Building
| Fees and charges set under the Building Act 2004 and in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002. | |
|---|---|
| Pre-application meetings | Charged on an actual time and cost basis at charge out rates of officers in attendance |
| Application lodgement fee (applies to all application types) | $125 |
Project Information Memorandum (PIM) only
| $400 Charged on an actual time cost basis |
| Project Information Memorandum (PIM) for a non-consented small standalone dwelling | $1000 minimum with fees charged on an actual time cost basis |
| Building Consent Application (note that although the fees schedule includes a deposit for building consent applications, at this time Selwyn District Council will, at its discretion, continue with no deposits on building consent applications, with payment in full at issue of the consent). | $1,800 deposit plus actual time/cost |
| Planning re-check to confirm District Plan compliance and remove S37 certificate (where applicable) | Charged at actual time and cost: $195 (per hour) |
| Processing extension of time requests for non-consented small standalone dwelling PIMs, building consents, and Code Compliance Certificates. | $125 |
| Code Compliance Certificate | Charged on an actual time and cost basis |
| Certificate of Public Use | $650 fee for receiving the application plus actual time and cost |
| Compliance Schedules and Compliance Schedule Statement (including amendments and administration and on-site BWOF auditing) | Charged on an actual time and cost basis |
| Building Research Levy (set by The Building Research Levy Act 1969) | $1.00 per $1,000 value (or part thereof) of building work valued at $20,000 or more + GST |
| Building Levy (set by The Building Act 2004) | $1.75 per $1,000 value (or part thereof) of building work valued at $65,000 or more |
| Quality Assurance | $0.80 per $1,000 value (or part thereof) of building work – capped at a maximum of $15,000 |
| Document storage fee for consents issued by other BCAs supplying records to the TA under S238 of the Building Act 2004 | $180 (Minimum charge, invoiced at first tranche lodgement with charges based on actual time and cost) |
| Territorial Authority Discretionary Exemptions (e.g. marquees, etc.) | $625 (Minimum charges, with charges based on actual time and cost) |
| Annual base fee for administering a Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF), includes a single specified system. The annual base fee covers the first two hours of any BWOF audit, with additional time charged on actual time and cost. | $180 |
| Annual variable fee for administering a Building Warrant of Fitness (BWOF) per specified system. Multiple features i.e. a Type 2 and a Type 4 fire alarm system within one compliance schedule is under the same specified system and recognised as one charge. | $50 |
| Residential Swimming Pools Inspections (Fencing of swimming pools inspections are mandatory and must be conducted every three years). | $18.33 per quarter (equates to $73.33 per year, being $220 over three years) |
| Certificate of Acceptance (Flat fee for receiving the application and issuing a PIM. Processing and inspection charges payable will be calculated in accordance with Section 97 of the Building Act 2004). | $2,000 |
| Notice to Fix - Residential Pool Barrier non compliance | $245* |
| Notice to Fix - BWOF non-compliance | $275* |
| Notice to Fix - All other non-compliances | $800* |
| * Fee is based on historical data and allows for two investigation inspections – one to verify the non-compliance and one to verify compliance to enable the notice to be lifted, plus associated administration. | |
| Infringement Notices | Maximum fee set by regulation depending on degree of offence. Refer to Schedule 1 of the Building (Infringement Offences, Fees and Forms) Regulations 2007 |
| Section 73 Building Act – Entry on Certificate of Title for land subject to flooding etc. | Actual time and cost |
| Section 77 Building Act – Entry on title(s) for building on two or more allotments to require titles to be held together. | Actual time and cost |
| Section 83 Building Act – Removal of entry (Relates to removing a Section 77 entry from titles where the requirement no longer applies). | Actual time and cost |
| Research to provide information relating to building records e.g. photocopying, postage etc. | Actual time and cost |
| All chargeable work under the Building Act for carrying out the Council’s responsibility is charged at actual cost i.e. extensions of time, specified intended life, dangerous and insanitary buildings. | Actual time and cost |
| Issuing Notices under the Building Act for carrying out Council’s responsibilities to ensure the safety of the built environment – i.e. dangerous and insanitary buildings etc. (Note: these functions generally relate to public good and maintaining the safety of buildings for the community). | Recovery of reasonable time and cost |
| Issuing Certificate of Compliance (Alcohol) – Building Act and RMA under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 (section 100(f)) | $350 |
| Building Advisory and Building Compliance Administrators | $180 per hour |
| Planner | Refer to resource consent fees and charges for hourly rates for planning technician |
| Building Surveyors (Residential) | $245 per hour |
| Building Surveyors (Commercial) | $275 per hour |
| Re-inspection (Residential) | $245 per hour |
| Re-inspection (Commercial) | $275 per hour |
| Compliance, Monitoring and Enforcement Officers | Refer to Regulatory fees and charges for hourly rates for relevant activity |
| Infrastructure Fee | $200 per hour |
Other (for example):
| Actual time and cost |