2015 -- H 5550

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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2015

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Shekarchi, McKiernan, Trillo, Lima, and Edwards

     Date Introduced: February 25, 2015

     Referred To: House Finance

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Sections 23-27.3-118.0, 23-27.3-118.1 and 23-27.3-119.0 of the General

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Laws in Chapter 23-27.3 entitled "State Building Code" are hereby amended to read as follows:

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     23-27.3-118.0. Fees. -- No permit shall be issued for new construction, alteration,

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removal, demolition, or other building operation until the fees prescribed by municipal ordinance

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in accordance with § 23-27.3-119.0 shall have been paid to the city or town collector or other

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municipal agency authorized to collect the fees.

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     23-27.3-118.1. Special fees. -- The payment of the fee for construction, alteration,

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removal, or demolition and for all work done in connection with or concurrently with the work

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contemplated by a building permit shall not relieve the applicant or holder of the permit from the

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payment of other fees that may be prescribed by law or ordinance in accordance with § 23-27.3-

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119.0 for water taps, sewer connections, electrical, and plumbing permits, erection of signs and

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display structures, marquees, or other appurtenant structures, or fees for inspections, certificates

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of use and occupancy for other privileges or requirements, both within and without the

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jurisdiction of the building department.

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     23-27.3-119.0. Fee computation. -- The permit fees assessed by all municipalities shall

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be computed according to the fee schedule and procedures adopted in each municipality the

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process and formula either established by, or approved by, the state of Rhode Island building

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code commission, provided that all fees shall have multipliers that go down as the cost of

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construction increases in value. No fee shall be assessed for the first reinspection of work that has

 

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failed the initial inspection; provided, a fee shall be allowed for all necessary subsequent

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reinspections of the same work.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE

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     This act would provide that fees paid for construction permits shall be assessed by all

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municipalities using a formula established and/or approved by the Rhode Island building code

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commission which has multipliers that decrease as construction costs increase in value.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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