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Home My WebLink About25-093 RESOLUTION 2025-93 A RESOLUTION BY THE ST. LUCIE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS UPDATING AND AMENDING FEES AND CHARGES FOR BUILDING PERMITS, REVIEWS,AND INSPECTIONS TO COVER THE COSTS OF TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES RELATED TO PERMITTING AND ZONING PROVIDED BY ST. LUCIE COUNTY, AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida has made the following determinations: WHEREAS,Chapter 125,F.S.,provides for the enforcement of the Florida Building Code and enforce local technical amendments to the Florida Building Code; and WHEREAS,Chapter 553, F.S.,provides for the uniform adoption, updating, amendment, interpretation,and enforcement of a single,unified state building code,called the Florida Building Code; and WHEREAS, Section 125.56, F.S., authorizes the Board of County Commissioners to establish a schedule of reasonable inspection fees in order to defer the costs of inspection and enforcement of the provisions of this act, and of the Florida Building Code; and WHEREAS, the government operations and services demand a substantial amount of effort and resources by the County and establishing reasonable,necessary,and commensurate costs of providing those services to those parties deriving direct benefit is in the public interest; and WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners of St.Lucie County,Florida has deemed it necessary to further update and amend the schedule of fees to include charging users of specific County services and facilities a fee to lessen the burden on the taxpayers of St. Lucie County; and WHEREAS, the updated schedule of fees was prepared based upon the estimated direct and reasonable indirect costs associated with the provision of services, including the review and processing of applications; and WHEREAS, Section 163.3201, F.S., provides for the adoption and enforcement of regulations on development activities based upon the Comprehensive Plan for St. Lucie County; and WHEREAS, Section 163.3202, F.S., requires the adoption of land development regulations that are consistent with and implement the adopted comprehensive plan; and WHEREAS, on August 1, 1990, the Board enacted the St. Lucie County Land Development Code to further implement the Comprehensive Plan for St.Lucie County which calls for the regulation of land development activities; and WHEREAS, Chapter 125, F.S., authorizes the collection of fees necessary to perform governmental operations and services; and WHEREAS, Section 125.01, F.S., and the St. Lucie County Land Development Code Section 11.12.00 authorize this Board to establish a schedule of fees in order to cover the costs of technical and administrative activities required pursuant to the St. Lucie County Land Development Code; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has established a schedule fees for building permit functions and has periodically updated the schedule pursuant to Resolution Numbers 89-022; 94-128; 98-154; 99-020; 01-108; 01-132; 02-040; 02-087; 06-171; 13-196; 20- 2011; and 24-053; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners last amended the schedule of fees for technical and administrative activities in 2024 pursuant to Resolution No. 24-053 to provide for a 25%reduction in building permit fees associated with private provider services; and WHEREAS,the Board of County Commissioners finds that it is in the best interest of the public to establish fees for services requested and placing the burden of those costs directly upon those parties deriving the benefit(s); and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners finds the revised schedule of fees established by this resolution are intended to offset the costs of providing the requested service and are in the public interest and the charges are fair and reasonable. THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners for St. Lucie County Florida: 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by reference. 2. The Schedule of Fees attached hereto and incorporated herein as Exhibit A is hereby adopted. 3. The Schedule of Fees adopted herein shall be effective July 1,2025 (effective date)and shall supersede prior adopted fee resolutions 4.. County staff is directed to review the Schedule of Fees periodically to determine if fees should be adjusted to offset the technical,operational and material costs incurred by the County in providing services. Any adjustments to the Schedule of Fees shall be adopted by resolution. 5. This Resolution shall take effect on the effective date. After motion and second, the vote on this resolution was as follows: Jamie Fowler, Chair Yes Larry Leet, Vice Chair Yes James Clasby, Commissioner Yes Erin Lowry, Commissioner Yes Cathy Townsend, Commissioner Yes PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 22nd day of April, 2025. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY Depu Clerk oM Chair ?may gM�ss� C Oyu APPROVED AS TO FORM AND V y CORRECTNESS: r� 4``Qr II `Gc�F couNr��F BY: County for ey St. Lucie County Building Permit Fees Exhibit A Schedule of Fees Fee Schedule Amended:Resolution 01-018,01-132 02-040,02-087,06-171, 13-196,20-2011 (temp reduction due to Covid-expired),2024-53,2025-93 GENERAL BUILDING PERMIT VALUATION: Construction Permit Fees shall be on a valuation per square foot basis. New construction projects may include the normal trade permits in one encompassing permit fee according to the following schedule. 1. Where work for which a permit is required is started before obtaining said permit,the fees herein specified shall be doubled, but the payment of such double fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein. 2. Unless otherwise stated, a Building Permit Fee is based on multiplying the value of the building or addition by the multiplier set by resolution by the Board of County Commissioners. Such value shall be determined by using the most recent Building Valuation Data compiled by the International Code Council (ICC). Fee is based on multiplying the value of the work authorized by the permit by .0070*. The value is determined by the Building Code Administrator. The multiplier may be evaluated at the beginning of each fiscal year to determine any modifications for approval by the Board of County Commission. Fee includes a certificate of completion or occupancy as applicable. AUTOMATED BUILDING PERMIT FEE: All building permits, certificates or other permits issued or authorized by the Planning & Development Services, Building & Code Regulation Division shall be subject to a five dollar($5) administrative charge for the purpose of providing funding for future updates, improvement, if necessary,replacement of the County's Automated Building Permit Software and Related Computer Programs and Information Management system (BIMS).All funds collected shall be deposited into a separate trust account and may not be used to fund or support any other computer software or hardware acquisitions that are not related to the review, processing or issuance of building permits, certificates or similarly issued permits or authorization. Page 1 of 3 St.Lucie County Building Permit Fees Schedule of Fees Residential Permits Notes Fee Residential Plan Review&Permit Fees are based upon one-&two-family dwellings,and townhouses. All permits include 1 inspection trip. If re uired,each additional inspection/trip inspection/trip is$75.00 each. Private Provider It does not include trust,surcharges,or Reduce fee by 25% BMIs Aluminum Carport $150.00 Aluminum Screen Room $150.00 Aluminum Site-Built Shed $100.00 Boat Lift with Electrical Sub $150.00 Carport $150.00 Concrete Slab/Driveway $125.00 DCA Shed with or without electrical-over 144 SF $150.00 Deck wood Raised Patio Wood $125.00 Demolition $125.00 Dock Without electric $150.00 Doors&Windows and overhead garage doors $100.00 Electrical $100.00 Fence $100.00 Gas $100.00 Generator Residential $125.00 Hot water heater change-out/gas or electric $75.00 HVAC New System w/electrical First time install $100.00 HVAC Equipment Change Out $75.00 Locational Permit AG exempt $125.00 Low Voltage Alarms $75.00 Mobile-Home Single-Wide, $250.00 Installation Unit,Park Model Mobile-Home Each addtn'l manufactured module $100.00 Foundation $125.00 Modular Home $200.00 Plan Revisions Each Revision $75.00 Additional fee per page $25.00 Each review for same item up to 3 times $75.00 4 or greater reviews for same item 4x Original Revision Fee Plumbing $100.00 Pool/Spa $450.00 Pool/Spa Enclosure $175.00 Pole Bam on-AG Exempt) Non-AG Exempt $250.00 Re-Roof $250.00 Residential pool/spa above-ground w/electric sub $175.00 Residential Structure Relocation $75.00 Screen Room/Sunroom/Glass room New or conversions $150.00 Seawall Value based Shed Less than 144 sf. $75.00 Siding $100.00 Solar Photovoltaic PV System $75.00 Solar Water Heater System Home or pool $75.00 Stone Shutters $100.00 New Construction One-&Two-Family,and Townhouses(including additions) Permit Fees Permit Fees for New Construction of One-&Two-Family,and Townhouses,including additions are calculated using the ICC Building Valuation Data multiplied by 0.0070 plus the below Plan Review Fees. Single Family Residence Contractor $250.00 Owner/Builder $350.00 Two Family Residence $500.00 Page 2 of 3 St. Lucie County Building Permit Fees Schedule of Fees Commercial Permit Fees All Commercial and Miscellaneous Trade permit fees including but not limited to plumbing,mechanical,electrical,gas,remodeling,etc.,shall be value-based as follows:$150.00 for the first$2500.00 plus 1%of the amount in excess of$2,500.00. Private Provider-reduce fee by 25%,doesn't apply to surcharge,trust or BIMs. Milestone Inspection Submittal Processing fee-$300.00 Sign Permit Fees Sign permit fees are flat rate unless otherwise noted. Permits Notes Fee Canopy Sign $125.00 Additional canopy signs under same permit $75.00 Plastic Face Change(No Increase in Size) Nonelectric/no engineering No Permit Required Wall Sign Nonelectric $100.00 With Electric electric permit separate) $150.00 Additional signs under same permit w/ $75.00 electric or w/o electric Plan Review Fees A Plan Review Fee shall be paid concurrently with the submittal of the permit application in accordance with Florida Building Code. All Plan Review fees are NON-REFUNDABLE unless there was no review performed by staff. Minimum Plan Review Fee is$75.00 for all reviews. Private Provider-a 25%reduction of fee,does not include surcharge,trust or BIMs. All Commercial and Miscellaneous Plan Review fees will be value-based according to the table below except sign permits. See above table for Sign Permit values. Plan Review fees for commercial and misc. Notes Fee permits are value based as follows: Up to$2,500.00 valuation $75.00 $2,501.00 up to$50 000.00 valuation $100.00 $50 001.00 up to$100 000.00 valuation and $150.00 per eve $50 000.00 of value $75.00 Private Provider I Does not apply to surcharge,trust or BIMs Reduce fee by 25% Re-inspection Fees During an inspection of a structure,if it is determined the work does not meet code,a reinspection fee may be charged. Private Provider-reduce fee by 25%,does not include surcharge,trust or BIMs 1"Re-Inspection $75.00 2nd Re-Inspection $100.00 3'Re-Inspection $150.00 Any Re-Inspection over the 3" $150.00 Stop Work Order $100.00 Zoning Fees Application Type Notes Fee Nonconforming Lot of Record $300.00 Flood Zone Verification Letter $25.00 Finished Floor Elevation Waiver $50.00 Zoning Verification $25.00 Administrative Variance See LDC 10.01.14 A.(RV)and B.(MH) $75.00 Lien or Violation Search Per hour $20.00 Min. h hour charge) Buildable Lot $50.00 Special Event Permit $30.00 Bannerspennants,and flags) Special Event Permit with Temporary Tent $50.00 Home Occupation/Home-based Business $50.00 Page 3 of 3