Commercial Construction - Building Permit Requirements
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A. NEW BUILDING CONSTRUCTION
- SITE PLAN APPROVED AND SIGNED BY CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
- DESIGN RELEASE FROM STATE FOR CONSTRUCTION (IF APPLICABLE)
- ONE (1) COMPLETE SET OF BUILDING/CONSTRUCTION PLANS FOR BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
- SEWER TAP FEES AND AN ACCURATE ADDRESS MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF IN ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT (ROOM 200) BEFORE PERMIT IS ISSUED.
- BUILDING PERMIT COST IS BASED ON COST OF CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING ALL LABOR AND MATERIALS.
- AT THE TIME THE BUILDING PERMIT IS ISSUED, A FEE FOR UNMETERED WATER WILL BE COLLECTED. THE FEE FOR A COMMERCIAL BUILDING IS $120.00. (THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE APARTMENT BUILDINGS.)
- ALL WORK (BUILDING, PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL, AND HVAC) MUST BE PERFORMED BY A CONTRACTOR LICENSED WITH THE CITY OF MISHAWAKA.
- A BUILDING PERMIT DOES NOT COVER ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING, HEATING OR SIGN PERMITS. THESE PERMITS MUST BE OBTAINED INDIVIDUALLY.
- FIRE STOPPING SUBMITTAL PACKAGE REQUIRED IF THERE IS PENETRATION OF ANY FIRE RATED WALL.
B. ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, OR REMODELING TO EXISTING
COMMERCIAL BUILDING
- SITE PLAN APPROVED AND SIGNED BY CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT (IF APPLICABLE)
- DESIGN RELEASE FROM STATE FOR CONSTRUCTION (IF APPLICABLE)
- ONE (1) COMPLETE SET OF PLANS OF THE ADDITION OR CONSTRUCTION FOR BUILDING DEPARTMENT.
- BUILDING PERMIT IS BASED ON COST OF CONSTRUCTION
INCLUDING ALL LABOR AND MATERIALS. - A BUILDING PERMIT DOES NOT COVER ELECTRICAL, PLUMBING,
HVAC, OR SIGN PERMITS. THESE PERMITS MUST BE OBTANED INDIVIDUALLY. - ALL WORK (BUILDING, PLUMBING, ELECTRIC, HVAC) MUST BE
PERFORMED BY CONTRACTORS LICENSED WITH THE CITY OF MISHAWAKA. - FIRE STOPPING SUBMITTAL PACKAGE REQUIRED IF THERE IS PENETRATION OF A FIRE RATED WALL.
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