KSAMC to increase building fees October 1
THE Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will, on October 1, be implementing changes to its building fees and requirements for developers and contractors.
“The KSAMC will embark on a ministry-led standardisation of fees across the island. Starting October, the KSAMC will start to charge $135 per square metre for residential buildings, which covers four inspections. We will also start to charge $180 per square metre for all other user types, and it also covers four inspections,” deputy building surveyor at the KSAMC, Jeremy Lawrence told JIS News.
The previous fees were $65 per square metre for residential buildings and $130 for commercial.
The 2019-2020 base fee of $135 per square metre covers both single and multi-family residences and the base fee of $180 per square metre covers commercial, institutional, resort and industrial buildings. Additional inspections of any building category will cost $5,000 each.
The standardisation process is slated to last three years and will see all municipal corporations tailoring their fees similarly to those of the KSAMC.
Additionally, starting October 1, a planning report will be mandatory for all commercial, institutional and resort developments over 500 square metres, and for subdivisions of 10 lots and more.
The reports are to be completed by trained urban or regional planners and are to cover the existing conditions of the region and site to be developed, as well as the proposed conditions to be included in the design.