Section 124.31. Fees for plan reviews.

 

(1)   General. The fees established in this section shall be paid to the department for providing plan review services under s. DHS 124.30 . The department may withhold providing services from parties who have past due accounts with the department for plan review services. The fee for review of plans shall be based in part on the dollar value of the project, according to the schedule under sub. (2) , and in part on the total gross floor area in the plans, as found in sub. (3) . The total fee for plan review is determined under sub. (4) . Fees for review of partial plans, for revision of plans, for extension of plan approval and for handling and copying, and provisions for the collection and refund of fees, are found in sub. (5) .

(2)   Fee part based on project dollar value. The part of the fee based on project dollar value shall be as follows:

(a) For projects with an estimated dollar value of less than $5,000, $100;

(b) For projects with an estimated dollar value of at least $5,000 but less than $25,000, $300;

(c) For projects with an estimated dollar value of at least $25,000 but less than $100,000, $500;

(d) For projects with an estimated dollar value of at least $100,000 but less than $500,000, $750;

(e) For projects with an estimated dollar value of at least $500,000 but less than $1 million, $1,500;

(f) For projects with an estimated dollar value of at least $1 million but less than $5 million, $2,500; and

(g) For projects with an estimated dollar value of $5 million or more, $5,000.

(3)   Fee part based on total gross floor area.

(a) General. The part of the fee based on total gross floor area shall be as provided in Table 124.31 subject to the conditions set out in this subsection.

(b) Building, heating and ventilation. The fees in Table 124.31 apply to the submittal of all building and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) plans. A fee for review of plans shall be computed on the basis of the total gross floor area of each building.

(c) Scope of fee. The fees indicated in Table 124.31, relating to building and heating, ventilation and air conditioning plans include the plan review and inspection fee for all components, whether submitted with the original submittal or at a later date. Components covered by that fee are:

1. Building plans;

2. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning plans;

3. Bleacher plans for interior bleachers only;

4. Fire escape plans;

5. Footing and foundation plans; and

6. Structural component plans, such as plans for floor and roof trusses, precast concrete, laminated wood, metal buildings, solariums and other similar parts of the building.

TABLE 124.31

Fee Part Based on Total Gross Floor Area - See PDF for table

(d) Building alteration.

1. The examination fee for review of plans for alteration of existing buildings and structures undergoing remodeling or review of tenant space layouts shall be determined in accordance with Table 124.31 on the basis of the gross floor area undergoing remodeling.

2. The fee specified in subd. 1. shall be based on the actual gross square footage of the area being remodeled. When remodeling of an individual building component affects building code compliance for a larger area, the fee shall be computed on the basis of the total square footage of the affected area.

(4)   Total fee for review of plans. To determine the total fee for review of plans, the department shall:

(a) Add the fee parts from subs. (2) and (3) ; and

(b) Multiply the sum obtained in par. (a) by 0.95.

(5)   Other fee provisions related to review of plans.

(a) Fee for miscellaneous plans. Miscellaneous plans are plans that have no building or heating, ventilation and air conditioning plan submissions and for which there may not be an associated area. The fee for a miscellaneous plan shall be $250. This fee is for plan review and inspection. Miscellaneous plans include:

1. Footing and foundation plans submitted prior to the submission of the building plans;

2. Plans for industrial exhaust systems for dust, fumes, vapors and gases, for government-owned buildings only;

3. Spray booth plans, for government-owned buildings only;

4. Stadium, grandstand and bleacher plans, and interior bleacher plans submitted as independent projects;

5. Structural plans submitted as independent projects, such as docks, piers, antennae, outdoor movie screens and observation towers; and

6. Plans for any building component, other than building and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, submitted following the final inspection by the department.

(b) Fee for permission to start construction. The fee for permission to start construction shall be $80. This fee shall apply only to applicants proposing to start construction prior to approval of their plans by the department.

(c) Fee for plan revision. The fee for revision of previously approved plans shall be $100. This paragraph applies when plans are revised for reasons other than those that were requested by the department. The department may not charge a fee for revisions requested by the department as a condition of original plan approval.

(d) Fee for extension of plan approval. The examination fee for a plan previously approved by the department for which an approval extension beyond the time limit specified in this chapter shall be $75 per plan.

(e) Collection of fees. Fees shall be remitted at the time the plans are submitted. No plan examinations, approvals or inspections shall be made until fees are received.

(f) Handling and copying fees.

1. The department shall charge a handling fee of $50 per plan to the submitting party for any plan that is submitted to the department, entered into the department's system and subsequently requested by the submitting party to be returned prior to departmental review.

2. The department may charge a photocopying fee of 25 cents per page to anyone who requests copies of construction or remodeling plans, except that a fee of $5 per plan sheet shall be charged for reproduction of plan sheets larger than legal size.

Emerg. cr. eff. 7-1-96; cr. Register, December, 1996, No. 492 , eff. 1-1-97.