The fees for issuance and plan review of each type of permit shall be as set forth in subsections A through T of this section. When construction documents are required to be submitted by this chapter, a plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting construction documents for review. All specified plan review fees are separate fees and are in addition to the permit fees. Where a technical code has been adopted by Clark County for which no fee schedule is shown in this chapter, the fee required shall be in accordance with the schedule established by the board of county commissioners.
Exception: These fees may be adjusted administratively to comply with NRS 354.59891 when so advised by the Building Enterprise Fund Advisory Committee created in NRS 354.59893, but not to exceed the amounts set forth in subsections A through S of this section.
(A) Building and Swimming Pool/Spa Permit Fee. Building permit and swimming pool/spa permits fees shall be determined by applying the total project valuation validated or calculated by the building official to Table 3-A of this chapter. The value to be used shall include total value of the work including materials and labor, grading and site development, electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing, painting, finish work, roofing, fire systems, and any other permanent systems or equipment for which the permit is being issued. Final building permit valuation shall be set by the building official.
(B) Building Plan Review Fees. The plan review fee for buildings, structures, or swimming pool/spa shall be sixty-five percent of the building permit fee. The building plan review fee shall not be charged when the building permit fee is less than one hundred twenty-five dollars or when a plan review is not performed.
(C) Zoning Plan Review Fees. The zoning plan review fee for buildings, structures, grading, or swimming pool/spa shall be ten percent of the permit fee. The zoning plan review fee shall not be charged when the permit fee is less than one hundred twenty-five dollars, or when a “major project fee” is collected pursuant to Title 30.
(D) Phased Design and Construction Plan Review Fee. The building plan review fee for phased design and construction projects shall be eighty percent of the building permit fee determined by Section 22.02.345 (A). Electrical, fire alarm, plumbing, and mechanical plan review fees shall be thirty five percent of the applicable permit fee as determined by relating the scope of work valuation to Table 3-A of this chapter. The phased design and construction plan review fee shall be paid at the time of submitting the construction documents for review. The phased design and construction plan review fee replaces the standard plan review fee; both shall not be charged for the same work.
(E) Express Processing Plan Review Fee. All plan review fees for express reviews plan processing shall be four times the normal building and zoning plan review fees pursuant to the “express agreement.”
The express processing plan review fee shall be paid in the following manner:
(1) Two times the normal building plan review fee is due upon plan submittal.
(2) Two times the normal building plan review fee and four times the zoning plan review fee is due upon the completion of the express plan review pursuant to the “express agreement” and prior to issuing the corresponding permit(s).
(3) These additional fees may be partially or completely waived by the building official if the building or zoning plan reviews are not completed in the time frames established in the express written agreements, exclusive of the normal plan review fees(s).
(F) In-Facility Plan Review Program. An in-facility program application is required and must be approved by the building official. This program is limited to building plan review services only. All permits which require zoning review must be approved by zoning prior to permit issue. The following building plan review fee schedule shall apply:
(1) In-Facility Standard Building Plan Review Fees. Building projects reviewed under the in-facility program will be charged three times the normal building plan review fees. This fee includes all basic plan review services, process management, pre-application consultations, and any other design professional consultation necessary for the building plan review. Plan reviews of any revisions to the approved permit plans will be charged at three times the normal hourly fee as described in Section 22.02.430, Table 3-I.
(G) Electrical, Fire Alarm, Plumbing, and Mechanical Permit Fees. Fees for electrical, fire alarm, plumbing, and mechanical permits shall be determined by the building official using one of the following methods:
(1) For projects where the electrical, fire alarm, mechanical, and plumbing work is associated with a building permit, the fee shall be calculated as a percentage of the building permit fee as determined by applying the total project valuation to Table 3-A of this chapter plus an issuance fee of eighteen dollars. The percentages of building permit fee utilized for this calculation shall be: electrical - 18.00%; plumbing - 16.5%; and mechanical - 15.00%.
(2) Applying the total verified contract price for the work to be covered by the permit to Table 3-A plus an issuance fee of eighteen dollars.
(H) Fees for One and Two Family Dwellings. Fees for one and two family dwellings may be determined using Tables 3-B through 3-0 of this chapter.
(I) Electrical, Fire Alarm, Plumbing, and Mechanical Plan Review Fees. The plan review fee for electrical, fire alarm, plumbing, and mechanical permits shall be equal to twenty-five (25) percent of the total permit fee as determined by Section 22.02.345(F). The plan review fee for electrical, fire alarm, plumbing, and mechanical work will not be charged when the permit fee is less than fifty-five dollars or when the plan review is not performed.
When electrical, fire alarm, plumbing or mechanical permit applications are submitted individually rather than as a total package with the building plans, the plan review fee shall be thirty-five percent of the permit fee as determined by Section 22.02.345(F).
(J) Sign Construction Permit Fees. Fees for sign construction permits shall be determined by applying the total sign valuation to Table 3-A of this chapter. The value to be used shall include total value of the work including materials and labor, electrical, gas, mechanical, plumbing, painting, finish work, roofing, fire systems, and any other permanent systems or equipment for which the permit is being issued. Final building permit valuation shall be set by the building official.
(K) Sign Construction Plan Review Fee. The plan review fee for sign construction permits shall be sixty-five percent of the total sign construction permit fee. The sign construction plan review fee shall not be charged when the sign construction permit fee is less than one hundred twenty-five dollars or when a plan review is not performed.
(L) Grading Permit Fee. Grading permit fees shall be calculated by applying the total number of cubic yards of grading to Table 3-F of this chapter.
(M) Grading Plan Review Fee. The grading plan review fee shall be as set forth in Table 3-E of this chapter.
(N) Amusement and Transportation System Permit Fees. Amusement and transportation system (ATS) permit fees shall be determined by applying the total ATS valuation to Table 3-G of this chapter. The value used shall be the verified contract price for the ATS as installed, plus associated structures, components, and systems not covered under the scope of work by other permits.
(O) Amusement and Transportation System Plan Review Fee. The Amusement and Transportation System (ATS) plan review fee shall be seventy-five dollars per hour, up to a maximum of sixty-five percent of the ATS permit fee as determined by Table 3-G of this chapter. Review and approval of owner/operator’s “operations and maintenance manual(s)” information and any other documentation required by this chapter, other than construction permit information, shall be charged at a rate of seventy-five dollars per hour/per person with a maximum of two thousand, five hundred dollars.
(P) Demolition Permit Fee. A demolition permit shall be obtained prior to the demolition or relocation of any building or structure or portion thereof. The fee for a demolition permit shall be determined by applying the verified contract price of the demolition to Table 3-A with a minimum charge of seventy-five dollars.
(Q) Combination Permit Fee. The combination permit fee shall be equal to the sum of the applicable permit fees for building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits as if calculated individually pursuant to Section 22.02.345(A) and (F)(l).
(R) Combination Plan Review Fee. The plan review fee for a combination permit shall be equal to the sum of the applicable plan review fees for building, electrical, plumbing, and mechanical permits as if calculated individually pursuant to Section 22.02.345(B) and (G).
(S) Residential Subdivision Plan Review Fee. The plan review fee for a residential subdivision plan or model changes shall be seventy-five dollars per hour with a minimum assessment of one hour per subdivision plan and one-half hour for model change.
(T) Review of Alternative Materials, Methods, Modifications, and Testing Fee. The fee for reviewing submissions or proposals for alternative materials and methods of construction pursuant to Section 22.02.075; modifications pursuant to Section 22.02.080; and testing pursuant to Section 22.02.085 shall be seventy-five dollars per staff hour in addition to permit and plan review fees.
(U) Fire Protection Reports and Master Exit Plans Fee. The fee for reviewing submissions or proposals for fire protection reports and master exit plans shall be at the hourly rate in Table 3-I. This fee shall be applied towards the building permit plan review fee, once a building permit application has been made for the project. (Ord. 3618 § 2 (part), 2008)