Building Permit Fees. A fee for each permit issued by the building official in connection with any work covered by this Chapter shall be paid to the Treasurer of Guam. The building Official shall charge fees as set forth in Table 3A of the latest edition of the Uniform Building Code (UBC) except that the building permit fee for a single family residence or storage facility, cooking facility, fence or any other improvement for residential use whether such improvement is attached to the dwelling or not, shall be one-half (2) applicable fee in Table 3-A. The determination of value or valuation under any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be made by the building official. The valuation to be used in computing the permit and the plan- check fees shall be the total value of all construction work for which the permit is issued, as well as all finish work, painting, roofing, electrical, plumbing, heating, air conditioning, elevator, fire extinguishing system and any other permanent equipment. Where work for which a permit is required by this Chapter is started or proceeded with prior to obtaining said permit, the fees specified in Table 3A of the latest edition of the Uniform Building Code shall be doubled, but the payment of such doubled fee shall not relieve any persons from fully complying with the requirement of this Chapter in the execution of the work nor from any other penalties prescribed herein.
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SOURCE: GC § 31047. Subsection (c) amended by 12-152:3 (July 2, 1974); § 31047 repealed and reenacted by P.L. 14-112:5 (Mar. 29, 1978); subsection (a) amended by P.L. 15-090:16 (Jan. 8, 1980). NOTE: Reference to latest edition of the Uniform Building Code made pursuant to P.L. 17-076:4 (Dec. 11, 1984). 2013 NOTE: Subsection designation deleted to adhere to the Compiler’s general codification scheme in accordance to the authority granted by 1 GCA § 1606.