1. For the purpose of obtaining revenue to defray the costs of administering the provisions of this chapter, the commissioner shall establish by rule a schedule of fees based upon the costs of administration which fees shall be collected from persons whose manufacture, installation, or construction is subject to the provisions of the state building code. For the performance of building plan reviews by the department, the commissioner shall establish by rule a fee, chargeable to the owner of the building, which shall be equal to a percentage of the estimated total valuation of the building and which shall be in an amount reasonably related to the cost of conducting the review.

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Terms Used In Iowa Code 103A.23

  • building: includes any part of a building unless the context clearly requires a different meaning. See Iowa Code 103A.3
  • code: means the state building code provided for in section 103A. See Iowa Code 103A.3
  • Commissioner: means the state building code commissioner created by this chapter. See Iowa Code 103A.3
  • Construction: means the construction, erection, reconstruction, alteration, conversion, repair, equipping of buildings, structures or facilities, and requirements or standards relating to or affecting materials used in connection therewith, including provisions for safety and sanitary conditions. See Iowa Code 103A.3
  • Department: means the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing. See Iowa Code 103A.3
  • Installation: means the assembly of factory-built structures on site and the process of affixing factory-built structures to land, a foundation, footings, or an existing building. See Iowa Code 103A.3
  • Owner: means the owner of the premises, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, an assignee of rents, or a receiver, executor, trustee, lessee or other person in control of a building or structure. See Iowa Code 103A.3
  • Rule: includes "regulation". See Iowa Code 4.1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
 2. All fees collected by the commissioner shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general fund of the state.
 3. All federal grants to and federal receipts of the office of state building code commissioner are appropriated for the purpose set forth in the federal grants or receipts.