14 DCMR § 14-615

615.1 The following schedule of fees shall apply to plumbing permits: PLUMBING PERMIT FEES

|For the first fixture |$12.00 |
|NOTE: A sink and disposal installed at the same time shall be considered one fixture |
|Add for the 2nd to 50th fixture, inclusive (on the same lot) each |7.00 |
|Add for the 51st and all additional fixtures …………………………… |3.00 |
|Installing a gas, oil or electric water heater…………………………………… |12.00 |
|Installing a gas fueled radiator for the first radiator…………………………… |12.00 |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional radiators, each …………………… |7.00 |
|Installing a domestic gas range, for the first range ………………………… |12.00 |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional ranges, each …………………… |7.00 |
|Installing a gas fired boiler, for the first boiler……………………………… |12.00 |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional gas fired boilers, each …………… |7.00 |
|Installing a gas fired furnace, for the first furnace …………………………… |12.00 |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional gas fired furnaces, each …………… |7.00 |
|Installing a gas conversion burner ……………………………………………… |22.00 |
|Installing a gas unit heater, for the first heater ………………………………… |12.00 |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional gas unit heaters, each ……………… |7.00 |
|Installing a gas refrigerator, for the first refrigerator …………………………… |12.00 |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional refrigerators, each…………………… |7.00 |
|Installing a hotel, or commercial gas fueled range, cooker, kettle, mangle or other ironer, commercial or |12.00 |
|residential, still or other appliance………………… | |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional installations………………………… |7.00 |
|Installing a septic tank and outfall field………………………………………… |42.00 |
|Installing a lawn sprinkler system……………………………………………… |12.00 |
|Installing a rangeboiler or storage tank, cutting into, replacing, repairing, or extending any sewer, soil waste,|12.00 |
|vent water or gas piping …………………… | |
|Installing gas, oil or electric water heater up to 100 gal in any building and all installations in a single |12.00 |
|family dwelling or a two-family flat, for the first installation……………………………………………………………………… | |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional installations of all gas, oil or electric water heaters, |7.00 |
|each……………………………………………………… | |
|Connecting private swimming pool to water and sewer lines………………… |24.00 |
|Connecting gas and water to a water heater with 100 gallons or more capacity in any building OTHER THAN a single |12.00 |
|family dwelling or a two-family flat For first connection…………………………………………………………… | |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional connections of gas and water to a water heater, each……………………………………………………… |7.00 |
|Installing gas fired boiler in a single family dwelling or a two-family flat, for the 1st |12.00 |
|installation…………………………………………… | |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional connections of gas fired boiler, each |7.00 |
|Connecting gas and water to a boiler in any building OTHER THAN a single family dwelling or a two-family flat | |
|For the fist connection………………………………………………… |9.00 |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional connections of gas and water to boiler, each……………………………………………………………… |7.00 |
|Installing gas fired furnace in a single family dwelling or a two-family flat, for the first |12.00 |
|installation……………………………………………………………… | |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional installations of gas fired furnace for the 2nd and all additional |7.00 |
|installations of gas fired furnace…………… | |
|Connecting gas to gas fired furnace in any building OTHER THAN a single family dwelling or a two-family flat | |
|For the first connection………………………………………………………… |1200 |
|Add for the 2nd and all additional connections of gas to gas fired furnace, each…………………………………………………………… |700 |
|NOTE: Excavation of private property to clean Downspouts ………………… |1200 |
|REFUNDS: A refund of plumbing fee shall be made as follows: |
|(a) When no work has been done under authority of permit the fee in excess of the cost of inspection to verify no|19.00 |
|work having been done, based on $13.00 per inspector hour, the cost of any engineering examination time | |
|previously devoted to approval of plans, based on $20.00 per hour, plus $19.00 administrative costs of "issuance | |
|and refund", shall be refunded … | |
|(b) When work authorized by permit has been only partially done and when the District is satisfied that no more |19.00 |
|work will be done under the permit, the fee in excess of the cost of any Engineering plans examination based on | |
|$1300 per hour, plus $1900 administrative costs of “issuance and refund” shall be refunded ………………………… | |
|(c) Provided: That request for refund shall be made within six (6) months from date of issuance and the permit | |
|and receipt are returned to the Permit Branch | |
|PENALTY: |The Penalty for a permit to abate notice of doing work without a permit shall be 50% of the | |
| |fee | |
|WAIVER OF PERMIT FEES: No permit shall be charged when supported by evidence indicating that the applicant is | |
|under contract or subcontract to perform the following: | |
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|(1) Work done exclusively for the District of Columbia | |
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|(2) Work done under contract for the District | |
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|(3) Work done exclusively for agencies of the United States Government | |