Colusa County Municipal Code Art. III Plan Check

§ 5-23. Findings and determination.¶

(Ord. No. 750, §§ 1 - 8; Ord. No. 837 § 2)

(a) The board of supervisors recognizes the department of planning and building provides plan check services and processes building permit applications for property owners, builders, contractors, and other members of the public.

(b) The board of supervisors recognizes the department of planning and building reviews building plans and inspects construction to ensure the plumbing, mechanical, electrical, and structural codes are met according to the California Code of Regulations Title 24.

(c) The board of supervisors recognizes that fees for plan check and building permits should reflect county staff's time and materials for the services rendered.

(d) The board of supervisors recognizes that plan check and building permit fees are used to offset the costs of reviewing, inspecting, and documenting building construction.

(e) The board of supervisors finds, pursuant to California State Proposition 26, the plan check and building permit fees are imposed for a specific benefit.

(f) The board of supervisors finds, pursuant to California State Proposition 26, the plan check and building permit fees do not exceed the reasonable costs to the county of providing the service or product.

(g) The board of supervisors, by this article, adopts Table 1-A, with modification, of the 2001 California Building Code, Sections 107.2, Permit Fees, and 107.3, Plan Review Fees, by which the plan check and building permit fees are determined (see Attachment A). [Modification: Total Valuation - $1.00 to $1,700.00 = $63.00.]

(h) For any building permit for which a building permit fee has been paid that is subsequently withdrawn or has expired, the applicant is entitled to a refund of the paid building permit fee less the actual costs for the county staff time and any other costs incurred in processing the building permit including but not limited to working on the building permit and processing any building permit fee refund.

ATTACHMENT A
2001 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE
Section 107.2 Permit Fees. The fee for each permit shall be as set forth in Table 1-A.
The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this code shall be made by the building official. The value to be used in computing the building permit and building plan review fees shall be the total value of all construction work for which the permit is issued, as well as all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire extinguishing systems and any other permanent equipment.
Section 107.3 Plan Review Fees. When submittal documents are required by Section 106.3.2, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting the submittal documents for plan review. Said plan review fee shall be 65 percent of the building permit fee as shown in Table 1-A.
The plan review fees specified in this section are separate fees from the permit fees specified in Section 107.2 and are in addition to the permit fees.
When submittal documents are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan review or when the project involves deferred submittal items as defined in Section 106.3.4.2, an additional plan review fee shall be charged at the rate shown in Table 1-A.

TABLE 1-A BUILDING PERMIT FEES

TOTAL VALUATION	FEES
$1.00 to $1,700.00	$63.00
$1,701.00 to $25,000.00	$69.25 for the first $1,700.00 plus $14.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction thereof and including $25,000.00
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00	$391.25 for the first $25,000.00 plus $10.10 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00	$643.75 for the first $50,000.00 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00
$100,001.00 to $500,000.00	$993.75 for the first $100,000.00 plus $5.60 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00
$500,001.00 to $1,000.000.00	$3,233.75 for the first $500,000.00 plus $4.75 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof, to and including $1,000,000.00
$1,000,001.00 and up	$5,608.75 for the first $1,000,000.00 plus $3.15 for each additional $1,000.00, or fraction thereof

Other Inspections and Fees:

1.	Inspections outside of normal business hours (minimum charge - two hours)	$47.00 per hr. *1
2.	Reinspection fees	$47.00 per hr. *1
3.	Inspection for which no fee is specifically indicated (minimum charge - one-half hour)	$47.00 per hr. *1
4.	Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to plans	$47.00 per hr. *2
5.	For use of outside consultants for plan checking and inspection, or both	Actual costs

*1	Or the total hours
*2	Actual costs included

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