Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 661 - Public Safety Department › Chapter 300 - State Building Code-administration › Rule 661-300.5 - Inspections

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
(1) Any building or
			 facility for which construction is subject to a plan review by the
			 commissioner, except construction involving any building or facility owned by
			 the board of regents or by any institution subject to the authority of the
			 board of regents, shall be subject to inspection by the commissioner or staff
			 of the bureau or division at the direction of the commissioner or by a third
			 party with whom the commissioner contracts to conduct inspections of buildings
			 and facilities subject to the state building code.
EXCEPTION: Construction which is limited to building
				renovations or repairs shall not be subject to inspection by the
				commissioner.
(2) Any
			 construction involving any building or facility owned by the board of regents
			 or by an institution subject to the authority of the board of regents shall be
			 subject to inspection by the commissioner or staff of the bureau or division at
			 the direction of the commissioner.
EXCEPTION: Construction which is limited to building
				renovations or repairs shall not be subject to inspection by the
				commissioner.
(3) Buildings
			 subject to inspection by the state building code commissioner, except
			 construction involving any building or facility owned by the board of regents
			 or by any institution subject to the authority of the board of regents, shall
			 pay an inspection fee based upon the construction cost of the project. The
			 inspection fee shall be calculated as follows:
Construction Cost
Base Inspection Fee
Up to $100,000
$598
$100,001 to $1,000,000
$645
$1,000,001 to $10,000,000
$722
$10,000,001 and above
$783
Follow-up inspection
$214
The base inspection fee shall cover three inspections-a
				foundation, rough-in and final. The base inspection fee shall be due and
				payable at the time completed construction documents are submitted for review.
				The plan review will not be conducted until the proper base inspection fee is
				paid. Checks should be made payable to the Treasurer, State of Iowa, and
				delivered to the bureau office. This fee is separate and distinct from the plan
				review fee established in subrule 300.4(2).
Additional inspections may occur for any of the following
				reasons:
a. During one of the three
			 base inspections, code violations are identified that require that a follow-up
			 inspection be conducted to verify that the violations have been
			 corrected.
b. Upon arrival, the
			 inspector finds that the project is not ready for the type of inspection
			 requested.
c. By special request of
			 the project designer, contractor or owner.
d. Upon order of the building code
			 commissioner (no additional charge). The fee for each additional inspection
			 shall be calculated individually as follows: One hour on site = $206
One to two hours on site = $240
Two to three hours on site = $273
Three to four hours on site = $307
Four to five hours on site = $341
Five to six hours on site = $374
Additional inspection fees will be billed to the responsible
				architect or building contractor on a monthly basis. The building may receive
				only temporary approval for occupancy if unpaid inspection fees remain at the
				time of final inspection.
Inspection fees and standard operating procedures for
				construction involving any building or facility owned by the board of regents
				or by any institution subject to the authority of the board of regents shall be
				established through a written agreement between the commissioner and the board
				of regents.