HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Rental Housing Inspection fees RESOLUTION NO. 07-102
RESOLUTION ADOPTING NEW AND REVISED FEES FOR
RENTAL HOUSING REGULATION
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council for the City of Ames, Iowa, that the following fees shall
be adopted or adjusted to recover the approximate actual costs of city services from those who use
and benefit from these services, pursuant to Section 13.7, Ames Municipal Code:
A. Multi-family Dwellings.
Three-Six Apartments $14.87/apartment
Seven to Twenty Apartments $14.07/apartment
Over Twenty Apartments $13.57/apartment
Due and payable June 19 of each year is hereby established for multi-family dwellings
(Apartment buildings).
B. Lodging House and Boarding House. A fee of fourteen dollars and thirty-seven cents
($14.37)per room,due and payable June 19 of each year, is hereby established for what are
called Rooming Houses, Boarding Houses, and Lodging Houses.
C. Fraternity and Sorority Houses. A fee of sixty dollars ($60.00) per structure, due and
payable June 19 of each year, is hereby established for Fraternity and Sorority Houses.
D. Owner-Occupied Single-Family Dwelling with Roomers Paying Rent to the Owner. A
fee of fourteen dollars and thirty-seven cents ($14.37) per rental room, due June 19 of each
year, is hereby established for single family dwellings with rooms to rent.
E. One- or Two-Family Rental Housing. A fee of nineteen dollars and fifty-seven cents
($19.57) per unit for single family dwellings and fifteen dollars and twenty-seven cents
($15.27) per unit for duplexes, due June 19 of each year, is hereby established for one and
two unit dwellings.
F. Special Request Inspection. A fee of seventy-five dollars ($75.00) per dwelling unit for
inspections made at the special request of the owner, a realtor, or potential buyer of a
property, is hereby established.
G. Reinspection Fee. A fee of fifty dollars ($50.00)per dwelling unit for a reinspection after
one free reinspection, is hereby established.
H. Appeals and Hearings. For petitions for hearings or appeals to the Housing Code Board
of Appeals a fee of seventy-five dollars($75.00)shall be charged to defray the costs thereof.
I. Condominiums. A fee of nineteen dollars and fifty-seven cents ($19.57) per unit for
condominiums, due June 19 of each year, is hereby established.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,that the aforesaid fees shall be in effect from and after April 1,
2007.
Adopted this 6th day of Marah , 2007.
Diane R. Voss, City Clerk Ann H. Campbell, May
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