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(1) Occupancies defined. Fees established in this section shall be assessed based on whether an occupancy type is commercial or residential. SCC Table 30.86.400(3) defines the occupancy groups in these two occupancy types.

(2) Outstanding fees. Any outstanding fees or portions of fees shall be added to the required fee(s) of any future plan review or permit prior to application acceptance or permit issuance. Any fee shall not relieve the applicant from a duty to obtain permits for moving buildings upon roads and/or highways from the appropriate authorities. The permit fee for construction of a new foundation, enlargement, or remodeling of the move-in building shall be in addition to the pre-move fee. The fee for any factory built structure as approved by the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries is specified in SCC 30.86.440 under mobile homes.

(3) Commercial and residential occupancies defined.

Table 30.86.400(3) Commercial and Residential Occupancies Defined

OCCUPANCY TYPES

OCCUPANCY GROUPS

COMMERCIAL

A, I, R, E, H, F, M, S, B, and U

RESIDENTIAL

R-3, U

(4) Commercial pre-application review(1).

Table 30.86.400(4) Commercial Pre-Application Review

REVIEW FEE (2)

$400

SITE REVIEW (at applicant’s request)

$100

ADDED SERVICES REQUEST

$60/hour

Reference notes:

(1) Prior to making application for a commercial building permit, an applicant may request pre-application review to learn about submittal requirements. The department will provide a written outline of requirements, and may include identification of site-specific issues when known, depending on the detail and scope of the submitted materials.

(2) Includes a conference with only a senior planner in attendance, and does not include review of detailed construction plans and specifications.

(5) Base permit fees(1).

Table 30.86.400(5) Base Permit Fees

COMMERCIAL

$350

COMMERCIAL PLUMBING

$250

COMMERCIAL MECHANICAL

$250

COMMERCIAL MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING

(not in conjunction with a commercial building permit)

$250

RESIDENTIAL

$150

RESIDENTIAL MECHANICAL, PLUMBING, OR MECHANICAL AND PLUMBING

$150

Reference notes:

(1) Base fees shall compensate the department for preliminary application screening and the establishment and administration of the permit application file.

(6) Plan review fees(1).

Table 30.86.400(6) Plan Review Fees

PLAN, DRAWING, OR DOCUMENT BEING REVIEWED

R-3 and U Occupancies for residential purposes

65% of building permit fee

A, I, R-1, R-2, R-4, E, H, F, M, S, U and B Occupancies

85% of building permit fee

EXCEPTIONS

Successive construction (2) (3)

Structures regulated by the IRC

20% of building permit fee

R-2 structures

45% of building permit fee

The plan review fee shall be supplemented for A, I, R-1, R-2, R-4, E, H, F, M, S, U and B Occupancies as follows:

Commercial permit application for 1 or more buildings or additions requiring site review

$640

Commercial permit application for 1 or more buildings or additions with a previously approved official site plan

$500

Tenant improvements not requiring site plan review

$100

ADDITIONAL REVIEW (4)

$200 or 25% of the plan review fee, whichever is less.

APPLICATION EXTENSION

$500

Reference notes:

(1) Plan review fees shall compensate the department for the plan review necessary to determine compliance with the adopted construction codes and other county regulations.

(2) A plan review fee for successive construction will be assessed where more than one building or structure is proposed to be constructed in accordance with a single basic plan for the following classifications of buildings and structures:

(a) Group R occupancies.

(b) Garages, carports, storage buildings, agricultural buildings, and similar structures for private use.

(3) Procedures for approval of basic plans for successive construction shall be established by the director.

(4) This fee is charged whenever an applicant re-submits documents failing to make county-required corrections noted on "markup" plans, drawings, or such other documents during plan review; or whenever as a result of changes, additions, or revisions to previously approved plans, drawings or such other documents, a subsequent plan review is required.

(7) Building permit fees(1).

Table 30.86.400(7) Building Permit Fees

TOTAL BUILDING/STRUCTURAL VALUATION (2)

PERMIT FEE (3)

$1-$500

$45.00

$501-$2,000

$45.00 for the first $500 plus $3.70 for each additional $100 or fraction thereof, including $2,000

$2,001-$25,000

$100.50 for the first $2,000 plus $17.50 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, including $25,000

$25,001-$50,000

$503.00 for the first $25,000 plus $10.50 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, including $50,000

$50,001-$100,000

$765.50 for the first $50,000 plus $9.75 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, including $100,000

$100,001-$500,000

$1,253.00 for the first $100,000 plus $7.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, including $500,000

$500,001-$1,000,000

$4,053.00 for the first $500,000 plus $6.50 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof, including $1,000,000

$1,000,001-$5,000,000

$7,453.00 for the first $1,000,000 plus $4.30 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.

Over $5,000,000

$24,503.00 for the first $5,000,000 plus $4.00 for each additional $1,000 or fraction thereof.

PERMIT EXTENSION

$500

Reference notes:

(1) Permit fees shall compensate the department for inspections necessary to determine compliance with the adopted construction codes, other county regulations, and the approved plan. The fee table shall be applied separately to each building within a project and used for the calculation of all plan review and permit fees, except those for which a separate permit fee is required to be paid in accordance with this title.

(2) The department shall use the building valuation multipliers provided in the most current building valuation data (BVD) published by the International Code Council.

(3) For new construction of Group R-3 occupancies, a fee of 11 percent of the building permit fee shall apply for mechanical and plumbing inspections. (See SCC 30.86.410 and 30.86.420.)

(8) Certificates of occupancy fees.

Table 30.86.400(8) Certificates of Occupancy Fees

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

Home occupation in detached accessory structures

$140

Temporary or final, when applicant requests phased issuance for each structure or structures

$140

(9) Special inspections and investigation fees.

Table 30.86.400(9) Special Inspections and Investigation Fees

BUILDING AND MOBILE HOME PRE-MOVE INSPECTIONS

Snohomish County inspection

$140/hour - 2 hour min

Outside Snohomish County inspection for move to Snohomish County

$140/hour plus county’s standard mileage rate/mile

INSPECTIONS OUTSIDE NORMAL COUNTY BUSINESS HOURS

$140/hour - 2 hour min

INSPECTIONS FOR WHICH NO FEE IS OTHERWISE INDICATED

$140/hour - 2 hour min

REINSPECTION FEE (1)

$140

INVESTIGATION PENALTY (2)

100% of permit fee

Reference notes:

(1) A fee assessed for work requiring an inspection or re-inspection when said work is not complete at the last inspection or re-inspection. No further inspection or re-inspection of the work will be performed until the required fees have been paid.

(2) A penalty charged for work requiring a permit, which is commenced without first obtaining said permit. This penalty shall be collected regardless of whether a permit is subsequently issued or not.

(10) Miscellaneous review and permit fees(1).

Table 30.86.400(10) Miscellaneous Review and Permit Fees

PRE-APPLICATION SITE REVIEW

($200 to be applied towards site review/permit fees at time of application)

$320

ACCESSORY BUILDINGS LESS THAN 1,000 SQUARE FEET

50% of site review fee

BUILDING ADDITIONS

50% of site review fee

CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION PERMIT (per unit)

$140

DECK PERMIT

$140

DEMOLITION PERMIT

$140

DOCK PERMIT

$140

FIREPLACE PERMIT

$140

SWIMMING POOL PERMIT

$140

TEMPORARY BUILDING PERMIT

$140

TITLE ELIMINATION

$50

LOT STATUS DETERMINATION

$255 per lot requested. No fee if submitted concurrently with a land use or building permit application.

ROOFING PERMIT

$140

SITE REVIEW FOR NEW BUILDINGS OR ADDITIONS2

$320

SUCCESSIVE CONSTRUCTION SET-UP FEE

$200

Reference notes:

(1) These fees are charged in addition to building/structural plan and permit fees.

(2) If permits are sought for more than one lot within the same subdivision and the subdivision has been recorded within the previous year, and all the permit applications are submitted at the same time, the first lot’s site review fee shall be for the full amount and the site review fee for each of the other lots shall be one-half the full fee amount.

(Added by Amended Ord. 02-064, Dec. 9, 2002, Eff date Feb. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 03-142 §§ 1, 3, 8, Nov. 19, 2003, Eff date Dec. 1, 2003; Amended by Amended Ord. 03-142 § 2, Nov. 19, 2003, Eff date Jan. 1, 2004; Amended by Amended Ord. 03-142 §§ 4 – 7, Nov. 19, 2003, Eff date Sept. 30, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 04-116 (amended the effective date of §§ 4 – 7 of Amended Ord. 03-142 to Jan. 1, 2006), Nov. 23, 2004; Amended by Ord. 05-106 (amended the effective date of §§ 4 – 7 of Amended Ord. 03-142 to Sept. 30, 2007), Nov. 21, 2005, Eff date Dec. 18, 2005; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-004, Mar. 15, 2006, Eff date Apr. 4, 2006; Amended by Amended Ord. 07-084, Sept. 5, 2007, Eff date Sept. 21, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 06-061, Aug. 1, 2007, Eff date Oct. 1, 2007; Amended by Amended Ord. 07-108, Nov. 19, 2007, Eff date July 1, 2008; Amended by Amended Ord. 08-122, Nov. 10, 2008, Eff date Jan. 1, 2009; Amended by Amended Ord. 11-030, Aug. 3, 2011, Eff date Aug. 18, 2011; Amended by Amended Ord. 12-018, May 2, 2012, Eff date May 21, 2012; Amended by Amended Ord. 14-060, Aug. 27, 2014, Eff date Sept. 13, 2014; Amended by Ord. 15-005, Mar. 18, 2015, Eff date Apr. 2, 2015; Amended by Amended Ord. 15-033, June 3, 2015, Eff date June 19, 2015; Amended by Ord. 17-057, Oct. 18, 2017, Eff date Nov. 9, 2017; Amended by Ord. 20-039, Sept. 9, 2020, Eff date Nov. 1, 2020; Amended by Amended Ord. 21-048, Sept. 29, 2021, Eff date Nov. 1, 2021; Amended by Amended Ord. 22-073, Jan. 11, 2023, Eff date Jan. 22, 2023).