Zoning and Building Inspection: Schedule of Fees

Fees

* in house, on order basis only, one week preparation time

Section 23.27.3-118.0 of the Rhode Island State Building Code authorizes a municipality to prescribe fees for new construction, alteration, removal, demolition or other building operation.

Permit Fees

Building Permit Fees

The Town Council hereby waives all building permit fees for all Town Departments, including the School Department, for construction having an estimated value of $200,000 or less.

If any Town Department, including the School Department, requests a building permit in excess of $200,000, said building permit fee shall be paid unless a waiver of said fee is granted by the Town Council.

The fees applicable to the erection, enlargement, alteration, maintenance or repair of any building or structure or work related thereto shall be as follows:

Electrical and Mechanical Permit Fees

Plumbing Permit Fees

Thirty-five dollars ($35) for proposed plumbing construction or alterations with an additional fee of five dollars ($5) per fixture proposed in the approved plans.

Three percent (3%) of the estimated value of the completed plumbing work for multi-family dwellings, apartment houses, hotels, motels, commercial and industrial buildings with a minimum fee of thirty-five dollars ($35).

Plan Review Fee

There will be a fee of $100 for any change of plans that have previously been reviewed.

Late Filing Fee

A fee of an additional one hundred dollars ($100) or fifty percent (50%) of the required permit fee, whichever is greater, shall be assessed when work is performed without a permit or whenever the terms of any permit are exceeded. This fee shall be paid prior to any issuance of any permits or any inspections by the Building Official's office.

Fee Schedule of Applications

A.  Any person filing an application for a Special Use Permit or Variance or filing an Appeal to the Zoning Board of Review from the decision of the Building Official shall at the time of said filing, pay to the Town of South Kingstown the following fee:

Single household/two household detached structure and accessory uses and any supplementary regulation thereto - $175.00.

Multi-family - 3 - 1,000 units $300.00 for first unit plus $10.00 for each additional unit.

All other residential, agricultural, institutional and governmental services, cultural, entertainment and recreation services, trade transportation, communication and utilities, industrial, noxious industrial and extractive industrial and accessory uses and any supplementary regulation thereto - $250.00.

Subdivision Appeal - $300.00

Low and moderate income housing - $400.00

B.  Any person filing an Appeal of a decision of the Zoning Board of Review or the Planning Board of Appeal in the Superior Court, State Housing Appeals Board or with any other jurisdiction where Appeals may be taken shall be responsible for payment of the cost of preparing the transcript of the Public Hearing on said decision.

Sign Permits

Filing fee sign permit - $15.00

Temporary sign permit - $15.00 plus $50.00 Deposit to ensure removal at expiration of sign permit.

C.  Building Code Board of Appeals

Building Code Board of Appeals application fee $75.00

D.  Zoning Certificates

Any person requesting a zoning certificate shall pay a fee of $15.00.

Fair Share Development Fees

1. Educational Facilities
The following fees per dwelling unit for school facilities are established for all new residential dwellings obtaining building permits beginning July 1, 2011 through June 30, 2012

2. Recreational Facilities