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An ordinance amending Chapter 25 of the St. Paul Legislative
Code relating to fees for securing building permits .
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section I
That Chapter 25 . 06 of the Legislative Code entitled
"Establishment of Permit Fees" be and the same is hereby �mended
to read as follows :
25. 06 Establishment of Permit Fees.
(a) Fees Required. Before issuing any permit for the erection,
addition, alteration, repair, moving, wrecking or occupancy, the
fee as indicated in the following schedule shall be paid.
Where work for which a permit is required by this ordinance is
started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit , the fees
specified shall be doubled, provided that in no event will such
double fee exceed Three Hundred Dollars ($300 . 00) . The payment
of such double fee shall not relieve any persons from fully
complying with the requirements of the Building Codes in the
execution of the work or from any other penaltie"s prescribed herein. �-
Building valuation for the purpose of establishing building permit
fees shall be as set forth by the valuation data published by the
Building Code Division, Department of Administration , State of •
Minnesota, as may be amended from time to time.
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TABLE A
� BUILDING PERMIT FEES
FOR GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Total Valuation Fee
$1.00 to y�►8AA:9A 500.00 �8rAA 10.00
$8a1..0.4 $501.00 to $2,000.00 �8:AA 10.00 for the first $BAA:AA
500.00 plus ��:A9 1.50 for each
additional $100.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $2,000.00.
$2,001.00 to $25,000.00 $�A:A9 32.50 for the first
$2,000.00 plus $4:AA 6.00 for each
• additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $25,000.00.
$25,001.00 to $50,000.00 ����:BA 170.50 for the first
$25,000.00 plus $3:AA 4.50 for each
additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $50,000.00.
$50,001.00 to $100,000.00 ��8�.-AA 283.00 for the first
$50,000.00 plus ��.-8A 3 00 for each
additional $1,000.00 or fraction_ ,
thereof, to and including $100,000.0fl.
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Total Valuation Fee
$100 ,001. 00 to $5000 ,000 . 00 $�8� .-99 $435 . 50 f�r the first
$100 ,000 . 00 plus ��:�8 $2 . 50 for
each additional $1 ,000 . 00 or frac-
tion thereof, to and including
$500 , 000 . 00 .
$500 ,000 . 00 and up $1 ,235 . 50 for the first $500 ,000 . 00
plus $1. 25 for each additional
$1,000 . 00 or fraction thereof.
Other Inspections and Fees :
l. Ins ections outside of normal business
� hours minimum charge - two hours ) . . . . . . . . $15 . 00 per hour
2 . Reinspection fee assessed under provisions
of Section 305 (q) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 . 00 each
3 . Inspections for which no fee is
specifically designated . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 . 00 per hour
4 . Inspections of buildings to be moved:
Within city limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15 . 00
Outside city limits and within 15 mile
radius of City Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2 5 . 0 0
Over 15 miles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 . 00
Cb) Plan Checking Fees . When the valuation of the proposed
construction exceeds $3 , 000 . 00 , a plan checking fee shall be paid
to the Building Official at the time of submitting plans and speci-
fications for checking. Plan checking fees for group R-3 , R-4 , and M
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occupancy shall be one-fourth of the building permit fee as 'set
forth in Table A above. Plan checking fees for all other buildings
shall be 65 percent of the building permit fee as set forth in Table
A above. Where plans are incomplete or changed so as to require
additional plan checking, an additional plan check fee shall be
charged at the rate of one-fourth of the original plan checking fee.
(c) Expiration of Plan Check. Applications for which no per-
mit is issued within 180 days following the date of application
shall expire by limitation and plans submitted for checking may
thereafter be returned to the applicant or destroyed by the Building
Official. The Building Official may extend the time for action by
the applicant for a period not exceeding 180 days upon written re-
quest by the applicant showing that circumstances beyond the control
of the applicant have prevented action from being taken. In order
to renew action on an application after expiration, the applicant
shall resubmit plans and pay a new plan checking fee of Ten Dollars
($10.00) .
(d) Expiration of Building Permit. Every permit issued by the
Building Official under provisions of this Chapter shall expire and
become null and void if the building or work authorized by such per-
mit is not commenced within 120 days from the date of such permit
or if the building or work authorized by such permit is suspended
or abandoned for a period of 120 days at any time after work is com-
menced. Thereafter, a new permit shall be required for such build-
ing or work, but, if no changes have been made or will be made in
the original plans and specifications for such building or work and
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if one year or less has passed since expiration of the former permit,
the fee therefor shall be one-half (�) the original fee.
(e) Suspension or Revocation of Building Permit. The Building
Official may, in writing, suspend or revoke a permit issued under
provisions of this Chapter whenever the permit is issued in error
or on the basis of incorrect information supplied, or in viOlation
of any ordinance or regulation or of any of the provisions of this
Chapter.
(f) The minimum fee for any permit shall be ��g��-Be��a�e
�$8,-9A} Ten Dollars ,�,$10.00) .
(g) Refund of Permit Fees. A refund of 75 percent of any
permit fee e�eeee����-�e�-Be��a�+s-�{��8:9A} shall be made by the
Building Official for permits issued under this Chapter, p'rovided:
(1) no work has commenced on the project for which such permit was
issued, and (2) the permit has been cancelled by the owner or hold-
er in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of issuance. No
�e�t��e�-s�a��-l9e-�tade-da�e�-��e-ge��rt��-�'ee-ga�e�-�aas-�e�-Be��a�s
-F�}A.-AA}-e�-�ess,--a�e�-�e refund shall be made on plan check fees.
(h) Chapter 70 of the Minnesota Uniform Building Code, being
an appendix chapter thereto, is hereby adopted by reference.
(i) Permit fees for other than general construction shall be
as follows:
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l. Wrecking of Buildings or Structures. 9�e-Be��a�
�$�.-883 One Dollar twenty-five cents ($1. 25) per
thousand cubic feet or fraction thereof.�
2 . Moving of Buildings or wtructures . Buildings larger
than 12 feet high , 14 feet wide , 25 feet long other
than buildings used for Group M, Division l , occu-
pancies : ��� One Hundred Dollars ($100 . 00 ) per move.
Group M, Division l , ����d��gs-��-�ee�-k}gk3-��+-�ee�
�a�de-a�d-�5-�ee�-�e�g;-e�-�a�ge�=-��5-�e�-x�e�e .
$���d��ge-e�-����e���es-s�a��e�-��ax-s�se-��d�ea�ed
a�e�e=-$��-�e�-�e�e.- occupancy buildin s lar er than
12 x 14 x 25 feet : Thirty-five Dollars ( 35 . 00 ) per
move. Buildin s or structures smaller than size in-
dicated above : Fifteen Dollars ( 15 . 00 ) per move .
3 . Drywall (where used to provide required fire resis-
tance rating, except � R-3 , R-4 and 3 M occupancies) :
�8 Nine Dollars C$9 . 00 ) for the first 200 square
yards or fraction thereof and �4 Four pollars fifty
cents ($4. 50) for each additional 200 square yards or
fraction thereof.
4. Elevators , Dumbwaiters , Moving Stairways , Handicapped
Lifts and Other Similar Devices .
(a) New construction and major alterations : One per-
cent of the total valuation of the work. Major
alterations shall include those listed in Rules 1200 . 1A
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and 1201.1A of ANSI A17.1, 1971 code.
(b) Repair permits for all cable work, replacement of
interlocks or replacement of governors: �$�5.-8A
Thirtv Dollars ($30.00) .
(c) Annual Inspection Fees:
(1) Power driven passenger and freight elevator:
Up to 5 floors in height $25.00
6 to 10 floors in height $30.00
11 to 20 floors in height $35.00
21 or more floors in height $40.00
(2) Dumbwaiter $15.00
(3) Moving Stairways $15.00
(4) Docklift $15.00
(5) Handpowered elevator $15.00
(6) Manlift $15.00
5. Electrical Work. For electrical work the permit fee
charge shall be made at the following rates:
(a) Service: New service, change of service, tem-
porary service, addition, alteration or repair
on either primary or secondary service shall be
computed as follows:
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(1) 250 volts or less
Up to and including 60 ampere service . . $6:AA 7.00
61 ampere to and including 100 ampere
capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $8r89 9.00
101 ampere to and including 200 ampere
capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .��A.-AA 11.00
For each additional 100 ampere capacity
or fraction thereof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $�4:AA 4.50
(2) Over 250 volts: Double the fee charged for
250 volts or less.
(b) Circuits: Installation of new circuits and/or
feeder additions, alterations or repairs to exist-
ing circuits shall be computed as follaws:
(1) 250 volts or less
Up to and including 30 ampere capacity. . .��:A9 .25
31 to and including 100 ampere capacity• •�4.-88 4.50
For each additional 100 ampere capacity
or fraction thereof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .�3.-AA 3.50
(2) Over 250 volts: Double the fee charged for 250
volts or less.
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(c) Transformers and Generation for Light, Heat and
Power: Transformers and generation for light,
heat and power shall be computed separately at
$�.-AA Two Dollars twentv-five cents 2.25 per
unit plus ten cents (10�) per KVA or fraction
thereof up to 100 KVA, plus five cents 5� per
KVA or fraction thereof in excess of 100 KVA. The
maximum permit fee for any transformer or generat-
or shall be $SA:AA Sixtv Dollars ($60.00) . The
above fee for transformers includes its secondary
circuit to the first part of distribution.
In addition to the above fees, all transformers for
signs and outline lighting shall be computed at
$�:9A Two Dollars twentv-five cents 2.25 for the
first 500 VA or fraction thereof per unit� plus
�A:�A Twentv-five cents 25� for each additional
100 VA or fraction thereof.
(d) Alterations, Repairs or Extension of Electrical Work:
For any alterations, repairs or extension of an
existing electrical system where the work is of
such a nature that the fees for permit cannot be
determined from the above schedule, the permit fee
charge shall be based on the total valuation of the
work as set forth in Table A above.
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(e) Remote-Control Circuits, Signal Circuits and
Low-Energy or Low-Voltage Power Circuits:
For remote-control circuits, signal circuits and
low-energy or low-voltage power circuits (in
other than single-family and two-family dwell-
ings) , the permit fee charge shall be made at
the rate above for circuits, which will include
ten (10) openings, plus A�e-Be��a� {$�:AA� Z�nro
Dollars 2.00 for each additional ten (10)
openings or fraction thereof.
(f) For permits on transient projects including but
not limited to carnivals and circuses, the in-
spection fees shall be computed as follows:
Power supply units -- according to Items (a) and
(b) of the Electrical Work Fee -Schedule. A like
fee will be required on power supply units at each
engagement during the season.
Rides, Devices, or Concessions: Shall be inspected
at their first appearance of the season and the
inspection fee shall be $3sAA Five Dollars 5.00
per unit.
6. Gas B�.�'ner, Oil Burner, Coal Burner. $�BrAA Eleven
Dollars Fiftv Cents ($11.50,� for the first 100,000
btu per hour input or fraction thereof, plus �3:9A
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Three Dollars Fiftvi cents 3.50 for each additional
100,000 btu per hour input or fraction thereof. Maxi-
mum fee for each individual burner shall be $�A9:AA
'Itao Hundred Fiftv Dollars ($250.00) . Where dual fuel
installations are made, the maximum combined permit
fee shall not exceed �3�ArAA Four Hundred Dollars
($400.00) .
7. Plastering and Stucco. $8.-99 Nine Dollars 00 the
first 200 square yards or fraction thereof, and $4.-A8
Four pollars Fifty cents 4 50 for each additional
200 square yards or fraction thereof.
8. Plumbing.
(a) Plumb ing permit: �8:9A Ten Dollars �,$10.00Z
(b) Plumb ing fixtures:
(1) Each fixture installed including waste and/or
vent piping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .�5:AA 5.75
(2) Each fixture replaced or set; no
waste or vent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $�TSA 3 00
(3) Each fixture rough-in only or
replaceslegal waste and vent . . . . $3r5A 4.00
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