974 CMR 1.07 — Fees

974 CMR 1.00: ADMINISTRATION

974 CMR 1.07 Fees

1.07 Fees

1.07: Fees

1. Unified Permit Fees

(a) The Unified Permit fees cover all DEC activities from the Pre Permitting Conference through the Building Permit. The fee is based on the total value of all construction and improvements, including site preparation, construction, engineering and site testing, roads, paving, parking lots, landscaping, and other improvements. Such value shall be based on an estimate prepared and certified by an Engineer or other professional licensed and qualified to prepare such an estimate such as a "cost estimator." The cost of the building shall be included in the total value of all construction for the purposes of calculating the fee. Should the actual building construction cost exceed the estimate, the difference between the fee as calculated including the actual building costs and the fee paid shall be submitted before a building permit can be issued. (b) Unified Permit Fee Calculation The Unified Permit fee is comprised of a base fee and value increment based on building costs and lot improvements plus a value related to the size of the lot. In calculating the Unified Permit fee, the total gross value of the development shall be rounded up to the next $100,000. See Table 1 for the how the fee is to be calculated.

  TABLE 1 UNIFIED PERMIT FEE