Planning Fee Schedule

(1) OTHER FEES SUPERSEDED

The following schedules and regulations regarding fees are hereby adopted and supersede all regulations and schedules regarding fees published in the most recent edition of the International Building Code or supplement thereof.

(2) FEES MANDATORY

No permit shall be issued until the fees prescribed in this section have been paid. Nor shall an amendment to a permit be approved until the additional fee, if any, due to an increase in the estimated cost of the building or structure, shall have been paid.

(3) FAILURE TO OBTAIN PERMIT

Where work for which a permit is required by this code is started or proceeded prior to obtaining said permit, the base fee herein specified shall be tripled, but the payment of such tripled fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this code in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein. The Director of Planning and Community Development and the Building Official have the authority to waive such a penalty fee for first time offenses.

(4) RECORD OF FEES COLLECTED

The Building Official shall keep a permanent and accurate accounting of all permit fees and other monies collected, the names of all persons upon whose account the same was paid, the full date and amount thereof.

(5) MOVING A BUILDING/STRUCTURES

For the moving of any building or structure, the fee shall be $150.00

(6) DEMOLITION OF BUILDING/STRUCTURE(S)

DEMOLITION OF ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE

Complete Demolition of Garage or smaller	$75.00
Complete Demolition Single-Family Structure	$150.00
Complete Demolition Commercial & Multifamily Structure In the case of multi-story buildings the sq/ft shall be determined by	<6,000sq/ft = Sq/ft x .05 >6,000sq/ft = $300.00
Partial Demolition or exploratory demolition shall be based on the cost of the job and shall be submitted as a project permit.

(7) BUILDING PERMIT FEES

On all new buildings, structures or alterations requiring a building permit as set forth in the International Building Code and the International Residential Code, the fee shall be paid as required at the time of filing the application in accordance with the schedule shown below. All fees are paid at time of submittal.

(8) PLAN CHECKING FEES

When a plan is required to be submitted, all fees shall be paid to the building department at the time of submitting plans and specifications for checking. Said plan checking fee shall be equal to 75% of the base fee.

(9) BUILDING PERMIT VALUATIONS

If, in the opinion of the Building Official, the valuation of a building, alteration, or structure, appears to be underestimated, the permit shall be denied, unless the applicant can show detailed estimates to meet the approval of the Building Official. Final building permit valuation shall be set by the Building Official.

BUILDING PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE

Building Permit	0.00659 X Building Valuation via International Code Council
Plan Review Fee	75% of the Building Permit Fee
Temporary tent or canopy over 400 Sq. Ft.	$150.00

(10) PROCEDURE FOR PERMIT REFUNDS

(a) Permit holder must return all applicable permit forms and receipts; copies will not be accepted.

(b) Permit refund will be for total amount paid minus Plan Review Fee.

(c) A completed W-9 form is required.

(11) INSPECTION FEES

(a) New Construction/Renovation inspection fees: $0.10 per square footage

(b) Individual inspection fees (not associated with new construction or major renovation): $40.00 ea.

(c) Safety Inspection / New Business: $150.00

(d) Fire Code Compliance Inspection: $60.00

(12) RE-INSPECTIONS

If the Building Official or their duly authorized representative shall, upon his inspection after the completion of the work or apparatus, find the same does not conform to and comply with the provisions of this Code, they shall notify the contractor, indicating the corrections to be made, and then they shall again inspect the work or apparatus without further charge; but when extra inspections are due to any of the following reasons, a charge of $100 for multifamily and commercial projects, and $75.00 for all other projects shall be made for each re-inspection:

• a) Wrong Address
• b) Repairs or corrections not made when inspections are called
• c) Work not ready for inspection when called

All re-inspection fees are required to be paid in advance prior to re-inspection.

(13) TREE REMOVAL FEES

A. Trees that do not require mitigation $25 per tree removal

B. Trees that do require mitigation (fee-in-lieu to not replant)

$500 per caliper inch for a Protected tree.
$750 per caliper inch for a Landmark tree.

(14) SIGN PERMITS

SIGN PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE

Permanent Sign	0.00659 X Sign valuation or $50 min
Temporary Sign / Banner	$5 per day

(15) LANDSCAPE IRRIGATION AND OR WELL PERMITS

Single-Family Lot $50.00
Commercial or Multifamily Lot $75.00

(16) SUBDIVISION FEES

Exempt Plats/Boundary Surveys $40.00
Minor Subdivision $50.00 (Includes Plat Review Fee) (< 5 lots and no new streets)
Major Subdivision that includes New Streets: (Includes Plat Review Fee)
6 to 49 lots: $1,000 + $10/lot
50-100 lots: $1,500 + $10/lot
101 to 300 lots: $2,000 + $10/lot
301 + lots: $2,500 + $10/lot

(17) STAFF ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW FEES

Type 1
Renovations/Improvements (not including additions), < 50% of the value of the structures Value Fee

• Improvements < $5,000 $50
• Improvements > $5,000 but < $25,000 $50 + 0.25% x value above $5,000
• Improvements > $25,000 $100 + 0.20% x value above $25,000

Type 2

• Any single-family and 2/3-unit residential addition: $50
• All other additions: $500 base fee + $0.05/square foot of addition.

Type 3

Review for new construction and for renovations/improvements totaling over 50% of the value of the structure:

• Single-family and 2-3 unit residential $100
• < 5,000 square feet: $500 base fee + 0.05/square foot of building
• > 5,000 square feet: $1,000 base fee + $0.05/square foot of building for the first 100,000 square feet of building. For additional square footage over 100,000, $0.02/square foot.

(18) ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

Single Family Residential $250.00 per individual variance request
Multi-Family/Commercial $500.00 per individual variance request

(19) REZONING

Rezoning to PDD $1000 plus $10 per acre
Rezoning, non-PDD $200 & $10 per acre

(20) TEXT AMENDMENT

Town of Ridgeland Smart Code Text Amendment $500

(21) DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (ALL ACREAGE IN HIGHLANDS)

25 - 50 ACRES $5,000 + $100.00 PER ACRE
50 – 100 ACRES $7,500 + $75.00 PER ACRE
100 – 200 ACRES $10,000 + $50.00 PER ACRE
200 – 500 ACRES $15,000 + $30.00 PER ACRE
500 ACRES OR MORE $25,000 + $15.00 PER ACRE
ANNUAL REVIEWS (ALL ACREAGES) $500.00

(22) OTHER FEES

Flood Hazard Area Verification Letter	$25.00
Plat Review for Exempt plats/Boundary surveys	$40.00
Zoning Compliance Letter Basic (provides zoning district of parcel) Premium (provides zoning and additional information on proposed use)	$25.00 per lot $100.00 per lot
Traffic Impact Analysis Report Review Fee*	$750.00
Administrative Adjustment*	$50.00
Town of Ridgeland Zoning Code (in a binder)	$250.00
The Town of Ridgeland Comprehensive Plan (in a binder)	$250.00
Fee for Copies (8.5” X 11”)	30¢ per sheet

*Indicates proposed fees for services not adopted, but anticipated with code revisions