OR 100-A-1 Amends Coppell Bldg Code (Ordinance 100) by replacing pages 30 & 31 regarding permit fees AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 100A1
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE CITY OF COPPELL "BUILDING CODE," AS ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE
NO.100, BY DELETING PAGES 30 AND 31 DEALING WITH "PERMIT FEES"
AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR NEW PAGES 30, 30A, 30B AND 31, SO AS
TO ADOPT A NEW SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF
BUILDING PERMITS AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
Of Coppell, Texas, adopted by Ordinance No. 100,
same is hereby amended by deleting said Pages 30
said adopted Code and substituting therefor the
Pages 30, 30A, 30B and 31:
That the Building Code of the City
be, and the
and 31 of
following
'{d) Expiration. Ever:,' pcrn~it is,.ucd bv tile lhlihlil,t'. Olfi-
cial under the prl~visilms of tl~i~ f2t,dc shSll cxpire hv lin~it:t-
tlo. and become null ;u,d void, if the !ntihling or ~5~k auth-
· o~zed b~. sud~ permit is not cdnnnenccd ~ ithin (~ d;tx's fr,,m
the date of such permit. or if the huilditt~ nr xxtn'k antht~zcd
by such petit is sus ~cndcd or ;tbar~d4~ftt.d at any time after
the work is ¢{lllllnclleel for a period of 120 days. Before sndi
work can be rccommcnced a new l~crmit shall he first ob-
taind so to do. ;md the fee therefor s}l;lil be one-half the
amount required f~r a new permit for such work, provided
no changes have been re;ale or will he ntade in the original
phms and spcc. ifications fnr snch work; and provided. further,
that snch suspension or abandonment h;ts not exceeded one
year.
(e} $u~asion or Rev~atiom The Building Official may.
in ~ting. suspend or rev,ke a permit issued under prox~-
sions of this Code whenever the pemnt is issued in error or
on the basis of incorrect info~atioa supplid. or in violation
of any ordinance or regulation or any f)f the provisions of this
Ode.
~. 808. (a) F~s. In addition to filing an application as
provided above. the applicant shall pay to the Building Offi-
cial before such petit is issued, a f~ as required in this
section. When it becomes nccessa~' for a Plumbing Con-
tractor or Electrical Contractor to obtain a building petit in
~nnectlon wid~ plumbing and elcctr;cal installations. as same
are defined in the Plun3bing and Electrical Ordinances. the
fee for such pe~its may be paid at the time or credited until
the end of .the month in which issued; the procedure to be
the same as in the case of plumbing pe~its or electrical
peruits.
~ach applicant for a perm[~ shall make a swon
etate~nt setting forth the approximate building
area ~n square feut in the case of new construc-
~ion or the total market value of the pro~sed
work ~ncluding equipment, devices, materials,
etc., which will be inco~orated in the project
~n the case of remodeling, additions, and alter-
ations~ including swimlug pools, fences, etc.
For new construction ~e pemit fee shall be
based on building area. For remodeling, additions,
a~d alterations, including swiping pools, fences,
eto. ~ the permit fee shall be based upon dollar
value of the proposed work. For fee calculation
p~rposes, the building area includes:
(A) Total floor under the roof of all stories
(exoluding garages, porches, and patios),
(B) One-half of the garages, porches, patios,
and gro~d-covered area.
The s~ of ~e ~ove areas constitute the building
area for petit fee detemination and is to be
stated on ~e permit application.
The fees for su~ per~ts shall be based on ~e
f~11owing s~edule: 30 Ord. No. 100-A-1
Permds
(Continued)
Fees
NEW CONSTRUCTION
(csoup H)
2,000 or leas $ 40
lmO01 tO 1,250 55
1,251 tO 1,500 75
1,501 tO 1,750 90
(Div. 2), H (except
0 to 50 ~ 10
51 to 100
101 to 250 20
251 to ~00 25
401 to 500 25
501 to I00,000 .05/sq ft
lO0,O01 tO 500,000 Z,000+.O&/sq ft
ADDITIONS,
ILL GI~rFS
0 to 50 $ 10
51 to 100
I01 to 250 20
251 to 500 25
501 to 5,000 .05/sq ft
5,001 to 100,000 50+.04/sq ft
100,001 to 500,000 1,050+.O3/sq ft
ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS
VAI;JEOF
$ 0 to 500 $ 10
501 to 1,000
30A Ord. No. 100-A-1
OCCUPANCY
CLASSIFICATION
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For demoTitir, n nf str.etores, the permit fee sha]l be Gve
dolhrs ($:3.00) except that nn petit fee shall be requir~
· for the dem¢~lilicm of ;tccesso~ buildings not exceeding
five humlrcd (5o0) sq,are feet in area, or for the dcmo-
!iti,n of stR~etures which have been found to be unsafe
~nd the ~emoval of ~vhich have been requested by. the
Building O~cial in writing.
AE~ENDED BY: .
Adopting Ordinance
Paragraph Deleted
~eO[ rcliglous meeung tents, the permit fee shall be $2.00 tot
each thirty day period
Fo/' circus tents. exhibition tents, carnivals. etc., the permit
fee shall be based o- tntal east ~f erection and removal
with a minimum fee of $2.00.
For awnings, the permit fee shall be as given in Chapter
For signs, the permit fee shall be as given in Chapter
For temporary barricades and sidewalk tunnels, the permit
fee shall be as given in Chapter
in ease any ~vor~. for whidz a permit is re uired in this
(",ode, is st,u'ied I~r proceeded with prior to ~c~taining said
permit, the fee abc~ve specified shall be doubled. The pay-
ment of sneh doubled fee shall not relieve any person from
fully complying ~vitb the requilemellts of thi~ Code in the
execution of work nor from other penalties prescribed herein.
Co) Fee Exemption. No buihlis~ permit fee shall be re-
quirecl for c~mstruetic~n or work in~Glving buildings or strue-
tu,'es the title of which is vested in an orgauization which is
exempt from taxation under the Constitution of this State
(Arfic'le 8, Sectiou ~.) or laws of this State (Article 7501,
Vem,n's Armored Civil Statutes), or property which the
eonstituti~m authorizes the Legislature to exempt from taxa-
tion. Such exemption shall be requested by an authorized
agenf of su~:h organization on a form provided by the Build-
ing Official for that purpose.
· · (c) liefunds. There shall be no refunds of building ermit
fees paid under the terms of this code except in the Ellow-
' lng l,~stances:. .. .
" ~1' Ord. No. IOO-A-1
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SECTION 2. The necessity for the above amendment to
protect the public interest, creates an urgency and an emergency
for the preservation of the public health, safety and welfare,
and requires that this Ordinance shall take effect on the /~ ~
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell,
APPROVED:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM: