§ 9-12-35. Permit fee schedule.

Fees for permits are hereinafter set out as follows, and shall apply to any person as defined in this article:

A.

Construction permits.

1.

Any person making application to the Shelby County Health Department for a construction permit shall pay an initial filing fee of $200.00 per permit unit. This filing fee shall not be refundable if the permit is denied or if the application withdrawn, nor shall it be applied to any subsequent application.

2.

In addition to the fees in subsection (A)(1) of this section, the largest of the following fees, if applicable, shall be paid:

a.	Prevention of significant deterioration (PSD) review	$3,960.00
b.	Major source or major modification review, except PSD sources review, requiring modeling	$2,640.00
c.	Minor source or minor modification review, requiring modeling	$660.00
d.	New resource performance standard (NSPS) source review, per permit unit	$660.00
e.	National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutant (NESHAP) source review, per permit unit	$660.00

 

B.

Inspection/operating permit.

1.

Any person making application to the Shelby County Health Department for an inspection/operating permit shall pay the larger of the applicable fees in accordance with the following schedule:

a.	Asbestos demolition/renovation removal, per notice	$130.00
b.	Air curtain destructor, per permit unit	$130.00
c.	NSPS source, per permit unit	$130.00
d.	NESHAP source, per permit unit	$130.00
e.	Any source issued a permit pursuant to local rules implementing Title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, Section 70 (major source permits)	$2,000.00
f.	Any permit unit with actual emissions of 50 tons or more a year, but less than 100 tons per year of any single pollutant	$130.00
g.	Any permit unit with actual emissions of 25 tons or more per year, but less than 50 tons per year of a single pollutant	$100.00
h.	Any permit unit with actual emissions of less than 25 tons per year of a single pollutant	$65.00
i.	Any permit issued as the result of a permit by rule or annual notification and general standards application to a particular business or business group	$130.00
j.	Any source issued an operating permit for which a construction permit was never obtained (Enforcement action may also apply)	$265.00

 

2.

No portion of the inspection/operating fee shall be refundable in the event the source discontinues operation or service during the permitted period.

C.

Modification of a permit.

1.

Any person making application to the Shelby County Health Department for the modification of a permit shall pay a fee for each permit shall pay a fee for each permit unit being modified, except that no fee is required for modification of a permit to correct clerical, typographical, or calculations errors. This fee shall be set out as follows:

a.	If the modification is anticipated to result in an increase in all pollutants less than 10 tons per year	$130.00
b.	If the modification is anticipated to result in an increase in all pollutants equal to or greater than 10 tons per year, but less than 50 tons per year	$330.00
c.	If the modification is anticipated to result in an increase in all pollutants equal to or greater than 50 tons per year	$660.00
d.	Name change	$130.00
e.	Ownership change—New owner pays inspection and operating fees (based on tonnage)	Varies based on tonnage fees
f.	Address change—New owner pays inspection and operating fees (based on tonnage) for the new address	$265.00 plus tonnage fees
g	Permit revision (with no emissions consequences)	$130.00

 

D.

Stack sampling.

1.

If a source is required to demonstrate compliance by stack sampling its emissions, it shall pay the following additional fees:

a.	Any testing requiring U.S./EPA methods 1 through 4 only, per stack test	$130.00
b.	Particulate emissions testing requiring U.S./EPA method 5, per stack test	$400.00
c.	Any other pollution testing by methods other than U.S./EPA method 5, (excepting those subject to subsection (D)(1)(a) of this section, per stack test)	$660.00

 

2.

Any retest required to demonstrate compliance shall be subject to the fee schedule as stated in subsections (D)(1)(a) through (c) of this section.

(Code 1985, § 16-94; Ord. No. 4105, § 1, 5-26-1992; Ord. No. 4867, § 1, 6-19-2001; Ord. No. 4899, § 1, 10-2-2001; Ord. No. 5041, § 1(12, 13), 2004; Ord. No. 5513, 6-4-2013; Ord. No. 5581, 4-21-2015)