HomeMy WebLinkAbout1570 - Plumbing- Heating- Electrical Permit FeesORDINANCE NO. 1570
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
• AMENDING SECTIONS 15.05.050, 15.08.090 AND
15.12.220 OF THE NEWPORT BEACH MUNICIPAL
1 CODE TO IMPOSE A SURCHARGE ON ALL PLUMBING,
HEATING AND ELECTRICAL PERMIT FEES
The City Council of the City of Newport Beach DOES
ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 15.05.050 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read:
1115.05.050 Amendment to Section 304 of the
Mechanical Code. Section 304 of the Mechanical Code, here-
inbefore adopted in Section 15.05.010, is amended to read:
'Sec. 304 A. Any person desiring a permit
required by this Code, shall, at the time of filing an
application therefor, pay a fee as required by this
Section.
B. In addition to the following fees, there
• shall also be imposed a surcharge in the amount of ten
per cent (10 %) of the total accumulated fees paid.
1. For the issuance of each permit ...............$ 3.00
2. For the installation or relocation of each
forced -air or gravity type furnace or
burner, including ducts and vents
attached to such appliance:
A. Up to and including 100,000 BTU........... 5.00
B. More than
500,000 B'
C. More than
1,000,000
D. More than
including
100,000 BTU up to and including
CU............................... 7.50
500,000 BTU up to and including
BTU.............................. 10.00
1,000,000 BTU up to and
2,000,000 BTU ................... 15.00
E. More than 2,000,000 BTU ................... 25.00
3. For the installation or relocation of each
floor furnace including vent .................. 5.00
4. For the installation or relocation of each
suspended heater, recessed wall heater or
floor- mounted unit heater including vents..... 5.00
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5. For the installation, relocation, or
replacement of each appliance vent in-
stalled and not included in an
appliance permit......... .................. 2.00
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6. For the repair or alteration of, or addition
to each heating appliance, refrigeration
unit, comfort cooling unit,.absorption unit,
or each comfort heating, cooling, absorption,
or evaporative cooling system, including
installation of controls regulated by this
Code ........... ............................... 5.00
7. For the installation or relocation of each
boiler or compressor up to and including
five horsepower, or each absorption system
up to and including 100,000 BTU (including
vent ........... ............................... 5.00
8. For the installation or relocation of each
boiler or compressor over five horsepower up
to and including 15 horsepower, or each
absorption system over 100,000 BTU up to and
including 500,000 BTU (including vent) ........ 7.50
9.
For the installation or relocation of each
any heating, ventilating or air conditioning
boiler or compressor over 15 horsepower up
system...... ..... ......................... .25
to and including 30 horsepower, or each
feet or fraction thereof of conditioned area
absorption system over 500,000 BTU up to and
for any heating or air conditioning system
serving other than residential buildings...... 2.50
including 1,000,000 BTU (including vent) ......
10.00
10.
For the installation or relocation of each
for any heating or air conditioning system
boiler or compressor over 30 horsepower up
conventional air inlets and outlets........... 2.00
to and including 50 horsepower, or each
absorption system over 1,000,000 BTU up to
and including 2,000,000 BTU (including vent)..
15.00
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For the installation or relocation of each
boiler or refrigeration compressor over
50 horsepower, or each absorption system
over 2,000,000 BTU (including vent) ...........
25.00
12.
For each air handling unit up to and
including 2,000 cubic feet per minute,
including ducts attached thereto ..............
2.00
13.
For each air handling unit over 2,000 cubic
feet per minute up to and including 10,000
cubic feet per minute including ducts
attached thereto ..............................
5.00
14. For each air handling unit over 10,000 cubic
feetper minute ............................... 10.00
15. For each fire damper .......................... 1.00
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16. For each air inlet and air outlet served by
any heating, ventilating or air conditioning
system...... ..... ......................... .25
Or, in the alternative, for each 1,000 square
feet or fraction thereof of conditioned area
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for any heating or air conditioning system
serving other than residential buildings...... 2.50
Or, in the alternative, for each 1,000 square
feet or fraction thereof of conditioned area
for any heating or air conditioning system
using perforated building material in lieu of
conventional air inlets and outlets........... 2.00
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17. For each evaporative cooler other than
portable type ( commercial) .................... 3.00
18. For each ventilating fan connected to a single
duct ( commercial ) ............................. 2.00
• 19. For each ventilation system which is not a
portion of any heating or air conditioning
system authorized by a permit (commercial) .... 4.00
20. For the installation of each hood which is
served by mechanical exhaust, including the
fans and ducts attached thereto ............... 5.00
21. For the installation or relocation of each
commercial or industrial type incinerator..... 20.00
22. For each appliance or piece of equipment
regulated by this Code, but not classed in
other appliance categories, or for which no
other fee is listed in this Code .............. 4.00
23. For incidental gas piping ..................... 1.75
24. Mechanical Plan Check Fee
Whenever mechanical plans are required by the
Building Official, plan check fees shall be in
accordance with the following schedule:
A. Fifty percent of the Mechanical Permit
Fee shall be required for the following:
(1) Any Group A, B, C, D or E
occupancy.
• (2) New buildings having an aggregate floor
area of 15,000 square feet and over.
(3) Installations other than those listed
in (1) and (2) above, where the aggregate
BTU input capacity is 350,000 BTU and
over for comfort cooling, or an aggregate
of 350,000 BTU input capacity and over
for absorption units.
B. Plan Check Fee for alterations to approved
plans (per hour) .......................... 12.00
C. Minimum charge (per half hour or less) .... 6.0011'
SECTION 2. Section 15.08.090 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read:
"15.08.090 Amendment to Section 1.12 of the
Plumbing Code. Section 1.12 of the Plumbing,Code, herein-
before adopted in Section 15.08.010, is amended to read:
'Sec. 1.12 Permit Fees.
(a) GENERAL. Any person applying for a permit
• shall, at the time the application is made, pay to the
Administrative Authority the fees set forth in this
section. In addition to said fees, there shall also be
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imposed a surcharge in the amount of ten per cent (10 %)
of the total accumulated fees.paid. Except as provided
herein, a plumbing permit and a sewer or private sewage
disposal permit shall be required for each building or
installation.
Exception: Where accessory buildings and /or appur-
tenances, such as laundry rooms, quest houses, bath
houses or swimming pools, are used in conjunction with a
single family residence, are located on the same lot and
under the same ownership, and ar erected at the same time
as the main building, all plumbing items may be combined
on one plumbing permit. All buildings and appurtenances
regardless of type, located on the same lot and under the
same ownership may, when being connected at the same time
to a common house sewer or to a common multiple private
sewage disposal system, be combined on one sewerage permit.
Plumbing permit fees shall be as specified in
Table No. 1. Sewer and private sewage disposal permit fees
shall be as specified in Table No. II. For the purpose
of this Section a sanitary plumbing outlet on which or to
which a plumbing fixture or appliance may be set or
attached shall be construed to be a fixture. Built -in
dishwashers shall be construed fixtures whether individually
trapped or not. Fees for reconnection and retest of
existing plumbing systems in relocated buildings shall be
based on the number of plumbing fixtures, gas sytems,
water heaters, etc., involved. When interceptor traps
or house trailer site traps are installed at the same time
as a house sewer on any lot no sewer permit shall be
required for the connection of any such trap to an appro-
priate inlet fitting provided in the house sewer by the
permittee constructing such sewer.
When a permit has been obtained to connect an existing
building or existing work to the public sewer, or to
connect to a new private disposal facility, backfilling of
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private sewage disposal facilities abandoned consequent
to such connection is included in the house sewer permit.
Plumbing permit fees shall be as follows:
TABLE I
For issuing each permit .............................. $3.00
In addition:
For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of
fixtures on one trap (including drainage vent,
water piping and backflow prevention devices
therefor) .......................................... 1.50
For each permanent type dishwasher whether
individually trapped or not ........................ 1.50
For each industrial waste pretreatment interceptor
including its trap and vent, excepting kitchen
type grease interceptors functioning as fixture
traps ............... ............................... 2.00
For each swimming pool drainage trap and receptor
whether connected to a building drain or a building
sewer (water supply for pool not included) ......... 1.50
For each gas piping system of one to five outlets- -
or alteration or retest of existing gas piping
system.............. ............................... 1.50
For each additional outlet over five ................. .30
For each gas pressure regulator other than
appliance regulators ............................... .30
For each water heater and /or vent .................... 1.50
For repair or alteration of drainage and /or vent
piping.............. ............................... 1.50
For each piece of water- treating equipment and /or
water piping installed without accompanying
plumbing........................................... 1.50
For each residential lawn sprinkler system on any
one meter including backflow protection devices
therefor............ ............................... 2.00
For each commercial (non - residential) lawn, gardening
or landscape sprinkling system including backflow
protection devices therefor (including community
landscaped areas, parks, etc.)
First 50 heads ... ............................... 10.00
Each additional head ............................ .05
For backflow prevention devices on unprotected water
supplies, pools, tanks, vats, etc. (including
incidental water piping) one to five ............... 2.00
For each additional device over five ................. .30
Temporary gas service (prior to final approval for
occupancy) .......... ............................... 10.00
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Inspections for which no fee is herein provided
(valuation of labor and materials up to
$1,000) ..... ........ .......... .......... 5.00
plus, for each additional $1,000 valuation or
part thereof ........ ............................... 1.00
Investigations for which no fee is herein
• provided, per hour ................... 7.50
Minimum charge, per half hour or less.. .............. 3.50
TABLE II
For issuing each permit ..............................$ 3.00
In addition:
For the connection of a house sewer to a public
sewer or for the extension of a house sewer
lateral onto a lot for future use (separate
permit required for each such connection or
extension ) ......................................... 5.00
For each house sewer manhole ......................... 5.00
For the.installation of a section of house sewer
forfuture use ...... ............................... 3.00
For the connection of each additional building or
additional work to a house sewer ...................
3.00
For the connection of a house sewer to a private
sewage disposal system .............................
3.00
• For each private sewage disposal system (septic
tank and seepage pit or pits and /or drainfield) ....
10.00
For each cesspool, overflow seepage pit, percolation
test pit, swimming pool drywell, or drainfield
extension or replacement ...........................
5.00
For disconnection, abandonment, alteration or
repair of any house sewer or private sewage dis-
posal system or part thereof .......................
3.00
(b) Plan Check. Plans and specifications shall
be submitted and approved prior to the commencement of
any work described in this section.
A plan checking fee shall be paid to the Building
Official at the time of submitting the plans and specifica-
tions for work described in this section.
Said fee shall be equal to one -half (1/2) the
• required plumbing permit fee as set forth in Table I of
this Section.
All plan checking fees shall be based on the
aggregate quantities required for the complete project:
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1) Building or premises containing over 180
drainage fixture units.
2) Building or premises with a potable water
supply 4" or larger.
3) Building or premises with fuel gas piping
4" or larger or containing medium or high pressure fuel
gas.
(c) Special. Whenever any work for which a
permit is required under the provisions of this Code has
been commenced, constructed or completed without the
authorization of such permit, a special investigation may
be required before a permit will be issued for such work
in order to determine whether the work done complied with
Code requirements. In addition to the regular permit fee,
an investigation fee shall be collected as follows:
When the Permit Fee is:
Investigation Fee:
$10.00 or less ...................$10.00
More than $10.00 .................$,25.00
No permit shall be issued when an investigation
fee is due until such fee has been paid.
The payment of the investigation fee shall not
exempt any person from compliance with the provisions of
this Code nor from any penalty prescribed by law.
The permit fee herein specified shall be doubled
when work requiring a permit has been started or carried on
prior to obtaining said permit and the applicant had
knowledge that a permit was necessary as evidenced by the
fact that at the time of doing such work he held a license
as required by Section 1.10 of this Code, or had previously
applied for a permit as provided in this Code, but payment
of such double fee, provided the permit is subsequently
used, shall not relieve any persons from fully complying
with the requirements of this Code in the execution of the
work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.
(d) Conversion Inspection Fee. A fee as set forth
below shall be paid when a conversion inspection is required
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by the Administrative Authority.
Affected Floor Areas (Sq. Ft.)
Fee
Single Story of 2,500 sq. ft. of floor
area, or less ........ .........................$25.00
Multi -story or greater than 2,500 sq. ft.
of floor area ........ .........................$35.00
NOTE: Above fees do not include the fees for the
building permit, nor fees for electrical, plumbing, or
heating and ventilating permits covering the alterations
and /or repairs of the conversion.,
(e) Investigation Fee. A fee of Fifteen Dollars
($15.00) may be charged by the Administrative Authority for
any investigation of a building, structure, work reports,
certification or any other related work, requested by an
owner or authorized agent of such owner.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to
emergency work when it shall be proved to the satisfaction
of the Administrative Authority that such work was urgently
required and that it was not practical to obtain a permit
therefor before commencement of the work. In all such cases
a permit must be obtained as soon as it is practical to do
so, and if there is an unreasonable delay in obtaining such
permit, an investigation fee as herein provided shall be
charged.
(f) Reinspection Fee. Five Dollars ($5.00) per
inspection may be charged for additional inspections neces-
sary as a result of faulty workmanship or material, or both;
or for any inspection requested before the work to be
inspected has been completed and made ready for inspection.
Notice of completion of the work or of correcting faulty
workmanship or material shall be given the Administrative
Authority and reinspection requested. "'
SECTION 3. Section 15.12.220 of the Newport Beach
Municipal Code is amended to read:
"15.12.220 Addition of Section 105 -13. Section 105 -13
is added to the National Electrical Code, hereinbefore
adopted in Section 15.12.010, to read:
'105 -13 Regular Fee Schedule. The regular fee
schedule shall apply to additions, alterations, extensions
or renewals of existing electrical installations and to
• new construction when so specified in the last preceding
paragraph. In addition to said fee schedule, there shall
also be imposed a surcharge in the amount of 10% of the
total accumulated fees paid.
In General:
Minimum permit fee of $2.00 for issuance of
permit plus the following fees for electrical services:
For services, 600 volts or less,
not over 200 amp., per meter ....................$ 1.00
Fixtures:
First 20 fixtures, each ....................$ .20
Additional fixtures, each ......:...........$ .10
Mercury vapor fixture on pole, each ........ $ 1.00
Cooking Appliances:
For
For services, 600 volts or less,
(standard) .........
$ 1.00
For
over 200 amp., per meter ........................
oven (domestic)..$
2.00
For
For services, over 600 volts, per meter....
(domestic) ........
5.00
For
Outlets for Commercial, Hotels, Motels and Existing
(commercial) .......
$ 2.00
Residential and Parking and Christmas Lots:
ovens (commercial) not
over 15,000 W...$
1.50
First 20 outlets, each .....................$
.20
Additional outlets, each ...................$
.10
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For each 5 ft. or fraction thereof
multi - outlet assembly ...........................$
.10
For each multiple appliance outlet
assembly .......... ..............................$
1.00
Fixtures:
First 20 fixtures, each ....................$ .20
Additional fixtures, each ......:...........$ .10
Mercury vapor fixture on pole, each ........ $ 1.00
Cooking Appliances:
For
each electric range
(standard) .........
$ 1.00
For
cooking units with
oven (domestic)..$
1.00
For
each additional over
(domestic) ........
$ 1.00
For
each electric range
(commercial) .......
$ 2.00
For
ovens (commercial) not
over 15,000 W...$
1.50
For ovens (commercial) over 15,000 W.......$ 3.00
• For each fry - kettle, toaster, waffle
iron, coffee maker, or cooking device under
3,000 W ( commercial .............................$ 1.00
For each fry - kettle, toaster, waffle
iron, coffee maker, or cooking device
3,000 W or over (commercial)...... ...........$ 1.50
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Heaters and Heating Appliances -- Hair Dryers:
. For each air heater up to and including
1650 W ............ ..............................$ .50
For each air heater over 1650.W ............ $ 1.00
For each water heater ......................$ 1.00
For each hair dryer ........................$ 1.00
For infra -red drying units not over
15,000 w .......... ..............................$ 1.50
For infra -red drying units over 15,000 W...$ 3.00
Forkilns .... ..............................$ 1.00
For electric radiant heating - -per room ..... $ 1.25
Home AApliances:
Clothes dryer ..............................$ 1.00
Dishwasher.... ....... .......................$ 1.00
Furnace ...... ..............................$ 1.00
Garbage Disposal ...........................$ 1.00
Kitchen fan ... ..............................$ 1.00
Miscellaneous:
For each moving picture machine,
including sound equipment used in connection
therewith ......... ..............................$ 2.50
For each ceiling fan .......................$ 1.00
For other permanently connected fans with
a motor of not more than 1/2 HP .................$ 1.00
For all motors including permanently
connected fans same as indicated in motor
table of fees ... ............................See Table
For each X -ray machine .....................$ 2.50
For each sterilizer .............. .I.........$ 1.00
For each dental unit .......... ...........$ 1.00
For each barber pole .......................$ 1.00
For each capacitor over 5 KVA capacity ..... $ 1.00
For each self- contained vegetable and
meat case ......... ..............................$ 1.00
For
each
deep freeze box ...................$
1.00
For
each
beverage and ice cream
cabinet .... $
1.00
For
each
drinking fountain .................$
1.00
For
each
showcase with lights ..............$
1.00
For
each
time clock ........................$
1.00
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For each building moved to a new
location ........... ..............................$ 2.00
For each Murphy type kitchen ...............$ 2.50
Motors:
Not over 112 HP ............................$ 1.00
Over 1/2 HP and not more than 1 HP ......... $ 1.00
Over 1 HP and not'over 3 HP ................$ 1.50
Over 3 HP and not over 8 HP ................$ 2.00
Over 8 HP and not over 15 HP ..............:$ 2.50
Over 15 HP and not over 50 HP ..............$ 3.00
Over 50 HP and not over 100 HP .............$ 5.00
Over 100 HP and not over 500 HP ............ $10.00
Over 500 HP ....... .........................$15.00
Extra outlet for portable motors
over 2 HP each .... ..............................$ 1.00
Generators:
For each generator, transformer or welder
the fee shall be the same as that for a motor
considering each KVA capacity as 1 HP.
For each motor - generator set or frequency
changer, the fee charged shall be 100 per cent
greater than for the motor alone.
Signs and High Potential Gas Tube Lighting:
One sign and one transformer ...............$ 2.00
Each additional sign and one transformer
at the same location (same building) ............
$ 1.00
For each extra transformer, flasher or
time clock ........ ..............................$
1.00
Each additional sign and one transformer
onsame lot ....... ..............................$
2.00
Sign and one transformer moved to a new
location .......... ..............................$
2.00
For each additional sign and transformer
moved to the same new location ..................$
1.00
For altering or changing lettering of an
existing sign ..... ..............................$
1.00
For connecting (hook -up) of each sign
or decorative outline tubing ....................$
1.00
Lamp Holding Devices Used on Signs or Marquees:
For each lamp holding device used in
connection with a sign or marquee:
From 1 to 20 inclusive, each ...............$ .05
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100,
each .............................$
.03
For
each
additional ........................$
.01
Temporary Permanent or Construction Poles:
For temporary, permanent or construction
poles, each ....... ..............................$ 2.00
Temporary Underground and Work -With Services:
Temporary underground service ..............$ 5.00
Temporary Lighting:
For working lights in buildings in course
of construction of undergoing repairs, or where
temporary lighting is to be used:
500 lamps or less ..........................$ 2.00
501 lamps and not over 1000 ................$ 3.00
1001 lamps and over ........................$ 4.00
When no Fee Otherwise Specified:
For the inspection of any electrical
equipment for which no fee is prescribed
herein - -for the time consumed per hour
$10.00, with a minimum charge for 1/2 hour
orless ........... ..............................$ 5.00111
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be published once in
the official newspaper of the City, and the same shall be
effective 30 days after the date of its adoption.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Newport Beach held on the 10th
day of June , 1974, and was adopted on the 24th day
of June 1974, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: M Tnnia, TY�ct�j
Barrett, Kuehn, Rogers, Ryckoff, Store
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: None
Mayor
• ATTEST: '
'City Clerk
CERTIFIED AS THE ORIGINAL AAND '
CERTIFIED AS TO PUBLICATION
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