply where subdivisions within
structure occurs) ......................... 45.00
MISCELLANEOUS FIXED FEE ITEMS
1. Tent installation permit..................$20.00
each
2. Carnivals, bazaars, circus, etc...........
20.00
each
3. Temporary Occupancy Permit ................
10.00
each
4. Spas and hot -tubs (includes plan check
fee) .................................
40.00
each
Application and Permit for Installation
of a Mobile Home
1. Permit fee ...........................$ 5.00
2. Inspection fee ....................... 25.00
OTHER PERMITS AND FEES
Fees for the following listed structures shall be determined,
based on valuation, as specified herein:
Valuation/
Square Foot
Miscellaneous Structures
1. Frame carports or patios .............$ 7.50
2. Aluminum carports or patios
(residential) ................... 5.00
3. Aluminum commercial covers........... 7.50
4. Screened porch enclosure ............. 7.50
5. Swimming pools ....................... 10.00
Agricultural Structure Fees
1. Livestock and poultry buildings ...... $ 5.00
2. Storage buildings .................... 5.00
3. Milk barns ........................... 15.00
4. Shade structures ..................... 5.00
5. Greenhouse and crop protection....... 10.00
Permit for Construction or Installation
of a Wall or Fence - Plan Check not Required
Fence,,Type -
2' to 6' Height
1. Wood .................................$ 0.85
2. Chain link or wire ................... 0.60
3. Concrete block, slumpstone, natural
rock or stone, decorative
block or poured -in-place
concrete walls .................. 2.00
4. Wrought iron or decorative steel
perforated screens and fencing.. 2.50
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Permit for Construction of a Wall or
Fence - Plan Check Required
Wall or Fence Type -
Height as Specified Valuation/
on Engineering Drawings Square Foot
1. Wood frame stucco and acoustic
fencing ......................... $2.00
2. Retaining masonry or concrete wallas.. 2.50
Plan Check Fee shall be 60% of permit fee.
SECTION 3. Effective Date.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force
30 days after its passage.
SECTION 4. Clerk's Certification.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Ordinance and cause same to be posted in the duly designated
posting places within the City of San Juan Capistrano within
15 days after its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1St day of
November 1 1978 , by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen Hausdorfer, Thorpe, Buchheim
and Mayor Friess
NOES• None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Counci n Schwartze ,� /1
J•y,Y-IES MAYOR Chef
KENNETH E. FRIESS, MA OR
ATTEST:
CITY CLE
STATE O/CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) as.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARY ANN HANOVER, City Clerk of the City of San Juan
Capistrano, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a
true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 374 which was
introduced at a meeting of the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano, California, held on October 18 , 1978 , and adopted at
a meeting held on November 1 1978 -
(SEAL)
MARY ANN ANOVER, CITY CLERK
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