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Flat Rock moves to modernize building permit fees; plan-review fee to track project valuation
Summary
Building official David proposed adopting the ICC valuation guide, moving plan-review fees to 25% of permit valuation, adding administrative bond fees and updating contractor registration to comply with Michigan Act 407 of 2016; council approved the revised fee schedule.
The Flat Rock City Council approved a comprehensive update to the city’s building and zoning fee schedule after a presentation from Building Department official David.
David proposed using the International Code Council (ICC) valuation guide to set project valuation benchmarks and to tie plan-review fees to permit valuation rather than a flat square-foot schedule. “International Code Council's valuation guide…
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