Fees

(As adopted by Resolution 369 and amended by Resolutions 374, 388, 441, 453, 458, 508, 517, and 607)

Building Related Fees (§127-10)

Building Permits

Base fees shall be assessed as follows:

Construction Cost Base Fee
$0 to $500 $15.00
$501 to $1,000 $22.00
$1,001 to $2,000 $33.00
$2,001 to $3,000 $39.00
$3,001 to $4,000 $45.00
$4,001 to $5,000 $47.00
$5,001 to $7,000 $60.00
$7,001 to $20,000 $10.00 per $1,000 or part thereof
$20,001 to $50,000 $9.00 per $1,000 or part thereof ($200 minimum)
$50,001and over $8.00 per $1,000 or part thereof ($450 minimum)

The base fees shall be augmented as follows:

Apartments shall be increased by an additional fee of One Hundred Ten dollars ($110.00) per unit.

Motels shall be increased by an additional fee of Seventy Five dollars ($75.00) per unit.

New non-residential construction shall be increased as follows:

Number of Square Feet Fee
First 1,000 $225
1,001 to 5,000 $75 per 1,000 sq. ft. or part thereof ($225 minimum)
5,001 and over $35 per 1,000 sq. ft. or part thereof ($375 minimum)

Every permit, including those deemed to be No Fee, shall be assessed a State surcharge of four dollars ($4.00) per permit.

Electrical Permits

Fees shall be assessed as follows:

Value of Electric Work Fee
$0 to $500 $7.50
$501 and over $2.00 per $100 or part thereof

Plumbing Permits

Fees shall be assessed as follows:

Value of Plumbing Work Fee
$0 to $500 $7.50
$501 and over $2.00 per $100 or part thereof

Heating, Ventilation, & Air Conditioning Permits

A fee of seven dollars and fifty cents ($7.50) per ton of air conditioning.

A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) per each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or part thereof of heating work to be performed.

Curb & Sidewalk Permits

There shall be no charge for permits for the repair or construction of sidewalks or curbing adjacent to Borough streets and/or alleyways.

Roofing Permits

A total fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of roof repair work.

Demolition Permits

A fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) of demolition cost.

Building Moving Permits

A fee of three dollars ($3.00) for each one hundred dollars ($100.00) of moving cost.

Inspections (§113-5)

Fees for all inspections set forth pursuant to 34 Pa. Code 403, Administration, of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, as adopted by the Borough of Middletown, shall be at a rate of ninety dollars ($90.00) per hour.

Building Permit Renewal Fee

Minimum fee established by ordinance $4.00

Additional administrative fee $31.00

Sign Permits (§ 260-1701.C)

Fees shall be assessed as follows:

Number of Square Feet Fee
Less than 5 $7.50
5 to 10 $15.00
11 to 50 $37.00
51 to 100 $52.00
101 to 200 $67.00
201 and over $120.00