ECDC 19.70.015.pdfEdmonds Community Development Code
Chapter 19.70
FEES
Sections:
19.70.000
Scope.
19.70.005
Payment of fees.
19.70.010
Schedule of permit fees.
19.70.015
Establishing building
construction valuation.
19.70.020
Work commencing before permit
issuance.
19.70.025
Refunds.
19.70.000 Scope.
Fees associated with ECDC Title 19 includ-
ing plan review, permit, inspection and related
development or mitigation fees are established
by this chapter and as set forth in ECDC
15.00.020. Fees may be altered pursuant to city
Resolution 997. [Ord. 3502 § 2, 2004].
19.70.005 Payment of fees.
A permit shall not be considered valid until
the fees prescribed by law have been paid, nor
shall an amendment to a permit be released
19.70.015
mit fee as calculated pursuant to ECDC
19.70.015.
B. Permit Fee. Before issuing a building
permit and releasing approved plans, the build-
ing official shall collect the full building per-
mit fees including supplemental required
permit fees, inspection fees and any additional
pian review fee or violation compliance fee,
development fee or mitigation fee outstanding
at the time of permit issuance. Building con-
struction valuation shall be determined by
ECDC 19.70.015.
C. Inspection Fee_ Inspection and reinspec-
tion fees shall be paid prior to any inspection
by city staff. Inspection fees are established
and set forth in this chapter.
D. Related Development or Mitigation
Fees. The payment of the fee for construction,
alteration, removal or demolition done in con-
nection, or concurrently with, the work autho-
rized by a building permit shall not relieve the
applicant or holder of the permit from the pay-
ment of other fees that are prescribed by law.
Fees for other permits or related development
fees shall be as set forth in ECDC 15.00.020.
until the additional fee, A any, has been paid. [Ord. 3502 § 2, 20041.
Before issuance of any permit authorized by
this code, the building official shall collect all
applicable permit fees. Separate permits and
fees shall apply as indicated elsewhere in this
code and shall be collected prior to permit issu-
ance. [Ord. 3502 § 2, 20041,
19.70.010 Schedule of permit fees.
For buildings, structures, grading, gas,
mechanical and plumbing systems or alter-
ations requiring a permit, a fee for each permit
shall be paid as required, in accordance with
this chapter and ECDC 15.00.020. Fee sched-
ules are on file in the city clerk's office.
A. Plan Review Fee. Before accepting a set
of plans and specifications for plan review, the
building official shall collect the full plan
review fee. Plan review fees shall be in addi-
tion to, and a percentage of, the required per -
19.70.015 Establishing building
construction valuation.
The applicant for a permit shall provide an
estimated building construction valuation at
time of application. Building construction val-
uation for the purpose of calculating permit
fees shall include total value of work including
fair -market labor and materials with equip-
ment needed to complete the work, including
but not limited to all construction work for
which the permit is issued, as well as all finish
work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing,
heating, air conditioning, elevators, fire extin-
guishing systems and any other permanent
equipment. If, in the opinion of the building
official, the building construction valuation is
underestimated on the application, the build-
ing official shall assign a building construction
valuation. Permit valuation for new construc-
tion shall be based on square footage building
19-43 (Revised 8/04)
]9.70.020
construction valuation as established by the
building official. {Ord. 3502 § 2, 2004].
19.70.020 Work commencing before
permit issuance.
Any person who commences any work reg-
ulated by this title including work on a build-
ing, electrical, gas, mechanical or plumbing
system before obtaining the necessary permits
shall be subject to a violation compliance fee
established by the building official pursuant to
the city's fee schedule adopted by resolution
that shall be in addition to the required permit
fees. The violation compliance fee shall be col-
lected whether or not a permit is then or subse-
quently issued. The payment of such violation
compliance fee shall not exempt any person
from compliance with all other provisions of
this code nor from any penalty prescribed by
law. Violation compliance fees are set forth in
this chapter. [Ord. 3502 § 2, 20041.
19.70.025 Refunds.
The building official may authorize refund-
ing of any fee paid hereunder which was erro-
neously paid or collected. The building official
may authorize refunding of not more than 80
percent of the permit fee paid when no work
has been done under a permit issued in accor-
dance with this code. The building official may
authorize refunding of not more than 80 per-
cent of the plan review fee paid when an appli-
cation for a permit for which a plan review fee
has been paid is withdrawn or canceled before
any plan reviewing is done. The building offi-
cial shall not authorize refunding of any fee
paid except on written application filed by the
original permittee no later than 180 days after
the date of fee payment. [Ord. 3502 § 2, 2004]_
(Revised 8/04) 19-44
Chapter 19.75
STREET NAMES AND
ADDRESS NUMBERING
Sections:
19.75.000 Adoption of street name map and
criteria.
19.75.005 Adoption of property and
building numbering system and
criteria.
19.75.010 Other street names and premises
numbers prohibited.
19.75.000 Adoption of street name map
and criteria.
A. There is hereby established a uniform
system of designating street names/numbers in
the city of Edmonds. The street names/num-
bers are those depicted on that map entitled,
"official street map," a copy of which has been
authenticated by the mayor of the city and the
attestation of the city clerk_ The map and all
explanatory matter on the map is re -adapted
and affirmed and by this reference is incorpo-
rated herein as if set forth in full. Official street
name/number designations are the responsibil-
ity of the city engineer.
B. Pursuant to ECDC 18.50.030, any
change to the name or number of any street on
the official street map shall be by action of the
city council approving an ordinance changing
the official street map.
C. The city engineer shall maintain and
update the official street map and shall desig-
nate/approve public and private street
names/numbers in accordance with this chap-
ter. All approved street names/numbers shall
be forwarded to the United States Postal Ser-
vice (USPS), public and private utilities, law
enforcement agencies, emergency services
providers, and other persons of new or cor-
rected street names/numbers. The city engi-
neer shall develop policies and guidelines for
street names and numbers in accordance with
the following guidelines: