HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 470 Amending Ordinance 379 adopting Residential Building and Sprinkler permit feesTOWN OF WESTLAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 470
AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE TOWN OF
WESTLAKE, TEXAS, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 379 TO ADOPT A NEW
RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE AND A RESIDENTIAL
SPRINKLER REVIEW FEE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Town of Westlake has adopted the 1997 Uniform
Building Code (UBC) which utilizes a residential building permit fee schedule dependent
upon a subjective stated building valuation; and
WHEREAS, several costs of doing business have greatly increased since
the adoption of the 1997 UBC Permit Schedule; and
WHEREAS, a residential building permit fee based upon cost per square
foot is more accurate and less likely to be influenced by subjectivity; and
WHEREAS, the Building Valuation Data table published by the
International Code Council (ICC) in October 2004 utilizes an average building cost per
square foot across the nation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF
THE TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: The Board finds that the Building Valuation Data method of
calculating residential building permit fees is based upon objective standards adopted by
the International Code Council.
SECTION 2: The Board of Aldermen of the Town of Westlake, Texas,
hereby amends Exhibit A of Ordinance No. 379 by striking the words `Building permit
fees are set by the Uniform Building Code" under the heading FEE SCHEDULE
BUILDING PERMITS, and substituting therefor:
"Commercial and remodeling building permit fees shall be as set out in the
Uniform Building Code. Residential building permit fees shall be the amounts
calculated in accordance with the Addendum attached hereto titled Residential Building
Permit Fee Formula. If the residence is required to have sprinklers then there shall be
added to the residential building permit fee a sprinkler review fee calculated on the
number of sprinkler heads as follows:
1-100 $275.00
101-200 $325.00
201-300 $350.00
301-400 $375.00
401-500 $425.00
over 500 $500.00 plus $0.33 per sprinkler over 500."
SECTION 3: If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word in this Ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held
invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, that holding shall not
affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and the Board of
Aldermen hereby declares it would have passed the remainder of the Ordinance despite
that invalidity, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 4: This Ordinance shall be cumulative of all other Ordinances and
shall not repeal any of the provisions of those Ordinances, except where there are direct
conflicts with the provisions of this Ordinance. Ordinances or parts thereof in force at the
time this Ordinance takes effect and that are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby
repealed to the extent they are inconsistent with this Ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS 24th DAY OF JANUARY 2005.
ATTEST:
Scott Bradley, Mayor
f
nger •osswy, Town Seer t .ry
APPR ED AS TO FORM:
L. anton L T ttorney
Trent O. Petty2��Manager
Addendum
Residential Building Permit Fee Formula
PERMIT FEE FORMULA —
(SQUARE FOOTAGE) X (COST PER SQUARE FOOT) X (PERMIT FEE MULTIPLIER) = $ Fee Due
PLAN REVIEW FEE FORMULA -
(SQUARE FOOTAGE) X (COST PER SQUARE FOOT) X (PLAN REVIEW MULTIPLIER) _ $ Fee Due
INSPECTION FEE FORMULA—
(SQUARE FOOTAGE) X (COST PER SQUARE FOOT) X (INSPECTION FEE MULTIPLIER) = $ Fee Due
COST PER SQUARE FOOT — (based on previous year's residential building permit fees to find average cost per square foot)
"AVERAGE"
"GOOD"
"PREMIUM" as in Vaquero
PERMIT FEE MULTIPLIER RATIO:
< 5,999 SQ. FT. AVERAGES $ 131.43/ SQ. FT.
> 5,999 SQ. FT. AVERAGES $ 148.52/ SQ. FT.
AVERAGES $ 158.78/ SQ. FT.
Building Dept. Residential Budget X Administrative % — 1.00%
Total Annual Residential Construction Value
PLAN REVIEW MULTIPLIER (Taken from the attached ICC article on Building Valuation Data) —0.13 %
INSPECTION FEE MULTIPLIER (Taken from the same article) — 0.13 %
EXAMPLE 1:
A 5,789 SQ. FT. HOME BUILDING PERMIT FEE CALCULATION, OTHER THAN PREMIUM
PERMIT FEE 5,789 X $131.43 X 1.00% —$7,608.48
PLAN FEE 5,789 X $131.43 X 0.13% —$ 989.10
INSPECTION FEE 5,789 X $131.43 X 0.13% —$ 989.10
1.26% $ 9,586.68
EXAMPLE 2:
SHORTENED FORMULATION OF ABOVE
5,789 X $131.43 x 0.0126 —$ 9586.68
The International Code Council is pleased to provide the following
Building Valuation Data (BVD) for its members. The BVD was last print-
ed in the October 2003 Building Safety Joumal and starting with the
February 2005 issue will be updated and printed at six month intervals.
ICC strongly recommends that all jurisdictions and other interested
parties actively evaluate and assess the impact of this BVD table
before utilizing it in their current code enforcement related activities.
The BVD table provides two main functions. In addition to providing
the "average' construction costs per sq. ft., the data can be used in
determining permit fees for a jurisdiction as well as calculating the
anticipated plan review fee charges by the ICC plan review service.
Permit fee schedules are addressed in Section 108.2 of the 2003 Inter-
national Building Code (IBC®) whereas Section 108.3 addresses build-
ing permit valuations. The permit fees can be established by using the
BVD table and a Permit Fee Multiplier, which is based on the total con-
struction value within thejurisdiction for the past year. The Square Foot
Construction Cost table presents factors that reflect relative value of
one construction classificationloccupancy group to another so that
more expensive construction is assessed greater permit fees than less
expensive construction.
ICC has developed this data to aid jurisdictions in determining per-
mit fees. It is important to note that while this BVD table does deter-
mine an estimated value of a building (Le,, Gross Area x Square Foot
Construction Cost), this data is only intended to assist jurisdictions in
determining their permit fees. This data table is not intended to be used
as an estimating guide since the'data only reflects average costs and
is not representative of specific construction.
This degree of precision is sufficient for the intended purpose which
is to help establish permit fees so as to fund code compliance activi-
ties. This BVD table provides jurisdictions with a simplified way to
determine the estimated value of a building that does not rely on the
permit applicant to determine the cost of construction. Therefore, the
bidding process for a particularjob and other associated factors do not
affect the value of a building for determining the permit fee. Whether a
specific project is bid at a cost above or below the computed value of
construction does not affect the permit fee since the cost of related
code enforcement activities is not directly affected by the bid process
and results.
Building Valuation
The following building valuation data represents average valuations for
most buildings. In conjunction with IBC Section 108.3, this data is
offered as an aid for the building official to determine if the permit
valuation is underestimated. Again ft should be noted that, when using
this data, these are "average" costs based on typical construction
methods for each occupancy group and type of construction. The aver-
age costs include structural, electrical, plumbing, mechanical, interior
finish, normal site preparation, architectural and design fees, overhead
and profit. The data is a national average and does not take into
account any regional cost differences. To this end, the table containing
the regional cost modifiers that was printed in the October 2003 issue
is being discontinued.
PERMIT FEE MULTIPLIER
Determine the Permit Fee Multiplier:
1. Based on historical records, determine the total annual construction
value which has occurred within the jurisdiction for the past year.
2. Determine the percentage (%) of the building department budget
expected to be provided by building permit revenue.
Permit Fee Multiplier = Bldg DP udaet x
Total Annual Construction Value
Eae bu
building department operates on a $300,000 budget, and it
expects to cover 75 percent of that from building permit fees. The total
annual construction value which occurred within the jurisdiction in the
previous year is $30,000,000.
Permit Fee Multiplier = S3fD 000 x 75% = 0.0075
$30,000,000
PERMIT FEE
The permit fee is determined using the building gross area, the Square
Foot Construction Cost and the Permit Fee Multiplier.
Permit Fee = Gross Area x Square Foot Construction Cost x -
Permit Fee Multiplier
Example
Type of Construction: IIB Area: 1st story-, 8,000 sq ft.
Height: 2 stories 2nd story = 8,000 sq. ft.
Permit Fee Multiplier = 0.0075
Use Group: B -
1. Gross area: -
Business = 2 stories x 8,000 sq. ft. =16,000 sq. ft:
2. Square Foot Construction Cost:
Bll1B = $113.70/sq. ft.
3. Permit Fee:
Business =16,000 sq. ft. x $113.701sq. ft x 0.0075 = $13,644
Important points to know
In most cases the BVD does not apply to additions, alterations or
repairs to existing .buildings. Because the scope of alterations or
repairs to an existing building varies so greatly, the Square Foot Con-
struction Cost does not reflect accurate values for that purpose. How-
ever, the Square Foot Construction Cost can be used to determine the
cost of an addition which is basically a stand-alone building which hap-
pens to be attached to an existing building. In the case of such addi-
tions, the only alterations to the existing building would involve the
attachment of the addition to the existing building and the openings
between the addition and the existing building.
• For purposes of establishing the Permit Fee Multiplier, the estimated
total annual construction value for a given time period (1 year) is the
sum of each building's value (Gross Area x Square Foot Construction
Cost) for that time period (e.g., 1 year).
-The Square Foot Construction Cost does not include the price of the
land on which the building is built. The Square Foot Construction Cost
takes into account everything from site and foundation work to the roof
structure and coverings but does not include the price of the land. The
October 2004 Building Safety Journal
cost of the land does not affect the cost of related code enforcement
activities and is not included in the Square Foot Construction Cost.
ICC PLAN REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE
The Plan Review fee is based on the estimated construction value cal-
culated in accordance with the Square Foot Construction Costs in the
Table (gross area x Square Foot Construction Costs). For buildings
with an estimated construction value up to $3,000,000, the Building
Plan Review fee is 0.0013 of the estimated value ($250 minimum). For
buildings with an estimated construction value over $3,000,000 up to
$6,000,000, the fee is $3,900 plus 0.0005 of the estimated value over
$3,000,000. For buildings over $6,000,000, the fee is $5,400 plus
0.0004 of the valuation over $6,000,000.
Special consideration may be given in computing Plan Review fees
for buildings such as large warehouses or indoor recreational facilities
due to their plan review simplicity. Such considerations may also be
given to buildings with repetitive floor plans such as high-rise buildings.
Structural reviews in areas of high seismic or wind risk will have an
additional surcharge. Please contact your local ICC regional office for
more details.
The plan review fee for Mechanical, Plumbing and Electrical
Reviews is computed at 25 percent of the Building Plan Review fee for
each discipline ($250 minimum).
The plan review fee for Accessibility and Energy Reviews is also
computed at 25 percent of the Building Plan Review fee for each dis-
cipline ($250 minimum).
The Sprinkler Review fee is simply based on the number of sprin-
kler heads: 1-100, $275; 101-200, $325; 201-300, $350; 301-400,
$375; 401-500, $425; over 500, $500 plus $0.33 per sprinkler over
500. For hydraulically -designed systems, multiply the fee by two.
SAMPLE PLAN REVIEW CALCULATION
Type of Construction: IIIB Use Group : B
Height: 3 stories, 35 feet Area/Floor: 15,000 sq. ft.
Solution;
1. Gross square footage: 3 stories x
15,000 square feet = 45,000 sq. ft.
2. Compute estimated construction value
Square Foot Construction Costs
= $101.18/sq. ft.
Estimated Construction Value
45,000 sqft. x $101.181sq. ft.
= $4,553,100
3. Compute Plan Review fee:
" -
Building: $3,000,000x0.0013
= $3,900
$4,553,100 - $3,000,000
= $1,553,100
$1,553,100 x .0005
= $777
Total Building Review Fee
= $4,677
Mechanical, Plumbing, Electrical: (.25)($4,677)
= $1,169 each
Accessibility and Energy: (.25)($4,677)
= $1,169 each
Questions concerning the service should be directed to:
Christopher R. Reeves, P.E.
Manager, Plan Review Services
708-799-2300 Extension 309
tCnnara Foot Construction Costs" a"
Group
(20031nternational Building Code)
l
Type of Construction
" -
VA
VB i
IA
IB
IIA
IIB
IIIA
1116
IV
A-1
Assembl theaters, with stage
165.95
160.61
156.88
150.43
139 69
139.15
- 145.68
129.62:
_
124.96.. _
'.
Assembl theaters, without Ate a
153.07
147.74
144.00
137.56
127.01.:
126.28
132.81
116.74
112.08-
125.18
121.67
118.62-
114.17
106.80
.105.50
110.00
97.28
94.06
A-2
Assembly, nightclubs
116.62
113.17
104.80
104.50
- 109.00- -
95:28- '
93.06 "
A-2
Assembly, restaurants, bars, banquet halls
124.18
120.67
133.44
117.35 -
112.69
A-3
Assembl ,churches
153.70
148.37
144.63 -
138.18
127.62.
126.88
107,00
89.90; 7
_
86.24-
A-3
Assembly, general, community halls,
127.26
121.93
117.19- -
111.74
100.17 -
100.44- --
libraries, museums
124.18
120.67
116.62
113.17
104.80
104.50
109.00
95.28 -
93.06- _
A-4
Assembly, arenas
127.83
123.20
119.28
113.70
101.74
107.18
109.36
90.86
87..-43' -
B
Business
134.23
129.70
125.99
120.41
111.07
108.45
116.43
99.24
95.53
E
Educational
Factory industrial, moderate hazard
77.52
73.96
69.54
67.44
58.27
59.27
64.69
49.69
47.21
F-1
F
and
-Factory and industrial, low hazard
76.52
72.96
69.54
66.44
58.27
58.27
63.69
49.69
46.21
-2
72.81
69.25
65.83
62.73
54.71
54.71
59.68
46.14
N.P.
H-1
High Hazard, explosives
65.83
62.73
54.71
54.71
59.98
46.14
42.65
H234
High Hazard
72.81
127.83
69.25
123.20
119.28
113.70
101.74
101.18
109.36
90.86
87.43
H-5
HPM
supervised environment
126.22
121.89
118.61
113.80
104.41
104.35
110.35
95.96
92.16
1-1
1-2
Institutional,
Institutional, in acitated
212.78
208.15
204.23
198.65
186.33
N.P.
194.31
175.45
N.P.
145.21
140.58
136.66
131.08
120.34
118.78
126.74
709.46
104.03
1-3
Institutional, restrained
121.89
118.61
113.80
104.41
104.35
110.35
95.96
92.16
I-4
Institutional day care facilities
126.22
74.39
74.08
78.09
64.86
62.65
M
Mercantile
93.28
89.77
123.15
85.71
119.88
82.26
115.07
105.73
105.68
111.67
97.28
93.49
R-1
Residential, hotels
127.49
93.81
84.63
84.57
90.57
76.18
72.38
R-2
Residential, famil
106.23
101.69
98.62
91.50
84.40
78.35
R-3
_multi
Residential, one- and two-Tamilly
100.90
98.11
95.69
93.06
88.65
88.44
92.16
R-4
Residential, rare/assisted living facilities
126.22
121.89
118.61
113.80
104.41
104.35
110.35
95.96
41.65
S-1
Storage moderate hazard
11.81
68.25
63.83
61.73
52.71
53.71
58.98
44.14
70.81
67.25
63.83
60.73
52.71
52.71
57.98
44.14
65
S-2
Storage low hazard
51.85
48.77
46.33
40.19
40.19
43.73
33.04
31.46
31 46
U
Utility, miscellaneous
54.84
a. Private Garages use Utility, miscellaneous
o Unfinished basements (all use group) = $15.00 per sq. ft.
a N.P. = not permitted
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