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Vote to amendment the FY27 Building Inspections Fee Schedule Related to Building Valuation Data and Residential Swimming Pools and add the International Code Council (ICC) Building Valuation Data (BVD) description page to the website for interpretation and clarification
Abstract
Introduction & Background: As part of the FY27 Building Inspections Fee Schedule, the County adopted the International Code Council (ICC) Building Valuation Data (BVD) as a tool for establishing the cost of construction used in calculating building permit fees. Since implementation, staff have identified several areas where clarification and modification are necessary to ensure consistent application of the adopted fee schedule and equitable fee assessment.
The proposed amendments address three specific issues.
Item 1: Building Valuation Data Description and Regional Multiplier:
The current fee schedule references the ICC Building Valuation Data but does not specify the regional multiplier intended to be applied to the published valuation figures. As adopted, the schedule could be interpreted as requiring use of 100 percent of the ICC valuation tables.
Item 2: Clarification for Permit Types Not Represented in the ICC BVD:
Staff has determined that certain permit and project types cannot be accurately categorized within the ICC BVD because they do not align with the occupancy classifications or construction types represented in the valuation tables.
Examples include, but are not limited to, swimming pools, retaining walls, prefabricated buildings, pump stations, and wastewater treatment facilities. The ICC BVD is designed primarily for site-constructed buildings and does not adequately address many specialty structures or projects that are partially constructed, prefabricated, or otherwise outside the scope of traditional building classifications.
Item 3: Residential Swimming Pool Permit Fees:
Residential swimming pools are currently included within the commercial fee structur...
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