HomeMy WebLinkAbout4055 Ordinance ORDINANCE NO. yb53—
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON AMENDING TITLE
16 OF THE PASCO MUNICIPAL CODE, REGARDING PLAN REVIEW FEES FOR
R-3 OCCUPANCIES.
WHEREAS, Title 16 of the Pasco Municipal Code adopts certain provisions of the International
Building Code regarding fees for construction plan review; and
WHEREAS, Review of construction plans for R-3 occupancies involve city staff from several
departments and an approximate review timeframe of one and one-half hours; and
WHEREAS, Review of construction plans for R-3 occupancies require electronic and paper
record keeping and monitoring, including review of revisions and corrections to submitted applications:
and
WHEREAS, A plan review application fee will minimize expenditure of city resources for plan
reviews that are not likely to come to fruition, thereby decreasing processing time for those reviews that
are likely to result in issuance of a permit;
NOW,THEREFORE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DO HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Chapter 16.04.030 of the Pasco Municipal Code shall be and the same is hereby
created and shall read as follows:
16.04.035 ADDITION OF IBC SECTION 109.2.1. Section 109.2.1 of the International Building Code
shall be added and shall read as follows: Sec. 109.2.1 Plan Review Fees. When the valuation of the
proposed construction exceeds ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and a plan is required to be submitted; a
plan-review fee of sixty-five percent (65%) of the construction permit fee shall be paid to the Building
Official at the time of submitting plans and specifications for checking. EXCEPTION: Building permit
applications for construction of new R-3 occupancies require only a twenty five dollar ($25) fifty dollar
($50)plan-review fee.
Plan-review fees for all buildings, other than group R-3 Occupancies, shall be sixty-five percent(65%)of
the building permit fees.
Where plans are incomplete, or changed so as to require additional plan-review, an additional plan-review
fee shall be charged at a rate established by the Building Official not to exceed 65% of the value of the
building permit fee. (Ord. 3964, 2010; Ord. 3859, 2008; Ord. 3670 Sec. 2, 2004; Ord. 3133 Sec 5, 1996;
Ord. 2153 Sec.4, 1980; Ord. 1853 Sec. 1 (part), 1977.)
Section 2. This Ordinance shall take full force and effect 5 days after approval, passage and
publication as required by law.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco this? day of `j, 2012.
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Matt Wat ins,Mayor
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De;Tie Clark, City Clerk Leland B. Kerr,City Attorney