Effective August 1st, 2009

1. The permit fees for new construction, additions, complete alterations of an entire building, tents and other temporary structures and change of Kentucky Building Code Use Group Classification permits shall be calculated according to the following table.
   
   

   Kentucky Building Code Occupancy Type	Fee Per Sq. Ft.
   Assembly	$.085
   Business	$.075
   Educational	$.075
   Factory	$.0625
   High hazard	$.075
   Institutional	$.085
   Mercantile	$.075
   Residential	$.075
   Storage	$.055
   U utility; miscellaneous	$.065
   Tents	$50.00 each

   
   
2. Square footage shall be based on the number of square feet on every floor, including all finished portion of basements, calculated to the outside of the exterior walls.
   
   
3. Square footage shall be based on the number of square feet on every floor, including all finished portion of basements, calculated to the outside of the exterior walls.
   
   
4. The fee for partial alterations, structures other than buildings, or any type of work that the square feet cannot be calculated, the fee shall be calculated by a reasonable estimated cost to be submitted by the applicant and verified by the Department. The fee shall be $25 plus $2.50 per $1,000 of estimated cost. The Department may ask for factual verification of presented estimated costs, when appropriate.
    
5. Any permit issued by the Department for which the Commonwealth of Kentucky is responsible for conducting the required building inspections, shall be ½ the normal amount.
   
   
6. A plan review fee shall be charged for all applications that are reviewed without issuance of a building permit or requested refunds for issued permits. The plan review fee shall be a minimum $30 or one third (1/3) the normal permit fee, whichever is higher.
   
   
7. Fast-track elective. For permit applicants seeking early site/ foundation, shell and/or phased approval prior to full review of complete set on construction documents, the fee for foundations as listed in section (7) listed below shall apply; however, shell permits and phased work will be charged the full fee using the table listed in section (1). The following interior finish work or phased work will be charged the full fee using the table listed in section (1).
   
   
8. The fee for a "foundation only" permit shall be $50.for single family dwellings & their accessory structures and $100 for all other uses.
   
   
9. Permit fees for metro owned property projects may be waived by agreement of the Director of Public Works and Assets and the Director of Codes and Regulations.
   
   
10. The administrative fee for a Certificate of Use and Occupancy without issuance of an associated building permit, shall be $50.
    
    
11. No building permit fee calculated under this section shall be less than $50.
    
    
12. The fee for any additional inspections not covered by the initial permit fee shall be $35. The Department shall have the right not to issue any additional permits to the applicant until the additional inspection fees have been paid in full.
    
13. Before a building permit is issued by the Department for a one or two-family residential construction project or a multi-family residential construction project, the Department shall conduct a search of its records to determine if the applicant has any unresolved or uncured and outstanding Code violations. If the applicant has no such unresolved or uncured and outstanding Code violations, then the Department may issue the building permit, if otherwise appropriate. If the applicant has unresolved or uncured and outstanding Code violations prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, the Department shall not issue a building permit until such time as all the outstanding Code violations are removed, cured or corrected by the applicant and all fines and/or fees paid in full.