Permit Issuance and Heaters

1.

For the issuance of each mechanical permit

1 hour*

Unit Fee Schedule

(Note: The following do not include permit-issuing fee.)

1.

Furnaces

For the installation or relocation of each forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents attached to such appliance, up to and including 100,000 Btu/h (29.3 kW)

$25.00

For the installation or relocation of each forced-air or gravity-type furnace or burner, including ducts and vents attached to such appliance, over 100,000 Btu/h (29.3 kW)

$25.00

For the installation or relocation of each floor furnace, including vent

$25.00

For the installation or relocation of each suspended heater, recessed wall heater or floor-mounted unit heater

$25.00

2.

Appliance Vents

For the installation, relocation or replacement of each appliance vent installed and not included in an appliance permit

$25.00

3.

Repairs or Additions

For the repair of, alteration of, or addition to each heating appliance, refrigeration unit, cooling unit, absorption unit, or each heating, cooling, absorption or evaporative cooling system, including installation of controls regulated by the Mechanical Code

$25.00

4.

Boilers, Compressors and Absorption Systems

For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor to and including 3 horsepower (10.6 kW), or each absorption system to and including 100,000 Btu/h (29.3 kW)

$25.00

For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor over 3 horsepower (10.6 kW) to and including 15 horsepower (52.7 kW), or each absorption system over 100,000 Btu/h (29.3 kW) to and including 500,000 Btu/h (146.6 kW)

$35.00

For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor over 15 horsepower (52.7 kW) to and including 30 horsepower (105.5 kW), or each absorption system over 500,000 Btu/h (146.6 kW) to and including 1,000,000 Btu/h (293.1 kW)

$45.00

For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor over 30 horsepower (105.5 kW) to and including 50 horsepower (176 kW), or each absorption system over 1,000,000 Btu/h (293.1 kW) to and including 1,750,000 Btu/h (512.9 kW)

$65.00

For the installation or relocation of each boiler or compressor over 50 horsepower (176 kW), or each absorption system over 1,750,000 Btu/h (512.9 kW)

$125.00

5.

Air Handlers

For each air-handling unit to and including 10,000 cubic feet per minute (cfm) (4,719 L/s), including ducts attached thereto

$25.00

Note: This fee does not apply to an air-handling unit which is a portion of a factory-assembled appliance, cooling unit, evaporative cooler, or absorption unit for which a permit is required elsewhere in the Mechanical Code.

For each air-handling unit over 10,000 cfm (4,719 L/s)

$25.00

6.

Evaporative Coolers

For each evaporative cooler other than portable type

$25.00

7.

Ventilation and Exhaust

For each ventilation fan connected to a single duct

$25.00

For each ventilation system which is not a portion of any heating or air-conditioning system authorized by a permit

$25.00

For the installation of each hood which is served by mechanical exhaust, including the ducts for such hood

$25.00

8.

Incinerators

For the installation or relocation of each domestic-type incinerator

$25.00

For the installation or relocation of each commercial or industrial-type incinerator

$20.00

9.

Miscellaneous

For each appliance or piece of equipment regulated by the Mechanical Code but not classed in other appliance categories, or for which no other fee is listed in the table, i.e., fire/smoke dampers

$25.00

For each additional supply or return air diffuser

$15.00

When Chapter 13 is applicable, permit fees for fuel gas piping shall be:

Gas Piping System

For each gas piping system of one to four outlets

$25.00

For each additional outlet exceeding four, each

$15.00

When Chapter 14 is applicable, permit fees for process piping shall be as follows:

For each hazardous process piping system (HPP) of one to four outlets

$15.00

For each hazardous process piping system of five or more outlets, per outlet

$15.00

For each nonhazardous process piping system (NPP) of one to four outlets

$15.00

For each nonhazardous piping system of five or more outlets, per outlet

$15.00

Other Inspections and Fees

1.

Inspections outside of normal business hours, per hour (minimum charge – two hours)

2 hours*

2.

Reinspection fees assessed under provisions of Section 107.3.3, per inspection

per hour*

3.

Inspections for which no fee is specifically indicated, per hour (minimum charge – one-half hour)

per hour*

4.

Additional plan review required by changes, additions or revisions to plans or to plans for which an initial review has been completed (minimum charge – one-half hour)

per hour*

5.

Jurisdiction may issue permit fees from project valuation and/or the hourly cost to cover employee inspection time, whichever is greatest.

6.

Typical plan review fees for mechanical work shall be equal to 25% of the total permit fee as set forth in MMC 16.28.015; provided, that fees for commercial and multifamily projects will be based on project valuation and a 65% plan review fee.

7.

For miscellaneous applications, plan reviews and permits including expired applications and permits for which no fee is specified: Fee will be at a per hour* rate with a minimum fee of one hour.