§ 16.28.110. Fee schedule—Building permits.

A.

Building Permit Fees. The fee for building permits shall be determined as set forth in this section.

1.

Building permit fees for residential construction based on valuation. Residential construction includes one-family and two-family residential construction and townhouses as defined by the 2006 Edition of the International Residential Code, but not multi-family construction.

Total Valuation	Fees
$0.00 to $2,000.00	$28.85
$2,000.01 to $50,000.00	$28.85 for the first $2,000.00 plus $5.77 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00.
$50,000.01 to $100,000.00	$305.78 for the first $50,000.00 plus $4.62 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00.
$100,000.01 to $500,000.00	$537.14 for the first $100,000.00 plus $3.46 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00
$500,000.01 and up	$1,921.24 for the first $500,000.00 plus $2.31 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof.

 

2.

Building permit fees for commercial construction and all other construction other than one-family and two-family residential construction and townhouses as defined by the 2006 Edition of the International Residential Code, shall be based on valuation.

Total Valuation	Fees
$0.00 to $2,000.00	$40.39
$2000.01 to $50,000.00	$40.39 for the first $2,000.00 plus $6.92 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000.00.
$50,000.01 to $100,000.00	$372.71 for the first $50,000.00 plus $5.57 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000.00.
$100,000.01 to $500,000.00	$651.38 for the first $100,000.00 plus $4.19 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000.00.
$500,000.01 and up	$2,326.84 for the first $500,000.00 plus $2.79 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof.

 

B.

Moving of Buildings or Structures. For the moving of any building or structure where such necessitates the transportation of such building or structure in public rights-of-way or on public streets, the fee shall be two hundred and fifty dollars; except, that such fee shall not be charged for the moving of temporary construction office sheds, mobile homes or house trailers.

C.

Signs. For the erection, construction or alteration of any sign, billboard, awning, marquee or similar structure, the fee shall be determined from subsection A.2. above using the schedule for commercial construction. The minimum fee for a permit to erect a sign shall be fifty dollars.

D.

Trailers and Mobile Homes. For each trailer or mobile home located on an individual site, lot, trailer park, mobile home subdivision or apartment complex, there shall be a fee of fifty dollars, such fee to be charged on the original location of a trailer or mobile home on the site. For each succeeding trailer or mobile home moved onto a lot not within a trailer park, mobile home subdivision or apartment complex, there shall be required a use and occupancy permit.

E.

Certificate of Occupancy and Compliance. For the issuance of a use and occupancy permit or certificate of compliance where there has been no building permit issued, the fee shall be fifty dollars.

F.

Blasting. For blasting permits required by Section 16.28.020, the fee shall be one hundred dollars for a blasting permit valid up to six months, and two hundred dollars for a blasting permit valid up to twelve months.

G.

Re-inspection Fee. For a re-inspection, the fee shall be forty-five dollars.

H.

Plans Examination Fees.

1.

For the examination for code compliance of plans, specifications, drawings and other data, the plans examination fee shall be:

Total Valuation	Fees
$0.00 to $275,000.00	½ of the building permit fee as set forth in subsection A of this section.
$275,000.01 to $5,000,000.00	$1,338.54 for the first $275,000.00 plus $0.18 per thousand for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $5,000,000.00.
$5,000,000.01 and above	$2,181.82 for the first $5,000,000.00 plus $0.07 per thousand for each additional thousand or fraction thereof.

 

Such plan-examination fee is in addition to the building permit fee and in no case shall this be refunded even if there is not a subsequent building permit issued. If an issued building permit is due a refund as per Section 16.28.140, in no case shall the plans examination fee be refunded.

2.

Exceptions from plans examination fee:

a.

One- and two-family dwelling building permits;

b.

Townhouse building permits;

c.

Demolition permits;

d.

Blasting permits.

I.

Workforce housing fee adjustments.

1.

In order to facilitate the provision of workforce housing within the area of the metropolitan government, the permit fees provided in subsections A. and H. of this section shall be reduced by twenty-five percent for new home construction, or the rehabilitation of existing dilapidated and vacant homes, to be used for workforce housing.

2.

For purposes of this subsection, "workforce housing" means housing that meets one of the following two criteria:

a.

Housing to be sold at a price at or below two and one-half times ninety-five percent of the median family income currently listed for Davidson County as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; or

b.

Housing to be rented for at least five years at an annual rental amount that is at or below thirty percent of seventy percent of the median family income currently listed for Davidson County as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

3.

The director shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this subsection, provided such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the express provisions of this subsection. Applicants obtaining the twenty-five percent reduction in permit fees for workforce housing shall provide the director with a sworn affidavit that the residences constructed will satisfy the criteria set forth above and shall file a deed restriction with the Davidson County Register of Deeds requiring that the property remain a workforce housing unit for at least five years. In the event the property does not remain a workforce housing unit for at least five years, the permit holder shall pay to the Metropolitan Government the amount of the permit fee reduction provided above plus interest at the rate of ten percent per annum.

(Subst. Ord. BL2010-788 § 2, 2010; Ord. BL2010-642 § 12, 2010; Ord. BL2004-175 § 5, 2004; Ord. 95-1324 §§ 1, 2, 1995; Ord. 92-295 §§ 1—4, 1992; Ord. 92-118 §§ 21, 22, 1992; Ord. 91-1525 § 2, 1991; prior code § 11-1-42)