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Building Inspection Counter Appointments

Building Inspection plan review and zoning review counters will be open to the public by appointment only.

Building Inspection Fees

Plan Review Fees

In addition to the Plan Review Fees listed in the chart below, the Building Inspection Division of the Department of Planning and Community and Economic Development will also collect both of the following:

  1. State Seal fee as charged by Department of Safety and Special Services (DSPS)
  2. Plan review fees as prescribed by SPS 3031(1)(g) in Table 3031-3

Project Type

Fees

(Round up all fees to the next highest dollar)

Commercial Building New

$.04 per sq. ft.

Minimum Fee $100.00

Project area includes all spaces bound by outside surfaces of enclosing walls. Fee includes footings and structural, if submitted with the plans.

HVAC Commercial Building New

$.03 per sq. ft.

Minimum Fee $100.00

Commercial Building Alterations & Remodeling

$.04 per sq. ft.

Minimum Fee $100.00

Area includes floor, roof and exterior wall area being altered or remodeled.

HVAC Alterations & Remodeling

$.03 per sq. ft.

Minimum Fee $100.00

Structural Review Of Building Elements

$50.00 per building element

No fee for structural review if building elements with submission of building plans for review.

Fire Escape

$100.00 per escape

Stadium, Grandstand Bleachers

$0.05 per seat

Minimum Fee $100.00

Miscellaneous

$100.00

All plan type not mentioned elsewhere.

Revisions to Previously Examined Plans

$100.00

Priority Review (Optional)

Double above fees

Initial review to be completed within three  business days of accepted submittal

Early Start Permission (Optional)

$50.00

Applies only to projects with footings and foundations.

New single family or two family residential buildings

$100.00

Alteration or Remodel of single family or two family residential buildings

$25.00
 

Plumbing Plan Review Fees

Examination Fees. The plan examination fee shall be determined using the fee schedule found in SPS 302.64, Table 302.64-1

Inspection Fees New Buildings & Additions

The fees in the table below are based on the total square footage of the building including all floor levels, attached garages, porches, balconies and decks.

  • Group 1: All single or two family residential buildings and to all commercial building space classified as R-2, R-3, or R4.
  • Group 2: New construction and any additions to all commercial building space classified as A-1, A-2, A-3, A-4, A-5, B, E, H-1, H-2, H-3, H-4, H-5, I-1, I-2, I-3, I-4, M, or R-1.  Examples of building in this group include arenas, assembly halls, banks, barber shops, churches, clinics, educational institutions, gyms, hospitals, hotels, libraries, motels, nursing homes, offices, restaurants, retail, taverns, or theaters
  • Group 3: New construction and any additions to all commercial building space classified as F1, F2, S-1, S-2, or U and other buildings not classified in Groups I, II and IV.  Examples of building in this group include factories, freight terminals, machine shops, storage buildings, storage garages, or warehouses.

Building Type

Building

Electricity

Plumbing

HVAC

Total

Minimum Fee

$25.00

$25.00

$25.00

$25.00

Group 1

$.10/sq. ft.

$.09/sq. ft.

$.09/sq. ft.

$.09/sq. ft.

$.37/sq. ft.

Group 2

$.18/sq. ft.

$.11/sq. ft.

$.10/sq. ft.

$.11/sq. ft.

$.50/sq. ft.

Group 3

$.12/sq. ft.

$.06/sq. ft.

$.06/sq. ft.

$.06/sq. ft.

$.30/sq. ft.

When an application is submitted for a property when only the shell of the building is to be completed, the fee will be calculated at 50% of the total fee for that particular fee group. When an application is submitted for construction of the interior of a building where the shell of the building has been previously granted a permit, the fees shall be based on the square footage of that space and the fee shall be calculated at 50% of the total fee for that particular fee group.

Zoning Review Fee

Madison General Ordinance 28.206 requires a review fee of $0.03 /sq. ft. be collected at the time the building permit is issued. Minimum fee of $25.00.

Inspection Fees Existing Buildings

Alterations and repairs to existing structures

$11.00 for each $1,000 value or fraction thereof

Minimum Fee $25.00

New or Altered plumbing fixtures

$8.00 per fixture Minimum Fee $25.00

New or Altered electrical openings

$25.00 first ten (10) openings

$1.00 each additional opening

Electric Service Replacement

$50.00 per service panel

Replacement Heating Equipment

Equipment BTU Output

$25.00 – Up to 100,000 BTU      

$50.00 - 100,001 to 165,000 BTU

$75.00 - 165,001 and greater BTU

Air Conditioning Unit (new or replaced)

$25.00

Ductless Split System or Wall Pack Unit

$25.00

Miscellaneous Fees

Awnings

$20.00 ea. Permit

Tents used for merchandising and display

$50.00 ea. Location

Accessory buildings or detached garage serving a single or two family residential building

$.06 per sq. ft.

Minimum fee $25.00

Private in-the-ground swimming pools

$25.00 ea. Permit

Moving of structure

$0.125 per cu. ft.

Minimum Fee $250.00

Maximum Fee $450.00

Razing a garage or building accessory to a principal building

$20.00 ea. Permit

Razing a one-family dwelling

$150.00 ea. Permit

Razing a two-family dwelling

$250.00 ea. Permit

Razing a commercial building

$0.075 per cu. ft.

Minimum Fee $250.00

Solar panels or collector system

$21.00 ea. Permit

Certificate of Occupancy

$10.00 first certificate
$150.00 each additional certificate

Certificate of Occupancy for zoning change of use or occupancy

$75.00 ea. certificate

Mobile home occupancy permit and inspection fees

$15.00 ea. mobile home

Erosion Control Fee

$0.01 per sq. ft. of lot area

Fees

  • Clerk's Office License Fees
  • Fire Code License Fees
  • Inspection Fees
  • Site Plan Review Fees
  • Traffic Engineering Fees
  • Zoning Fees

Development Services Center

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  • Phone: (608) 266-4551
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