HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1628CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MEMBER HOPPE
Council Bill No. 17
Ordinance No. 162r
Series 2017
TITLE: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 5-41 OF THE WHEAT
RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING BUILDING PERMIT FEES
WHEREAS, the City of Wheat Ridge, Colorado (the "City"), is a Colorado
home rule municipality, duly organized and existing pursuant to Section 6 of
Article XX of the Colorado Constitution; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to its home rule authority and C.R.S. § 31-15-601,
the City, acting through its City Council (the "Council"), possesses the authority
to adopt building and fire regulations; and
WHEREAS, pi.irsuan't to this authority, the City previously adopted building
and fire regulations, including an administrative and enforcement process related
thereto, codified as Chapter 5 ofthe Wheat Ridge Code of Laws ("Code"); and
WHEREAS, Section 5-41 of the Code addresses building permit fees,
which are typically calculated by reference to project "valuation" or "cost"; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to clarify and codify the manner in which
building project valuation and cost shall be calculated by the City, for purposes of
permit fee assessment.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY CQUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO:
·Section 1. Section 5-41 ofthe Code, concerning building permit fees, is
hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 541. Fees.
(a) All fees related to public works building permit review and
processing under this chapter shall be established by Council resolution .
Building permit fees shall not include cost of land or public improvements
associated with purchase of land. for construction of the structure.
(b) The government of the United States of America, the state of
Colorado and its political subdivisions, the city and all agencies and
departments thereof shaH be exempt from the payment of fees for work
performed on buildings: structures 'or utilities owned wholly by such
agencies or departments ·and 'd"e'voted exclusively to governmental use.
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(c) The fee for a supplementary permit to cover any additional valuation
not included in the original permit shall. be the ·difference between the
fee paid for the original permit and the fee which would have been
required had the original permit included the entire valuation.·
(D) PERMIT FEES IMPOSED UNDER THIS CHAPTER THAT RELATE
TO "VALUATION," "TOTAL COST" OR SIMILAR REFERENCE TO THE
MONETARY VALUE OF A PROJECT SHALL BE CALCULATED BY
REFERENCE TO THE MOST RECENT BUILDING VALUATION DATA
(BVD) PROMULGATED AND PUBLISHED BY THE INTERNATIONAL
CODE COUNCIL (ICC). THE BVD REPRESENTS AVERAGE COSTS-
OF-CONSTRUCTION BASED ON TYPICAL CONSTRUCTION
METHODS FOR EACH OCCUPANCY GROUP AND TYPE OF
CONSTRUCTION.
Section 2. Severabilitv, Conflicting Ordinances Repealed. If any
section, subsection or clause of this Ordinance shall be deemed to be
unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, the validity of the remaining sections,
subsections and clauses shall not be affected thereby. All other ordinances or
parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Section 3. Safety Clause. The City Council hereby finds, determines,
and declares that this Ordinance is promulgated under the general police power of
the City of Wheat Ridge, that it is promulgated for the health, safety, and welfare
of the public and that this Ordinance is necessary for the preservation of health
and safety and for the protection of public convenience and welfare. The City
Council further determines that the Ordinance bears a rational relation to the
proper legislative object sought to be attained.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15)
days after final publication, as provided by Section 5.11 of the Charter.
INTRODUCED, READ, AND ADOPTED on first reading by a vote of 7 to 0
on this 14th day of August, 2017, ordered published in full in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of Wheat Ridge, and Public Hearing and
consideration on final passage set for August 28, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council
Chambers, 7500 West 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
READ, PUBLIC HEARING CONDUCTED, ADOPTED AND ORDERED
PUBLISHED on second and final reading by a vote of _6_ to _Q_, this 28th day
of Amgust , 2017.
SIGNED by the Mayor on this ZSthday of August '2017.
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First Publication: August 17, 2017
Second Publication: August 31, 2017
Wheat Ridge Transcript
Effective Date: September 15, 2017
Gerald E. Dahl, City Attorney
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