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The FIR Program charges hourly rates for residential remodeling services (plan review, inspections, consultations) with a one-hour minimum per site visit, plus a 12% state surcharge on inspections. Participants receive monthly itemized invoices billed net due upon receipt.

Key points:

Applies to residential alterations, additions, and new accessory structures (FIR Program: Estimating fees ↗)
Services include pre-construction meetings, research, process management, plan review, inspections, and technical assistance (FIR Program: Estimating fees ↗)
Fees listed on page 5 of Building Permit Fee Schedule under 'Field Issuance Remodel Program' heading (FIR Program: Estimating fees ↗)
All FIR services charged per hour or fraction thereof with one-hour minimum for site visits (travel included portal to portal) (FIR Program: Estimating fees ↗)
12% state surcharge applies to inspections only (FIR Program: Estimating fees ↗)
Monthly itemized invoices mailed to participants, net due upon receipt, past due after 30 days (FIR Program: Estimating fees ↗)
Payment accepted online via Online Payment Portal or by mail with payment coupon (FIR Program: Estimating fees ↗)

Entities: program: Field Issuance Remodel Program | document: Building Permit Fee Schedule | resource: Online Payment Portal | surcharge_rate: 12% | billing_rule: one-hour minimum

FIR Program: Estimating fees

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Field Issuance Remodel Program – Base fees

Applies to residential projects in the FIR Program, including:
- Alterations
- Additions
- New accessory structures
Services include:
- Pre-construction meetings
- Research
- Process management
- Plan review
- Inspections
- Technical assistance
Use the Building Permit Fee Schedule ↗.
- Fees relevant to the FIR Program are listed on page 5 of the document.
  - Under the heading, Field Issuance Remodel Program.
- All FIR services, including plan review, research, consultations, pre-construction meetings, etc., are charged per hour or a fraction of an hour.
- A one-hour minimum charge applies to all site visits. This time includes travel, billed portal to portal.
- Inspections are charged at the same hourly rate.
- An additional 12% state surcharge is added to inspections only.
How to pay:
- FIR participants will receive a monthly itemized billing invoice in the mail (not emailed) for each project.
- The terms of billing are net due upon receipt of the invoice and past due after 30 days.
- FIR invoices may be paid online using our Online Payment Portal ↗.
- If mailing your payment, please include the payment coupon at the bottom of your invoice to ensure payment is correctly applied to your account.