§ 20.32.230. Plan checking fees.*

Any person required by Chapter 20.32 of this division to have plans checked and processed shall pay to the director of public works the following fee or fees for the service:

1.

If the total valuation of the proposed work, as determined by the director of public works, is $5,000.00 or less, the plan checking fee will be $1,574.00;

2.

For each $100.00 or fractional part thereof of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $5,000.00, and not exceeding $20,000.00, an additional 14.21%;

3.

For each $100.00 or fractional part thereof of the total valuation of the proposed work in excess of $20,000.00, an additional 11.68%;

4.

If any portion of the plans, or specifications, including changes in materials after having been checked, or after being approved and signed by the county engineer are required to be redrawn, rechecked or revised, the applicant shall pay a rechecking fee in the amount of the estimated cost of doing the work as determined by the county engineer;

5.

If the plans have been submitted three times for checking and are not ready for approval, the applicant shall pay for each additional submittal a fee in the amount of the estimated cost of doing the work as determined by the county engineer;

6.

If any portion of plans which have been abandoned or which have expired pursuant to Section 20.32.420 are resubmitted, the applicant shall pay a fee as if work was new.

Beginning on July 1, 2003, and thereafter on each succeeding July 1, the amount of each fee in this section shall be adjusted by the lesser of 1) the increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for all urban consumers in the Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Riverside areas, as published by the United States Government Bureau of Labor Statistics, from April of the previous calendar year to March of the current calendar year, or 2) the increase, if any, in the cost of providing the service for which the fee is collected, as confirmed by the Auditor-Controller; the adjusted fee shall be rounded to the nearest dollar; provided, however, notwithstanding any of the above, no fee shall exceed the cost of providing the service for which the fee is collected.

(Ord. 2005-0033 § 7, 2005: Ord. 2003-0017 § 4, 2003: Ord. 90-0067 § 2, 1990: Ord. 81-0043 § 2, 1981: Ord. 11716 § 20, 1978: Ord. 10020 § 3 (part), 1970: Ord. 8690 § 8 (part), 1964: Ord. 6541 § 3 (part), 1954: Ord. 6130 Part 5 Ch. 2 § 5217, 1952.)

*  Editor's note: Fee changes in this section were made by the director of public works due to increases in the Consumer Price Index and are effective July 1, 2018.