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Resolution No. 28-65
RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING MIN~1UM BUILDING PERMIT FEES
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE OF MOUNT PROSPECT, ILLINOIS:
SECTION ONE: That the Superintendent of Building be,
and he is hereby, authorized and directed to publish, distribute
and enforce the following rules and guidelines in determining
minimum charges for building permits:
COMPUTING ESTIMATED TOTAL COSTS OF WORK FOR
PURPOSE OF DETERMINING BUILDING PERMIT FEES
In determining the estimated total cost of work to
be covered by a building permit pursuant to Section 19 of
Chapter 3 of the Building Code of Mount Prospect, the Mount
Prospect Building Department will adhere to the following
schedule of minimum charges. The minimum charge for a building
permit shall be computed on the basis of the schedule that
follo'VJs:
Type of Building
Minimum Estimated Total
Cost of Work Per Square
Foot of Living Area
Full Two-Story
Multi-Levels and
1-1/2 Story
Single Floor Area
$10.00
12.00
13.00
The amounts shO\1n in the following schedule shall be added to
the minimum estimated total cost of work, as shown in the above
schedule, in determining the estimated total cost of all work
to be covered by the building permit:
Attached garage (1 car)
Attached garage (2 car)
$1,500.00
2,000.00
Basement:
1/2 or less of lower floor area
More than 1/2 of lower floor area
500.00
1,000.00
Porch:
Open Porch
(Enclosed Porches shall
be included in floor area)
500.00
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The floor area of a building, for the purpose of
this schedule, shall be computed as the sum of the gross
horizontal areas of the several floors of the building measured
from the exterior face of the exterior walls, but excluding any
garage or basement areas.
The following examples will illustrate the manner in
which the minimums set by this schedule would be used in comput-
ing the estimated total cost of the work.
Example A:
A two-story house with a full basement, a two-car
attached garage, and 900 square feet of floor area on each
floor of the house:
1,800 square feet @ $10.00
Basement
Garage
$18,000
1,000
2,000
$21,000
Example B:
A one-story ranch house with 1,500 square feet of
floor area, a one-car attached garage, and a porch, but no
basement:
1,500 square feet @ $13.00
Garage
Porch
$19,500
1,500
500
$21,500
The establishment of the above schedule is intended
only to provide a means of fixing the minimum amount of the
building permit fee. Nothing in the above schedule shall be
construed to relieve any applicant for a permit from compliance
with the requirement of Section 19 of Chapter 3 of the Mount
Prospect Building Code which requires that the building permit
fee be based upon the estimated total cost of the work covered
by the permit.
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SECTION TWO: That this Resolution shall be in full
force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the
manner provided by law.
AYES: 5
NAYS: 0
PASSED this ..1lliL day of November
APPROVED this 2..lliL- day of November
, 1965.
, 1965.
ent
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Village Clerk