§ 22.008. Registration fees, administrative fees, permit fees, bonds.

Sec. 25-8. No permit to begin work for new construction, alteration, removal, demolition or other building operations shall be issued until the fees prescribed in this section shall have been paid to the building official or other authorized municipal agency, nor shall an amendment to a permit necessitating an additional fee because of an increase in the estimated cost of the work involved be approved until the additional fees shall have been paid. In addition, no permit shall be issued for residential work, to any residential building, maintenance or alteration contractor required to perform such work under a license issued by the State of Michigan, as provided for in Act 383, P.A. of 1965 until he shall have registered his State License with the Department of Building Safety. The fee for such registration shall be $25.00 and an Administrative Fee of $25.00. All registrations shall expire on the same date the State License expires. A fee for each plan examination, building permit, (or) inspection shall be paid in accordance with the following schedule:

1. Registration of State of Michigan Residential Builders License (All Categories)	$25.00
Administrative Fee	$25.00 $50.00
2. New Construction: Permit fee Single Family Residential Commercial, Industrial, Business	$10.00 per $1,000.00 for 1 st $50,000.00 of estimated cost Plus $3.00 per $1,000.00 thereafter
Multiple Family (Per Building)	Same as above
Accessory Buildings, Pools, Sheds, Garages, Patios, Boat Hoists, Docks, Boat Houses	$10.00 per $1,000.00 for 1 st $50,000.00 of estimated cost Plus $3.00 per $1,000.00 thereafter
2a. Minimum permit fees for work estimated cost $300.00 or less shall not be less than:	$30.00
Minimum permit fees for work estimated cost $301.00 or more shall not be less than:	$50.00
3. Additions and Alterations
Fire Repair, Re-Hab, etc.	$10.00 per $1,000.00 for 1 st $50,000.00 of estimated cost Plus $3.00 per $1,000.00 thereafter
4. Seawalls, Dredging	$50.00 flat fee
5. Demolition:
Principal Building/Structure	$250.00
Accessory Building	$50.00
6. Building Bonds:
New Construction:
Single Family Construction (Per structure)	$1,000.00
Commercial, Industrial, Business, Motel, Hotel, School, Church, Multiple Family, Moved Building (Per structure)	$2,000.00
Additions and Alterations in excess of $7,000.00 value	$500.00
Demolitions:
Principal Building/Structure Cash Bond per Structure	$1,500.00
7. Annual Inspection Fee (Per hour or fraction thereof)	$50.00
Multiple-Family Residential District (Low Rise)
Multiple-Family Residential District (High Rise)
Office-Service District
Commercial Recreation
Local Business District
Planned Community Business District
Central Lakefront Development District
Light Industrial District
Vehicular Parking District
Residential Facilities District (May include inspection of schools or churches)
8. Transfer of Permits (Permits are not transferable)	Delete
9. Certificate of Occupancy and Compliance	$50.00
10. Hearing before Board of Appeals	$100.00
11. Non-refundable Application fee	$50.00
12. Reinspection Fee	$30.00
13. Miscellaneous Fees:
Inspection of Structure prior to moving it into City or within the City	$150.00
14. Building Grade Stake	Delete
15. Failure to obtain permit prior to starting work shall result in the addition of an administrative. Fee of at least $30.00 for each infraction.

 

(chap. 25 eff. Apr. 8, 1986; amend. eff. May 31, 1989; further amend. eff. Jan. 13, 1992; Feb. 14, 1995; Feb. 16, 1999; Feb. 13, 2003; June 23, 2016)