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Permit Fee Schedules

2010 Building Permit Fee Schedule Changes

As of October 1, 2010 the City of Aurora has implemented a new permit fee structure. Aurora’s last fee change resolution passed in 2001. For most permits, our previous fee schedule was below average of a 40 community regional sample. The fees generated from the previous fee schedule did not cover our costs to deliver service and thus the average taxpayer was subsidizing development and permit activity in Aurora for more than three years now.

To the right, please find a calculations guide to some of our more common permit types. Please feel free to inquire at our front counter about an estimated fee calculation with the following information in hand:

• New construction - Square footage & Construction Type (i.e. type 5b “wood framed”)
• Remodeling – Construction Valuation

One new component of our fee structure, to help us reduce operational losses due to project abandonment (10-15% last several years), is a non-refundable fee due at the time of application. Our regional sampling of communities indicates that this is a common practice in the area. We will be accepting permit applications without application fees until January 1, 2011; while we get the word of the change out to our regular customers.

We appreciate your patience with any complications due to our transition. This fee increase will help us continue to deliver the (96% on a scale where 100% was “excellent”) service you have become accustomed to from the Building and Permits Division.

Recent customer comments follow:

• “Continue providing [the] excellent service that you do. We are lucky … to have such a responsive staff at the Aurora permits and building department.”
• “Just wanted to say I have worked all over the U.S. and this was the most pleasant experience I have ever had from the office to the field inspectors. All were pleasant, friendly, and over the top helpful.”
• “A pleasure to deal with extremely competent persons who care about serving the public.”

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