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Grading and Excavation (Plan Check Amount / Inspection Permit Amount)
On-Site Drainage Improvements (Plan Check Amount / Inspection Permit Amount)
Preliminary Grading Permit Conversion
Additional Services

Per City Council Resolution No. 05-07-13-09 (PDF) approved on July 13, 2005, the review and inspection of grading plans with less than 500 cubic yards of cut or fill (whichever is greater) shall be on a time and materials basis. An initial deposit of $500.00 and an administrative fee of $98 is due at the time of plan check submittal and a final inspection deposit of $350.00 is due at the time of permit issuance. The time is charged against the deposit and any additional fees are due at the time comments are returned or at permit issuance, whichever comes first.

Grading and Excavation LESS THAN 500 cubic yards.

Plan Check Amount
Yardage	Initial Deposit	Additional Charges
Less than 500	$500	Time and Materials
Inspection Amount
Yardage	Initial Deposit	Additional Charges
Less than 500	$350	Time and Materials

For grading plans with 500 cubic yards or greater of cut or fill (whichever is greater), the fee schedule included within City Council Resolution No. 98-01-13-05 shall apply for both grading and improvements (see below).

Grading and Excavation 500 CUBIC YARDS OR GREATER

Plan Check Amount
Yardage	Base Amount	Volume in Cubic yards (yds³) (or fraction of yds³)	Exceeding Cubic Yards of
500 to 1,000 cu. yds.	$350 + $55	100	100
1,000 to 10,000 cu. yds.	$845 + $35	1,000	1,000
10,000 to 100,000 cu. yds.	$1,160 + $78	10,000	10,000
Over 100,000 cu. yds.	$1,862 + $74	10,000	100,000
Inspection Amount
Yardage	Base Amount	Volume in Cubic yards (yds³) (or fraction of yds³)	Exceeding Cubic Yards of
500 to 1,000 cu. yds.	$350 + $55	100	100
1,000 to 10,000 cu. yds.	$845 + $55	1,000	1,000
10,000 to 100,000 cu. yds.	$1,340 + $204	10,000	10,000
Over 100,000 cu. yds.	$3,176 + 135	10,000	100,000

On-Site Drainage Improvement

Plan Check Amount	130 percent times amount calculated for inspection.

Plan Check Amount

130 percent times amount calculated for inspection.

Inspection Permit Amount
Valuation	Base Amount	Amount/$1,000 Valuation or Fraction of $1,000	Exceeding Valuation of
$1 -$ 1,000	$13
$1,000 -25,000	13	+ $14/1,000	$ 1,000
$25,000 -50,000	345	+ $10/1,000	$25,000
$50,000 - 200,000	597	+ $8/1,000	$50,000
$200,000 - 1,000,000	$1,731	+ $5/1,000	$200,000
Over $1,000,000	$4,763	+ $ /1,000	$1,000,000

Preliminary Grading Permit Conversion	50 percent of original plan check and permit fee plus the cost of any additional work not covered by original fees.

Preliminary Grading Permit Conversion

50 percent of original plan check and permit fee plus the cost of any additional work not covered by original fees.

Additional Services

Preinspection Fee	$50
Reinspection Fee (See UBC 94, Sect. 108.8)	Hourly Rate
Investigation Fee:
Record Search Only	$22 plus copy costs
Complete Investigation	$140 plus copy costs

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