02-12-1975 Council Agenda - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Office of JOSEPH G. CHLEBECK, Clerk 515 Little Canada Road St. Paul, Minn. 55117 484-2177 CITY OF L E CANADA RAMS SOTA MEMO: February 6, 1975 TO: City Council FROM: L. Squires Building Inspector MAYOR Donald Valente, COUNCILMEN Robert De Baca Raymond Hanson Jim Veilleux Morris "Murf' Jespersen RE: Building Permit Fees Per your request, 1 have made a short analysis of the change in permit fees using table 3 -A of the U.B.C. The increase for commercial and industrial permits would not be changed as much as for dwellings. I feel, as does the other villages mentioned, that fees for resid- ential permits have remained the same for years and have not kept up with the times. To date the largest portion of the total fees paid with the building permit have been the S.A.C. charges and state surcharge. Neither of these benefit the City of Little Canada and I don't believe the small portion for the actual building permit is paying for all the costs of inspection, administration, records, and office space. Below are listed several comparisons with the existing schedule and with the table 3 -A of the U. B. C. TYPE EXISTING U. B. C. 1, 26 x 44 Single family dwelling $ 42.00 $ 96.00 2. 24 x 24 Garage $ 8.00 $ 28.00 3. McDonalds Rice Street $200,00 $287.00 4, Precision Metal $850.00 $774,50 5. N. W. Bell Remodel $274.00 $342.50 With each passing day, from experiene and from schooling, I learn more about the code and am able to apply the code more effectively to insure good construction practices within our City. Because of this I can spend my time more efficiently but I still do not believe the existing fees cover the costs of maintaining an office and building inspection department. If you have any questions, I would be happy to meet with the council at your convenience. Respectfully submitted L. Squires Building Inspector City of Little Canada of page- 12 m