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Timestamp: 2019-04-19 12:35:45+00:00

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§ 175-1 Enumeration of fees.
§ 175-2 Senior citizens' recreational activities.
§ 175-3 Substance abuse services counseling.
§ 175-4 Emergency medical service apparatus and equipment recovery.
The following schedule of fees is hereby established with respect to licenses, permits and activities required or regulated under the provisions of various chapters of the Code of the City of Buffalo. Applications for and the issuance of such licenses and permits shall be subject to the provisions of the specific chapter of the Code which is indicated for each type of license or permit. The business, activity or operation for which the license or permit is required shall be subject to all regulations set forth in the chapter to which reference is made. These fees may be adopted or revised by the Common Council from time to time.
Fuel devices permit fees are divided into two categories: flat fee or area-calculated fee; find the work description in either the Flat Fee Schedule or the Area-Calculated Fee Schedule, below.
All heating, ventilating, and air conditioning flat fee work is only work where no drawings or plans are required by the Building Code of New York State. When drawings and/or plans are required, fees will be derived using the area-calculated fee tables, employing the building occupancy/use-class multiplier.
All other work which is not subject to no-fee provisions has area-calculated permit fees derived from Area-Calculated Fee Schedule A and Use Multiplier Schedule B, below.
Area-calculated building permit fees consist of four charges: a charge associated with application (which is nonrefundable), a charge associated with plan review (which is nonrefundable), a charge associated with inspections, and a charge associated with closeout. The first two charges are collected at application, and together make up the application fee. The second two charges are collected at permit issuance, and together make up the permit fee.
Step 1: Identify each use or occupancy on each floor, story, or mezzanine of the building or structure and calculate each use's area in square footage. In mixed-use buildings and structures also identify and calculate the square footage of common areas. Common areas are deemed to have the same use as that of the principal use on the floor, story, or mezzanine.
Step 2: Total the sum of all similar uses and common area to arrive at use square footages. Apply the amounts or multipliers shown in the following Area-Calculated Fee Table, Schedule A, Buildings and Structure Section, in each of the three listed categories (Application, Plan Review, Inspection and Certificate) to those use square footages, to get a base dollar use value for each use.
Step 3: Total all the base dollar use values of same uses.
Step 4: Apply the area-calculated use multiplier from Schedule B to each use total to calculate fees for each use, including the common areas.
Step 5: Total all use multiplier products to finalize the total fuel devices permit cost for buildings and structures.
Step 1: Apply the fuel devices site work flat fee amount from the flat fee schedule, above.
Step 1: Add the total fuel devices permit cost for buildings and structures and the fuel devices permit cost for site work to arrive at the total fuel devices permit cost for the project.
Permits are required for all work that is not listed as "permit not required" in § 103-2.3 of the City Code.
Permits are required for all work that is not listed as "permit not required" in § 103-2.3 of the Buffalo City Code.
Commercial construction permit fees are found using the mean construction cost from the Calculating Mean Commercial Construction Cost form; the Building Construction Values table on this form is based on the current Building Valuation Data table from the International Code Council, which adjusts semiannually to the current Consumer Price Index.
Use the mean construction cost for the permit fee section only.
Flat fees: Flat fees are for specific small types of work; fees for each type of work done are added.
Any demolition that takes place without a proper permit shall be assessed a penalty in the amount of $1,500.
Fees for new construction, additions, and alterations or change of use involving over 50% of the building.
Asbestos permit fees are divided into two categories: flat fee or area-calculated fee; find the work description in either the Flat Fee Schedule or the Area-Calculated Fee Schedule, below.
Demolition permit fees are divided into two categories: flat fee or area-calculated fee; find the work description in either the Flat Fee Schedule or the Area-Calculated Fee Schedule, below.
Note: All other demolitions which are not subject to no-fee provisions have area-calculated permit fees derived from Fee Schedule A, below.
Area-calculated demolition permit fees consist of four charges: a charge associated with application (which is nonrefundable), a charge associated with plan review (which is nonrefundable), a charge associated with inspections, and a charge associated with closeout. The first two charges are collected at application, and together make up the application fee. The second two charges are collected at permit issuance, and together make up the permit fee.
Step 1: Identify the square foot area of each floor, story, or mezzanine of the building or structure, including basements and cellars, and the square foot area of any site demolition work.
Step 2: Total all the square foot areas to get the total square foot area for the buildings, structures and site.
Step 3: Apply the amounts or multipliers shown in the following Area-Calculated Fee Table, Schedule A, Buildings and Structures and Sites section, in each of the three listed categories (Application, Plan Review, Inspection and Certificate) to the total square foot area to arrive at the total demolition permit cost for the project.
§ 141-3E, fees. These fees shall be in addition to statutory interest and costs, where applicable.
Electrical permit fees are divided into two categories: flat fee or area-calculated fee; find the work description in either the Flat Fee Schedule or the Area-Calculated Fee Schedule, below.
Fee to be rounded to the nearest KW based on $10 per KW.
All electrical flat-fee work is only work where no drawings or plans are required by the Building Code of New York State. When drawings and/or plans are required, fees will be derived using the Area-Calculated Fee Table, employing the building occupancy/use-class multiplier.
Flat fees are not applicable for new construction projects or where plans are required by the Building Code of New York State, e.g., fire alarm systems.
All other installations which are not subject to no-fee provisions have area-calculated permit fees derived from Fee Schedule A and Use Multiplier Schedule B.
Step 5: Total all use multiplier products to finalize the total electrical permit cost for buildings and structures.
Step 1: Apply the electrical site work flat-fee amount from the Flat Fee Schedule, above.
Step 1: Add the total electrical permit cost for buildings and structures and the electrical permit cost for site work to arrive at the total electrical permit cost for the project.
§ 13-5, license for supplier of games of chance equipment. Code Chapter Section, Type of Application, Permit or License authorized organizations or authorized games of chance lessors by the applicant during the preceding calendar year or fiscal year if the applicant maintains his account on a fiscal-year basis.
Owner occupant of residential unit in the City of Buffalo: no charge for first ton per year per residential unit. For anything over one ton per year, the charge will be $40.50 per ton, plus fuel adjustment charge as per City of Buffalo disposal contract.
All others: $40.50 per ton, plus fuel adjustment charges as per City of Buffalo disposal contract.
§ 216-56, commercial user fees. The minimum rate the Commissioner may charge covering the cost of collection shall be fixed cost plus variable cost.
For each pump located within a street or upon a public place and connected with a tank on private property, the license fee shall be determined by the capacity of the tank with which it is connected, according to the foregoing schedule.
The annual valet parking fees shall not include valet parking for more than 3 days per week.
With the exception of designated private ice time at skating rinks, City of Buffalo handicapped persons (classified as such by the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare) may use any of the hereinafter mentioned recreational facilities free of all charges and fees.
Plumbing permit fees are divided into two categories: flat fee or area-calculated fee; find the work description in either the flat fee schedule or the area-calculated fee schedule, below.
All plumbing flat-fee work is only work where no plans are required by the Building Code of New York State. When drawings and/or plans are required, fees are derived using the area-calculated fee tables, employing the building occupancy/use class multiplier.
All other installations which are not subject to no-fee provision have area-calculated permit fees derived from Fee Schedule A and Use Multiplier Schedule B.
Area-calculated building permit fees consist of four charges: a charge associated with application (which is nonrefundable), a charge associated plan review (which is nonrefundable), a charge associated with inspections, and a charge associated with closeout. The first two charges are collected at application, and together make up the application fee. The second two charges are collected at permit issuance, and together make up the permit fee.
Step 2: Total the sum of all similar uses and common areas to arrive at Use Square Footages. Apply the amounts or multipliers shown in the following Area-Calculated Fee Table, Schedule A, Buildings and Structures Section, in each of the three listed categories (Application, Plan Review, Inspection and Certificate) to those use square footages, to get a base dollar use value for each use.
Step 5: Total all use multiplier products to finalize the total plumbing permit cost for buildings and structures.
Step 1: Identify and calculate the square footage of the exterior area(s) serviced by the plumbing storm drainage work (i.e., the size of the parking lot to be drained).
Step 2: Total the sum of all similar exterior areas to be serviced by the plumbing storm drainage work. Apply the amounts or multipliers shown in the following Area-Calculated Fee Table, Schedule A, Site Work Section, in each of the three listed categories (Application, Plan Review, Inspection and Certificate) to those totals to get a total base serviced area value. This is the permit cost for plumbing storm drainage site work.
Step 1: Add the total building permit cost for buildings and structures and the total building permit cost for site work to arrive at the total building permit cost for the project.
§ 440-10, annual fee where a licensee or franchisee wishes to attach a small cell attachment system to poles or structures that are not owned by the City, for any location within the City limit. These fees are cumulative.
Chapter 496, Unified Development Ordinance.
Chapter 496, Unified Development Ordinance, shall be effective on February 17, 2017, in the N-2C, N-2E, N-3C, and N-3E Zones. It shall be effective in the entire City of Buffalo on April 3, 2017. All Chapter 511 fees shall be repealed concurrent to and consistent with the effective dates of the Unified Development Ordinance. All fees in this section shall take effect concurrent to and consistent with the effective dates of the Unified Development Ordinance.
Editor’s Note: The fees for Ch. 98, Bootblacks, as amended, which immediately followed, were deleted pursuant to the repeal of Ch. 98 on 7-25-2017, effective 7-25-2017.
Editor’s Note: The former fees for Ch. 421, Subdivision of Land, which immediately followed, were repealed 2-21-2017.
Editor’s Note: The former fees for Ch. 511, Zoning, which immediately followed, were repealed 2-21-2017.
The Director for the Aging shall set reasonable fees for recreational activities for senior citizens sponsored by the City, including but not limited to recreational bus trips and dances. The Director, in his discretion, may waive such fees on an individual basis for persons who cannot afford to pay.
The Commissioner of Human Services, Parks and Recreation shall establish a schedule of fees for counseling services provided by the Division of Substance Abuse Services. The fee payable to the City shall be based on the income and number of dependents of the client receiving the services. Such fee schedule is as set forth below. The Commissioner, in his discretion, may provide counseling services and waive or adjust such fees on an individual basis for clients who cannot afford to pay.
The Commissioner of Fire shall establish a schedule of reasonable fees to recover the costs to the Department for the use of apparatus and equipment in the provision of emergency medical services incurred which are above and beyond the normal range of service. The fee shall be charged to the insurance carrier of the rescued individual or entity. In no instance shall rescue and response services be denied for lack of an insurance carrier. The rate for apparatus and equipment shall be established by the Commissioner of Fire and shall be filed with the City Clerk's office. The list of rescue and response services provided herein is not all inclusive and may be expanded at the discretion of the Commissioner.
Circumstances requiring traffic control, control of small fluid leaks, vehicle stabilization, accident scene safety, use of minor tools, patient care and stabilization.
Circumstances requiring hydraulic equipment or specialized rescue techniques to aid the patient; circumstances requiring the assistance of another fire unit.
Circumstances carried out in an industrial setting, spills involving hazardous material, rescues that require additional equipment above the standard fire response.
Any equipment which is destroyed or contaminated at the rescue or response scene will be charged at the full cost of replacement of the equipment.
The City of Buffalo does hereby establish a $1 convenience charge for the use of the Internet and the City's Web site to make online payments to the City of Buffalo.

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