Building Fees & Charges

Horowhenua District Council Fees for the 2010-2011 financial are provided below.  Please note that the fees stated are GST inclusive and Council reserves the right to review any fees and charges at any time.

Special Notes

  1. The Council is obliged under the Building Act to collect levies payable to the Department of Building and Housing.
  2. Additional to these fees are any bonds that may be applicable, any structural engineering checking, vehicle crossing inspection, and any legal or consultancy cost that may be incurred by the Council during the processing of the applications.
  3. Building consent fees are split into those activities for which a set fee will apply (Section A below) and those for which a time based fee will apply (Section B below).
  4. Additional levies in addition to any fees for consents, applying to all consents:  Accreditation Levy $22.50, Digital Capture Levy $22.50
  5. Set Fee Consents: Applies to consents where the value of work, including labour, is less than $20,000.00. If the value of work is $20,000.00 or more, the consent will be assessed as a Time Based Consent because of the associated levy requirements that then apply.

A: Set Fee Building Consent Fees Payable at Lodgement 

Fees
Work Type 1 July 2010 1 October 2010
Fireplaces
  Freestanding Fire (Inspection Required)   $150.00 $153.00
  Inbuilt Fire (2 x Inspections Required)   $210.00 $215.00
Demolitions (Damage Deposit Required) 
Residential  $150.00 $155.00
Commercial   $310.00 $320.00
Carport/Pergolas/ Awnings >15m²   $360.00 $370.00
Signs (Permanent)   $210.00 $215.00
New Pool Fencing   $150.00 $155.00
School Playgrounds   $150.00 $155.00

B:  Time-Based Building Consent Fees

The following Consent Application types are charged on a time base for processing and inspection purposes: 

  • New Residential Dwellings
  • New Commercial Buildings
  • Residential Additions and Alterations 
  • Commercial Additions and Alterations
  • Sleepouts 
  • Repiling
  • Relocatable Dwellings and Yard Builts 
  • All Plumbing & Drainage Work
  • Dairy Sheds 
  • Wet Floor Showers
  • Garages, including Minor Farm Building Implement Sheds and the like
  • Conservatory > 5m²

An indicative cost will be given at the time of lodgement of the Consent.  An invoice for costs will be issued which must be paid prior to the first inspection being conducted.  At completion of works overpayments will be refunded, or additional costs invoiced which must be paid before a Code Compliance Certificate will be issued.

Invoice costs will also include fee for PIMs, Statutory Levies payable to BRANZ and the Department of Building and Housing, and any deposits/bonds required.

A non-refundable $500.00 deposit is required to be paid at the time of lodgement of these time-based Consents.

Other Fees
(These fees may be applicable to building consents or may be applied as a single charge).

Fees
  1 July 2010 1 October 2010
Certificate of Title Search Fee $20.00 $20.00
New Compliance Schedule (Specified Systems BA04) 

$135 + $35.00 per specified system.
Charge includes Compliance Schedule statement.

$135 + $35.00 per specified system. Charge includes Compliance Schedule statement.
Alteration to Existing Compliance Schedule  $60.00 $60.00
Building Warrant of Fitness Audit/Inspection (S111 of BA04) Timebased Hourly Rate Timebased Hourly Rate
Producer Statement Acceptance $60.00 $60.00
Time-based Consent Lodgement Fee (non-refundable) $500.00 $500.00
Code Compliance Certificate (additional to any other charge) $60.00 $60.00
On Works cost, eg Fire Service Design Review Unit Cost plus 20% Cost plus 20%
Section 72 Certificate Condition $250.00 $250.00
Section 75 Certificate Condition   $500.00 $500.00
Application to Extend Building Consent Timeframes $90.00 $90.00
Certificate of Acceptance (Plus Applicable Consent Fee) $300.00 Deposit Only $300.00 Deposit Only
PIM  Time based on hourly rate Time based on hourly rate
Digital Capture Levy $22.50 $22.50
Accreditation Levy  $22.50 $22.50
Photocopying Charges (A3 and A4)  $0.50 per page $0.50 per page
Amended Documentation Fee (Time Related)  Timebased Hourly Rate Timebased Hourly Rate
Building Act Exempt Work Assessment (Domestic)  $60.00 $60.00
Building Act Exempt Work Assessment (Commercial)  $120.00 $120.00
Certificate for Public Use  $500.00 $500.00
Building Warrant of Fitness Renewal  $60.00 $60.00
Application for Exemption Under the Fencing of Swimming Pool Act  $250.00 $250.00
Swimming Pool Exemption Monitoring Fee (Annual) $120.00 Per Hour for
Monitoring
Inspections
$125.00 Per Hour for
Monitoring
Inspections
Charges For Council Staff  
(The following hourly rates will be charged for the processing of consents etc, by Council Officers, which do not have a set fee, and for any extra inspection needs) 
$120.00  $125.00
Statutory Levies In Addition To Any Fees In This Table 
Department of Building and Housing (DBH) Levy  $1.97 per $1,000 of building work for which there is a building consent valued at $20,000 or more $1.97 per $1,000 of building work for which there is a building consent valued at $20,000 or more 
BRANZ Levy  $1.00 per $1,000 of building work for which there is a building consent valued at $20,000 or more $1.00 per $1,000 of building work for which there is a building consent valued at $20,000 or more

Infringement Offences and Fees  

Fees
Failing to Comply with the Requirement that Building Work Must be Carried Out in Accordance with a Building Consent (s40 of the Building Act 2004) $750.00
Failing to Apply for a Certificate of Acceptance for Urgent Building Work As Soon As Practicable After Completion of Building Work (s42 of the Building Act 2004) $500.00
Failing to Comply with the Requirement to Obtain a Compliance Schedule (s101 of the Building Act 2004)  $250.00
 
Failing to Display a Building Warrant Of Fitness Required to be Displayed (s108(5)(a) of the Building Act 2004) $250.00
 
Displaying a False or Misleading Building Warrant Of Fitness (s108(5)(b) of the Building Act 2004)  $1,000.00
 
Displaying a Building Warrant Of Fitness Other Than in Accordance with Section 108 (s108(5)(c) of the Building Act 2004)  $1,000.00
 
Using, or Knowingly Permitting the Use Of, a Building for a Use for Which it is Not Safe or Not Sanitary (s116B(1)(a) of the Building Act 2004) $1,500.00
 
Using, or Knowingly Permitting the Use Of, a Building that has Inadequate Means of Escape from Fire (s116B(1)(b) of the Building Act 2004)  $2,000.00
 
Failing to Comply with a Notice, Within the Time Stated in the Notice, Requiring Work to be Carried Out on a Dangerous, Earthquake-Prone, or Insanitary Building (s124 of the Building Act 2004)  $1,000.00
 
Using or Occupying a Building, or Permitting Another Person to Do So, Contrary to a Territorial Authority’s Hoarding, Fence, or Notice (s128 of the Building Act 2004)  $2,000.00
 
Failing to Comply with a Notice To Fix (s168 of the Building Act 2004)  $1,000.00 
Using, or Permitting Use of Building Having No Consent or Code Compliance Certificate or Certificate For Public Use for Premises for Public Use (s363 of the Building Act 2004)  $1,500.00
 
Wilfully Obstructing, Hindering, or Resisting a Person Executing Powers Conferred Under the Act or its Regulations (s367 of the Building Act 2004)  $500.00
 
Wilfully Removing or Defacing a Notice Published Under the Act or Inciting Another Person to Do So (s368 of the Building Act 2004)  $500.00
 
Dam Safety Offences  
Dam Owner Failing to Classify a Dam (s134 of the Building Act 2004)  $500.00
  
Dam Owner Failing to Comply with a Direction From a Regional Authority to have a Classification Re-audited and Submitted (s138 of the Building Act 2004) $250.00
  
Dam Owner Failing to Prepare, or Arrange the Preparation of, a Dam Safety Assurance Programme and Submit it for Audit (s140 of the Building Act 2004)  $500.00
 
Dam Owner Failing to Comply with a Direction From a Regional Authority to Have a Dam Safety Assurance Programme Re-audited and Submitted (s145 of the Building Act 2004)  $250.00
 
Dam Owner Knowingly Failing to Display a Dam Compliance Certificate Required to be Displayed (s150(4)(a) of the Building Act 2004)  $250.00
 
Dam Owner Displaying a False or Misleading Dam Compliance Certificate (s150(4)(b) of the Building Act 2004)  $1,000.00
 
Dam Owner Displaying a Dam Compliance Certificate Other Than in Accordance with Section 150 (s150(4)(c) of the Building Act 2004)  $1,000.00
 
Dam Owner Failing to Comply with a Notice, Within the Time Stated in the Notice, Requiring Work to be Carried Out on a Dangerous Dam (s154 of the Building Act 2004)  $2,000.00
 

 

 

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