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PERMITTING FEES

30-A

§4215

Permits

Permit required.

A permit is required for the following activities and is valid for work

commenced within 24 months after the permit is issued :

The installation of plumbing into a building

The installation of a subsurface waste water disposal system or components

WHO IS ABLE TO TAKE OUT AN INTERNAL PLUMBING PERMIT?

MASTER PLUMBER

HOMEOWNER DOING ITS OWN WORK

MASTER FUEL TECHNICIAN

NOT THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR

MANUFACTURED HOUSING MECHANIC

PUC UTILITY EMPLOYEE

PUC employees can only install a meter and non-

testable backflow device without a permit

WATER METERS

Testable devices have to be installed by

plumbers with a permit.

*

*Title 30-A §4201-3 Plumbing.

*Plumbing means the installation, alteration or replacement of pipes, fixtures and other apparatus for bringing in potable water, removing waste water and the piping connections to heating systems using water. Except for the initial connection to a potable water supply and the final connection that discharges indirectly into the public sewer or waste water disposal system, the following are excluded from this definition.

*

A. All pipes, equipment or material used exclusively for manufacturing or

industrial processes

B. The installation or alteration of automatic sprinkler systems used for fire

protection and standpipes connected to automatic sprinkler systems or

overhead.

C. Building drains outside the foundation wall or structure.

D. The replacement of fixtures with similar fixtures at the same location

without any alteration of pipes

E. The sealing of leaks within an existing line.

10-144

Chapter 240

STATE OF MAINE

RULES FOR APPOINTMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF

LOCAL PLUMBING INSPECTORS

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

MAINE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION

DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

11 STATE HOUSE STATION

AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 7, 2011

Appropriation 014-10A-2426-012-2658

Minimum fee, includes up to four fixtures $40.00

Individual fixtures, each, above four total $10.00

Hook up to public sewer $10.00

Hook up to existing subsurface system $10.00

Piping relocation with no new fixtures $10.00

Permit transfer $10.00

Table E: Permits for Internal Plumbing

MUNICIPALITY = 75%, STATE = 25% OF MINIMUM FEE

IF YOU HAVE A LOCAL ORDINANCE THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHARGE

MORE THAN THE STATE MINIMUM FEE, YOU ONLY SEND IN 25% OF

THE STATE MINIMUM

FOR EXAMPLE:

ORDINANCE OF $15.00 PER FIXTURE/MINIMUM

FEE OF $60.00

PLUMBING PERMIT OF 4 FIXTURES = $60.00

STATE MINIMUM = $40.00

WHEN YOU SEND IN YOUR 25% STATE FEE = $10.00

25% OF $40.00 = $10.00

AUGUSTA

286 Water Street

Howard, Moe

SAME

207-592-7376

Moe Howard 03/04/2014

AUGUSTA 1234

03 05 2014 40.00

Brent Lawson XXX

03/15/2014

03/31/2014 Brent Lawson

FEE = $40.00, STATE SHARE = $__________ 10.00

DOUBLE FEE = $_________, STATE SHARE = $________ 80.00 10.00

25% OF THE STATE MINIMUM

NEW PLUMBING: ANY PLUMBING IN A STRUCTURE THAT WASN’T THERE BEFORE

RELOCATED PLUMBING: MOVING PLUMBING FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER

RESTAURANT

X X X X X

OIL BURNERMAN: CAN PLUMB HOT AND COLD IN THE SAME ROOM AS THE BOILER

MFG’D HOUSING DEALER/MECHANIC: HOOK UP ON A PAD, IF ITS ON A

FOUNDATION-MASTER PLUMBER/HOMEOWNER, (dealer #)

PUBLIC UTILITY EMPLOYEE: WATER DISTRCT/SEWER DISTRICT, ANYTHING

THAT IS A PUC REGULATED UTILITY

1

$10.00

1

$10.00

$40.00

MINIMUM PERMIT FEE IS $ ______ (1-4 FIXTURES) 40.00

MINIMUM PERMIT FEE IS $ ______ (1-4 FIXTURES)

1

$10.00

MINIMUM PERMIT FEE IS $ ______ (Transfer Fee Only)

1

$10.00

$10.00

10.00

State 25% = ____ $2.50

TRANSFER FEE

WHEN SOMEONE ELSE TAKES OVER THE RESPONSIBILITY

OF THE PERMIT

FIRE A PLUMBER, HIRE ANOTHER

OR

FIRE THE PLUMBER, HOMEOWNER TAKES OVER


1

1

2

$40.00

40.00

2

$20.00


1

1

1

1

4

4

$40.00

$40.00

40.00

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1 0

1

11

$110.00

$10.00

$120.00

75% Municipality = $90.00-------25% State = $30.00

1

1

2

2

2

1

1

1

1

1 0

1

11

25% State = __________

Town ordinance = $20.00 / fixture

$220.00

$20.00

$240.00

$30.00

STATE MINIMUM PERMIT FEES 12 fix. X $10.00=$120.00-25%= $30.00

NEW MANUFACTURED HOUSE

HOOK UP = $40.00 New- no charge for existing fixtures

1-TOILET, 1- SHOWER, 1- WASH BASIN, 1- KITHEN SINK, 1-WATER HEATER

PERMIT TOTAL WOULD BE?________________

NEW MANUFACTURED HOUSE


UNLESS THERE ARE NEW FIXTURES IN THE BASEMENT,

STILL A HOOK UP OF $40.00

MASTER PLUMBER OR HOMEOWNER

NOT NEW MANUFACTURED HOUSE


5 FIXTURES PLUS 1-HOOK UP FEE = $60.00

Charge for all existing fixtures

Modular or stick built

Property line

New manufactured home

Sold to neighbor and moved

Must be permitted including all

fixtures.

Finished 1st floor

Unfinished 2nd floor

Permit must also include

fixtures “roughed-in” on the

2nd floor

C. EXCAVATION

SECTION 11

QUALITY ASSURANCE AND QUALITY

CONTROL

Disposal fields should not be installed in frozen ground or

when the ambient air temperature is below freezing,

especially if construction will take place over several days.

TABLE 3A

MUNICIPAL AND LURC TERRITORIES PERMIT FEE SCHEDULE

(Fees to be paid to the municipality/LPI)

Permits for complete disposal system and variances

Engineered system $200.00

Non-engineered system $250.00

Primitive system (includes one alternative

toilet)

$100.00

Separate grey waste disposal field $35.00

Seasonal conversion permit $50.00

First-Time System Variance $20.00

Permits for separate parts of disposal system

Alternative toilet (only) $50.00

Disposal field only (engineered system) $150.00

Disposal field only (non-engineered) $150.00

Treatment tank only (non-engineered) $150.00

Treatment tank (engineered system) $80.00

Holding tank $100.00

Other components (complete pump station,

piping, other)

$30.00

Town/City ____________________________ Permit # ___________

Date Permit Issued ___/___/___ Fee: $__________ Double Fee Charged [ ]

_____________________________________________ L.P.I. # ______________

Local Plumbing Inspector Signature

Owner Town State

Complete non engineered system = $250.00

TABLE 3A







toilet)

$100.00












piping, other)

$30.00

250.00

State share (25%) = $62.50

Town/City ____________________________ Permit # ___________


_____________________________________________ L.P.I. # ______________


Owner Town State

Complete non engineered system = $250.00

TABLE 3A







toilet)

$100.00












piping, other)

$30.00

State share (25%) =

500.00

$62.50 (25% state Min.)

TYPE OF APPLICATION

1. First Time System

2. Replacement System

Type replaced: ______________

Year installed: ______________

3. Expanded System

a. <25% Expansion

b. >25% Expansion

4. Experimental System

5. Seasonal Conversion

TABLE 3A







toilet)

$100.00












piping, other)

$30.00

10-144

Chapter 242

STATE OF MAINE RULES

FOR CONVERSION OF SEASONAL DWELLING UNITS INTO

YEAR-ROUND RESIDENCES IN THE SHORELAND ZONE

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

MAINE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL & PREVENTION DIVISION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

11 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 04333

EFFECTIVE DATE: JANUARY 7, 2011

TABLE D ALLOWED SETBACKS FOR SEASONAL CONVERSIONS

WITHIN THE SHORELAND ZONE

Site features vs. disposal system components of various sizes

Disposal Fields (total design flow)

Treatment Tanks (total design flow)

Less than 1,000 gpd

1,000 to 2000 gpd

Over 2,000 gpd

Less than 1,000 gpd

1,000 to 2,000 gpd

Over 2,000 gpd

Wells with water usage of 2000 or more gpd or public water system wells

300 feet

300 feet 300 feet 150 feet 150 feet 150 feet

Potable Water Supply 80 feet 160 feet 240 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet

Water supply line 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet 10 feet

Water body/course, major 80 feet 160 feet 240 feet 40 feet 40 feet 40 feet

Water body/course, minor 40 feet 80 feet 120 feet 40 feet 40 feet 40 feet

Drainage ditches 20 feet 40feet 60 feet 20 feet 20 feet 20 feet

Edge of fill extension-- Coastal wetlands, wetlands of special significance, significant vernal pools

25 feet 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet

Slopes greater than 3:1 10 feet 14 feet 20 feet N/A N/A N/A

No full basement [e.g. slab, frost wall, columns]


Full basement [below grade foundation]


Property lines 10 feet 14 feet 20 feet 8 feet 14 feet 20 feet

Burial sites or graveyards, measured from the toe of the fill extension


Stormwater infiltration systems 80 feet 160 feet 240 feet 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet

Wetponds, retention ponds, and detention basins (excavated below grade); Soil filters, underdrained swales, underdrained outlets, and similar structures


Stormwater detention basins (basin bottom at or above predevelopment grade)


THIS APPLICATION REQUIRES

1. No Rule Variance

2. First Time System Variance

a. Local Plumbing Inspector Approval

b. State & Local Plumbing Inspector

Approval

3. Replacement System Variance



Approval

4. Minimum Lot Size Variance

5. Seasonal Conversion Permit

TABLE 3A







toilet)

$100.00












piping, other)

$30.00

NO

FEE

Stays @ town level

(We only receive

25% of permit fees)

THIS APPLICATION REQUIRES

1. No Rule Variance

2. First Time System Variance



Approval

3. Replacement System Variance



Approval

4. Minimum Lot Size Variance

5. Seasonal Conversion Permit

TABLE 3A







toilet)

$100.00












piping, other)

$30.00

MIN. LOT SIZE RULES

1000.2 Review fees.

The Department or the

municipality may charge

a review fee not to exceed $50.

TABLE 3B

DEPARTMENT REVIEW FEE SCHEDULE

(Fees to be paid directly to the Department)

Engineered system review $100.00

Minimum lot request review fee $50.00

Multi-user review fee $100.00

Licensed Establishment Review $20.00

Microfilm Record Search $5.00

PRIVY

DISPOSAL SYSTEM COMPONENTS

1. Complete Non-engineered System

2. Primitive System (graywater & alt. toilet)

3. Alternative Toilet, specify:____________

4. Non-engineered Treatment Tank (only)

5. Holding Tank, _______ gallons

6. Non-engineered Disposal Field (only)

7. Separated Laundry System

8. Complete Engineered System (2000 gpd

or more)

9. Engineered Treatment Tank (only)

10. Engineered Disposal Field (only)

11. Pre-treatment, specify: _________

12. Miscellaneous Components

---------------$250.00 -------------------$100.00

-------$50.00

-----------$150.00

---------------------$100.00 ----------------------$150.00

----------------------$35.00

-------------------------------------------------$200.00 ------------------------$80.00

-----------$150.00

---------SAME AS TREATMENT TANK / $80.00 OR $150.00

------------------$30.00

MINIMUM PERMIT FEES

MUNICIPALITY=75%

STATE=25%

ANY OTHER CHARGES OVER THE

STATE MIN.

MUNICIPALITY KEEPS

SUBSURFACE

DEP $15.00 SURCHARGE

Town/City ____________________________ Permit # ___________


_____________________________________________ L.P.I. # ______________


ANY “FULL” SYSTEM

AUGUSTA 12345 04 02 14

COMPLETE NON ENGINEERED SYSTEM

$250.00

+ $15.00

SUBSURFACE

DEP $15.00 SURCHARGE

Town/City ____________________________ Permit # ___________


_____________________________________________ L.P.I. # ______________


ANY “FULL” SYSTEM

AUGUSTA 12345 04 02 14 $250.00

+ $15.00

25% State Minimum Fee

Treasurer State of Maine 62.50

Permit Fees

15.00

DEP Surcharge

Brent Lawson xxxx

Sixty two-------------------------50/100

Fifteen--------------------------00/100

Questions WHATS THE MINIMUM INTERNAL PLUMBING PERMIT FEE?

HOW MUCH IS THE DEP SURCHARGE AND WHEN DO YOU CHARGE FOR IT?

WHAT % OF THE PERMIT FEES DOES THE STATE CHARGE THE

MUNICIPALITIES?

WHATS THE MINIMUM INTERNAL PLUMBING PERMIT CHARGE FOR A

TRANSFER FEE?

WHEN DOES A INTERNAL PLUMBING PERMIT EXPIRE?

WHEN DOES A SUBSURFACE DISPOSAL PERMIT EXPIRE?

$40.00

$15.00 – ANY “FULL” SYSTEM

25% OF THE STATE MINIMUM

$10.00

2 YEARS IF WORK HAS COMMENCED WITHIN THAT TIME

2 YEARS IF WORK HAS COMMENCED WITHIN THAT TIME

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