City Council Minutes 2009 12 15 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

City Council Meeting Minutes December 15, 2009 Page 8 of 11 RESOLUTION No. 44, SERIES 2009 - A RESOLUTION ADOPTING BUILDING VALUATION TABLE, PERMIT FEES AND OTHER FEES FOR PERMITS, INSPECTIONS, WORK, OR SERVICES UNDER OR PURSUANT TO THE INTERNATIONAL CODES AND NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CODE SET FORTH IN TITLE 15 OF THE LOUISVILLE MUNICIPAL CODE Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Chief Building Official Mike Jones stated this resolution is the final step in the 2009 code adoption process. This would incorporate the fee tables in the 2009 codes, which require adoption by resolution. He explained the valuation table is based on actual construction cost and is used to establish the minimum valuation for a specific project by using the most current value per square foot based on occupancy and construction type. From this value per square foot of construction the total value of the permitted construction can then be applied to the specific updated permit fees. If the valuation table and updated permit fees are adopted, it would represent an increase in permit fees of approximately 4% for residential projects, up 9 to 16% for some commercial projects and over 100% for single trade permits. The increases represent a total; project cost increase of less than 1 % in all cases except the minor permits. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilor Muckle asked why there was not an attempt to capture the overhead costs with the permit fees. City Manager Fleming stated this would have put Louisville at the top of the comparison with other Front Range communities. Mayor Sisk requested staff monitor this to be in a good range of recovery of actual cost and overhead. Ch,ief Building Official Jones remarked the good thing about this resolution was it gave staff and Council the opportunity to do just that. MOTION: Mayor Pro Tem Marsella moved to approve Resolution No. 44, Series 2009, seconded by Councilor Dalton. Roll call vote was taken. The motion carried by a vote of 7-0. ORDINANCE No. 1563, SERIES 2009 - AN ORDINANCE REGARDING POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND BYLAWS REVISIONS FOR THE LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES _ 1st Readilng - Set Public hearing 01/05/10 Mayor Sisk requested a City Attorney introduction. City Attorney Light introduced Ordinance No. 1563, Series 2009.