THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

MEMO
Administration Committee. DATE: October 23, 1984

J. Maitland,
City Treasurer.

SUBJECT: Building permit and inspection fees.

RECOMMENDATION :

That our building permit and inspection fees be revised as per the
attached schedule.

BACKGROUND _& COMMENTS:

When a building permit is applied for, the building department reviews
the plans for conformance to the building code and estimates the value
of the construction based upon current building costs. The applicant
pays the prescribed fee and is then required to request and receive
inspections prior to proceeding beyond certain stages of construction.
A typical house with no construction problems or reinspections will
receive ten individual on site inspections.

Our recent history of revenue versus costs shows the following for our
building inspection department:

Revenue Expenses Net Cost
ST

1984 budget $62,000 $142,400 $80,400
1983 67,694 138,595 70,901
1982 70,600 126,083 55,483
1981 104,732 94,692 -10,040-

The proposed fees are similar to thoge charged in Coquitlam and Port
Muody and are substantially higher than our existing fees as the following
table shows.

Value of Construction Existing Fee Proposed Fee

$ 5,000 $ 15.00 $ $0.00
11,000 28.50 92.50
25,000 77.50 185.00
50,000 165.00 310.00
60,000 ‘200.00 350.00
100,000 340.00 500.00
250,000 ; 640.00 1,062.50
500,061 1,140.00 2,000.00
$1,060,000 $2,140.00 $3,250.00

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