Section 3-Community Development

Building Division Permit Fees for Commercial and Residential

In accordance with OAR 918-050-0100: “Residential construction permit fees shall be calculated using
the following methodologies. (c) Effective January 1, 2009, a structural permit fee for new construction
and additions shall be calculated using the ICC Building Valuation Data Table current April 1 of each
year, multiplied by the square footage of the dwelling unit to determine the valuation. The valuation
shall then be applied to the municipality’s fee schedule to determine the permit fee. The plan review fee
shall be based on a pre-determined percentage of the permit fee set by the municipality. (A) The square
footage of a dwelling, addition, or garage shall be determined from outside exterior wall to outside exte-
rior wall for each level. (B)

The square footage of a carport, covered porch, or deck shall be calculated separately at fifty percent of
the value of a private garage from the ICC Building Valuation Data Table current as of April 1. (C) Per-
mit fees for an alteration or repair shall be calculated based on the fair market value as determined by
the Building Official, and then applying the valuation to the municipality’s fee schedule.

Commercial construction permit fees shall be calculated using the following methodologies. (c) A struc-
tural permit fee shall be calculated by applying the valuation to the municipality’s fee schedule with a set
minimum fee. Valuation shall be the greater of either. (A) The valuation based on the ICC Building Val-
uation Table current as of April 1 of each year, using the occupancy and construction type as deter-
mined by the Building Official, multiplied by the square footage of the structure; or (B) The value as stat-
ed by the applicant and approved by the building official. (C) When the construction or occupancy does
not fit the ICC Building Valuation Data Table, the valuation shall be determined by the Building Official
with input from the applicant.”

Building Permit Fees

Total Value of Work Performed
$1.00 to $500.00 $10.00

$501.00 to $2,000.00 $10.00 for the first $500.00 plus $1.50

for each additional $100.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $2,000.00

$2,001.00 to $25,000.00 $32.50 for the first $2,000.00 plus $6.00

for each additional $1,000.00 or fraction
thereof, to and including $25,000.00

$25,001.00 to $50,000.00 $170.50 for the first $25,000.00 plus

$4.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$50,000.00

$50,001.00 to $100,000.00 $283.00 for the first $50,000.00 plus

$3.00 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof, to and including
$100,000.00

$100,001.00 and up $433.00 for the first $100,000.00 plus

$2.50 for each additional $1,000.00 or
fraction thereof

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Section 3-Community Development
Plan Review Fee for Commercial and Residential
Plan Review Fee A plan review fee equal to 65% of the
structural permit fee shall be due at ap
plication

Additional Plan Review Fee $65.00 per hour

Special Inspection Agreement (QAA) Review

Fee $65.00 per hour

Deferred Submittal Fee 65% of structural permit fee of deferred

submittal valuation with a $50.00
minimum fee

Miscellaneous Fees for Commercial

Commercial Fire Sprinkler/Fire Suppression/ Total value of work performed (structural
Fire Alarm permit fee)

Commercial Fire Sprinkler/Fire Suppression/ 65% of structural permit fee

Fire Alarm Plan Review
Note: See appendix for methodology for calculation of valuation for all permit fees utilizing valu-
ation/value of work

Inspection Fees for Commercial and Residential

Inspections for which no building permit applies $65.00 per hour;
(minimum 1 hour) per inspector

Re-inspection Fee $65.00

Inspections outside normal business hours

(minimum 1 hr) $130.00 per hour;
per inspector

Temporary Certificate of Occupancy and

Reapplication Fee (s) $56.00

Demolition Permit Fee (per Building) $65.00

Change of Occupancy Fees

Special Inspection:
Single Building $65.00 per hour;
1 hour minimum

Multiple Buildings or Tenant Spaces in a building or on a

single lot $65.00 per building, per
Inspector, per hour; 1 hour
Minimum

Special Inspection Report $65.00 per hour

Re-issued Certificate of Occupancy No Charge

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 Section 3-Community Development
Residential Plumbing Permit Fees
New Residential Cost Each
1 bathroom/kitchen (includes: first 100 feet of water/sewer
lines; hose bibs; ice maker; under floor low-point drains;
and rain-drain packages) $285.00
2 bathrooms/1 kitchen $345.00
3 bathrooms/1 kitchen $405.00
Each additional bathroom (over 3) $45.00
Each additional kitchen (over 1) $45.00

Remodel / Alterations
Remodel / Alterations (minimum fee) $40.00
Each fixture, appurtenance, and first 100 ft of piping $15.00

Miscellaneous Residential
Minimum Fee $40.00
Piping or private storm drainage systems
exceeding the first 100 ft $22.00
Backflow Assembly $15.00

Residential Fire Sprinkler (include plan review)

$2.44 x total square footage of structure = Sprinkler Valuation
(use Building Permit Fees Valuation Table on page 13 for fee calculation)

Manufactured Dwelling or Pre-Fab

Connections to building sewer and water supply $50.00

RV and Manufactured Dwelling Parks

Base fee (including the first 10 or fewer spaces) $150.00
Each additional 10 spaces $100.00

Commercial Plumbing Permit Fees

Commercial, Industrial, and Dwellings other than one - or two-family
Minimum fee $40.00
Each fixture $15.00
Piping (based on number of feet) $0.75/ft

Miscellaneous
Minimum fee $40.00
Specialty fixtures $15.00
Re-inspection (no. of hrs. x fee per hour) $65.00
Special requested inspections (no. of hrs x fee per hour) $65.00

Medical gas piping

Minimum fee $50.00
Valuation $500 to $2,000 $50.00 + $5 per $100 of valuation
Valuation $2,001 to $25,000 $125.00 + $18 per $100 of valuation
Valuation $25,001 to $50,000 $540.00 + $14 per $100 of valuation
Valuation $50,001 to $100,000 $890.00 + $9 per $100 of valuation
Valuation greater than $100,000 $1,340.00 + $8 per $100 of valuation

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Section 3-Community Development
Residential Mechanical Permit Fees

Mechanical Permit Minimum Fee $50.00

Furnace/Burner including ducts & vents

Up to 100k BTU/hr. $12.00
Over 100k BTU/hr. $15.00

Heaters/Stoves/Vents
Unit Heater $15.00
Wood/pellet/gas stove/flue $15.00
Repair/alter/add to heating appliance or refrigeration $12.00
unit or cooling system/absorption system
Evaporated cooler $15.00
Vent fan with one duct/appliance vent $7.50
Hood with exhaust and duct $10.00
Floor furnace including vent $15.00

Gas Piping
One to four outlets $6.00
Additional outlets (each) $0.75

Air-handling Units, including Ducts

Up to 10,000 CFM $10.00
Over 10,000 CFM $15.00

Compressor/Absorption System/Heat Pump

Up to 3 hp/100K BTU $15.00
Up to 15 hp/500K BTU $25.00
Up to 30 hp/1,000 BTU $50.00
Up to 50 hp/1,750 BTU $60.00
Over 50 hp/1,750 BTU $75.00

Incinerator
Domestic incinerator $25.00

Commercial Mechanical Permit Fees

Minimum Fee $50.00
Total valuation of mechanical system and installation costs 0.5% of valuation

Miscellaneous Fees
Re-inspection $65.00
Specially requested inspection (per hour) $65.00
Regulated equipment (un-classed) $50.00

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 Section 3-Community Development
Electrical Permit Fees
Residential per unit, service included Cost Each
1,000 sq. ft. or less $106.00
Each additional 500 sq. ft. or portion thereof $19.00
Limited energy $25.00
Each manufactured home or modular dwelling service or feeder $50.00
Multi-family residential $45.00

Residential and Commercial—Services or Feeders/installation, alteration, relocation

200 amps or less $63.00
201 to 400 amps $75.00
401 to 600 amps $125.00
601 to 1,000 amps $163.00
Over 1,000 amps or volts $375.00
Reconnect Only $50.00

Temporary Services or Feeders

200 amps or less $50.00
201 to 400 amps $69.00
401 to 600 $100.00

Over 600 amps or 1,000 volts, see services or feeders section above

Branch Circuits: new, alteration, extension per panel

Branch circuits with purchase of a service or feeder $3.00
Branch circuits without purchase of a service or feeder:
First branch circuit $43.00
Each additional branch circuit $3.00

Miscellaneous Fees: service or feeder not included

Each pump or irrigation circle $50.00
Each sign or outline lighting $50.00
Signal circuit or a limited energy panel, alteration or extension $50.00
Specially requested inspection (per hour) $65.00
Each additional inspection over the allowable $50.00

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Section 3-Community Development
Residential Restricted Energy Electrical Permit Fees
Fee for all systems* $25.00
Audio and stereo systems
Burglar alarm system
Doorbell
Garage-door opener
Heating, ventilation, & air-conditioning systems
Landscape lighting & Sprinkler controls
Landscape irrigation controls
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Outdoor landscape lighting
Vacuum Systems
Each additional inspection $25.00

*For new construction, this permit fee covers all systems listed or can be sold separately.

Renewable Energy Systems

5 KVA or less $79.00

5.01 KVA to 15 KVA $94.00
15.01 KVA to 25 KVA $156.00

Wind generation systems in excess of 25 KVA:

25.01 KVA to 50 KVA $204.00
50.10 KVA to 100 KVA $469.00

For wind generations systems that exceed 100 KVA the permit fee shall be calculated in accordance
with OAR 918-309-0040

Solar generation systems in excess of 25 KVA: $6.25/KVA

The permit charge will not increase beyond the calculation for 100 KVA. Permits issued under this sub-
section include three inspections. Additional inspections will be billed at an hourly rate.

Building Permit Reinstatement Fee

A building permit expires after a period of 180 days from the date of issue with no inspection activity.

To reactivate an expired permit, a fee of $50.00 per construction discipline is required (Building, Plumb-
ing, Mechanical, Electrical).

*If the sum of the original permit fee subject to reinstatement is less than $50.00, a reinstatement
fee equal to half of the value of the original permit fee shall be accessed for permit reinstate-
ment.

State of Oregon Surcharge - ORS 455.210(4)

State of Oregon permit surcharge is 12% of structural, plumbing, mechanical and electrical components
of the overall building permit.

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 Section 3-Community Development
Building Permit Refund Policy
The City Ashland Community Development Department offers partial refunds for building permits that
have been issued, have had no inspections performed and have not yet expired (six months from issue
date). Refunds for permits that have expired are limited to any Systems Development Charges (SDC’s)
that were part of the permit fees.

Excavation/Grading Fees
See attachment 1. Exhibit A, Resolution 2006-19 (page 40)

How to request a refund

Submit the following documents to the Community Development Department at 51 Winburn Way:

 Approved set of plans (stamped)

 Job Inspection card
 Letter of refund request signed by applicant/owner with mailing address for refund check

The refund will be processed within 30 days of the date of the request letter.

The following fees are not refundable

 Building Plan Check Fee
 Fire Protection Review Fee
 50% of Community Development Fee (maximum equal to Building Plan Check Fee)
 50% of Engineering Development Fee (maximum equal to Building Plan Check Fee)

The remainder of the permit fees are refundable. A $50 administrative fee will be subtracted from the
eligible refund amount for costs associated with the refund process. Refund amounts can be placed on
account for future use and no administrative fees are charged.

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 Section 11-Rates and Charges Set by Separate Resolutions
Rates and Charges Set by Separate Resolutions Listed Below
System Development Charges (SDCs)
Parks and Recreation SDCs -Resolution 2000-29
Transportation SDCs -Resolution 1999-42
Sewer SDCs -Resolution 2006-27
Storm SDCs -Resolution 2002-15
Water SDCs -Resolution 2006-27

Utility Rates and Fees

AFN Utility Fees -Resolution 2010-28
Electric Rates - Resolution 2015-13
Sewer Rates -Resolution 2016-08
Storm Drain Fees -Resolution 2016-07
Transportation Fees -Resolution 2016-06
Water Rates -Resolution 2016-09

Research Fee
A. The City shall charge a research fee based on the hourly wage of the staff person doing the re-
search, and the fee shall be billed in fifteen minute increments. The hourly wage used to calculate
the research fee shall not include the cost of benefits. The City will establish a fee in its annual fee
resolution that is reasonably calculated to reimburse the City for the actual cost of making public
records available, including locating the requested records, reviewing the records to delete exempt
material, supervising a person’s inspection of original documents to protect the integrity of the rec-
ords, summarizing, compiling, or tailoring a record, either in organization of media, to meet the per-
son’s request.
The City may charge for search time even if it fails to locate any records responsive to the
requestor even if the records located are subsequently determined to be exempt from disclosure.
Copies of documents provided by a routine file search of 15-30 minutes or less will be charged at a
copy rate established in the annual fee resolution.
B. The City may include a fee established to reimburse for the costs of time spent by the city
attorney in reviewing the public records, redacting materials from the public records into exempt and
nonexempt records. The City fee may also include the cost of time spent by an attorney for the City
in determining the application of the provisions of ORS 192.505.
C. The City may not establish a fee greater than $25 unless the requester is provided with written noti-
fication of the estimated amount of the fee and the requestor confirms in writing that he/she wants
the City to proceed with making the records available.
D. Prepayment shall be required if the amount of the request is greater than $25. If the actual charg-
es are less than the prepayment, an overpayment shall be refunded.

*All of the above resolutions can be found in full text on the City of Ashland’s Website:
http://ashland.or.us

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Section 13 - Attachments
Attachment 1.

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