Mountain View Municipal Code Div. 1 Fees

a. The council shall, by resolution, establish fees for permits and other matters pertaining to the administration of this Chapter, which may be modified from time to time by the council. The city's processing fees are cumulative. For example, if an application to construct a new building requires a building permit, an electrical permit, and a mechanical permit, then all three (3) fees will be charged. Review shall not commence on any application until all applicable fees have been paid at the requested time.

b. Permit fees may be collected by the city at more than one time during application review - prior to initial plan check review, subsequent plan check reviews, and prior to permit issuance. For instantaneous permits issued online, the city may collect all fees prior to permit issuance.

c. For purposes of fee calculations, any construction valuation must align, at least, with the minimum construction value per square foot in the adopted International Code Council (ICC) Building Valuation Data published each year for the region where the city of mountain view is located.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 6(Exh. B), 9/9/25.)

a. Imposition of fee. In addition to all other fees imposed, each applicant for a building permit of any kind shall pay a fee delineated by the State of California Department of Conservation. Said fee shall be due and payable prior to, but not later than, the time of issuance of the permit applied for.

b. Allocation of fee. All fees collected pursuant to this Section shall be allocated as follows:

1. Ninety-five (95) percent to the State of California—Strong-Motion Instrumentation Special Fund.

2. Five (5) percent to the city of mountain view for seismic educational and training purposes.

(Ord. No. 9.2025, § 6(Exh. B), 9/9/25.)