Explanation
BACKGROUND:
The Development Services Special Revenue Fund was created to support the activities of the Department of Building and Zoning Services and other agencies charged with the review of private development and construction review and inspection process. This fund is supported solely by fees collected from the users of these services associated directly with the private development, construction review, and inspection processes.
The current fee structure has been fully reviewed and compared to the actual cost incurred by the Department of Building and Zoning Services and other reviewing agencies and partners. As a result of this review, some fees have decreased, some have increased, while others have been simplified and condensed to make it easier for developers, contractors and homeowners to better anticipate development and construction related costs.
These proposed fee schedule changes have been reviewed by various industry groups including the Building Industry Association of Central Ohio (BIA), the Builders Exchange of Central Ohio (BX), various contractor related trade associations, and the city chartered Building Services Review Council (BSRC).
FISCAL IMPACT: Fees have been revised to better reflect the City's actual costs associated with the private development processes.
Title
To adopt a new Building and Zoning Services Fee Schedule, including fees for the Department of Building and Zoning Services, based upon the actual cost related to provide such services, and to be effective Monday, January 6, 2014, and to make necessary code changes in Chapter 4114, “License and Registration - General Provisions” of Title 41, the Columbus Building Code, related to the same.
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WHEREAS, the Development Services Special Revenue Fund was created to support the activities of the Department of Building and Zoning Services and other agencies charged with the review of private development and construction review process; and
WHEREAS, th...
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