Fee Schedule

Macomb Township Building Department Fee Schedule

Registration

Residential Builder or Maintenance and Alteration Contractor: $20.00
Registrations shall be valid until the expiration date of the contractor license.

Building Permit Application Fee

A non-refundable fee shall be submitted at the time of application. Upon permit issuance, the application fee will be credited to the permit fee. Application fees shall be forfeited 180 days after the date of filing unless such application has been pursued in good faith or a permit has been issued; except that the building department is authorized to grant one or more extensions of time for additional time periods not exceeding 180 days. The extension shall be requested in writing and justifiable cause demonstrated. 

Application fees are established as follows:
New single family residential: $150.00
Additions or alterations to multi-family residential, commercial and industrial: $100.00
New multi-family residential, commercial and industrial: $200.00

Building Permit Fees

Except where fees are indicated for specific projects, fees shall be calculated based on the construction value of the project. The construction value shall be as indicated on the permit application, but not less than a value calculated by the most recently published valuation schedule on the International Code Council at the time of application.

Valuation | Fee:
$0 to 1,000 | $50.00
$1,001 to 10,000 | $50 plus $8 for every $1,000 of value over 1,001 to 10,000
$10,001 and over | $122 plus $6 for each additional $1,000 of value over 10,001

Pole Barns: Min. $22.00/sq ft. 
Basement Finish: Min. $25,00/sq ft. 

Residential Demolition: $100.00
Commercial Demolition: $200.00
Manufactured Home Installation: $100.00
Pier Footings: $100.00
Decks: $125.00
Roof Permits: $100.00

Sign Face Replacement: $50.00
Wall Mounted Sign: $100.00
Ground Sign: $100.00
Temporary Signs/Banner: $50.00

Temporary Structures/Uses (e.g. Sales/Office/Construction Trailer, etc.): $50.00

Building Plan Review

Signel family residential alterations, additions, accessory structures/buildings, decks, pools/hot tubs, temporary uses, fire repairs, signs, fences & concrete, etc.: $25.00

New single family residential: $100.00

New, additions or alterations to multi-family residential, commercial, industrial and other non-residential: 25% of BLDG permit fee, Min. $100.00

Plans meeting plan review waiver criteria, where a Master Plan Review has been previously approved: $50.00

RESIDENTIAL Plan Revisions: Submittals after permit issued and/or for excessive re-reviews, as determined by the Building Official: 25% of initial plan review fee

COMMERCIAL Plan Revisions: Submittals after permit issued and/or for excessive re-reviews, as determined by the Building Official: $25.00 per page

Plan Reviews conducted by consultants, as determined necessary by the Building Official: Consultants fee plus 25% administrative fee

Engineering

Review: New single and multi-family residential plot plan review: $350.00

Special Inspections

Changes of Use/Occupancy Inspection (each inspection category): $50.00
Hourly rate for inspections not otherwise a part of this scheduled: $50.00
Overtime rate for inspections (two-hour minimum): $75.00
Moved structure: Hourly rate

Zoning

Fences: $50.00
Concrete/Paver/Patio: $75.00
Certificate of Zoning Compliance (excluding any inspection fees that mat be required): $50.00
Sheds, Pergolas, Gazebos (under 200 sq ft.): $100.00

Building Board of Appeals

Single-family residential (first item): $150.00
Multi-family residential and non-residential (first item): $250.00
Each additional item on same application: $50.00

Miscellaneous

Bonds:
Residential New Construction Concrete: $3,000.00
Residential New Construction Grade: $2,000.00
Above Ground Polls: $250.00
Inground Pools: $1,000.00

Work started without permit: $150.00
Residential/Foreclosed/Vacant Property Registration/Inspection: $175.00
Preplan Consultation - Commercial Meeting: $150.00

Document Reproduction Size:
Up to 11" x 17": $1.00 per page
11" x 17" to 18" x 24": $3.00 per page
19" x 24" to 24" x 36": $10.00 per page

General Requirements

Re-Inspection Fees

Work not ready: $50.00
First re-inspection of violations noted on original inspection: No charge
Each additional re-inspection: $50.00

Renewal Fees

All building permits shall be initially valid for 180 days. Permits may be renewed for additional one-year periods subject to continuing reasonable progress of work and where such work has not been suspended or abandoned for a period of 180 days. Renewal fee’s may be waived, as determined by the Building Official, when justifiable cause (e.g. complex or large project) is demonstrated in writing.

Annual Renewal Fees: 50% of original permit fee; maximum $500.00

Cancellation/Refunds

Upon written request, prior to the commencement of any work, permits may be cancelled with fees refunded less the application fee, plan review fees and a processing fee of $50.00 dollars. Cancellation fees shall not exceed the original cost of the permit. 

Where any work has commenced prior to rough inspection, 50% of the permit fees may be refunded less the application fee, plan review fees and a processing fee of $50.00 dollars. Where any work has commenced beyond rough inspection, no fees may be refunded.

Transfers

Permits and permit fees are non-transferable.