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CITY OF FAIRHOPE
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION AGENDA
Monday, September 8, 2025 - 4:30 PM
City Council Chambers
Council Members
Kevin G. Boone
Jack Burrell
Jimmy Conyers
Corey Martin
Jay Robinson
Next City Council Work Session, Monday, September 22, 2025, 4:30 p.m.
Fairhope Municipal Complex
Council Chambers
161 North Section Street
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CITY OF FAIRHOPE
AGENDA MEMORANDUM Item ID: 2025-
FROM: Kim Creech, CITY TREASURER
SUBJECT: Review FY2026 General Fund and Utilities Capital Equipment and
Improvements
AGENDA
DATE:
September 8, 2025
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Kim Creech, City Treasurer, to give presentation to City Council.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Review FY2026 General Fund and Utilities Capital Equipment and Improvements.
BUDGET IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE:
GRANT:
LEGAL IMPACT:
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION:
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CITY OF FAIRHOPE
AGENDA MEMORANDUM Item ID: 2025-1761
FROM: Erik Cortinas, Building Official
SUBJECT: Amend Ordinance No. 1599, Code of Ordinances to Alter the
Schedule of Fees for Construction and Building Permits
AGENDA
DATE:
September 8, 2025
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Erik Cortinas, Building Official, to discuss amending Ordinance No. 1599, Code of
Ordinances to alter the schedule of fees for Construction and Building Permits.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Proposed New Fee Ordinance (Redlined)
Code of Ordinances – Chapter 7 Buildings; Construction; Technical Codes - Article VII
Erosion and Sediment Control (Redlined)
BUDGET IMPACT/FUNDING SOURCE:
GRANT:
LEGAL IMPACT:
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION:
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ORDINANCE NO. _____
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 1599 AND TO REPEAL
ORDINANCE NO. 1804; CODE OF ORDINANCES: CHAPTER 7 BUILDING;
CONSTRUCTION; TECHNICAL CODES, ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL;
SECTION 7-7 TO ALTER THE SCHEDULE OF FEES
FOR CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING PERMITS
WHEREAS, The City of Fairhope desires to ensure proper construction standards are utilized to
provide for adequate health, public safety, and welfare of our citizens; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Fairhope desires to be competitive in the user fees charged so as to
adequately cover the expenses incurred by the City in enforcing established construction
standards;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA:
1. THAT CHAPTER 7 BUILDING; CONSTRUCTION; TECHNICAL CODES,
ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL, SECTION 7-7 SCHEDULE OF PERMIT FEES, be
amended with the following schedule of user charges:
New Construction Permit Fees
Residential
Building Permit Fee $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $100.00)
Security/Structured Wire $25.00
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee $25.00
Electrical Permit Fee $75.00
Temporary Elect. Fee $25.00
Plumbing Permit Fee $75.00
Mechanical Permit Fee $75.00
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
Plan Review Fee $75.00
(For informal reviews with no contractor of record listed, a review fee of $200.00 may be
charged)
New Plan Submittal $100.00 (after permit is issued)
Remodeling Permit Fees
Residential
Project Value Permit Fee
$0.00 - $5,000.00 $25.00
Electrical Permit Fee $25.00
Temporary Elect. Fee $25.00
Plumbing Permit Fee $25.00
Mechanical Permit Fee $25.00
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee $25.00
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
$5,001.00 - $20,000.00 $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value
Electrical Permit Fee $35.00
Temporary Elect. Fee $25.00
Plumbing Permit Fee $35.00
Mechanical Permit Fee $35.00
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee $25.00
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
$20,001.00 - $50,000.00 $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value
Electrical Permit Fee $50.00
Temporary Elect. Fee $25.00
Plumbing Permit Fee $50.00
Mechanical Permit Fee $50.00
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee $25.00
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
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Ordinance No. _____
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$50,001.00 – above $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value
Electrical Permit Fee new construction rates
Temporary Elect. Fee new construction rates
Plumbing Permit Fee new construction rates
Mechanical Permit Fee new construction rates
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee new construction rates
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
Other Residential Permit Fees
Fire Alarm Permit $25.00
Sprinkler System $50.00
Generator $100.00
Fence Permit Fee $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $25.00)
Demolition Permit Fee $25.00
Historic Review Admin. Fee $100.00
Swimming Pool Fees $100.00
Roofing Permit Fee $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $25.00)
Right of Way Permit Fee Fee determined by Public Works Dept (Ordinance 1757
New Construction Permit Fees
Commercial
Building Permit Fee $6.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $100.00)
Security/Structured Wire $0.50 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $50.00)
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee $50.00
Electrical Permit Fee $1.00 per $1000 of project value (minimum of $100.00)
Temporary Elect. Fee $25.00
Plumbing Permit Fee $1.00 per $1000 of project value (minimum of $100.00)
Mechanical Permit Fee $1.00 per $1000 of project value (minimum of $100.00)
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
Plan Review Fee $2.50 per $1000.00 of project value
(For informal reviews, fees may be charged as calculated using the ICC Building Code Valuation
Tables.
Third party reviews shall be either the cost of the review or the standard charge of $2.50/$1000,
whichever is greater)
New Plan Submittal $250.00 (after permit is issued)
Remodeling Permit Fees
Commercial
Project Value Permit Fee
$0.00 - $5,000.00 $25.00
Electrical Permit Fee $25.00
Temporary Elect. Fee $25.00
Plumbing Permit Fee $25.00
Mechanical Permit Fee $25.00
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee $25.00
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
$5,001.00 - $20,000.00 $6.00 per $1000.00 of project value
Electrical Permit Fee $35.00
Temporary Elect. Fee $25.00
Plumbing Permit Fee $35.00
Mechanical Permit Fee $35.00
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee $25.00
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
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Ordinance No. _____
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$20,001.00 - $50,000.00 $6.00 per $1000.00 of project value
Electrical Permit Fee $50.00
Temporary Elect. Fee $25.00
Plumbing Permit Fee $50.00
Mechanical Permit Fee $50.00
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee $25.00
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
$50,001.00 – above $6.00 per $1000.00 of project value
Electrical Permit Fee new construction rates
Temporary Elect. Fee new construction rates
Plumbing Permit Fee new construction rates
Mechanical Permit Fee new construction rates
Sewer Tap Inspection Fee new construction rates
Gas Permit Fee Fee determined by Gas Dept (Ordinance 1701)
Other Commercial Permit Fees
Fire Alarm Permit $0.50 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $50.00)
Sprinkler System $1.00 per $1000.00 of project value
Fire Suppression Hood $1.00 per $1000.00 of project value
Food Truck Inspections $50.00
Generator $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $200.00)
Sign Permit Fee $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $50.00)
Fence Permit Fee $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $50.00)
Demolition Permit Fee $50.00
Historic Review Admin. Fee $100.00
Swimming Pool Fees $250.00
Roofing Permit Fee $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $50.00)
Right of Way Permit Fee Fee determined by Public Works Dept (Ordinance 1757)
Tree Removal Permit Fee $50.00
Marine Permits
Land based work:
Boat Lift $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $150.00)
Bulkhead/Seawall $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $150.00)
Pile Driving $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $150.00)
Breakwaters/Jetties $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $150.00)
Boathouses (habitable space) New construction fees for residential
Marinas (public, dredged lands) New construction fees for commercial
Pier Electrical $50.00
Pier Plumbing $50.00
Work over water or submerged state lands are permitted by the US Army Corps of
Engineers, Alabama State Lands Division, and the Alabama Department of Environmental
Management. This includes piers, marinas over State lands, dredging, tunnels, bridges,
underwater pipelines and cables, offshore platforms, etc.)
Land Disturbance Permits
Land Disturbance Work:
Residential $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value (minimum of $25.00)
Commercial $5.00 per $1000.00 of project value
BMP Reinspection fees for Residential Lots:
$100.00 for the first reinspection, $200.00 for the second reinspection, $300.00 for the third
reinspection.
BMP Reinspection fees for Commercial/Residential Development Projects:
$300.00 for the first reinspection, $400.00 for the second reinspection, $500.00 for the third
reinspection.
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Ordinance No. _____
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Building Moving Permit Fees
Building Moving Permit $50.00
Police Escort Required $300.00 (minimum)
Utility Dept. Work Required $120.00 per hour (minimum of 3 hours)
Regulations governing the moving of existing buildings are outlined in City Ordinance 1035
Reinspection Fees
Reinspection Fees are $100.00 for the first reinspection, $200.00 for the second reinspection,
$300.00 for the third reinspection.
Convenience Fee
A convenience fee for all credit cards charges may apply and will be assessed directly by the
credit card processing vendor.
Waiver of Permit Fees
Permit fees may be administratively waived at the discretion of the Mayor and City Council for
projects including:
• Projects providing public infrastructure or facilities specifically for use by the citizens of
Fairhope.
• Required repairs that occur due to a natural disaster as determined at the time of such an
event.
Calculation of Construction Costs
Permit and Impact Fees are based on the cost of the building construction and land cost. The cost
of the building construction is determined by either a signed construction contract, or as
calculated using the most current published International Code Council Building Valuation
Tables, whichever is greater.
Fines and Penalties
Where work for which a permit is required by this Code is started or proceeds prior to obtaining
a permit, the fees herein specified shall be doubled. The payment of such double fees shall not
relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirements of this Code in the execution of
the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.
A $500.00 fine per occurrence may be assessed to the applicant or contractor of record for
beginning or continuing work without approved permits or inspections, as determined by the
Building Official. After the second documented case, further permit submittals from the
applicant or contractor of record may be denied until the case has been adjudicated by the
Fairhope Municipal Court.
A $100.00 fine per occurrence may be assessed if an inspection is scheduled and performed with
an incorrect subcontractor listed on the permit, as determined by the Building Official. There will
be no fine or charge for contractor changes submitted to the Building Department prior to any
inspection being performed.
A $500.00 fine may be assessed to the applicant or contractor of record if a structure is occupied
prior to the issuance of a CO, as determined by the Building Official. Separate fines may be
assessed for each day of occupancy without a CO. After the second documented case, further
permit applications from the applicant or contractor of record may be denied until the case has
been adjudicated by the Fairhope Municipal Court.
Refund Policy
Building Permit fees of $200.00 or greater may be refunded within 180 days of the expiration of
the permit if no work has taken place. The refund policy only applies to primary building permit
and Impact Fees, and a written request to refund the fees and void the permit must be submitted
by the permit applicant. An administrative fee of $50.00 will be deducted from the amount of the
refund to be issued.
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Ordinance No. _____
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2. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, If any subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by a court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this ordinance.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE, This ordinance shall take effect upon its due adoption and
publication as required by law.
ADOPTED THIS TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025
__________________________________
Jack Burrell, Council President
ATTEST:
___________________________________
Lisa A. Hanks, MMC
City Clerk
ADOPTED THIS TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025
__________________________________
Sherry Sullivan, Mayor
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