Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Health Services › DHS 110-199 - Health › Chapter DHS 132 - Nursing Homes › Subchapter VIII - Life Safety, Design and Construction › Section DHS 132.815 - Fees for plan reviews

Current through June 24, 2024
(1) REQUIREMENT. Before the start of any
				  construction or remodeling project for a nursing home, the plans for the
				  construction or remodeling shall be submitted to the department, pursuant to s.
				  DHS
				  132.84(17), for review and approval
				  by the department. The fees established in this section shall be paid to the
				  department for providing plan review services.
(2) FEE SCHEDULE.
(a)
General.
The department
				  shall charge a fee for the review under s.
				  DHS
				  132.812 of plans for a nursing home capital
				  construction or remodeling project. The fee shall be based in part on the
				  dollar value of the project, according to the schedule under par. (b), and in
				  part on the total gross floor area in the plans, as found in par. (c). The
				  total fee for plan review is determined under par. (d). Fees for review of
				  partial plans, for revision of plans, for extensions of plan approval, and for
				  handling and copying, and provisions for the collection and refund of fees are
				  found in par. (e).
(b)
Fee
				  part based on project dollar value.
The part of the fee based on
				  project dollar value shall be as follows:
1.
				  For projects with an estimated dollar value of less than $5,000,
				  $100;
2. For projects with an
				  estimated dollar value of at least $5,000 but less than $25,000,
				  $300;
3. For projects with an
				  estimated dollar value of at least $25,000 but less than $100,000,
				  $500;
4. For projects with an
				  estimated dollar value of at least $100,000 but less than $500,000,
				  $750;
5. For projects with an
				  estimated dollar value of at least $500,000 but less than $1 million,
				  $1,500;
6. For projects with an
				  estimated dollar value of at least $1 million but less than $5 million, $2,500;
				  and
7. For projects with an
				  estimated dollar value of $5 million or more, $5,000.
(c)
Fee part based on total gross
				  floor area.
1. `General.' The part of
				  the fee based on total gross floor area shall be as provided in Table 132.815
				  subject to the conditions set out in this paragraph.
2. `Building, heating and ventilation.' The
				  fees in Table 132.815 apply to the submittal of all building and heating,
				  ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) plans. A fee for review of plans shall
				  be computed on the basis of the total gross floor area of each building.
Area (Sq. Feet)
FEE
Bldg. & HVAC
Bldg. Area Only
HVAC Area Only
Up to 2,500
$320
$270
$190
2,501 - 5,000
430
320
240
5,001 - 10,000
580
480
270
10,001 - 20,000
900
630
370
20,001 - 30,000
1,280
900
480
30,001 - 40,000
1,690
1,220
690
40,001 - 50,000
2,280
1,590
900
50,001 - 75,000
3,080
2,120
1,220
75,001 - 100,000
3,880
2,600
1,690
100,001 - 200,000
5,940
4,240
2,120
200,001 - 300,000
12,200
7,430
4,770
300,001 - 400,000
17,190
11,140
6,900
400,001 - 500,000
21,220
13,790
9,020
Over 500,000
22,810
14,850
10,080
3.
				  `Scope of fee.' The fees indicated in Table 132.815, relating to building and
				  heating, ventilation and air conditioning plans, include the plan review and
				  inspection fee for all components, whether submitted with the original
				  submittal or at a later date. Components covered by that fee are:
a. Building plans;
b. Heating, ventilation and air conditioning
				  plans;
c. Bleacher plans for
				  interior bleachers only;
d. Fire
				  escape plans;
e. Footing and
				  foundation plans; and
f. Structural
				  component plans, such as plans for floor and roof trusses, precast concrete,
				  laminated wood, metal buildings, solariums and other similar parts of the
				  building.
4. `Building
				  alteration.'
a. The examination fee for review
				  of plans for alteration of existing buildings and structures undergoing
				  remodeling or review of tenant space layouts shall be determined in accordance
				  with Table 132.815 on the basis of the gross floor area undergoing
				  remodeling.
b. The fee specified in
				  subd. 4. a. shall be based on the actual gross square footage of the area being
				  remodeled. When remodeling of an individual building component affects building
				  code compliance for a larger area, the fee shall be computed on the basis of
				  the total square footage of the affected area.
(d)
Total fee for review of
				  plans.
To determine the total fee for review of plans, the department
				  shall:
1. Add the fee parts from pars. (b) and
				  (c); and
2. Multiply the sum
				  obtained in subd. 1. by 0.95.
(e)
Other fee provisions related to
				  review of plans.
1. `Fee for
				  miscellaneous plans.' Miscellaneous plans are plans that have no building or
				  heating, ventilation and air conditioning plan submissions and for which there
				  may not be an associated area. The fee for a miscellaneous plan shall be $250.
				  This fee is for plan review and inspection. Miscellaneous plans include:
a. Footing and foundation plans submitted
				  prior to the submission of the building plans;
b. Plans for industrial exhaust systems for
				  dust, fumes, vapors and gases, for government-owned buildings only;
c. Spray booth plans, for government-owned
				  buildings only;
d. Stadium,
				  grandstand and bleacher plans, and interior bleacher plans submitted as
				  independent projects;
e. Structural
				  plans submitted as independent projects, such as docks, piers, antennae,
				  outdoor movie screens and observation towers; and
f. Plans for any building component, other
				  than building and heating, ventilation and air conditioning, submitted
				  following the final inspection by the department.
2. `Fee for permission to start
				  construction.' The fee for permission to start construction shall be $80. This
				  fee shall apply to those applicants proposing to start construction prior to
				  the approval of the plans by the department.
3. `Fee for plan revision.' The fee for
				  revision of previously approved plans shall be $100. This paragraph applies
				  when plans are revised for reasons other than those that were requested by the
				  department. The department may not charge a fee for revisions requested by the
				  department as a condition of original plan approval.
4. `Fee for extension of plan approval.' The
				  examination fee for a plan previously approved by the department for which an
				  approval extension [was requested] beyond the time limit specified in this
				  chapter shall be $75 per plan.
5.
				  `Collection of fees.' Fees shall be remitted at the time the plans are
				  submitted. No plan examinations, approvals or inspections may be made until
				  fees are received.
6. `Handling and
				  copying fees.'
a. The department shall charge
				  a handling fee of $50 per plan to the submitting party for any plan that is
				  submitted to the department, entered into the department's system and
				  subsequently requested by the submitting party to be returned prior to
				  departmental review.
b. The
				  department may charge a photocopying fee of 25 cents per page to anyone who
				  requests copies of construction or remodeling plans, except that a fee of $5
				  per plan sheet shall be charged for reproduction of plan sheets larger than
				  legal size.