LOCAL LAW
BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT COLLINS-BELLAMY, MAJORITY LEADER RUBBO, MAJORITY WHIP NORMAN, MINORITY LEADER BREEN, COUNCILMEMBERS, PINEDA-ISAAC, DIAZ AND MERANTE:
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A LOCAL LAW AMENDING CHAPTER 56 BUILDING AND ELECTRIC CODE OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF YONKERS IN RELATION TO FEES.
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Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Yonkers, as follows:
Section 1. Chapter 56 of the Yonkers City Code entitled “Building and Electrical Code” is hereby generally amended and revised, in part by amending §56-18 to read as follows:
§ 56-18. Fees for building permits for new buildings, additions, alterations and demolition of structures.
A. Fees for building permits for alterations, decks, new structures without enclosing walls and roof, fees authorized in § 56-67 and fees for any other structure or work for which a building permit is required and no permit fee is otherwise established in this chapter, for new buildings and additions and the demolition of structures shall be based on estimated cost of construction or demolition and shall be as follows:
(1) For one- and two-family dwellings, $125 filing fee plus $15 per each $1,000 of the estimated cost of construction or demolition or part thereof up to $1,000,000 and $12 per $1,000 or part thereof for $1,000,000 or greater.
(2) For all other permits for which the estimated cost of construction is under $10 million, $250 filing fee plus $15 per each $1,000 of the estimated cost of construction or demolition or part thereof up to $1,000,000 and $12 per $1,000 or part thereof for $1,000,000 or greater.
(3). For projects for which the estimated cost of construction equals or exceeds $ 10 Million, a permit of two years in duration may be issued. In such case, the building permit fee shall be equal to $14.50 per $1,000. Two-year permits will require payment in accordance with Section 56-20.
B. Apportionments. The fees for filing and a review of apportionments are as follows:
(1) For two lots, the fee shall be $500.
(2) For each additional lot over two, the fee shall be $250 for each lot.
(3) For lot combinations, the fee shall be $250 per lot.
C. Amendments to building permit. The filing fee for any amendment or change to the original approval of any plan shall be $125 for one- and two-family dwellings and $250 for all other building permits. In addition to the filing fee for amendment, a permit fee of $15 per each $1,000 of estimated cost of construction or demolition or part thereof up to $1,000,000 and $12 per $1,000 or part thereof for $1,000,000 or greater shall be assessed.
D. Revision/resubmission fee for correction to building permit applications. The resubmission re-review filing fee for any correction or additional information required to be submitted prior to the approval of any plan or application shall be $125 for one- and two-family dwellings and all minor permits and $250 for all other building permits.
Section 2. Section 1. Chapter 56 of the Yonkers City Code entitled “Building and Electrical Code” is hereby generally amended and revised, in part by amending §56-19 to read as follows:
§ 56-19. Other fees.
A. Fees for minor permits:
(1) Mechanical equipment including furnaces, boilers, central or split A/C systems: $150 plus $15 per $1,000 of cost.
(2) Emergency back-up generators: $150 plus $15 per $1,000 of cost or $15 per Kw, whichever is greater.
(3) Oil tank: $150 per tank, installed or removed or closed in place.
(4) Sheds: $150.
(5) Aboveground pools: $150 plus $15 per $1,000 of estimated cost.
(6) Fences: $100 filing fee plus $15 per $1,000 of estimated cost.
(7) Fire cleanup (No structural modifications).
(a) Residential buildings: $125 plus $15 per $1,000 of cost of work to be performed.
(b) Commercial buildings: $300 plus $15 per $1,000 of cost of work to be performed.
B. The prescribed fee for the extension of existing approved building permits shall be: $100 for one- and two-family dwellings, and $250 for all other permits, plus 1/24 of original building permit fee multiplied by number of months extended, but in no case less than $500. The prescribed fee for 2-year permits issued pursuant to § 56-18A(3) of this Chapter shall be $250, plus 1/36 of original building permit fee multiplied by 3. Two-year permits issued pursuant to § 56-18A(3) of this Chapter may only be extended in 90-day cycles.
C. The prescribed fee for the reinspection shall be $250 and each subsequent reinspection shall be $500.
D. The fee for an amendment to change contractor or change design professional shall be $150.
E. The fee for a certificate to operate an assembly occupancy with an occupancy of 100 or more is $500.
Section 3. This Local Law shall take effect pursuant to §C4-6 of the Charter of the City of Yonkers and the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Law of the State of New York.