Spokane Municipal Code

Title 08 Taxation and Revenue

Chapter 08.02 Fees and Charges

Article III. Building and Construction Permits

Section 08.02.039 Special Inspections and Other Fees

1. The fee for re-inspection as provided in the adopted codes, to be billed to each permittee, is seventy-five dollars.

2. The fee for inspection by any building services department personnel outside normal working hours is seventy-five dollars per hour or fraction of an hour. A minimum of two hours is payable at the time the request is made.

3. The fee for investigation of work done without a permit is:

1. 1. double the inspection fee, or

1. 2. the permit fee plus one hundred fifty dollars,

whichever is greater.

4. The minimum fee for any permit or inspection not otherwise provided for is forty dollars.

5. Refund of Fees.

1. 1. All requests for refunds must be in writing to the building official.

1. 2. Refunds of permit and inspection fees will be granted only if the:

1. 1. 1. work described on the permit was not done and no inspections or site visits were made, or

1. 1. 2. permit was a duplicate of an already issued permit, or

1. 1. 3. permit was issued in error by the department.

1. 3. The following fees are not refundable:

1. 1. 1. Plan review fees.

1. 1. 2. Application fees, to include processing fees and the state building code fee.

6. No more than twenty-five dollars is charged for the processing fee for each printed permit.

7. The fee for doing research of files and codes or preparing reports is sixty dollars per hour with a one-hour minimum, plus actual copying or printing expense.

8. The fee to recommence suspended or abandoned work under an extended permit is provided in SMC 08.02.031(U).

Date Passed: Monday, December 22, 2008

Effective Date: Sunday, January 25, 2009

ORD C34369 Section 1