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GRADING PERMITS
3310.1 General. Fees shall be assessed in
accordance with the provisions of this section or
shall be as set forth in the fee schedule adopted
by the jurisdiction.
3310.2 Plan Review Fees. When a plan or other
data are required to be submitted, a plan review fee
shall be paid at the time of submitting plans and
specifications for review. Said plan review fee shall
be as set forth in Table A-33-A, 1997 UBC. Separate
plan review fees shall apply to retaining walls or
major drainage structures as required elsewhere in
this code. For excavation and fill on the same site,
the fee shall be based on the volume of excavation
or fill, whichever is greater.
3310.3 Grading Permit Fees. A fee for
each grading permit shall be paid to the building
official as set forth in Table A-33-B. Separate permits
and fees shall apply to retaining walls or major drainage
structures as required elsewhere in this code. There
shall be no separate charge for standard terrace drains
and similar facilities.
TABLE A-33-A-GRADING PLAN REVIEW FEES
|
Volume or Excavation
or Fill |
Fee |
| 50
cubic yards (38.2 m3) or less................................................................ |
No
fee |
| 51
to 100 cubic yards (40 m3 to 76.5 m3)................................................... |
$23.50 |
| 101
to 1,000 cubic yards (77.2 m3 to 764.6 m3).......................................... |
$37.00 |
| 1,001
to 10,000 cubic yards (765.3 m3 to 7645.5 m3).................................. |
$49.25 |
| 10,001
to 100,000 cubic yards (7646.3 m3 to 7645.5 m3) |
|
|
for the first 10,000 cubic yards (7645.5 m3)............................
|
$49.25
|
|
for each additional 10,000 yards (7645.5
m3) or fraction thereof |
plus
$24.50 |
| 100,001
to 200,000 cubic yards (76 456 m3 to 152 911 m3)
|
|
|
for the
first 100,000 cubic yards (76 455 m3).................................... |
$269.75
|
|
for each
additional 10,000 cubic yards (7645.5 m3)
or fraction thereof |
plus
$13.25 |
| 200,001
cubic yards (152 912 m3) or more |
|
|
for the first 200,000 cubic yards (152 911 m3).................................. |
$402.25 |
|
for each additional 10,000 cubic yards (7645.5
m3) or fraction thereof |
plus
$7.25 |
Other Fees:
Additional plan review required by changes, additions
or revisions to plans $50.50 per hour*
(minimum charge -- one-half hour)
*Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction,
whichever is the greatest. This cost shall include
supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and
fringe benefits of the employees involved.
TABLE A-33-B-GRADING PERMIT FEES1
| Volume or
Excavation or Fill |
Fee |
| 50
cubic yards (38.2 m3) or less................................................................ |
$23.50 |
| 51 to 100 cubic yards (40 m3 to
76.5 m3)................................................... |
$37.00 |
| 101 to 1,000 cubic yards (77.2 m3
to 764.6 m3) |
|
|
for the first 100 cubic yards (76.5 m3)..................................... |
$37.00 |
|
for each additional 100 cubic yards (76.5 m3)
or fraction thereof |
plus
$17.50 |
| 1,001
to 10,000 cubic yards (765.3 m3 to 7645.5 M3) |
|
|
for the first 1,000 cubic yards (764.6 m3)..................................... |
$194.50 |
|
for each additional 1,000 cubic yards (764.6 m3)
or fraction thereof |
plus
$14.50 |
| 10,001
to 100,000 cubic yards (7646.3 m3 to 76 455 m3) |
|
|
for the
first 10,000 cubic yards (7645.5 m3)..................................... |
$325.00 |
|
for each
additional 10,000 cubic yards (7645.5 m3)
or fraction thereof |
plus
$66.00 |
| 100,001
cubic yards (76 456 m3) or more |
|
|
for the
first 100,000 cubic yards (76 455 m3).................................... |
$919.00 |
|
for each additional 10,000 cubic yards (7645.5
m3) or fraction thereof |
plus
$36.50 |
Other Inspections and Fees:
1. Inspections outside of normal business hours...........................$50.50
per hour2
(minimum
charge -- two hours)
2. Reinspection fees assessed under provisions of
Section 108.8...$50.50 per hour2
3. Inspections for which no fee is specifically
indicated..................$50.50 per hour2
(minimum charge -- one-half hour)
1The fee for grading permit authorizing
additional work that under a valid permit shall be
the difference between the fee paid for the original
permit and the fee shown for the entire project.
2Or the total hourly cost to the jurisdiction,
whichever is the greatest. This cost shall include
supervision, overhead, equipment, hourly wages and
fringe benefits of the employees involved.
3306.2 Exempted Work. A grading permit is
not required for the following:
1. When approved by the building official, grading
in an isolated, self-contained area if there is no
danger to private or public property.
2. An excavation below finished grade for basements
and footings of a building, retaining wall or other
structure authorized by a valid building permit. This
shall not exempt any fill made with the material from
such excavation or exempt any excavation having an
unsupported height greater than 5 feet (1524 mm) after
the completion of such structure.
3. Cemetery graves.
4. Refuse disposal sites controlled by other regulations,
5. Excavations for wells or tunnels or utilities.
6. Mining, quarrying, excavating, processing, stockpiling
of rock, sand, gravel, aggregate or clay where established
and provided for by law, provided such operations
do not affect the lateral support or increase the
stresses in or pressure upon any adjacent or contiguous
property.
7. Exploratory excavations under the direction of
soil engineers or engineering geologists.
8. An excavation which (1) is less than 2 feet (610
mm) in depth, or (2) which does not create a cut slope
greater than 5 feet (1524 mm) in height and steeper
than I unit vertical in 1 1/2 units horizontal (66.7%
slope).
9. A fill less than I foot (305 mm) in depth and
placed on natural terrain with a slope flatter than
1 unit vertical in 5 units horizontal (20% slope),
or less than 3 feet (914 mm) in depth, not intended
to support structures, which does not exceed 50 cubic
yards (38.3 m3) on any one lot and does not obstruct
a drainage course.
Note: Exemption from the permit requirements
of this chapter shall not be deemed to grant authorization
for any work to be done in any manner in violation
of the provisions of this chapter or any other
laws or ordinances of this jurisdiction.
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