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. Minutes of Regular Finance Committee Meeting May 28, 1987 - Page 3 Commission have not been changed since 1981. Clerk Administrator Morrison has . recommended these fees be updated to more closely reflect actual costs to the Village for these services, and conform closely to those charged in surrounding communities. She also recommended that a record be kept of the consulting fees incurred - direct fees from the Planner, City Engineer, and City Attorney - and these be charged to the applicant. Rationale for this charge is that some cases will take perhaps only 1/2 hour of consulting time; others may take two to three days; this method would more accurately reflect actual costs to the City. Rautio, reported for the subcommittee, stated that she had reviewed Morrison's recommendations and felt they were fair. Committee discussed briefly whether the fee structure for a variance should be different for residential vs commercial. Morrison felt that charging the consultant's time to the applicant would cover the additional costs in processing a variance for commercial firms. Committee requested that the Planner and Deputy Clerk keep track of the expenses incurred for commercial variances to see if the fee charged is adequate. Motion was made by Rautio, seconded by Menze, that Committee recommend to Council the proposed fee schedule for permit fees for Planning process services, as attached, effective July 1, and that a $15.00 charge + consulting fees for apportionment of assessments be added to the schedule. Motion carried unanimously. Buildin~ Permit Fees . Arden Hills presently follows the 1979 schedule for fees, as outlined in the Uniform Building Code. Committee was given results of a survey of surrounding communities, and other cities comparable in size to Arden Hills, of building permit fees charged. Of those cities surveyed, eleven used the 1985 schedule for fees recommended in the Uniform Building Code. and five (including Arden Hills) were still using the 1979 schedule. All except Arden Hills were charging a 65% "plan check fee" (added to the basic building permit fee) for commercial, and all but six charged a plan check fee for residential building in varying amounts (Arden Hills charges none). Using the 1979 rates as we now do, the average building permit costs (for a new home) are between $400 and $500 for building permit f~e itself, $40 for the , State surcharge, and $525, the mandatory SAC charge, for about a $1,100 total. The same fee schedule is used for commercial, industrial buildings with the addition of a 50% "plan check fee" - 50% of the building permit cost is calculated and added to the total cost. Using the 1985 schedule (the most recent schedule of rates recommended by the State), the building permit fee for the average home would increase by $250 to $300. Adding a 65% plan check fee would about double the cost of a building permit for residences. An addendum to the Uniform Building Code received 5/28/87 indicates that it is now mandatory to charge a 65% plan check fee for all new construction, and for commercial remodeling. The Clerk Administrator was asked to check with the State Building Code Office for a further interpretation of this. . It was moved by Rautio, seconded by Menze, that Committee recommend to Council adoption of the 1985 Uniform Building Code schedule for Building Permit Fees, with a 65% plan check fee for commercial and residential, effective July 1, 1987; Clerk Administrator to check with the State re the rules on the plan check fees. Motion carried unanimously.