An Ordinance of the City of Laredo, Texas, amending Code of Ordinances, Chapter 7, Article 1, Section 7-2 “Same-Amendments” and Chapter 24, Appendix D, “Permit Fees”, by increasing the administrative fee for the moving of any building or structure from fifty dollars ($50.00) to sixty dollars ($60.00); clarifying the scope of services covered by the administrative fee; by increasing the swimming pool permit fee from sixty four dollars ($64.00) to ninety ($90.00) and the plan-checking fee from forty dollars ($40.00) to sixty dollars ($60.00); clarifying that for new residential construction, the square footage used to calculate the applicable plan review and permit fee shall be based on the living area of the proposed residential structure; providing an option to utilize authorized third-party plan review services for the Building Division portion of the plan review process; providing for the collection of City plan review fees and additional fees for third-party plan review services; Chapter 7, Article I, Section 7-5 “Same-Amendments-Adopted”, by increasing the mechanical permit basic fee from fifty dollars ($50.00) to sixty dollars ($60.00); Chapter 11, Article III, Section 11-44 “Same Fees”; by increasing the electrical permit basic fee from fifty dollars ($50.00) to sixty dollars ($60.00); Chapter 25, Article i, section 25-8 entitled permit fees, by increasing the plumbing permit fee from fifty dollars ($50.00) to sixty dollars ($60.00); Chapter 28, Article IX, Division 3, Section 28-215, “Fees”, by increasing the right-of-way user registration fee from fifty dollars ($50.00) to sixty dollars ($60.00); and the Land Development Code, Article IV, Section 24-69.6, “Administration”, by increasing the floodplain development permit from two hundred dollars ($200.00) to two hundred twenty-five dollars ($225.00) and the floodplain verification letter request from twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to fifty dollars ($50.00); Appendices, Appendix B-3, “Zoning Fees”, by increasing the zoning verification letters from twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to fifty dollars ($50.00); providing that the ordinance shall be cumulative, providing a severability clause; providing for severability clause, and providing for publication and effective date...body

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