Building Inspections | Units | 2022/2023 |
Assessments of the number of building inspections required will be made as part of the building consent process. |
Final inspection fees may also be required for other projects as deemed appropriate by the building inspector or processing officer. |
Code Compliance Certificates and associated inspections must be paid prior to the building consent being released. |
Fee rates are calculated at the time the consent is approved. |
Building Inspection (residential) |
Per inspection |
$180.00 |
Building Final Inspection (residential) |
Per inspection |
$250.00 |
Building Inspection (non-residential) |
Per inspection |
$200.00 |
Building Final Inspection (non-residential) |
Per inspection |
$285.00 |
Building compliance schedule inspection |
Per inspeciton |
$300.00 |
Building inspection same-day cancellation fee |
Per inspection |
$180.00 |
Certificate of Acceptance |
Certificate of Acceptance (COA) applications For all application types including emergency work |
Per Application |
COA lodgement deposit based on project value + Actual inspection fees charged at building consent rates + Record of Title + Levies if applicable + COA certificate |
*Certificate of Acceptance application additional fees, charges and levies in terms S96(1)(a) (excludes emergency work) |
Per application |
See above COA fees + full building consent fees for relevant project value (this includes all fees, charges and levies payable had a building consent been obtained. current rates apply). |
COA per certifier + inspection costs + sundry costs
|
Per application |
$500.00 deposit + inspections + processing costs at building officer hourly rate + COA certificate + if applicable - sundry costs, + online fee + planning check |
Building Consent Administration Charges and Levies (subject to the Building Act 2004) |
S116A Subdivision Check |
Per application |
$170 + hourly rate for additional time |
Third Party Report Filing Fee To place on the property file at owner's request. Eg, Pre-1992 Safe & Sanitary report from Building Surveyor. Note any report received must have a disclaimer in favour of, acceptable to, and indemnifying Council in all respects, put on the document and signed by the applicant. |
Per lodgement |
$200 |
S362T Filing Fee received under separate cover and not with CCC application |
Per application |
$25.00 + scanning costs |
Swimming Pool/Small Heated Pool Compliance Cycle inspection |
Swimming or small heated pool compliance (first and subsequent re-inspections) |
Per inspection |
$185.00 |
Cost to place IQPI records on file and monitoring compliance |
Per application |
$65.00 |
Cost to give one property status and previous record to IQPI |
Per application |
$65.00 |
EPB Building Matters |
These charges are to recover the cost Council has incurred in implementing the legislative requirements under the Building (Earthquake-prone Building) Amendment Act 2016. |
EPB Extension of Time |
Per application |
$150.00 |
EPB Exemption |
Per application |
$150.00 |
Alterations to EPB |
Per application |
$150.00 |
Determine EPB Rating |
Per application |
$300.00 |
Amusement Device Permits (Fees are set by legislation) |
For one device, for the first seven days |
Per application |
$11.50 |
For each additional device by the same owner for the first seven days |
Per application |
$2.30 |
For each device for each further period of seven days |
Per application |
$1.15 |
Alcohol Licensing - Building code certification under the Sale of Alcohol Act 2012 |
Inspect premises for fire and Access for PWD |
Per application |
$395.00 |
Building Information Fees - Statistical Returns Report |
Issuing Consent Report - Annual Subscription for monthly reports |
Per year |
$350.00 |
Issuing Consent Report - Monthly fee |
Per month |
$30.00 |
Council Officers Hourly Rates |
Administration staff |
Per hour |
$95.00 |
Building Officers |
Per hour |
$172.00 |
Team Leader/Technical Specialist |
Per hour |
$198.00 |
Manager |
Per hour |
$225.00 |
Compliance Officer for all aspects of monitoring, enforcement and investigation work. |
Per hour |
$198.00 |
External specialists fees are charged out at actual costs + admin fee 15min |
As incurred |
Actual cost + 15min admin time |
Requests for information Requests for information other than those relating to either the Resource Management Act 1991 or the Building Act 2004 that cannot be answered by customer service representatives will be charged at the hourly rates specified under the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, Schedule of Fees and Charges for Requests for Official Information. |
Other Administration costs Disbursement cost such as digital scanning or photocopying etc will be charged at actual costs as appropriate |