Resolution 284-20232
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MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA
MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NO. 284 -2023
A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 228-2022, THE
PERMITTING FEE SCHEDULE; INCREASING FEES BASED ON THE
CONSUMER PRICE INDEX FOR ALL URBAN CONSUMERS (CPI-U)
FOR FY 23; ADDING FEES FOR SUBSEQUENT PERMIT APPLICATION
EXTENSIONS AND TEMPORARY CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY/
COMPLETION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN IMPLEMENTATION DATE
WHEREAS, the County protects life and safety through review of construction
plans and inspection of construction work as provided by the Florida Building Code; and
WHEREAS, these services provided by the County are engaged at the discretion
of applicants and for the benefit of applicants; and
WHEREAS, the Monroe County Board of County Commissioners wish to provide
the citizens of the County with the best possible service in the most cost effective and
reasonable manner; and
WHEREAS, the Board finds that it would be in the best interests of the public to
charge costs for services, thereby placing the burden of such costs directly upon those
parties deriving the benefit from such services; and
WHEREAS, the updated fee schedule prepared by the Building Department for
providing these services includes the estimated direct costs associated with the review
and processing of applications for permits issued by the County; and
WHEREAS, fees are being proposed to be increased by the CPI-U for County
FY23, except that fee increases related to inspections are being delayed until October 1,
2024, or as provided by law; and
WHEREAS, the proposed $100.00 fee for subsequent 90-day permit application
extensions per permit and proposed $100.00 fee for a temporary certificate of
occupancy/completion represent expected cost recovery amounts for the required staff
work to perform the required processes to result these procedures; and
WHEREAS, the Board heard testimony and evidence presented as to the
appropriate fee schedule.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA, THAT:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are hereby incorporated as if fully stated herein.
Section 2. Pursuant to Monroe County Code, the following building permit fees (and
Floodplain and Developmental permit fees) were amended from those
implemented in Resolution 228-2022 and are hereby established: (All
applicable fees within this Fee Schedule are subject to Florida Permit
Surcharge Program Fees as per F.S. 553.721 and F.S. 468.631, which shall
be applied to all Building Permits at Issuance.)
(A) BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATION FEES:
1. Upon submission of application:
a. Valuation -based permit jobs valued at $5,000 or more require fifty percent
(50%) of the building permit fee due, with remaining balance of building
permit fee plus one hundred percent (100%) of planning, environmental,
and/or fire fee as applicable due at issuance.
b. Permit jobs valued at less than $5,000 require one hundred percent (100%)
of the fee due.
2. Job value will be based upon the submitted, legitimate contract price or
ICC/Construction Costs Valuation manuals.
(B) RESIDENTIAL BUILDING PERMIT FEES:
1. Sewer and Alarm Permits
a. Sewer Lateral and Grinder Pump (Electric) Permits
$70.00
associated with Sewer Lateral Permits (fee includes
plumbing, electric, code compliance fee, education
fee, technology and document processing fee,
DBPR and DEO fees and is exempt from PRP fees,
although PRP review may be required)
b. Low Voltage Alarm System permits
$40.00
2. For all other residential construction projects valued at less than $5,000, fees
for construction shall be based on the flat rates below.
Residential Fee per Application - Job Value <$5,000
Building Permits
under $5,000
Building
Planning
Environmental
Fire
Total
Residential
$198.00
$6.00
$14.00
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$218.00
3. For residential construction projects valued at $5,000 or more, fees for
construction shall be based on the rates below and the applicant shall only be
assessed the fees for those disciplines which are deemed necessary for code
compliance. In the event a particular discipline review is not required for code
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compliance, the applicant shall not be assessed the rate of that particular
discipline. For example, in the event only a Building review is deemed necessary
to ensure a particular application complies with Monroe County Code, the
applicant shall not be assessed the fee for Planning and Environmental.
a. A project whose value exceeds the lowest value band shall be priced based
on value in band 1 times rate for band 1 plus the value in the next highest
band times the rate for that higher band.
b. Building fees shall be applied as follows:
i. The rate table below itemizes the maximum Building fee, which
includes all 5 building discipline reviews (Structural, Electrical,
Mechanical, Plumbing, and Flood disciplines).
ii. If no Building disciplines are involved in reviewing the permit, the
permit will be charged 25% of the maximum Building fee for
processing and application costs.
iii. If less than 5 building disciplines are involved, the permit will be
charged an additional 15% of the maximum Building fee (over the
25% for processing and application costs) for each of the Building
disciplines involved in reviewing the permit.
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS Job Value $5,000 or More
PROJECT VALUE
Permit Cost per $1,000 Project Value
Band
From
To
Building
Planning
Environmental
Fire
Total
1
$5,000
$99,999
$39.60
$8.51
$9.43
$0.00
$57.54
2
$100,000
$299,999
$17.11
$4.90
$4.60
$0.00
$26.61
3
$300,000
$999,999
$12.03
$2.97
$2.50
$0.00
$17.50
4
$1,000,000
+
1
$10.31
$3.10
$0.92
$0.00
$14.33
4. For residential projects which require plan review by Fire, including, but not
limited to, modular homes and community developments, the fees in Section (C)
shall apply.
(C) COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMIT FEES:
1. For commercial construction projects valued at less than $5,000, fees for
construction shall be based on the flat rates below.
Commercial Fee per Application - Job Value <$5,000
Building Permits
under $5,000
Building
Planning
Environmental
Fire
Total
Commercial
$198.00
$6.00
$14.00
$13.00
$231.00
2. For commercial construction projects valued at $5,000 or more, fees for
construction shall be based on the rates below and the applicant shall only be
assessed the fees for those disciplines which are deemed necessary for code
compliance. In the event a particular discipline review is not required for code
compliance, the applicant shall not be assessed the rate of that particular
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discipline. For example, in the event only a Building review is deemed necessary
to ensure a particular application complies with Monroe County Code, the
applicant shall not be assessed the fee for Planning and Environmental.
a. A project whose value exceeds the lowest value band shall be priced based
on value in band 1 times rate for band 1 plus the value in the next highest
band times the rate for that higher band.
b. Building Department fees shall be applied as follows:
i. The rate table below itemizes the maximum Building fee, which
includes all 5 building discipline reviews (Structural, Electrical,
Mechanical, Plumbing, and Flood disciplines).
ii. If no Building disciplines are involved in reviewing the permit, the
permit will be charged 25% of the maximum Building fee for
processing and application costs.
iii. If less than 5 building disciplines are involved, the permit will be
charged an additional 15% of the maximum Building fee (over the
25% for processing and application costs) for each of the Building
disciplines involved in reviewing the permit.
COMMERCIAL PERMITS Job Value $5,000 or More
PROJECT VALUE
Permit Cost per $1,000 Project Value
Band
From
To
Building
Planning
Environmental
Fire
Total
1
$5,000
$99,999
$39.60
$8.51
$9.43
$3.25
$60.79
2
$100,000
$299,999
$17.11
$4.90
$4.60
$9.72
$36.33
3
$300,000
$999,999
$12.03
$2.97
$2.50
$7.18
$24.68
4
$1,000,000
+
$10.31
$3.10
$0.92
$5.91
$20.24
(D) ADDITIONAL FEES APPLIED TO ALL BUILDING PERMITS AT ISSUANCE:
1. Code Compliance - Contractor Investigation
$11.00
2. Education:
a. Building - New Residential or Commercial
$25.00
b. Building -All Other Permits (per discipline per
perm it
$2.00
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137 (E) FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT FEES:
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1. Flood Certificate of Compliance
$50.00
2. Flood Sale Inspection/Transfer of Ownership
$170.00
3. Initial or recertified LOMR; LOMR-F; LOMA; CLOMR;
$170.00
CLOMR-F
4. Variances to the Floodplain Management Requirements
$1,934.00
Application Fee
plus Hearing
Fees*
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5. Appeals (Administrative) Regarding Floodplain $1,934.00
Management Provisions Application Fee
plus Hearing
Fees*
6. *Hearing Fees. Applicant shall pay half the cost of the hourly rate, travel and
expenses of any hearing officer. An estimated amount of one-half of the
hearing officer costs as determined by the County Attorney shall be
deposited by the applicant along with the application fee and shall be
returned to the applicant if unused. If additional costs are incurred the
remaining fee due must be paid prior to permit issuance.
7. Appeal of Preliminary Floodplain Maps $5,000.00 Deposit
Plus $170.00 Floodplain discipline review
Property owners that appeal Preliminary Floodplain maps (on a form provided
by the County), that require Monroe County to process and/or review and
issue a technical opinion stating whether the evidence presented is sufficient
to justify an appeal on behalf of such permits by the County in accordance
with Part 67.6 of the NFIP regulations shall bear the cost of the technical
review being performed by a consultant hired for such reviews.
At the request of the Floodplain Administrator Applicants shall be required to
deposit a fee of $5,000.00 into an escrow account to cover the cost of experts
hired by the Department to review technical data/evidence submitted by the
applicant compared to the FEMA Preliminary map data/modeling
Any unused funds deposited by the applicant will be returned upon the County
forwarding the appeal to FEMA.
Monroe County shall obtain an estimate from the consultant they intend to
hire to review and/or conduct the technical review and if the cost for the review
on behalf of Monroe County is higher than the $5,000.00, applicant shall remit
the estimated amount. If, upon review by the technical consultant, the cost for
the review is greater than $5,000.00, and only $5,000.00 was initially
deposited, applicant shall pay additional fees.
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140 (F) PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES (DEVELOPMENTAL) FEES:
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1.
Research, minimum fee per hour or fraction thereof
$65.00
2.
Tree Removal / Tree Trimming / Landscaping — projects
$78.00
valued at less than $5,000
3.
Tree Removal / Tree Trimming / Landscaping — projects
$225.00
valued at $5,000 or more
4.
Invasive Exotic Vegetation Removal (10 or fewer stems)
No Fee
/ Hazardous Tree Removal
5.
Environmental Education for Rip -Rap, Restoration, and
$10.00
Canal Restoration permits
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6. Permit Referral Process (sent to Fish and Wildlife $776.00
Service) — may affect determination
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143 (G) MISCELLANEOUS FEES:
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1. Administrative Appeal of Building Official
$1,934.00
a. plus Required Advertising
$245.00
2. After Hours Inspections (per hour, two hour minimum)
$97.00
3. Contractor Registration *State registered contractors are
$50.00
exem pt
4. Copies
a. Approved Plan Set Reproduction and other copies
$5.00 per page
larger than 14 inches by 8 1/ inches
b. Other copies not more than 14 inches by 8 1/
Use legislated fee
inches
per page (per FS
119.07(4)(a)1.
and 2.
c. Copies requiring more than 15 minutes of staff time
Actual labor cost
(per FS 119.07
4 a and d
5. Extensions
a. 90-day Permit Application Extension
i. First 90-day Extension (per Permit)
No Fee
ii. Each subsequent 90-day Extension (per Permit)
$100.00
b. Legislative Issued Permit Extension
No Fee
c. Monroe County 180-day Issued Permit Extension
$250.00
6. Hurricane Shutters (valued less than $2,500)
No Fee
7. Notice to Proceed
$976.00
8. Permit Investigations related to closing open/expired permit on a real estate
number / parcel ID:
a. Investigation concluding that permit has passed all
No Fee
required inspections, including those where County
did not close permit after inspection(s)
b. Investigation requiring review by Building Official,
$65.00
Plans Examiners and/or Inspectors, minimum fee per
real estate number / parcel ID (up to 1 hour staff time
i. Each additional Hour of staff time or fraction
$65.00
thereof, per real estate number / parcel ID
c. Permit Investigations not related to closing open /
$65.00
expired permit on a real estate number / parcel ID,
minimum fee per hour or fraction thereof
9. First failed inspection (per inspection code)
No Fee
10. Reinspection - Each subsequent failed reinspection (per
$100.00
inspection code
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11. Reopen permit (per discipline)
$65.00
12. Revision — New or Replacement Building
Valuation -based
(Section B or C,
with applicable
items from D
and/or G) at
issuance.
However, if any
and all revisions
are submitted
within three years
of the original
permit issuance
date, then 50% of
the original fees
from Section B. or
C. shall be
credited toward
the revision fees;
however in no
case shall a
refund be
provided.
13. Revision — Not New or Replacement Building shall be
Valuation -based
based on the value of the revision only and the value of
(Section B or C,
the revision shall not be added back to the original permit
with applicable
valuation with a recalculation of all disciplines.
items from D
and/or G) for any
and all additional
work at issuance.
In no case shall a
refund be
rovided.
14. Corrections (to applications)
No Fee
15. Temporary Construction Trailer
$255.00 per
trailer
16. Temporary Use / Temporary Tent
$64.00 permit fee
and an additional
$64.00 per tent
17. Work commencing before permit issuance
100% penalty
above the
applicable
valuation -based
fee or flat fee for
the work, plus
code check
compliance fees
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18. Private Provider Fee Credit — A credit of 50% of the
Valuation -based
Permit fees fir projects valued at $5,000 or more shall
(Section B or C)
be given toward fees charged under Section (B) (3) or
(C) (2) for projects that indicate they will use private
provider for inspections AND plan review prior to
submitting an application for permitting.
A credit of 25% of the Permit fees for projects valued at
$5,000 or more shall be given toward fees charged
under Section (B) (3) or (C) (2) for projects that indicate
they will use private provider for inspections OR plan
review prior to submitting an application for permitting.
If a project indicates they will use private provider in
advance of the permit application and decides not to
continue using a private provider after construction
starts, they will owe the full permit fee prior to the
County plans examiners or inspectors pursuing work
under the permit.
19. Temporary Certificate of Occupancy / Completion
$100.00
Section 3. Fee schedules are provided for applicant convenience, but County staff
shall be responsible for confirming the facts of each application and the
amount of fees due, with the Building Official making the final decision.
Section 4. All applications for permits shall pay the amount confirmed by the County
prior to and as a condition of issuance of the permit. Fees that accumulate
after permit issuance shall be collected prior to Certificate of Occupancy or
prior to the permit being closed/completed, if applicable.
Section 5. Staff are directed to cancel uncollectable fees from permits in the system
after a permit is void or closed/completed if fees are determined to be
uncollectable by the written determination of the Building Official with written
concurrence from the Planning Director.
Section 6. Termination of the related construction work prior to completion shall not
entitle the applicant to a refund of fees paid.
Section 7. Projects of an infrequent or unusual nature that are not otherwise addressed
in this resolution shall be subject to an estimate of permit fees by County
staff as needed.
Section 8. The fees established in this resolution shall be applicable through
September 30, 2024. Thereafter, annually, beginning October 1 of each
following year, they shall be adjusted by the percentage change in the CPI
from the previous year; except for those in Section 2. (B) 1, (D), (E) 1, 2, 3,
6 and 7, (F) 5, (G)la., 3, 47 57 77 107 19, and all other No Fee and Valuation -
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based items. Every four to five years, the County will adjust fees based on
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services as conditions merit.
Section 10. The staff is hereby directed to implement these fees on all applications
submitted on or after October 1, 2023.
Section 11. The Clerk of the Court is hereby directed to forward one (1) certified copy
of this Resolution to the Building Department.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe
County, Florida, at a regular meeting held on the 20th day of September, 2023.
By
Mayor Craig Cates
Y e IS
Mayor Pro Tern Holly Merrill Raschein
Yes
Commissioner Michelle Lincoln
Yes
Commissioner James Scholl
Yes
Co -urn, issioner David Rice
Yes
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