§ 150.03. FEE SCHEDULE.

The following fee schedule is herein adopted and made effective July 1, 2017:

(A)

General. Building permit fees shall be as follows:

Total Valuation	Fee
$1,000 and less	No fee, unless inspection required in which case a $23 fee for each inspection shall be required
$1,000 to $50,000	$23 for the first $1,000 plus $6.33 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $50,000
$50,000 to $100,000	$333.17 for the first $50,000 plus $5.06 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $100,000
$100,000 to $500,000	$586.17 for the first $100,000 plus $3.80 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof, to and including $500,000
$500,000 and up	$2,106.17 for the first $500,000 plus $2.53 for each additional thousand or fraction thereof

 

(B)

Special fees are as follows:

(1)

Moving: One hundred fifteen dollars ($115.00);

(2)

Demolition: Fifty seven dollars and fifty cents ($57.50);

(3)

Plan-checking fees: If deemed necessary by the Building official, a review by a designated South Carolina registered architect or engineer of plans may be required. The cost of the review shall be paid by the permit applicant or appellant in board appeals;

(4)

Permit transfer: Fifty seven dollars and fifty cents ($57.50);

(5)

Permit refunds: All except for fifty seven dollars and fifty cents ($57.50);

(6)

Reinspection: Fifty seven dollars and fifty cents ($57.50). For each successive re-inspection, the fee shall increase by twenty eight dollars and seventy five cents ($28.75) accordingly;

(7)

Safety inspection requests: Twenty eight dollars and seventy five cents ($28.75) per hour/fraction;

(8)

Police escorts through PD: Forty six dollars ($46.00) per officer per hour/fraction.

(C)

Zoning fees:

(1)

Approval: Twenty eight dollars and seventy five ($28.75);

(2)

Temporary sign permit: Twenty three dollars ($23.00);

(3)

Containers: Fifty seven dollars and fifty cents ($57.50) for any number of containers permitted at the same time or fifty seven dollars and fifty cents ($57.50) for each container permitted separately.

(D)

Appeals (nonrefundable):

(1)

Board of Zoning Appeals: One hundred seventy-two dollars and fifty cents ($172.50) for the first variance request plus fifty-seven dollars and fifty cents ($57.50) for each additional variance request with a maximum fee of three hundred forty five-dollars ($345.00) i.e., one setback variance request would be one hundred seventy-two dollars and fifty cents ($172.50); two (2) setback variance requests would be two hundred thirty dollars ($230.00);

(2)

Zoning map change: One hundred seventy-two dollars and fifty cents ($172.50);

(3)

Zoning text change: One hundred seventy-two dollars and fifty cents ($172.50);

(4)

Building Board of Appeal: One hundred seventy-two dollars and fifty cents ($172.50).

(Ord. 2005-02, § 2, passed 1-3-05; Ord. 2016-29 , § 1, passed 9-6-16; Ord. 2017-39 , passed 7-10-17)