Modesto Municipal Code Art. 7 Fees and Plan Checking

Fees shall be assessed in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter or shall be set forth in a fee schedule adopted from time to time by resolution of the City Council of the City of Modesto.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

A fee for each permit shall be paid to the Building Official as set forth in a fee schedule as adopted from time to time by resolution of the City Council of the City of Modesto.

In order to effectively administer the adopted fee schedule by City Council of the City of Modesto, the Building Official and or the Community and Economic Development Director are responsible for setting policies and interpreting the fee schedule. The Building Official and or Community and Economic Development Director must seek the most reasonable fee category for the project description to cover costs associated with the service of plan review and inspection.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

Any person who commences any work on a building, structure, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing system before obtaining the necessary permits shall be subject to a fee as adopted from time to time by resolution of the City Council of the City of Modesto.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

A plan checking fee, as adopted from time to time by resolution of City Council of the City of Modesto, shall be paid to the Building Official at the time of submitting application, construction documents and required submittals as specified in Article 6, for checking.

Where plans are incomplete or changed so as to require additional plan checking, an additional plan check fee shall be charged at a rate shown in a fee schedule as adopted from time to time by resolution of the City Council of the City of Modesto. Additional fees assessed will be directly associated with the costs incurred by the division in order to assure plans are reviewed

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

An investigation fee, in addition to the permit fee, shall be collected whether or not a permit is then or subsequently issued. The investigation fee shall be directly associated with the additional costs incurred by the division, as adopted from time to time by resolution of the City Council of the City of Modesto.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

No permit fees shall be required for the issuance of building permits to governmental agencies; however, governmental agencies that obtain permits may be charged plan checking and inspection fees to defray the actual cost of these services.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

The Building Official is authorized to establish a refund policy for the Building Safety Division. The Building Official may authorize a refund in accordance with said policy.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)

The payment of the fee for the construction, alteration, removal or demolition for work done in connection to or concurrently with the work authorized by a building permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the payment of other fees that are prescribed by law.

(Ord. 3662-C.S., § 1, effective 1-6-17)