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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 25, 2002
Action Agenda
Item No. C.4.a.
SUBJECT• Plan Review Fees for Commercial and Residential Projects
DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes
ATTACHMENT(S): 'INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Benedict, Ext. 2592
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To receive public comment on proposed plan review fees for commercial and
residential projects.
BACKGROUND: The North Carolina State Building Code, Volume 1-A, Administration and
Enforcement requires, along with the duties of code compliance and code enforcement, that the
Inspections Division, during the process of issuing a Commercial permit, shall review plans for Code
Compliance to the North Carolina State Building Code. On average, 84 commercial plans are
reviewed per year with an average time of 6 hours per review.
The Insurance Services Office (ISO) provides recommendations for local residential insurance
ratings through measurement of resources and support made available and applied to local building
code enforcement, as well as the utilization of those resources as applicable to the mitigation of the
natural hazards common to the jurisdiction being measured. In order to participate in the ISO
Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule (BCEGS) residential plans review is required of the
local Building Division. In order to maintain compliance, the Orange County Building Division
instituted procedures for Residential Plans review this past spring. On average, 895 residential plans
(including new single family, additions, renovations and accessory buildings) will be reviewed per
year with an average time of 0.75 hours per review.
Establishing plans review fees will help cover the services of Division and more fully offset the
operating costs of the Inspections Division. Proposed plans review fees are:
• Commercial Plans Review: $.025 per square foot for projects < 5,000 s.f. ($75.00 minimum)
$.020 per square foot for projects 5,000 to 20,000 s.f.
$.015 per square foot for projects 20,000 to 150,000 s.f.
$.010 per square foot for projects >150,000 s.f.
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• Residential Plans Review: $0.015 per square foot ($10.00 minimum)
• 10% recompense added to all permits within Town of Hillsborough jurisdiction
Currently, the Inspection Division revenues provide 90% cost recovery. An additional 10% fee
charged on all permits for plans review within the Town of Hillsborough would provide a 100% cost
recovery, for inspection services provided within their jurisdiction.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Approximately $44,629.00 in revenues is estimated per year if plan review
fees are adopted.
RECOMMENDATION: As the Board decides.
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