Appendix A: Plumbing Permit Fee Schedule General Comments _ Appendix A is a sample, guide or prototype of a permit fee schedule. Once established, the schedule should be made available to all plumbing contractors to ald them In preparing bids and applying for permits. This sample fee schedule will more than likely have to be modified to ac- ‘count for local contractor licensing laws, local practices ‘and the typical work seen in the particular Jurisdiction. The Ultimate goal Is to develop a fee schedule that is fair to all permit applicants. The permit fee schedule needs to bal- ance the revenues necessary for department funding without becoming @ financial burden to the contractors and building owners purchasing the plumbing permits. Purpose Section 106.6 requires that fees be collected for the Issu- ance of plumbing work permits. The purpose of these fees is to supportthe departmentof plumbing inspection. Many department costs must be funded, Including inspector sal- aries, clerical worker: Salaries,’ legal assistance .costs, office space costs, equipment casts, insurance costs, ed- uation costs and, transportation costs, The majority of pl inspection departments are elther totaly or per- tially funded by permit fees. is ‘Section 106.6.2 requires the creation of a permit fee schedule: for permit! issuance. in. the jurisdiction. This schedule sets the ‘ees for permils based on the total cost ‘of the proposed work or the total number of fixtures, de- vices, water and drainage outlets and systems or some ‘combination of the above. Some jurisdictions simply charge a fee for he number of each type of fixture; others ‘charge a fee based on a percentage ofthe total plumbing job cost. For example, 2 $10 fee per $1,000 of job cost ‘would be a t-percant fee. In all cases, the fees must be determined at the local level based on the needs of the plumbing department. The fees will be dependent upon the emount of funding, if any, that the plumbing cepart- ment receives from sources other then permitfees. ce en see Permit Issuance 1. For issuing each permit... 2. For issuing each supplemental permit. Unit Fee Schedule 1. For each plumbing fixture or trap or set of fixtureson one trap including wate, drainage piping and backflow protection thereof) . . 2. For each building sewer and each trailer park sewer . 3. Rainwater systems—per drain (inside building) . . . 4, For each cesspool (where permitted) -.. 6 .. ‘5. For each private sewage disposal system 66, Foreach water heater andlor veat 7, For each industrial waste pretreatment interceptor including its trap and vent, excepting [itchen-type grease interceptors functioning as fixture tps... . « 8. For installation, alteration or repair of water-piping and/or water-treating equipment, each . ‘9, For repair or alteration of drainage or vent piping, each fixture . . 10. For each lawn sprinkler system on any one meter including backflow protection devices therefor... 2s. e+ Te 11, For atmospheric-type vacuum breakers not included in Item 2: 15... + over 5, each 2003 INTERNATIONAL. PLUMBING CODE" COMMENTARY, ‘APPENDIXAA.‘APPENDIX A PLUMBING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE 12, For each backflow protective device other than atmospheric-type vacuum breakers: inches (51 mm) and smaller. . - Over 2 inches (51. mm) ANNA Other Inspections and Fees. c 1 Inspections outside of normal business hours... se eee eee ee C (inisimum charge two hours) ee 21 Reinspection fee assessed under provisions of Section 107.33. 3. Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated... . (ninimum charge one-half hour) 4, Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to approved plans (iinithum charge one-half hour) oe 1 perhour: « ( ' ALA ana APPENDIX A2 ‘2009 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE® COMMENTARY