8.4 Building Permit Fees
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION
DATE
9-21-2009
TIME
4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION
NO:
8
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Development Services
Building Services
APPROVED FOR
AGENDA:
ITEM
NO.
Page 1
4
BY: Mike Roberts
BY:
ITEM: Resolution No. 09-6660
A resolution amending Comprehensive Fee Schedule by adding the 2009 International Code Council
Construction Valuation Table and by making other minor fee schedule corrections and revisions.
BACKGROUND:
As a component of the method used to calculate commercial building permit fees, the city has
historically adopted the valuation table published by the International Code Council (ICC) as well as a
local modification table for use in the process to calculate building permit fees. The ICC valuation
data table is attached for your review (Exhibit A), as well as the local modifier table (Exhibit B) and the
ICC valuation data table with the modifier applied (Exhibit C).
ICC updates this "average cost of construction" valuation table annually, based on their research
regarding national costs of construction data for various construction types as noted in the table. Staff
reviews each new table as it becomes available to determine whether or not changes have been
made, the significance of those changes, and whether or not staff would recommend adopting the
changes. Maintaining current building valuations is necessary in order for us to provide more accurate
data regarding the value of construction in our community. Such data is reported to various agencies
including but not limited to the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wichita State University's Center for
Economic Development.
Staff has reviewed the ICC valuation table published in February of this year. The new table reflects a
general increase of approximately 5.5% to 6% for all categories. Staff proposes adopting the 2009
table for use in 2010, with no changes to the local modifier table. Since fees are based on a
percentage value, this would have the net effect of increasing commercial building permit fees by
about 3.5% to 4% depending on the type of project.
Staff also recently reviewed Article IV of the City of Salina's Comprehensive Fee Schedule
(Development Services Department) and confirmed additional revisions. Those revisions are minor in
nature and are necessary for clarification, but do not change fees. (See Exhibit 0)
Staff recommends that the implementation date of these changes, if adopted by Resolution 09-6660,
be deferred until Januarv 1 , 2010. Such a deferral will allow time for staff to publish customary notice
of these changes as part of our commitment to customer service. Stakeholder feedback from the
development community has consistently reflected a need to provide as much advance notice as
possible regarding fee increases so that those increases can be factored into bids for proposed new
work that would occur after the first of the year.
FISCAL NOTE:
The proposed increases in fees are consistent with intended increases in revenues anticipated by the
2010 City of Salina budget.
CITY OF SALINA
REQUEST FOR CITY COMMISSION ACTION
DATE
9-21-2009
TIME
4:00 P.M.
AGENDA SECTION
NO:
8
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Development Services
Building Services
APPROVED FOR
AGENDA:
ITEM
NO.
Page 2
4
BY: Mike Roberts
BY:
CONFORMANCE WITH STRATEGIC PLAN
Goal #3: The City will provide the highest quality of services, consistent with governing body direction,
available resources and staff commitment to service quality.
RECOMMENDATION & CITY COMMISSION ACTION:
The following options have been identified for consideration by the City Commission:
1. Take no action which will result in no valuation increases for commercial construction, thus no
increase in permit fees for commercial building permits and no changes to the fee schedule.
2. Adopt Resolution No. 09-6660 with specific changes as determined by the Commission.
3. Adopt Resolution No. 09-6660 which adopts the ICC Valuation Table as proposed resulting in
an approximate 3.5% to 4% increase in commercial building permit fees with actual results
varying depending on construction type, with an effective implementation date of January 1,
2010; and also adopts the revisions to the Article IV of the Comprehensive Fee Schedule.
Staff supports and recommends that the Commission adopt the Resolution as proposed. (Option #3)
RESOLUTION NUMBER 09-6660
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING VARIOUS FEES FOR SERVICES IN THE
COMPREHENSIVE FEE SCHEDULE OF THE CITY OF SALINA, KANSAS.
WHEREAS, the City of Salina provides many specific services for the Citizens of Salina;
and
WHEREAS, specific individuals benefit from said services; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate public policy to require specific individuals benefiting from
specific services to pay all or a portion of the cost of such services; and
WHEREAS, Salina Code Section 2-2 provides that the Board of Commissioners shall
determine, by resolution, all license fees, permit fees and other user related fees or charges established
by the ordinances of the City; SO NOW, THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. That the following fee charges by the City of Salina, are hereby amended as
follows in the attached Exhibits A - D and shall be incorporated in the City's Comprehensive Fee
Schedule.
Section 2. That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption.
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners and signed by the Mayor this 21 st day of September,
2009.
M. Luci Larson, Mayor
[SEAL]
ATTEST:
Lieu Ann Elsey, CMC, City Clerk